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Oven meals to warm you and your house
Have you put up or taken out your 2014 calendars yet? I always put the “new” calendar under the 2013 one so I’m good to go when the next year comes around. Now, if I remember to put the right date in my checkbook, I’ll be doing good! Now that the holidays …
Santa visits Primary School
Santa's Secret Workshop held at Primary, was sponsored by the Chisago Lakes PTO. Kids are helped by middle school "elves" to shop for and wrap gifts for their family. Santa arrived on his fire truck. Pictured are children of our PTO president Avery Bird.
104-year-old eager to see what's next
Friday the 13th was a good day last week for Judith Johnson, who celebrated her 104th birthday December 13. As one of 15 Swenson children, 13 of whom lived beyond infancy, Judith was of school age before the First World War hit. There’s a beautiful framed photo in sepia tone …
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police were notified December 9 by two women who had spotted a body lying in a yard on Nathan Court, Lindstrom. The deceased had been blanketed by the most recent snowfall and a shotgun was lying on the ground next him. Chief Stenson said all indications are that …
Merry Christmas to you and your family, we are blessed in so many different ways
The Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas Gala Thursday. We try to move it around as much as possible, so this year the Gala was held at WineHaven's new entertainment venue. I (like many of you) have been by it many times and watched the construction of the beautiful …
Still time for homemade gifts
There is still time to make a homemade gift from the kitchen. Quite a number of years ago, at Christmas time, I was introduced to candy making by Bud’s mom. About a week or so before Christmas, on Saturday, all the makings for several kinds of candy recipes were set on …
Indictment alleges Schnagl unintentionally responsible for woman's death
Chisago County authorities are releasing few details following a grand jury indictment of Aaron Schnagl, the Chisago Lake Township resident who has long been a suspect in the death of 27-year-old Danielle Jelinek. A grand jury indictment of Schnagl for third degree “unintentional” murder was opened in Center City court …
Santa collects gifts for Anonymous Santa and the Rotary
Local Rotary members and Chisago City firefighters hit the streets recently for their annual holiday food shelf and Anonymous Santa gifts collection...the Rotary and fire department collection will help Santa in delivering four large bags of toys for needy local families, the food shelf accepted 400 pounds of food items, …
Rural and urban tax rate adjustment vexes citizens at hearing
The City of Wyoming Truth in Taxation hearing last week attracted about 20 or so residents, who threw questions to staff and elected council members in an hour-long hearing. The difficult concept to grasp was how the city levy can remain exactly the same as it was last year but …
Hannah's Arms 'Graduate' earns sewing machine; you can too!
Scanning the Internet for clever sayings about sewing to spice up the intro of this story; the computer search engine was more apt to change the spelling and cough up references to sow...as in reap what you sow, sowing the seeds of discontent, etc.
Law Enforcement
December 8 authorities were dispatched to a rollover car reported at #22 and I-35 in Wyoming about 3 a.m. Wyoming Police found the car empty. In following tracks police located a suspect male who was reportedly intoxicated, “hiding” between the Shell station the McDonald’s lot. He was suffering from exposure …
You have a few days left to shop local, your input is desperately needed
We are very close to Christmas. Is it me, or did the late Thanksgiving throw off everyone's Christmas shopping schedule? Less time to shop means we have to utilize our shopping times as best we can. One way to do that is to shop local. I have heard people say …
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It’s quick breads for gift giving today. So often you see a recipe which calls for toasted nuts or coconut or how to “plump” dried fruit, such as raisins, that may dehydrate and harden in storage so it won’t soften during baking. Here’s what to do: Simmer dried fruits in water …
Outdoor holiday lighting spectacle benefits Scouts
This year the holiday lighting display on Lincoln Trail or County Road 14; about midway between Lindstrom and North Branch, is doing double duty. You can drive through or walk the grounds and appreciate the magic of hundreds of lighted decorations and support local Boy Scouts at the same time.
