The Chisago Lakes Primary held its annual Christmas food drive, when students are encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items for the local Family Pathways Food Shelf. The school raised 587 pounds of food. The Chisago Lakes Lions Club hauled the items to the food shelf.
JJ Kelley is a storyteller; on film, videotape, television, speaking at cinema festivals and in print. He has been nominated for an Emmy, and documentaries are worthy classics in the environmental field. His curiosity about the natural world has guided his projects ever since he was rambling around wild places in Chisago County.
Saturday, November 30 Chisago Lakes Art students spent the morning playing bingo and giving away art at Parmly on the Lake.
There are many tree lighting festivals this weekend! Chisago City's is on December 8 from 4:30-6pm at Moberg Park, Lindstrom's at 4-6:30 p.m. at Memorial Park on Saturday, December 7 and North Branch's is on Saturday, December 7 from 3:30-8pm! Happy holidays and Merry Christmas!
Chisago City tax rate dips for 2020 Chisago City will decrease its tax rate by two percent in 2020 based on the final levy and budget approved by the city council Nov. 26. Council members voted unanimously to approve a final levy of $2,776,808 for the city as a whole with an additional sewer plant levy of $45,000 applied to the older portion of the city that doesn’t have individual septic systems.
Vikes string together two huge wins North Branch 65, North St. Paul 37 The Lady Vikings got their season kicked off with a crushing of North St. Paul on Saturday, November 23.
Theodore Mack Theodore W. Mack, May 25,1924 – Nov. 26, 2019, Ted (Bill) loved to work with his hands, be it metal, as a machinist with Interstate Drop Forge for 40 years, or wood, as he used those hands to craft furniture and even miniature rocking horses to give away to those he loved.
North Branch support staff accepts award Resource Training & Solutions honored 116 Educational Support Staff at the 2019 ESS Recognition Event on Wednesday, November 20. The 2018 Educational Support Staff Awards (ESS) were hosted by the Executive Director at Resource Training & Solutions. Over 300 attended the annual event. Schools and districts across Resource's central Minnesota region nominate award recipients based on suggested criteria that includes knowledge of work responsibilities, demonstration of safety, cultivation of respect, acting as a positive role model, displaying genuine concern for others, and making a difference in the lives of students, staff, and the community. Public, private, parochial, and charter schools were included in the event, as well as Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative, the West Central Education District, and the Wright Technical Center. Participating school districts, along with Resource Training & Solutions, sponsor the Educational Support Staff Awards (ESS).
