LOCAL
Lindstrom downtown building gets a splash of color
Residents came to Lindstrom for the ribbon cutting of the newly painted mural on the Lindstrom Bakery. Mary Veronica Sweeny (middle in white) is the artist who painted the beautiful landscape of Lindstrom. Residents were treated to snacks and beverages from Lindstrom Bakery.
Dad and son see the west from seat of bicycle
Is there anything sweeter than daydreaming about doing something as a kid, and then being able to actually do the thing you had imagined? John Frischmon says since he was in grade school he has wanted to do a cross-country bike trip. He originally envisioned riding from his house in …
North Branch Council ok's new playground; agreement for interim city administrator
Central Park in North Branch is slated to get a new playground for half-price. The bid from MN-Wisconsin Playgrounds, of approximately $49,000 was awarded last week and a $25,000 grant awarded to the city through US Bank will be applied to the project.
Ki Chi Saga Days!; Goodbye friend
This week is one of the big town celebrations. Ki Chi Saga Days is upon us. Ki Chi Saga Days is Chisago City’s chance to show the public how to throw a community party. The fun begins Thursday with city-wide garage sales. See the ad in our classified section. Frankie’s will be holding their …
Fresh veggies' culinary uses
I’m still in the salad mode. With the crazy hot weather we’ve had, for the last who knows how long, salads seem to be foremost in my selection of what to prepare for lunch or dinner. Fortunately, Bud likes different kinds of salads. With all the wonderful fresh veggies at …
Threshing Caravan speeds through town
The Threshing Show opens tomorrow and the annual tractor caravan cut through the Chisago countryside on its way to the Threshing Show grounds outside of Almelund, last weekend. There were dozens of makes and models of tractors, plus a sprayer and some hybrid implements as well. Family and friends rode …
First half of Public Safety Center bonds sold
The Chisago County jail bonding package of approximately $10 million went to bidders Stifel, Nicolaus & Co Inc. along with Suntrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. and BOK Financial Securities Inc. The recommended low bid out of seven bids received carried an interest rate of 1.8575.
Post adjutant to be Grand Marshal
Rick Ekstrand, an active volunteer who has lived in Chisago City for 37 years, will serve as Ki-Chi-Saga Days parade grand marshal Aug. 21.“(Chisago) is a great place,” he said during a recent chat at his home overlooking Little Green Lake. “I don’t think you’d find a better community where …
So many choices of salad greens
Today’s column is about leafy greens. There are so many different kinds of greens that we can choose from to make a good salad. You can use packaged mixed greens or just one or two of your favorites. Adding other ingredients to the salad makes a perfect salad to serve with …
Here comes the Threshing Show!
I hope you had a chance to come out and watch the annual tractor pilgrimage on Sunday. Tractors meandered their way across the county with the final destination being the Almelund Threshing Show grounds. We caught up with the caravan down by Bone Lake. What a beautiful day they had for …
When a billion dollar project needed an ace landscape they tapped Peterson Co.
Scenes from the new Vikings’ stadium open house a couple weeks ago showed thousands of visitors enjoying the new green space near the stadium. At face value, the Downtown East Commons lends a calming visual to a sea of hardscape, but its simplicity belies the complicated aspects of this project …
96-year-old rides the waves with a little help from her friends
It couldn’t have been a nicer day on Forest Lake, Tuesday August 2, for Gertrude Nelson to hop on a personal watercraft.
Center City Days was an awesome time
Center City Days has come and gone. I will say that for all of the hype of Center City Days being bigger and better than ever, it lived up to the billing. The entertainment was top notch, the events were thoughtfully put together and went smoothly.
It's a peach of a column this week
Because I write my column a week ahead of time, I have to make sure the next week’s column date is correct. I wrote this colum on July 28 for today and when I saw it was for August 4, I thought this couldn’t be right. Maybe my eyes are playing …
