A rain-soaked morning in North Branch drove a visit from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz from the front lawn of the city hall inside, to the council chambers.
Lindstroms’s Don Danielson’s childhood was "lake oriented." Camping, hunting, fishing, trapping, traipsing, ice-skating -- most anything associated with their backyard lake. Never in his wildest dreams did he envision writing a book about the outdoors. Yet here he is with his first book “Come Autumn, Memoirs of a...
August 9 a pickup truck rolled, apparently a few times, as it went off St. Croix Trail near Mica Avenue in Sunrise. Almelund Fire Dept. and Lakes Area EMS helped deputies at the scene. State patrol is writing report, which was not available at press time.
Fish Lake and Checkerboard Park beaches are closed... Chisago County continues to test, but e-coli bacteria count exceeds levels allowed, as of August 12
North Branch set for hybrid learning Students in North Branch Area District 138 will either be educated starting in September through distance learning K-12 or will attend school in the classroom.
Bulldogs drop first game in playoffs, do or die on Saturday Hinckley 4, Chisago Lakes 3 Aggressive baserunning by starting pitcher Hunter Lindstrom enabled the Bulldogs to tie their Region1C playoff game with the Hinckley Knights 3-3 in the top of the eighth inning. But a double into the left field corner by Hinckley’s TJ Johnson drove in a runner from first to give the Knights a 4-3 walkoff win. The win put Hinckley in the winner’s bracket and sent the Bulldogs to the loser’s bracket. The Bulldogs will face the Ramsey Renegades this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hinckley in the double-elimination tournament, and the loser will be eliminated from the playoffs. The winner will go on to play Sunday at 11 a.m. All games in the Region 1C tournament will be played at Brennan Field in Hinckley this season.
Eugene Alich Eugene (Gene, Geno) Alich passed away, at his home, July 29, 2020, at the age of 81 years old, surrounded by his wife and family. Gene was a witty character who loved having coffee with Friends, going for walks and spending time with his family. An avid outdoorsman, he loved being out in the woods; especially in the fall during archery season. He had a passion for introducing others to the outdoors and taught Firearm Safety for over 35 years, specializing in archery. Fishing was also a favorite pastime stemming back to his childhood, be it on local lakes or the Great Lakes. He was always willing to give tips on where to find the best local fishing spots for Walleye.
District back-to-learning plans down to fine details; final version release set for Aug. 7 Going strictly by the data-- Chisago County schools would be allowed to go with in person school days for this coming year. The county is at 5.85 new cases of covid-19 per 10,000 population landing it squarely within the state guidance for letting kids return. But, both North Branch and Chisago Lakes School Districts will be making plans for the hybrid learning model this year.
