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Do you have leftover ham from Easter dinner? If you were invited to a family member or friends home you probably weren’t given ham slices to take home. If that’s the case, stop by the deli and get what you need if you plan to make one of today’s recipes. If …
Lent, Xcel work together towards substation growth
Xcel Energy has gotten a preliminary okay amending a land use permit to expand the Lent Township substation, on County Road 14. Xcel plans on extending the facility footprint using three acres it owns to the south of the developed substation. (The entire Xcel property is 117 acres.) The special …
A message of comfort, peace
The Chisago Lake Lutheran Church Peace Comfort Quilters made a nice donation this week. The club donated 10 homemade quilts to the Chisago County Homeless Shelter and another three to the Chisago County Friends of the Homeless. The 15 quilt club members are from all denominations, and meet once …
Severe weather; cold or hot, it happens in Minnesota
Next week, you will be asked to take a few minutes and give some thought to the unthinkable. What would you have to survive on if a tornado took your home and car, or levelled general destruction upon your community? Where would you go to meet up with scattered family …
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police Dept. were called to the high school twice for complaints of Facebook-based harrassing communications. April 12 North Branch Police and deputies detained three juvenile suspects and cited a juvenile for damages to an energy meter outside the North Branch Middle School. Incident occurred about 10 p.m. A …
Happy Easter to your family; the time has come, a time for change
On Wednesday of last week, Bill Buell of New Richmond came to give a presentation on "Future Walk." I have been writing and inviting people for weeks to come see Bill. We had almost 90 business and community members show up at the Chisago Lakes Area Library. It was awesome. Buell …
What veggie should you serve?
As we draw nearer to the celebration of Easter and you haven’t thought about what you’re going to serve beside ham or turkey, one of the things I think about is what veggie I’m going to serve. It is a given that one of our daughters always brings a creamy …
Recycle day date moved, public art project approved
Shafer City Council met April 1 for a regular meeting. All members were present with City Attorney Ted Alliegro and City Engineer Jon Herdegen absent. With no public hearings scheduled, the council moved to consent agenda. The motion by council member Jesse Keeney passed unanimously. In new business, the council …
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police responded to a report of a suicidal male, thought to be armed, at a house on Woodland Drive in Chisago City. Police and deputies established a perimeter and tried to gain entry to the homesite about 9 a.m. Sunday, April 6. The authorities eventually cleared a few …
From 10 inches to 75 degrees; Saturday has many events for you
What a stroke of luck we have had with the weather. Friday brought us close to 10 inches of snow. I was convinced the stuff would never leave, but then it happened, the sun came out. Like a ray of hope, the sun seemed to lift everything. People were smiling, even …
Still in the soup mode
I don’t have to tell you that hopefully, the cold and snow of winter is past. I saved calendars back to 2009 or older, as I like to look back and see what was going on at this time a few years ago, such as high and low temperatures, grandkids …
Girl Scouts active in community
Girls in Troops 56328, 56329 and 53747 partnered with “Minnesota Nice” a troops support organization to send cookies overseas to military servicepersons. They sold cookies at Trinity Church in Lindstrom and around the area that will be packed and shipped overseas. If you want to get involved in Minnesota Nice …
Hiram Lodge 287 making a difference for Family Pathways, Food Shelf
Members of the Hiram Lodge 287 Lindstrom, raised an impressive $6,500 for Family Pathways’ Chisago Lakes Area Food Shelf. As part of the “Double Your Donation” community fundraiser these funds were matched by Minnesota Masonic Charities, bringing the total of fund raised to $13,000. Mason Grand Master David Olson …
Glass art is one-of-a-kind
The silhouettes of ink-black trees and crystalline new snow perfectly back-lit the display of cartoon-colored blown-glass pieces that had been lined up in front of windows, in the Chisago Lakes Library Community Room. After all, glass can only multiply in beauty when accompanied by good light.
