LOCAL
Taylors Falls fix up funds distributed
Taylors Falls City Council, minus members Larry Julik Heine and Lee Samuelson, approved distribution Monday night this week of two $10,000 exterior fix-up loans; to Marge Alden, for the Croix Property Management building on main street doing the roof and painting, and for adding outdoor patio space and making room …
Center City tackles mostly public works topics
Center City Council met August 6 for a regular meeting. All members were in attendance. Mayor Jill Behnke told the council she spoke with the DNR and signed the contract for the new fishing pier. Behnke said it sounds like the new one will be installed after Labor Day.
Festival Theatre celebrates its return to restored St. Croix Auditorium with performance of ‘The Spitfire Grill’
I made a journey across the river to Wisconsin last week. My destination was one I’d visited often in the past, the old Auditorium Theatre in St. Croix Falls.
Ki Chi Saga Days has all you could possibly need for fun
Thanks to all the volunteers that made this year’s threshing show such a success. This was one of the most well attended shows in recent history and everybody was having a great time.
Let’s keep the clean-up simple
I’m a huge fan of one-pan meals. Nothing worse than getting done cooking and eating and then having a mountain of dishes to do.
Stacy Daze turns into unforgettable celebration
Stacy Daze was filled with fun and excitement. Above: Kids attending the water fights were allowed to assist Stacy/Lent firefighters.
Childcare listening sessions scheduled by Sen. Koran
In April 2024 the MN Department of Human Services published draft revisions proposed for licensing childcare in Minnesota. The family, group and community based childcare rules and regulations for licensure had been relatively unchanged since the 1980s. Dpeuty Inspector General for the DHS, Alyssa Dotson, states in the proposal’s introduction …
LAPD project workshop leans toward two options
The special workshop convened by the Lakes Area Police Commission ran about two and a half hours last week. It was a good exercise in venting frustrations and sharing war stories about the years-long process creating a new facility plan. But, it didn’t accomplish much in moving a new facility …
Threshing Show this weekend; township supervisors ok Sunrise landmark relocation
There’s change afoot at the Almelund Threshing Show grounds and one of the new undertakings involves the 1892 Sunrise Schoolhouse-Community Center. Sunrise Township Supervisors agreed to transfer ownership of the structure to the non-profit threshing show board of directors. The new township hall is slated to be ready for township …
