LOCAL
TF was great, lighting festivals will be everywhere this weekend
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Taylors Falls Lighting Festival. It was a beautiful night for a parade, and judging by the number of people that lined the streets, everyone was thinking the same. The city was filled with people, every piece of sidewalk was taken by parade …
Sweet potatoes prepared three ways
It’s about sweet potatoes this week. I was shopping in the produce department at Brink’s last week and was putting six or seven sweet potatoes in my cart. A women standing next to me was doing the same thing. I asked her if she had ever baked a sweet potato …
Second graders disguise turkeys to be spared on Thanksgiving
Second graders from the Primary School were tasked with disguising turkeys for the holidays so they wouldn't be eaten. Here are some of the ideas they came up with.
There's no line between classroom and community for 2016 Royal Lady
For several years now Sheila Sandell, a third grade teacher at Taylors Falls Elementary School, has engaged her kids in the town’s Lighting Festival and made it a memorable 360-degree experience. This year it will be extra fun to see the faces of her third graders when they catch sight …
Reserve energy audit now, solar installations underway
In coming days, Jim Stein, owner of Stein Insurance on mainstreet Lindstrom, will be producing his own solar electric power atop his building and be on the path to electric self-reliance.
Do NOT spend Thanksgiving alone; Taylors Falls lighting
I know the bulk of you will get this on Wednesday, so I will say it again. If you are going to be alone on Thanksgiving, please listen to me. You do NOT have to spend Thanksgiving alone. The great folks that put on the FREE community Thanksgiving meal would love to spend …
All about turkey, of course!
Thanksgiving Day is very near….like tomorrow, if you are in the area where the Press is delivered. I’m not doing much talking today because I presume you know it will be about turkey “planned over” recipes. However, here’s what you can do if you have made more stuffing than will …
Local veterans honored on special day
Area Veteran Jim Hudspeth was the subject of kids’ attention, at Taylors Falls during the school’s annual Veterans’ Day event. He is being greeted with a handshake from Jace Schrankler. More school related Veterans’ Day event photos inside.
Eagle Scout project improves Anderson Peninsula access
It was a little dicey getting into the Anderson Peninsula portion of Allemansratte Park on North Center Lake until Noah Klatt came along and with his troop 159 members completed a landing and stairs to access the lakeshore park See letters to the editor for thank yous to the Boy …
Lots to do in the near future here
On Veterans Day, I had the opportunity to help with the dinner for Veterans at Zion Lutheran Church. The Veterans had already visited Taylors Falls Elementary, had lunch at the Taylors Falls Fire Department, and visited the Chisago Lakes Senior High. So after a full day of events the Veterans finished …
Cranberries are a Thanksgiving tradition
Cranberries. They have a long history as an important food for us. Early in the cranberry’s history, various Native American groups used this bright red fruit in many ways. The juice made an excellent dye for fabrics, the berries were used in medicinal ways, made into jams, syrup, tea and …
Voters support incumbents in area races
It appears Rick Nolan retains his seat in D.C. for Congressional Dist. 8. The returns had him winning by about 3,000 votes over Stuart Mills as of Wednesday morning.
Process for selecting transit preferred option goes past deadline, but end is near
The Rush Line Task Force has been coming up with transit modes and routes as options to move people living in the north metro into St Paul. The group, made up of elected officials from Ramsey County, Washington, Chisago and Pine counties, has been refining some plans and jettisoning other …
Taylors Falls unique, independent library
The coffee was delicious, (thank you Coffee Talk) and the bars and cookies delectable-- as the Taylors Falls community threw a party November 5 marking the 145th anniversary of the founding of the library association.
