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Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Don't spend it alone
I know this is a little early, but our next paper will come out after Christmas. So it is with the utmost sincerity that I would like to take this time to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. Christmas is a magical time, where people can all somehow …
Santa continues to spread joy throughout the area
Jayda Farber and Sophia Anderson enjoyed breakfast with Santa Saturday. The event was held at the Chisago County Senior Center in North Branch.
Nothing like a live nativity to get you in Christmas spirit; we need your socks
This Saturday you, your family and your friends are invited to the live Nativity at First United Methodist Church, Lindstrom. The shows are 100 percent outdoors, so please dress accordingly. You will get to see the December 25 scene in Bethlehem that changed the world. I always have trouble describing …
It's the season for cookies
It is the season of winter……..Br-r-r-r. Special parties, shopping, baking, homemade gifts and whatever else you have on your list of things to get done in the days ahead before the celebration of Christmas. My list isn’t very long as each of our 5 children takes a holiday and entertains …
Food and toy drive a huge success
Chisago Lakes Rotary in partnership with the Chisago City Fire Department and the Chisago Lakes High School National Honor Society spent Saturday, Dec. 1 braving the evening snow to bring Santa’s sleigh to neighborhoods in Chisago City to collect food for the food shelf and toys for Anonymous Santa. In …
Local lighting festivals a joy to all
Center City, Lindstrom and Chisago City held their Tree Lighting Festivals over the weekend.
Tree lightings were a blast, still time to see Santa, Christmas meal needs your help
Wow, what a weekend we had for tree lighting ceremonies. Lindstrom had the luck of a beautiful snowfall during theirs. Chisago City and Lindstrom both had tons of people come out to kick off the Christmas season. The kids who attended got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus and from …
Warm you up, good for you too!
Millions of Americans, as well as in other countries, eat soup often. This staple has come a long way since the cavemen made the first-known broth-based meals dating back to 6000 B. C. Common ingredients at that time included the hippopotamus and other animal bones. Although they didn’t have modern …
Taylors Falls Lighting Festival braves on despite bad weather
Santa and Mrs. Claus enjoy the parade with their elves
Improvements result of cooperative effort for Moberg Park, downtown Chisago City
Chisago City’s Old Towne Road and the area surrounding Moberg Park have undergone extensive work over the last two construction seasons. It’s all part of a plan to tie Chisago City together and give the blocks along Hwy. 8 a sense of place.
Neighborhood donates safety alarms to Family Pathways
As the president of Neighborhood Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electrical for over 20 years, William Sherk knows the dangers of carbon monoxide not only as a professional, but also with the loss of a loved one. “Carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, and can be deadly. I want to remind everyone …
Rain couldn't keep the throngs from Lighting Festival; lots more this weekend
We went to the Taylors Falls Lighting Festival lastFriday. You may recall the weather was anything but favorable. It was a steady cold rain that basically never stopped until late Friday night. We discussed how many people we thought would be at the parade and festival due to the inclement …
The legend of cranberries
We have celebrated all that we are thankful and grateful for and that said, this should be happening in our daily lives every day, no matter how big or small.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Chisago Lakes Primary School always has childrens’ artwork that brings a fresh perspective to the holidays-- especially the ever popular depictions of turkeys. This year one of the assignments was to draw “disguised” turkeys, which are adorning the hallways.
