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Quick breads to eat and to give
I can hardly believe that our Christmas celebration is almost here! It is the time when our four girls (I still call them our girls even though they’re in their forty and fifties, Gosh that makes me older..such is life. They come, two by two to help make our traditional …
Searching for a soul mate makes for fun theatre
“The Bunker” inside the Forest Lake American Legion Post, is at face value, just another vinyl-floored event room. But, the lights go down, the warm bodies in the seating area grow hushed and the stage takes on its own special energy-- and this year’s very un-stereotypical Masquers Theatre holiday production …
Community Ed gets in the Christmas cookie spirit!
Chisago Lakes Community Education offers a holiday coookie baking session in a school kitchen, and you don’t have to clean up, plus you get a bunch of different cookies at the end of the day? There were 11 people registered and some are pictured baking up a ton of goodies …
Chisago City throws a Christmas Party!
One of these little guys' didn't like his visit with Santa Claus, but most did during Chisago City's Tree Lighting festival!
Christmas time means there is no shortage of great family events
I hope you had a chance to come out to one of the many tree lighting festivals that took place over the weekend. I made it to two of them with my family. What an awesome small town feel these festivals had. Kids everywhere, anticipating Santa and when they came they did …
Jazz up your pork chops
It’s about pork today. I have just a few pork tips to share with you before I do recipes.
Lakes Area Police Department transitioning into new era
Lakes Area Police Department will be under new leadership as of January 2017, but the transition is not expected to make any waves. As Chief Kevin Stenson steps aside, “the other chief” Bill Schlumbohm has already been approved (and actually sworn-in) by the Police Commission.
TF opens holiday season with Lighting Festival
Folsom House in Taylors Falls was decked-out for the holidays, and all hands were on-deck to greet visitors. Come January there may be a special mystery dinner event at Folsom House, watch for details.
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 …
