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Fire Prevention week heats up in Chisago Lakes
Chisago City firefighters brought equipment to the Primary School and Lakeside School as part of Fire Prevention Week and students had fun learning about what firefighters do...including Madison operating a fire hose, with Jerome Menier, above.
Law Enforcement
Forest Lake Police, Sheriff’s personnel and the BCA Crime Alert Network released a missing endangered person notice mid-Monday, Oct 14; but the local 18-year-old connected with authorities several hours later. She had contacted her parents and she was safe, she said. Lakes Area Police wrote several seatbelt citations over the …
Teenagers trick-or-treating? Yes, but it is for a great cause; FMSC news
Halloween is just around the corner. If the weather holds up, we could be in for some record number of Trick-or-Treaters. If you happen to answer your door and there are some teenagers there, odds are it is a group from the National Honor Society. They will be knocking …
Keeping the cookie jar full
Would you believe I’m not writing about apples again this week? You’re right. I think it’s time we make cookies! Do you remember having a cookie jar or cookie can full, or partially full, of cookies? It may be a crock with a cover or a three pound coffee can …
Highway 8 tribute to founding fathers
The city of Lindstrom officially marked the Highway 8 reconstruction project as complete, with a ribbon cutting. Invited guests included longtime U.S. 8th District Congressman James Oberstar, who was in office many years ago when a major push to make safety improvements to the highway corridor began. Oberstar served as …
Local tekkie has major role in world solar car challenge
A local college student is spending these fall days of his last year at the U of M in Australia; where he hopes to show the world solar-powered vehicles can work, and work well. The University of Minnesota has a solar powered car entered in the World Solar Challenge car …
Adorning barns with folk art; an old practice renewed
Dave Oaks, or ‘Oaksy’ as he’s called, might be just as busy now as he was before he officially joined the ranks of the retired. His new enterprise “Barn Quilts by Oaksy” was started on a lark. He really likes those folk art “quilt squares” attached to barns and he …
Law Enforcement
State patrol reports Forrest Burton, 72, of rural Chisago City was driving his Ford truck Friday, Oct 4 about 11:30 a.m. northbound on Hwy 95 (near Marine-on-St Croix.) At 240th Street a Chevy Venture car that was westbound on 240th pulled out in front of Burton. The roadway was described …
Ojiketa Art Blitz this weekend; this is your chance to thank our firemen
The Ojiketa Art Blitz takes place this weekend. The event is free and the first 75 guests will receive a free gift bag. You will see some amazing art from local artist including sculptures, paintings, hand carved wood, and even graffiti art. It is a wonderful time and I guarantee …
Nutritious snacks for the hunger pangs
I have some nutritious “day breaks” for you. Good snacks when you or the kids need a little something before the hunger pangs start in. Creamy Apple Bites: Top five butter-flavored crackers with 2 T. cream cheese spread (divided between each cracker) topped with five 1/2” slices of unpeeled apples. …
Cable medium barriers being installed on I-35 in Chisago County, expect delays
Motorists will experience intermittent lane and shoulder closures on both directions of Interstate 35 between Forest Lake and Harris as crews being installing cable median barriers.
Water Festival a hit with area kids
Cole Otte was the brave one who offered to have multiple frogs balanced on his arm. This photo is from one of many learning breakout groups, at the Water Festival, held annually at Ojiketa Regional Park for fifth graders attending school in Chisago County and surrounding charter schools. The Water …
Shafer area actor-writer finds even more artistic opportunity the longer he stays in the game
Editor’s note: In recent years we have checked-in with Brett Rickaby, a Shafer area native and Chisago Lakes grad who has managed to develop a multi-faceted career in television, stage and film industries; where many have tried and failed. He also writes and, as he tells us in this piece, …
A Brush with Kindness; newly organized locally has very productive first effort
Mission Week in Chisago County took place the end of September and had a great start; with first-ever projects undertaken at seven work sites, and all but one home was finished. Volunteers and skilled workers provided sweat equity in the name of A Brush With Kindness, a regional spin-off of …
