Last year, a local home-school family was taking the long drive south of the Twin Cities, to a location in Bloomington, so the siblings could participate in a Minecraft videogaming gathering. Minecraft is the top-selling PC game by number of all time. It originated in 2011 as a creation of Swedish game designer Markus Persson. ...
The 2019 FIRST Robotics season kicked off Saturday, January 5, with the game reveal. Destination: Deep Space is the game and teams will need to load carriers and rockets with cargo (orange vinyl balls) and place hatch covers to secure the cargo. To start the game, teams will be blinded by a sandstorm and have to drive their robots using only...
North Branch 5, Chisago Lakes 3Justin Sachs scored on a power play with just over two minutes to go in the game to break a 3-3 tie with the Wildcats and give the Vikings a 4-3 lead. Joey Kirchner scored and empty-netter with just under a minute to go in the third period to seal the 5-3 victory and complete his first career hat trick. ...
Burington appointed to council; public facilities citizen advisors needed in 2019 Two well-qualified people were considered last week as potential appointees to fill a council seat emptied upon Kevin Stenson winning the mayor’s race in Lindstrom. In the end, after spontaneous interviewing of interested applicants Laurie Burington and Katie Werman Roche, council appointed Burington to serve the council term.
North Branch starting to gain form, score 137 Clemensen Invite The North Branch gymnastics team is finally healthy, and starting to round into the form they all expected in the preseason.
Pine Tech year-free scholarship expands to North Branch Graduates in the Class of 2019 from North Branch High School now have an opportunity too good to pass-up. The North Branch district is now included in the Kick Start Scholarship program, with Pine Technical and Community College in Pine City. To qualify the student’s family should be eligible for Free and Reduced Meal Programs. They do not have to be enrolled and using the benefit, they just need to qualify. To determine that, go to www.isd138.org/Page/143 and fill in a program application found on the page.
