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Bountiful sights and sounds of fall
Summer seems to breeze by faster each year. The calendar says autumn really starts on Sept. 22nd but I like to use the term autumn before then as it reminds me of the colorful veggies that are green, orange and deep red, as in beets. And the colorful array of …
History Center Vietnam exhibit a personal display
Local Vietnam Era veterans have combined memorabilia from their service in-country, added a collecton of model airplanes from that time, and created an interesting display at the Chisago County History Center, on mainstreet Lindstrom.
Third annual In.Art Show attracts hundreds to opening
The Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community opened its third annual juried and judged In. Art Show to a standing room only crowd August 23. There were 67 artists who made it through preliminary judging to see their works on exhibit at the show. Of these works three professional artist-judges selected …
Stomp Out Suicide raises more than $83,000
Saturday, Aug. 18, more than 1,600 people of all ages participated in the 7th Annual Stomp Out Suicide 5K event at Goodview Park in Wyoming. The event raised more than $83,000 for Canvas Health, providing vital funds to sustain mental and chemical health care, suicide prevention education, and mobile crisis …
State Fair cookbook revisited
It is the season of the Minnesota State Fair once again. It’s been a very long time since we’ve taken our 5 children, early in the morning, to trek to the fair for the day. In the morning, at home, I would pack lunches for the kids, mostly P-B-and jelly …
Lions out working for a good cause
Gary Gerke, Clark Malcomson, Jim Koenig, Ron Boneske, Doug Lumby and Steve Levey are the Chisago Lakes Lions members who were on duty, at the Red Cross Bloodmobile site last week at Brink’s.
Kids go crazy for Ki Chi Saga Days
The fire trucks were a welcome addition to the Ki Chi Saga Days parade last Sunday, as youngsters revelled in the misty spray.
Definite aroma of peaches
Many of our fruits have a definite aroma, which brings me to fresh peaches. I like the Colorado variety as I think they are juicier and have a sweeter flavor than other varieties. Last week I bought a crate of Colorados but they weren’t quite ripe enough to eat. Now …
Yes, those are tears in my eyes; a chance to help our neighbors' kids
This week marks a milestone in our family. Our eldest son is heading off to college as a freshman at Mankato State. I have seen it a million times with our friends as their kids slowly head off to college one by one. Never once did I think I would be caught …
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Once again the Almelund Threshing show had record numbers in attendance and beautiful weather for their annual event. Kids and adults enjoyed the many opportunities for fun.
Operators of multi- generation farm named Chisago County Farm Family of the Year
The Sandberg Family, with over 1,000 acres of farm operations in Amador Township, was honored last week as Chisago County Farm Family of the Year. The award was presented during FarmFest, in Redwood Falls.
Sheriff and police patrols now stocked with Narcan
County sheriff patrol and police department squads have now been stocked with Narcan, an antidote used to counter-act an overdose of opioids. The opioid overdose is unique in that it slows heartbeat and respiration to the point they stop compared to other drugs that accelerate the body’s systems. Narcan interrupts …
Comment on EAW for North Branch major development
The giant Paxmar development, proposed in the northwest corner of North Branch (see Press story May 24) has moved forward into the environmental assessment worksheet phase. If all goes to plan-- construction activity could be happening by spring 2019.
'House of Tomorrow' screening was special community experience for North Branch
“House of Tomorrow” will almost certainly become a small movie classic (think “Harold and Maude”) which means the city of North Branch will be alive in the cinematic arts universe for a very long time.
