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Long-vacant church is getting new life
This Sunday-- for the first time in several years-- there will be the joyful noises of a congregation in the long-vacant church off Hemingway Avenue and County Road 14, in North Branch.
What is there to do around here? Lots!
If you have wondered what if anything is there to do around here for Halloween, rest assured, we have you covered. If you look on page 18 in this Press, you will see an eye-catching map with various businesses that all offer something great this fall. There are pumpkin patches, …
Hope you've got a sweet tooth!
Good morning, or afternoon! It’s about sweet treats today. I had been listening to the radio and the talk was telling me it’s National Cookie Month. Quite a different subject from what I’ve been writing about lately... veggies and fruits. I was nudged by a couple of our grandchildren about the …
North Branch community gets a look at all sorts of vehicles
North Branch Community Education put on a great event where vehicles of all kinds were at the parking lot by the middle school for kids to enjoy...even a state patrol helicopter landed on the community soccer fields for examination by young and old alike. CWO Greg Burgess was piloting the …
Celebrating 70 years on precious path together
In 1945 when Lillian Bloom accepted an invitation to visit her childhood sweetheart Les Johnson, at his Naval base in Corpus Christi, she had no clue that he would ask her to marry him. But he did, and she said yes. And within days, at the ripe old ages of …
Fall is a favorite time of the year
I hope you have had a chance to get a good look at the rust, red, yellow and gold colored leaves hanging onto the branches tightly before they give up and fall to the ground. Spring and autumn are my favorite times of the year. In spring the buds on …
Thousands have Water Festival memories
Friday, September 24, marked the 13th year of Chisago County Children’s Water Festival. Once again this year, approximately 700 fifth grade students from Chisago County converged on Ojiketa Regional Park in Chisago City for this day-long, hands-on, learning opportunity. Since 2003, over 9,000 students from the North Branch Middle School, …
Lions prowling around town, picking up garbage
Chisago Lakes Lions members had a beautiful day Sept. 26 for highway clean-up and eight club members put in 20 hours total along Highway 8 between Lindstrom and Chisago City. Meeting up at Brink’s parking lot, for this photo were: Gary Gerke, left, with Dave Hledt, Doug Lumby, Clark Malcomson …
Collecting for the needy children; stay off the roads, my kid is driving
The beauty of colored leaves is just ahead of us. Actually, we have deciduous trees in our park and one of them is already covered with golden leaves; a preamble of what’s to come. What a beautiful gift God has given us.
More apple dessert recipes to try
The beauty of colored leaves is just ahead of us. Actually, we have deciduous trees in our park and one of them is already covered with golden leaves; a preamble of what’s to come. What a beautiful gift God has given us.Often people will say that many things happen in threes. …
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, …
