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Beverages perfect for Christmas
Are you having family, relatives or friends gathering at your home to celebrate Christmas? Or perhaps you celebrated Christmas at another time. I’m not sure if today’s column fits with your plans and if it doesn’t, you might want to save this column to be used at another time.At many …
Santa Day a hit in Almelund
Almelund Lions had a nice turnout for the club’s Santa Day at the old township hall in Almelund; considering what a non-festive foggy day it was Saturday December13. Children visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 2 to 4 p.m. Pictured above, boys gave letters to Santa, while the youngest …
Prayer vigil was amazing, we are looking for the diamond in the rough
I had the opportunity to attend an amazing event on Sunday night. There was a prayer vigil held for Duane Noles and his wife Karen. They were the angels who intervened in a domestic dispute of their neighbors. Duane and Karen heard the cries for help and instead of turning …
Nice additions to your cookie plate
Is it too late for making cookies, bars, breads or candy for the holidays? I have cookie bakers in our family that come with fancy varieties, giving me just the spritz cookies to make and that was done last week. Mark comes over with his 13 and 15 year old …
4-H club collects over 500 toys for Toys for Tots program
The Soaring Eagles 4-H club collected over 500 toys and stuffed animals for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Master Sergeant Crismon and Sergeant Hatfield visited the 4-Hers, parents, and grandparents at their December 4th meeting at the Scandia Community Center, and shared information about the Toys …
Plenty turn out for Lindstrom Lightning Festival
The city of Lindstrom welcomed everybody to town for unveiling the holiday lighting at the park next to the Veterans Memorial and a chance to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the chamber of commerce/tourist center. Pictured are Karl Oskar Days ambassadors with event organizers, singers from Sankta Lucia …
Fairview opens new clinic in Chisago City
Many came and celebrated with Fairview staff and administrators, at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for the new clinic and pharmacy in Chisago City. The facility opened its doors to patients Tuesday, Dec. 9 Fairview’s Vice President of Operations Steve Endrud commented that the new clinic is the culmination of …
We say goodbye to one of the good guys; I forgot something quite big
Our community has lost another wonderful asset. Pete Grundhoefer has gone to a better place. Pete was a partner in one of the longest running law firms in Chisago County, Johnson, Grundhoefer & Alliegro. whose office is in Center City.
Looking into the cake file
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over, perhaps you’ve had enough of the different kinds of pies served. I decided to look in my “cake file” and found different kinds of cakes you might like to try. Something that is different from chocolate, white or yellow cake, often made from …
Lightning Festival features favorite holiday traditions
The free horse-drawn wagon ride was a favorite of Saturday visitors at Taylors Falls Lighting Festival last weekend. The churches in town also had special happenings taking place, and the community center (old depot) and historic Folsom House, were bustling with Lighting Festival events.
Chisago Lakes and North Branch school resource officers are among few being provided statewide
In an era of open school enrollment; where districts are competing for enrollees, usually by touting their uniqueness; Chisago Lakes and North Branch communities can boast of offering something that seven in 10 schools in Minnesota are not providing: a school resource officer.
TFFD celebrates Centennial
The Taylors Falls Fire Department celebrated its Centennial last weekend with an Open House in the fire hall...there was a collection of memorabilia, a video of the Livery Mall fire and brats and refreshments upstairs, and the rigs were on display and open for kids and adults alike to see …
Thanksgiving celebrated around the schools
I am thankful letters from Mrs. Greene’s class at TF
Celebrate T.F. firefighters' 100th year with Royal Lady
The honoree chosen for this year’s Taylors Falls Royal Lady has upped the ante for all the subsequent ladies who might be considered in the future. It’s truly a sign-of-the-times, that you now can add tekkie to what a Royal Lady brings to the table.
