Chisago County was placed in ash tree EAB quarantine status a couple years ago when a population of Emerald Ash Borers made their way into southernmost Chisago. Emerald Ash Borers (EAB) were first found in the state in 2009 and are in much of the southern third of Minnesota. The EAB typically takes about five years to kill a host tree.
Pictured above are the top three finishers from the 2023 Chisago Lakes Spelling Bee. First place was Tess Campbell (right). Second place was Jackson Rhea (left) an third place was Charlotte Cossor (middle). Campbell’s winning word was ‘solidarity’. The top three will move on to compete in a regional spell bee in St. Cloud. Below, the...
There were a couple hundred visitors to the Open House last week about a project extending County Road 17 from near the freeway directly easterly to County Road 14. The two-hour open house was held at Lent Township Hall.
Chisago City Council seats Battles The Chisago City Council welcomed new councilmember Nicole Battles to its ranks at the Jan. 10 organizational meeting. Battles assumes the seat previously occupied by Mark Anderson who chose not file for reelection.
'Cats stretch shutout streak to three, get back to .500 Chisago Lakes 8, Northern Edge 0 The Wildcats boys’ hockey team crushed struggling Northern Edge (1-11) 8-0 Tuesday, January 10 at East Bethel Ice Arena. The Wildcats completely shut down the Edge’s offense, outshooting them 31-11. Cam Stangl scored two goals for the Wildcats, and six other players scored one goal apiece: Jack Bakken, Nick Jinks, Cullen Dorcas, Drake Thyen, Andrew Swanson, and Brock Thompson. Picking up two assists each were Bakken, Dylan Dassner, Tim Madden, and Griffin Perreault. Jinks, Dorcas, Ben Kerkow, Colin Dunleavy, Swanson, and Nate Bluhm each had one assist.
Faye Borst Faye (Anderson) Borst finally had her fill of embellishing stories on January 14, 2023 Her passing comes just one month prior to her 90th birthday.
