LOCAL
Therapy dogs provide connection, redemption
Scout-the-dog was only too happy to lie on her blanket, in the sunny corner of the juvenile section of the Chisago Lakes Library, Saturday morning, while youngsters eager to read books aloud to her, shared the blanket. Kids seem to lose their inhibitions while reading to a canine companion and …
Wyoming holds streets open house; must mean spring is not far-off
Wyoming City street projects on Goodview Avenue south of Wyoming Trail-- and 250th from #61 to Goodview-- were presented in-depth at an open house at city hall March 9. Residents could look at roadway designs and aerial depictions of segments of the work area, laid end-to-end on long tables, and …
Wind, wind go away, DON'T come back another day! Get up, get out and volunteer
Could you believe how windy it was last week? It wasn’t just a gust here and there, it was sustained house shaking wind. I was really surprised we didn’t have more power outages with the wind storm.
Making the most of nature's own goodness
It’s maple syrup time. From Vermont comes a legendary story about the discovery of maple sugar. The story is, “ An Indian squaw was preparing moose meat for her brave, boiling it in the sweet water that came from a tree near her wigwam. She was an industrious squaw and …
Lakes Area Police Commission celebrates promotion, clean audit
Lakes Area Police Commissioners met last week and accepted the 2016 audit, and promoted Sergeant Katie Larson to a newly-created Captain post as part of a minor restructuring following Kevin Stenson’s retirement as chief the end of 2016.
Home Show a success for all involved
During the Home & Business Show hours there was a stream of visitors to the Alumni Room for the Chisago Lakes-Taylors Falls districts. The collection displays all sorts of historic items and yearbooks, which this group was enjoying.
Monticello punches ticket to state at Wildcats' expense
Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 3, Chisago Lakes 1With the score tied 1-1 early in the second period, the Monticello Moose scored a shorthanded goal to take a 2-1 lead over the Chisago Lakes Wildcats at the Section 5A championship game for boys’ hockey. The Moose added another goal less than two minutes …
Bond information meetings start soon in Chisago Lakes
Chisago Lakes School officials are excited to show the plan to the public for the upcoming, approximately $65 million bond issue. The vote is Tuesday May, 9. Informational meetings are being held starting March 21, at Taylors Falls Elementary at 6:30 p.m.
Home show was a great time; now is your time to make it in the guide
Thank you to all who came out and enjoyed the home show this weekend. I have not heard the numbers but the crowd was steady all weekend long. The show featured over 75 vendors and they seemed happy with the turnout. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make …
Short-on-time dinner recipes
We all know what chicken is do we not? So it’s chicken recipes, specifically preparing chicken using a cream soup as one of the ingredients. First I’ll give you a bit of information concerning the fat content of skin-on or skin-off when baking or cooking chicken.
Want to volunteer? Fire crews need you
Several area fire departments’ personnel participated in a training burn in Almelund last weekend. The house burn was overseen by Center City and Almelund departments. It may have looked like there were lots of firefighters who turned out for the exercise, but there is a shortage of firefighters in this …
Not just peanut butter and jelly
We are in the season of lent and for many people meatless meals are eaten on certain days of the week, specifically on Fridays. I recall very vividly Mother preparing either homemade tomato soup along with grilled cheese or peanut butter sandwiches, switching to a tuna fish hot-dish about every …
Home Show this weekend, a fun relaxed atmosphere, referendum
This weekend you and your family are invited to the Chisago Lakes High School. The high school is where you will find the 2017 Home, Business and Garden Expo or as us old duffers call it, the Home Show.
Lindstrom Council told of multiple projects proceeding
The Lindstrom City Council, after an expedited review of new plans submitted by St Bridget’s Church for a parking lot expansion, voted to rescind the January 19 council permit denial and okayed the parking lot project permit unanimously last week.
