LOCAL
New member takes his seat on LID; audience hears of 2015 plans
About 35 people attended the Chisago Lakes Lake Lake Improvement District annual meeting, Feb 2, in the lower level conference room at the Government Center. The newest LID member, Gary Schmumacher, is now serving in one of two “at large” seats. He was selected by paper ballot vote out of …
Home, Garden, Business show
I know this is very late notice, but tonight (Thursday) at the Chisago Lakes Arena, there is something special taking place. One of our hundreds of youth hockey players will receive the Zac Strong Award. The award is in honor of Zac Bartz who courageously battled a painful rare cancer …
Polish sausage: good and quick
Today’s recipes have to do with sausage... specifically Polish sausage or kielbasa. Polish sausage is easy to prepare. Because it is a smoked product and fully cooked, it doesn’t take long to prepare. Simmered in water, grilled, sliced in half-inch pieces and sauted, it takes just a few minutes from …
Jammin' helps keep winter blues at-bay
The winter fun in Center City did not end with the Celebration of the Lakes festivities. The Swedish Village restaurant is featuring live music 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays through February and March. Dinner patrons on those evenings may hear bluegrass, gospel and country classics such as “Midnight Special,” “One …
Celebration of the Lakes heats up!
The Celebration of the Lakes took over the local lakes over the weekend. The celebration was filled with fun, snowmobiles, games, and smiles. Kids packed the fishing clinic and headed to the ice afterwards. Hundreds came out to watch the snowmobile radar runs. The NAIFC pros met the public Friday …
New look, fun for all, COL
What a great Celebration of the Lakes that was. Tons of people, warm weather, smiles everywhere. There was a new look, that brought back some classics as well. Gone were the balloons. Returning: the snowmobile radar runs.
Peanuts: for snacking and more!
Since you have looked ahead in this column, you know it’s about nuts today... specifically peanuts. This legume, which is a nut, is also called a ground nut, earth nut, monkey nut and goober. They grow on small green busheds about 18 inches tall. When the flowers on the bushes …
Masons' February Food Shelf drive doubles the donations
Lindstrom’s Hiram Lodge 287 February fund drive for the Chisago Lakes Area Food Shelf has the goal this year to raise $10,000 from the community which will earn a dollar for dollar match up to $10,000 from Minnesota Masonic Charities.
County awards clearing bid to prep for summer trail project
Loggers will be clearing trees and brush from the route of the “east end” of the Swedish Immigrant Trail in the coming weeks. Besta Logging, of Rock Creek, was unanimously awarded the contract by the County Board January 21. Work on-site needs to be finished prior to April’s start of …
Celebration of the Lakes now
You would have to be living under a rock if you did not know the Celebration of the Lakes is this weekend. The ice is plenty thick to hold the event, and the weather prediction is warmer than originally forecast. So with all that said... let's do this. Tomorrow (Friday) …
These meals take the chill off
Have you remembered that it’s Celebration of the Lakes this weekend? There are so many activities to participate in or watch in these exciting three days of winter fun. Regardless of the weather, dress for it and join in this festive celebration. If you have family or friends coming for …
Local woman honored with Police Lifesaving Award
The Lakes Area Police Lifesaving Award went to Chisago City resident Evelyn Rodrique, who is credited with performing life-saving measures on a victim she came upon lying on the side of a roadway, at the border of the Wyoming and Lakes Area police service territories last October. She realized the …
Feb. 9 is time for local input on four solar sites
The Public Utilities Commission expects to make a final decision by June on issuing a permit for the Aurora Distributed Solar LLC sites to be built locally. The Aurora application for a permit for a set of electricity-generating solar arrays was accepted by the state in August 2014. The Dept. …
Chisago County in midst of creating sustainable, equitable broadband
An issue that confronts business and commercial entrepreneurs making a choice on setting-up shop in Chisago County is the unreliable nature, or lack, of Internet capacity and speed for transmitting and receiving data. Companies of all types need access to broadband for enhanced uploading of large files, for offering credit …
