LOCAL
Hwy. 8 in spotlight, state bond funding sought
The MN Senate Capital Investment Committee, charg-ed with putting together a legislative bonding package, sent some of its members on a Highway 8 bus tour last week, ending up at Frankie’s Bait & Marine in Chisago City, where local officials awaited.
Prayers for the innocent boy killed on the lake, get in the Home Show tab
So as you saw last week, when the paper went to print, we were all still praying and hoping for the best for little Alan Jr., the boy who was struck by a snowmobiler. As most of you know it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you …
B-r-r-r it's cold outside
B-r-r-r, and that word means something hot for a meal, as in stew, casseroles, soup, a warm bread, such as cornbread, toasted French bread or muffins.
Chisago Lakes Winter Blast bring some fun to the chill of winter!
Area residents got out for the winter at the annual Celebrate Chisago Lakes Winter Blast event, that had activites for adults and kids alike!
Paying it forward, area outdoor enthusiast inspires next generation in softcover book
Rollie Westman’s enthusiasm is still missed in certain circles around here -- be it helping to build support for bike trails, volunteering promoting outdoor activities, or even his constant presence working the ski hill at Trollhaugen. And, now some of his spirit has been uniquely captured in a publication he …
Winter Blast was just that - a blast; stupidity on the lake changed lives
What a great weekend we had for the Celebrate Chisago Lakes Winter Blast. Finally the weather cooperated and everything was a go. We have really been hindered by either too thin ice or too extremely cold weather. This year was great, ice was good temps were good everything was great. I was …
Fresh or frozen more popular
Friday is ground hog day. I don’t go along with the shadow thing. I just look out the window and see what it looks like for the day. But that can change in an hour or two. It’s not about hogs or pork today, it’s about one of the green …
Meet Chisago Lakes Chamber Community Ambassador
Just a few years ago…well 45 to be exact, Bill and Sue Mack settled into their home in Chisago City, where they still live and thrive today. Bill had begun teaching math in White Bear Lake two years earlier and Chisago City looked like a great place to settle in …
Gov't Center remodel project unearths interesting artifact
When John Jindra was asked if he could do a project for Chisago County that involved preserving a one-of-a-kind fragile, historic paper map that had been affixed to a wood backing, Jindra; rubbing his palms together, said his first response was ‘let me at it.’
Ohhh, what to do...what to do - a lot
Once again our weather people on the tv have misled us. Not to be a complainer, but as of Monday morning we were supposed to get one to three inches of snow. Looking outside, they underestimated the storm. Usually they err on the over instead of the under. Why they …
House warming oven enchiladas
Today it’s a little bit of casseroles (again) and skillet meals, with a sweet recipe for bars.We are still in the season of winter or as I said in a previous column, “it’s not a season, it’s an occupation.” The problem is….we don’t get paid for shoveling or using a …
Meadows donates to Wyoming FD
Meadows on Fairview hosted the bi-monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser on Friday, January 12. This month’s recipient was Wyoming Fire Department. The breakfast raised $170. Pictured left to right: Monica Beitler, Meadows cook; Nick Acker, Wyoming Fire Dept. engineer; Jacque Hastings, firefighter and Holly Downing; Meadows culinary director. Meadows’ next pancake …
I was so glad I saw the ending to the Vikings game; fishing contest clarify
Where were you when “the catch” took place? Wow, how many times will that question be asked over the years to come? We, as many of you did, watched the Vikings game at home on Sunday. Typical Vikes game, build us up only to let us down. We were so …
US Sen. Smith makes first field visit of term here
Minnesota’s newest senator heard from officials with Pine Tech, Forest Lake Area schools and local workforce agencies about collaboration underway to help address a chronic shortage in this state of skilled workers. U.S. Senator Tina Smith was invited for her first official congressional field trip to Chisago County January 5-- …
