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Beloved area educator recognized for 40 years of elected school board service
It’s been said that when one door closes, another door opens. Chisago Lakes School Board Member Jerry Vitalis knows just how that works
Casino Royale comes to Ojiketa; dance team is headed to state!
This saturday at Ojiketa Regional Park, the Chisago Lakes Rotary Club invites you to their annual “Casino Royale Night”. The event is a fundraiser for the club and promises to be a blast.
Bring sunshine into your cooking
tI am going to talk about another citrus fruit that brings sunshine and a refreshing aroma into our kitchens…lemons. I have a book called “Kitchen Wisdom” that has a ton of information from A to Z about fruits, veggies, eggs, cheese, etc.
Wilderness park trail creating conflict
Lindstrom City Parks Commission and the city council can expect to be mediating a snowmobile trail that has Allemansratt Park Friends and supporters upset. The park lies on the shores of North Center Lake, in between North Lindstrom Lake and County Road 20, and was established as a “wilderness park.” …
Celebration of the Lakes still shines despite weather issues
These folks were having a blast snowshoeing by candlelight at Ojiketa. It was part of the Celebration of the Lakes fun.
Celebration was great despite the cancellation; Home Show is next
Well the Celebration of the Lakes has come and gone. Once again, we were at the mercy of Mother Nature. We unfortunately had to cancel a few of the events including the big one, the snowmobile radar runs. Most people would say, "Why bother with the celebration if stuff is …
Peak season for navel oranges is now!
We are in the season of citrus fruits and I’m going to use the fruit that looks like the rising sun or setting moon, contributing bright color and refreshing flavor to our meals. This would be oranges. We can use them in beverages, marinades, main dishes (particularly chicken and pork dishes), …
Ecumen receives new quilts from The Piecemakers Quilt Guild
The Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Rush City recently presented new quilts to the Ecumen-North Branch senior housing and care campus. The Guild members who are pictured include: Michele Buck, Jana Connor, Ilene Olson, Gladys Enzenauer, Bev Anderson, Karen Guthmueller. There are a few guilds that meet and call themselves “Piecemakers” in …
Middle School volunteers as meal servers
The servers Monday Night, at Zion Church Community Meal, were instructors from Chisago Lakes Middle School. The dinner program, which serves a free meal every Monday beginning at 4 p.m. at Zion Church on Old Towne Road in Chisago City, extends a thank you to: Cole O; Steve O.; Jodi …
Celebration of the Lakes is here, some tweaks, but still plenty to do
So as you could probably have guessed, some of the events at the Celebration of the Lakes have been cancelled or rescheduled. Actually, after looking at the new schedule (page 9), it looks like all that was cancelled or rescheduled are the radar run (rescheduled for February 25), the vintage …
More than just a sandwich
Do you think some people are a little nutty or are nuts? I wonder what foreigners think when they come to our country and try to figure out what our slang is all about. It’s about nuts today, specifically peanuts.
New website promotes our area; next week is Celebration of the Lakes
If you or someone you know is in the paper as the athlete of the week, we have some good news for you. The Chisago Lakes Grill (at the Chisago Lakes Golf Estates) is proud to announce that they will be offering a free meal to the Chisago Lakes Athlete …
Clean-up determines dinner
When I think of what to have for dinner I sometimes think of what has to be done after eating, like how much clean-up there is to be done. We have this thing that we do when it’s meal time. Bud sets the table, I do the cooking, Bud clears …
The year's first special deliveries
Presenting the gift basket containing a handmade quilt, baby items and a Target gift card (donated by the Fairview Lakes Volunteer Organization) are board officers Jeanne Zaske (far left), and Linda Peterson. The first baby of the year was born at 11:22 a.m. Jan. 3, at Fairview Lakes in Wyoming. …
