We also helped the Forest Lake Community Helping Hand with their Annual Holiday Meal Program. This program provides both a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal to residents of the Forest Lake School District that are falling on difficult times. For the past 30 years, Community Helping Hand has been dedicated to helping the people of our community.

Written and posted with permission by Kate Whouley

This year on 9-11, I plan to eat cake. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing—my mother’s favorite.  

My mother turned 67 on Sept. 11, 2001. It was a time in her life when she went to a lot of doctors. Accompanying her in the weeks and months—and even years—after the attacks, I felt wary whenever I provided her date of birth. I tried out September 11th, rather than 9-11, hoping to skip the beat of stunned silence before a receptionist, a pharmacist or a health professional would ask, “What was the year again?”

To view the complete article go to:      http://www.obit-mag.com/articles/eating-cake-on-9-11

The Anoka County Historical Society will host a Gravestone Preservation Workshop this Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Linwood Senior Center, 22817 Typo Creek Dr.

The cost is $5 for members, $7 non-members. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the center of Linwood Town Hall. The workshop is limited to the first 25 people.

Participants will learn how to judge whether a gravestone is stable enough to clean, how to clean it, and tips on photographing grave markers.  The types of material grave markers are made from will also be discussed.

If time permits, the workshop will include some history of Linwood Cemetery, burial traditions and new ideas for remembering loved ones.

Source:  Forest Lake Times

The Ranger Promise

The Ranger Promise is a commitment to make Positive Choices when it comes to getting home alive, whether you or your friends have been drinking.

Please read the promise and leave your full name and email address in the comment box below to join other students and parents across the Forest Lake Area in making Positive Choices. By completing and living in according to this Promise, you will be eligible for prizes throughout the school year.

Students

I understand that it is illegal to drink alcohol until I turn 21, and herby promise my best effort to remain alcohol and drug free. I promise that I will never drive after drinking and I will not get in the car with someone who has been drinking. Instead, I will make a Positive Choice by not drinking or by calling a friend or family member for a ride. I also offer to provide a safe ride for other friends or family members who are impaired from drinking.

Parents

I understand that I am setting an example for my children, and promise to discuss making Positive Choices with them. I also promise to provide a safe ride home for my children if they are ever in a situation where they or their friends safety is jeopardized.

To Sign the The Ranger Promise: Leave your full name and email address in the “leave a reply” box at far bottom of this page, and click “submit comment” For parents, leave childrens name as well.