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Perfect apple not always best tasting
It is apple season. Can you tell by looking at the apple if it’s the best in the bunch? The most perfect-looking apple is rarely the tastiest. Think about these tips when you are buying apples. Each apple variety has its own size. Brown webbing on the skin isn’t a bad …
Homecoming King and Queen crowned in North Branch!
Homecoming King and Queen for North Branch were announced Monday this week. The Vikings of North Branch play Duluth East this Friday (tomorrow) night. Pictured are 2019 Royals Chloe Triggs and Carter Whitman.
Shafer Days 2019
A central part of the Shafer Days celebration is a re-enactment of an historic bank robbery, with the bank itself still standingin town. The Mayor Paula Hanson, right, narrates the action as John Mattson and Mike Olmschenk play the roles. The robbery was not successful butit was memorable. The belief …
Nature party? Count me in! Still time to apply for a community grant
Thanks so much to all of the people who worked so hard making both Shafer Days and Almelund’s Apple Fest such a success. The rain tried to ruin Shafer Days but really only affected the parade, which was called-off. Other than that the weather was perfect for both events.
We are in the season of squash
We now are in the season of squash, pumpkins and gourds. All these years I thought that pumpkins are pumpkins, squash are squash and gourds are the small funny shaped gourds. Does that make any sense? Well people, my info guru tells me that pumpkins and squash are gourds! We are …
North Branch bricks a time capsule into their new facilities
Kirby Ekstrom, North Branch Area Public Schools Board Chair, inserted the official time capsule into the niche at the high school addition, during a project dedication at the September 6 Open House. A brick mason immediately walled it in. The district officials unveiled the community fitness facility, site additions, major …
Hendren takes home near perfect score from state fair
Mosaic artist Cathie Hendren took home a nearly perfect score for her first time ever at the State Fair, competing in Creative Arts. She got 99 points out of 100 possible and nabbed all the ribbons. Her terrific cat image is of her sister’s pet, and is made of pieces …
Shafer Days and Apple Fest this weekend, come out and enjoy
This weekend our area won’t disappoint for activities for you and your family to have some real fun, real cheap.
Get on the bandwagon...eat cabbage
What veggie do we harvest in the late summer and early fall? It’s about cabbage today. I was reading an article about how cabbage can help prevent many health issues that we deal with in our daily life. I think we (at least many of us) should get on the …
Wille family grand kids support The Baby Blanket
This is the fifth year the Wille family grandkids have held a bake sale to support The Baby Blanket, at Lindstrom’s St. Bridget’s Church and they are happy to report they raised $550. The Baby Blanket program offers pregnant women, new parents and young children encouragement, understanding and material help …
Local couple's mid-life adventure into alternative ag
Not far from Chisago County’s Fish Lake Park, tucked in the pines off a gravel road, is a futuristic gleaming aluminum and glass farming operation. A hot house protects four tanks of tilapia fish, which aren’t being marketed at this time, but the fish are a key element of an …
St.Bridget of Sweden Block Party
The block party at St. Bridget of Sweden was a hit for all involved!
First day of school jitters out of the way!
The new Lakeside Elementary School in Chisago City welcomed its first-ever students Tuesday morning. The district administrative offices are also at the new school, in the front entry to the right. The new school holds second, third, fourth and fifth graders. The Primary School on Old Towne Road used to …
You can help the Bahamas by donating, last chance at Lakeside
I hope you had a nice long Labor Day weekend. It would have been nice to see the sun a little more than we did, but time off is always nice regardless.
