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Law Enforcement
Sheriff’s personnel broke up a house party very early Sunday morning, Jan 12 resulting in two arrests ad charges against Alexis Ann O’Brien, 18 (speed) and Eric Thomas Leintz, 26, (mushrooms and LSD) for possession of controlled substances. A number of adults between 18 and 21 were cited for underage …
Celebration of the Lakes has plenty of events for you to participate in
Can you believe the Celebration of the Lakes is next weekend? This winter is flying by. Last week I was writing about the warm weather we had and today I just ingested my third dose of Aleve. When it comes to shoveling, the old back isn't what she used …
Chicken served over rice; the perfect combo
Chicken. We all know what chicken is, right? Chicken is the most digestible meat that we eat, the white meat being slightly more digestible than the dark and lower in calories, depending on how it is prepared of course. Many chicken recipes call for chicken breast, with or without the bone. …
New judge takes office in Chisago County
A new judge took office January 9, filling a vacancy created when Judge McBride accepted re-assignment to Washington County. Judge Suzanne Bollman was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton and her investiture included remarks from fellow judges and colleagues. Judge Bollman comes most recently from the county attorney’s office in Sherburne …
Greene is '14 Board Chair
The 2014 county board Chair is Commissioner Rick Greene. Greene got the nod unanimously during the Board’s organizational meeting Tuesday morning this week.
Copper mines could be found here in 1800s
There’s a review process underway for the proposed NorthMet copper and precious metals mining project in the north central and arrowhead regions of Minnesota. The review and comment of the draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is being billed as an exhaustive analysis for the “first” copper-nickel mine in the state.
Lakes Area Police marks first 10 years of successful merger of departments
An upcoming Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs forum will include none other than Lakes Area Chief of Police Kevin Stenson. The topic for the think tank’s January 24 conference is “Shared Services” and Chief Stenson will bring extensive personal experience from the merging of two police departments.
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police report a number of calls from citizens concerned about neighborhood animals out in the cold, and none resulted in any charges. Animal care was looked into by officers and all were being properly fed and provided shelter.
Celebration of the Lakes is changing, we hope you will enjoy the changes
Can you believe we had two days of school cancelled this week? I know Governor Carlson cancelled it once in the 90's, but other than that I can not ever remember it cancelled due to cold temperatures. I remember having snow days, but not cold related cancellations. This has been …
So many good casserole dishes
Is this a typical Minnesota, or what? Hmmm, when I was quit young, we had snow drifts 15 feet or higher. That was when I was shorter! I can’t remember snow plows plowing out country roads, at least not in the same day or two. I do know one thing: When we …
Closing due to the cold; Chisago Lakes and North Branch to be shut down again Tuesday
Due to the bitter cold, Zion Evangelical Church will not be open today, Monday, January 6. All day and evening activities, including community meals, have been cancelled. Also, Curious George's appearance at the Chisago Lakes Area Library in Chisago City scheduled for 4 p.m. today is cancelled. Both Chisago Lakes …
Year in Review
The Year 2013 might be summed up as the year Chisago county seemed to be turning a corner on the lagging economy that was the backdrop for everything being sluggish for the last four years or so.... The Highway 8 reconstruction project through Lindstrom became driveable and started to get …
Area food shelf now in Chisago City on Liberty Lane; Lindstrom closes
The Family Pathways Food Shelf has re-located, and is no longer in downtown Lindstrom. The program is in the industrial park, just north of the lights at Hwy 8 and Lofton Avenue, Chisago City in the old Frontier communications building.
Law Enforcement
Several fish house thefts were reported over the week, one at a house on Fish Lake involved loss of generator Honda EU 2000i series, fish locators, total of loss is about $2,000. Four reported thefts from fish houses on Chisago Lake involved a small generator, loss of $200, another on …
