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The 6-8 grade students at the Chisago Lakes Middle School had a chance to play the medieval game of chess and have a battle of wits with their peers.  The Middle School Chess Tournament is organized by Chisago Lakes Community Education and is led by Mike Schoeneck and Alex Schmidt.  It has been running for over five years and provides an outlet for middle school students to sharpen their minds and enjoy good competition.  This year's winners were (l-r) third place Naomi Peters, firstst place Jonah Schmidt, second place John Douglas.  The chess club will resume again at the end of March at the Chisago Lakes Middle School--sign up through Community Ed.

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