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Lots to do this weekend..lots, local high schools represented well at state
This weekend is the annual Chisago Lakes PTO Craft and Art Fair. Held on Saturday at the Chisago Lakes Middle School, you will find tons of crafters and food. There is everything from fine art to knitted stocking caps. Plenty of gift items for your Christmas. The fair runs from …
Gluten-free this week
Today’s recipes are those that I haven’t given to some of you for a long time. I have a friend who asked if I had recipes which are gluten-free, and if I did, would I put some of them in my column. Do you know what gluten is? I went …
Chisago eyed by Geronimo Energy for solar farm sites
Geronimo Energy has at least four sites identified in Chisago County for solar power farms that will provide alternative energy sources into the massive midwest power grid. Geronimo Energy representatives met Monday this week with the county’s HRA/EDA to request that the Board send a letter of support to the …
Smooth move for historic parsonage, as townsfolk look on
Earlier this week the congregation of Immanuel Lutheran in Almelund said goodbye to the church’s historic parsonage, which was moved to make room for extra parking and storage. LiteHOUSE Movers from Wisconsin handled the project Tuesday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m. Power service was off for only 35 minutes as …
Outwerwear Fair another success
The annual Trinity Church Outerwear Fair went off really strong this year with an estimated 500 people finding something warm to wear when the winter arrives...large group photo is all the church program helpers who sort and arrange and assist in many ways so this can happen. In smaller photo-- …
Hundreds pitch-in at 'Feed My Starving Children' mobile pack
Local citizens were making a difference in the lives of 468 children they will most likely never even meet, just by spending a couple of hours at a meal packaging event for Feed My Starving Children.
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police forwarded a case to the county attorney for charges regarding a possible prescription forgery. Thrifty White staff alerted authorities when the paperwork didn’t check out with the prescribing doctor. A burglary was reported at offices in a building on Highway 8 in Chisago City. The forced entry …
Charity with this economy? Nothing is impossible for this community
Congratulations to the Chisago Lakes Boys Cross Country team. They qualified for state at Cloquet on Thursday. Seven boys will compete including Andy Magnuson (finished first overall), Zac West, Carson Velaski, Nick Bartz, Jake Schwelling, Simon Eddy, and Quinton Lee. The Wildcats will be running on Saturday at St. Olaf …
Do you like cabbage? If so this week's recipes are just for you
Cabbage. What can I tell you about this veggie that you don’t know already? Well, listen up. If you want cabbage to be less gassy, parboil it for five minutes, drain, rinse in cold water, then cook it again in fresh water to the consistency you like. (What a way to start …
CL Lake Improvement District requesting funds for study of removeable weir
A couple county commissioners said they’d better not see any bills for channelization paid out of the county’s general tax receipts in the future; as they hesitantly voted last week to approve hiring an engineering consultant for additional channel study. The Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District (LID) Board had sent …
Falloween Festival is cute and spooky
The Wizard of Oz characters won first place for costume at the 2013 Falloween event this past Saturday. The names of the kids are as follows, left to right: Anna Peterson (Tin Man), Isaac Peterson (Lion), Jasper Brendle (Scarecrow), and Iris Brendle (Dorothy).
Law Enforcement
Thursday, October 17 there was a report of theft from a construction trailer at the motel worksite in Chisago City. No details except that hundreds of dollars’ worth of tools are missing.
Outerwear Fair to begin this week; I have found a new motto to live by
This is your last weekend to take in the Chisago City's Ojiketa Haunt. If you dare, you are invited to come walk the haunted trails and maneuver through haunted houses. The setting is Ojiketa Regional Park, which at night can be pretty spooky any time of the year. They are …
Prepare good food in less than an hour
It’s about preparing good meals in a short amount of time. Tradition has it that the type of food Mother used to make when she spent a good part of the day in the kitchen is the best. We still love that food, but these days many of us don’t …
