LOCAL
State and local officials get up close, personal with Hwy. 8 needs
You wouldn’t have given a second thought last week if you saw a Heartland Express bus tooling along on Highway 8; unless you knew who the passengers were. A host of local highway advocates took members of the Senate Capital Investment Committee on a tour of the Hwy. 8 corridor …
Ecumen Point Pleasant Heights comes together for food drive
Residents of Ecumen Point Pleasant Heights in Chisago City recently came together to serve the community. They conducted a food drive and collected over 300 food items plus $390, which they donated to Family Pathways. The local food shelf serves 2,900 households annually including more than 12,000 meals.
Eagle Scout project adds storage at T.F. park
Taylors Falls Lions sponsored the Eagle Scout Community Project for Alex Schmidt this summer...the assembly of the storage shed started when the kids were all still wearing shorts.
Lindstrom FD Open House fun for everyone
At top, Firefighter Leif Frauendienst keeps an eye on Jace, Hadlee and Jordyn as they climb on a fire truck..
Center City Fire Department
Center City was all about the kids-- there was face painting and pumpkins to take home, and trucks were open to climb in and around. The Center City department also had chili for a freewill donation and plastic fire helmets and snacks.
Halloween fun and Age Well event, let's move Halloween to Saturday
So, along with the dreaded cold temps that seem to plague us here comes the onset of the Halloween season. The folks at Chisago City would like to invite you to the annual Ojiketa Haunt. They take the entire Ojiketa Regional Park and transform it into a haunted payground to scare …
Fall seasonal veggies finally ready to eat
In the autumn season of the year, there are some veggies that are finally ready to eat, like cabbage, winter squash (Buttercup, Butternut, Acorn and the fancy orange globes with a striped knob on top -- I think they are called Turban squash), spaghetti squash and pumpkins to make pumpkin …
Walz checks out Wyoming for Manufacturer's Week
To bring attention to Manufacturers’ Week in Minnesota Governor Walz, left, visited Rosenbauer, in the Wyoming Industrial Park. A global supplier of firefighting apparatus-- the company has been an anchor enterprise in Wyoming for years (formerly as General Safety) Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan was slated to tour another local manufacturing …
Almelund FD hosts open house despite cold, damp Saturday
Almelund Fire Department held its Fire Prevention Week open house Saturday.Mother Nature tried to ruin the day, but plenty of residents came out to show their support to the local firefighters. Visitors were treated to warm food as well as desserts and fun activites for the children.
Fire Prevention Week open houses; a fix for box elder bug problem
The weather just doesn’t seem to want to cooperate on the weekends lately does it? The forecast is grim for this weekend with potential snow. Yuk.
Chisago Lakes crowns Homecoming Royalty
Chisago Lakes Homecoming Queen and King Paige Bergquist and Kaleb Bruce were announced after voting was tallied Monday this week. The Wildcats play Andover this Friday night, tomorrow, in Lindstrom.
Local officials see long arm of the Lake Improvement Dist. at work during projects tour
The main takeaway from a field trip enjoyed by local officials last week and organized by the Lake Improvement District; is that the LID doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There’s a citizen Board of Directors with seven members who decide a budget and choose priority projects meant to carry out …
Goodbye ol' buddy - you will be missed, fire prevention week starts
As I sit here staring at my screen, I am at a loss for words. One of my very close friends and a staple in our community has passed away. Ron Holt, who grew up here, raised his children here and built a successful accounting business, left us Monday night.
