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Quick and easy for busy weeknights
I’m not going to talk about the fact that December is already here, but it is! Have you had enough of turkey or ham over the past week? I never get tired of eating turkey as there are so many ways to serve it.
Lindstrom adopts subdivision rules
The outlying area surrounding the current boundary of Lindstrom or its “extra-territorial” land mass, has been under review -- and last week the Lindstrom City Council unanimously established subdivision procedures for the future of that area.
Recount for county commissioner doesn't alter results
County Auditor-Treasurer Bridgitte Konrad, facing camera, spoke with the re-count team Tuesday this week. The ballot total for the county commissioner race between Marlys Dunne and Katie Roche was challenged and votes needed to be gone through again. The very small changes came from being able to attribute “over-votes” to …
Lindstrom accepts donation of island
In discussion about an item on the Lindstrom City Council agenda last week, Lindstrom Mayor Kevin Stenson stated, “I didn’t think Allemansratt Park could get much better, but you are proving me wrong.”
Woodpeckers looking for new home in Taylors Falls
The woodpeckers in Taylors Falls have been observed experiencing frustration in not being able to clutch at the new copper-clad steeple, recently placed atop First Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church congregation noticed back in 2003 that the wooden shake shingles were deteriorating and woodpecker damage was obvious. The church property …
Thankful? This year? You bet, time to step up and help our neighbors
This is Thanksgiving week. Wow - tough year for thanks. Pandemic, economic shut-downs, closed restaurants and bars, death toll rising as well as hospitalizations.
So much to be thankful for
Thanksgiving Day... a time to reflect on our daily living, a time to think about loved ones who are sharing a meal with us and loved one who are not here to share a meal with us. There are so many things happening or have happened in our lives that …
New Christmas displays at CCHS
It’s beginning to look a lot like “Christmas Around the World” at the History Center in downtown Lindstrom! Volunteers and staff have been busy transforming exhibit space and adjoining areas into an international wonderland.
Lighting Festival won't look quite the same, but tradition of Royal Lady overcomes COVID
Thanks to the coronavirus, next week’s Taylors Falls Lighting Festival will have a different look from what we’ve come to expect over the last 30 years-- but organizers are betting there’s still quite a lot to cherish in the holiday decorations illuminating a river valley winter night, and in the …
Lions lend a helping hand
Chisago Lakes Lions members Don Bungum, Gary Gerke, Dan and Sally Swanson, were helping the local food shelf by collecting donations at Brink’s Market in Chisago City. The foursome took in $2,190 last weekend to keep the food shelf program stocked during the upcoming holidays.
Goodbye to a good buddy; make Thanksgiving plans; before 10 p.m.
This week we say goodbye to a dear friend. Foster Mooney passed away late last week. Never heard of him? If I showed a picture of him, most of you would say “Ohhh that guy!” Foster is known for an iconic cowboy hat, his thick framed glasses and his neatly trimmed …
CJ's Bar and Grill ravaged by early morning blaze
Shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, a call came in reporting a fire at CJ's Bar and Grill in Palmdale.
Lindahl obtains FFA top achievement
Of thousands of FFA program members in the U.S. fewer than one percent will qualify for the top level achievement possible-- the American Degree. This year one of those recipients is a Chisago Lakes High School grad.
