LOCAL
SEAL legacy lives on in Camp Spehar training session, completed by local young men
A summer camp experience is practically a rite of passage for any American youth...time spent away from home and modern conveniences; being thrown into a group of new friends, learning camp songs and how to paddle a canoe are all fairly common chapters in Minnesotans’ lives.
Shafer Days brings out the neighborhood for some fun
Shafer Days had beautiful weather over the weekend. The sun brought out smiles among these youngsters playing in the inflatable. People packed the streets of Shafer for a car show, a parade and much more.
Chisago Lakes Homecoming Royalty crowned
Chisago Lakes Homecoming Week started with coronation Monday of King Thomas Braski and Queen Maggie Ellerbusch. The Wildcats take on Monticello on the gridiron tomorrow night, Sept 25.
Homecoming this week; booya and North Branch Fall Harvest
This Friday is a big one at Chisago Lakes Schools. This week you might have noticed students in all schools dressed up in fun, bright, and sometimes very loud clothing. They are partaking in all of the district-wide homecoming fun at every school. You will see painted faces, crazy hair, …
Hooray for our home grown apples!
It is apples again. This information mostly speaks to the varieties of apples shipped in from other countries or the huge orchards in other parts of our country. Can you tell by looking at the apple if it’s the best in the bunch? The most perfect-looking apple is rarely the tastiest.
Local child donates birthday gifts to Fairview Hospital
Fairview Lakes hospital and medical center is within sight of Quinlyn Ryan’s elementary school, in Wyoming. And, it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine an adult arriving for work at the school, to be reminded daily of the personal struggles facing patients just inside the medical center walls. But, for …
North Branch crowns their Homecoming royalty
North Branch High School crowned the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen Monday. Chasse Thomas and Hope Jensen will reprecent the senior class during homecoming. Congratulations Chasse and Hope!
Shafer Days is bigger and better;Apple Festival is this Sunday
You and your family are cordially invited to Shafer this weekend. Shafer Days takes place Friday and Saturday and there is no shortage of things to do.
All time fall favorite: apples!
Apples! That’s what it’s all about today and probably for the next couple weeks. I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t like apples in some form or another. Part of the reason why apples are so popular is that there are so many varieties to choose from. A very good part of their …
Back to school time for local children
Lakeside Elementary Principal Sara Johnson welcomed a new batch of third graders Tuesday morning. Kids were really excited to begin the new school year.
Public transit meeting Sept. 22
The organization working to develop the next generation of public transit to serve the area northeast of the Twin Cities, hopes the public will attend a community meeting in Forest Lake September 22.
A Swedish Selfie
St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lindstrom held its fall Block Party last Saturday and the front parking lot place was packed with supporters who came for the food and stayed for the fun... this trio of friends was enjoying the band “Boogie Wonderland” and commemorated the night with a selfie. …
Schools in; so much to do in our area, snowmobile, sculptures, runs
This weekend we have a couple of big events for you and your families. Hay Days revs up on Saturday. What is Hay Days? If you have any interest in snowmobiling, no scratch that, if you have any interest in power sports such as ATV, snowmobile, moto-cross, and UTV’s, this is …
Tomatoes can dress up nearly any dish
Once again, it’s tomato recipes. The season for freshly grown tomatoes goes by too quickly. Before we know what happened, they’re gone with the first frost of fall. Tomatoes dress up just about any dish. They can be used for many recipes besides just slicing them and sprinkling with a …
