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Linnea Residence memorial balloon launch touches heart on Atlantic Ocean beach
Linnea Residence, in Chisago City, is a group home for developmentally challenged individuals.
Head to Center City this weekend, be extra careful on the roads
Wow, lots to do this weekend. Normally I enjoy slow weekends that don’t involve much, but I am actually looking forward to this weekend. That’s because Center City Days and the Chisago Lakes Trialthlon both take place this weekend.
Seeking something fulfilling? Try looking close-to-home
America’s Reading Corps public service program came into Bailey Milligan’s life at just the right time. As a fresh college grad with a literature and English major, she was working at a daycare center, but looking for something more in line with her academic skill set.
KO Ambassadors crowned!
The Lindstrom Karl Oskar Days ambassadors were crowned Sunday evening at the High School PAC. The coronation had 11 soon to be seniors who were sponsored by local businesses. Above: Mandy Rochel, Gina Virga and Rachael Shanley will represent Karl Oskar Days over the next year.
Chisago County Fair is worth the short drive! CC Days is coming!
I hope you had a chance to take in some of the great events at this year's Karl Oskar Days. There was something for everyone this year. Congrats to the lucky snuff box finders - apparently the hider (whomever they are) needs to hide better or write harder clues. The …
It's National Blueberry Month!
What is round, sometimes tart, sometimes sweet, loved equally by both young and old, versatile, delicious, really purple but referred to as blue, comes in a very small package and is so great there is a month set aside to commemorate this? I don’t have to tell you that the …
Grand Marshals well-known for their heritage promotion
The Karl Oskar House in Ki Chi Saga County Park wasn’t always in that spot.
Karl Oskar Days - you can't tell me there isn't anything to do
Well here we go, here comes one of he biggest celebrations in Chisago County. I am referring to Karl Oskar Days of course. The celebration actually began last night with Harmony in the Park.
Summer fresh raspberries
What fruit is round, red, about as large as a marble with seeds all over it? I’m sure you would say it’s raspberries and now you get a star for that. Hurrah, raspberries are in season. Just another fresh fruit of summer. I really enjoy the sweetness of this berry. …
Armed car-jacker victim of deadly force
A theft of a car in North Branch ended with one man dead in an officer-involved shooting Monday, July 10.
Film crew finds log home builder's parcel picture-perfect
On the Friday before the Fourth of July Holiday, when half the nation was probably knocking off work early-- the cast and crew for a film being made in Sunrise Township were plugging away late into the afternoon, nailing scene-after-scene on what was scheduled to be the final day of …
Discovery Center building construction underway aiming for October 2018 opening
Under bright sunshine and witnessed by a large and enthusiastic crowd of supporters and contributors, the first shovels broke ground at the site of the new Discovery Center at Fourth Avenue and Kent Street in the heart of downtown Osceola, Wisconsin. The ceremony was June 27. Key donors who stepped …
There is no way Karl Oskar Days are here already? Wow, time really flies
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Fourth of July. It was an odd year having it fall in the beginning of the week. Lots of us had to come to work on Monday only to get Tuesday off. I favor the holidays that land on Fridays or …
Recipes you'd maybe like to try
We recently returned from a vacation in northern Minnesota with 14 of us and three dogs, all in three campers and one large tent…..what fun that was!! The best part being Bud and I didn’t have to share our camper with any of them! On these trips I always bring …
