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ABC team heading to North Carolina
Practice, practice, practice...you learned as a kid that it’s one of the keys to refining and perfecting anything. The Chisago Lakes region understands this concept as it contends for a substantial monetary prize meant to stimulate local economic vitality. At the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hazelden Betty Ford last …
Chisago Lakes compost site open
The Chisago Lake Joint Sewage Treatment Commission facility, north of Chisago City, is open for yard debris disposal and if you want to take home compost bring containers or a trailer or a pickup.
Kissner bringing Essential Yoga teachings to Lindstrom
After two years in Center City, there is some major changes coming at Essential Yoga.
ABC Committee heads to Durham, give the gift of reading the Press
A few weeks back, I wrote about the amazing work being done by A Brush with Kindness. It is a group that I am lucky to be part of that specializes in the fixing of local homes that are in need of some repairs. We have helped a ton of …
Get ready for raisins
They are convenient, ready to use and are a great snack that can be eaten right from the package. You can add them to salads, breakfast cereal, rice, stuffing, main dishes, puddings, cookies and baked goods for a sweet, tangy flavor and chewy texture. Before I do recipes, I have …
Lindstrom Lodge makes donation
Hiram Lodge members are honored to be able to support Family Pathways by conducting the fifth annual fund drive. Members express sincere appreciation to the people of Chisago County whose generosity made the effort successful. It is only by the willingness to embrace the attributes of “Minnesota Nice” that such …
Quilts of Valor and more featured at semi-annual show
“The Quilt Stars on Broadway”, the biennial Quilt Show presented by the Forest Lake Memorial Quilters guild will be held at the American Legion Event Center, 355 Broadway Ave. West, in Forest Lake. Show hours are Friday, April 22, 9-6 PM and Saturday, April 23, 9-4 PM. Admission is $4.
Prom dresses for only $25? Our community lost some good people
Thank all of you who have responded so promptly with your renewal cards. Remember folks that you have until the first week of May, so you do have a little time to get your renewals to us. If you are a loyal reader of the Press but not a subscriber, …
Main dish to dessert
What do you know about cream cheese? Well, cream cheese is a mixture of milk and cream, pasteurized and coagulated by a lactic acid starter. It is not “ripened” and has a mild flavor and buttery texture. Neufchatel (pronounced new-cha-tel) is a cousin to cream cheese, having less fat and more …
Girl Scouts sell 424 boxes of cookies for troops
The local Girl Scout troops sold cookies this Spring. They gave their customers the option to purchase cookies for our military. The girls did a fantastic job selling cookies for our military. Girl Scout Troops # 58650, 52925, 57426, 56332, 55207, 57425, 52347, 52954, 56329, 55205 of Mid du lac …
Long time volunteer instructors honored for their service
The newly-assigned Conservation Officer in Chisago County, Philip Mohs, was not even born when Charles Bergquist first volunteered to be a firearms skills and safety instructor for the DNR. And, Mohs was four-years-old when Rick Ekstrand held his first firearms class. Conservation Officer Mohs had the pleasant assignment this week …
Blue cards are on their way; CL Schools want your input; what is a water trail?
This week you will be receiving your blue card in the mail from the Press. The card is your reminder that our annual subscriptions are due the first week in May. We have made it super simple for you to renew. You can choose to send a check in or …
Highway 8 road closure in Chisago County extended through October
Motorists on both directions of Highway 8 will continue to encounter a road closure south of Taylors Falls.
NB Chief answers the call
North Branch Chief of Police Dan Meyer was tapped to be a guest delivery person for Meals on Wheels, to help get the word out about the program. In photo he stops by Uptown Maple Commons apartment complex, where he teamed up with Judy Weiss, Valerie Anderson and Brian Helmer, …
