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Let's have a dippin' good time!
Are you ready to celebrate Karl Oskar Days? Some years ago, one of our nephews came to the celebration and asked who “Oscar Carlson” was. We straightened that out, but that nephew is now 42 years old and still calls it Oscar Carlson Days! It’s good for a laugh anyway. If …
Custom chairs to be auctioned to raise funds for Foundation
Special summer colors will be debuting along the Highway 8 corridor July 1, including reds, blues and other hues painted in fun patterns on Adirondack-style chairs to be visible at more than 30 different restaurants, shops and offices.
Summer work skills participants' efforts are Lindstrom's gain
Students ages 14 to 21 participated in a work readiness summer jobs program providing labor for a number of local projects-- including painting the exterior of Koehn Auto Sales and its adjacent Lindstrom Motors Auto Service.
Law Enforcement
A tip from the public has led to the arrest of a suspect in the hit-and-run crash that occurred in Hinckley on June 17. The crash took the life of Trevor Langlois of Wyoming.
Two very important people in my life are now in a bettter place; bird identified
Mark your calendars, Karl Oskar Days is just around the corner. Thankfully it is after the Fourth of July which will hopefully translate into large attendance numbers. Karl Oskar Days will begin on July 10 ad run thru July 14. Remember first and foremost, if you have a Karl Oskar …
Out of the kitchen quick
When I contemplate what recipes I should have in my weekly column, I try to go with the seasons of the year, but sometimes I get fooled thinking that by the end of May, some of the “cold ground” veggies should soon be ready to pick. Not this year. I keep …
Homestead residents of Chisago City celebrate flag, patriotism June 14
Each spring, senior residents of the Homestead Cooperative of Chisago Lakes, in Chisago City, check the condition of the stars and stripes on the United States flag that they proudly display on a pole in front of their lobby. By the end of the last, lingering winter, they decided that …
Rush Lake Improvement Association annual meeting provides update on activities, scholarship presented
Members of the Rush Lake Improvement Association heard that the non-profit group is increasing its curlyleaf pondweed chemical treatments by three-times the potency of what has previously been applied.
Fresh pizza is a learning experience at Chisago City Friday farmers' market
Vegetables and other goods you’ll find at the Chisago City Farmers Market, would make some nice pizzas. Shoppers could, if they were so-inclined bring fresh market food home, take out a knife and a cutting board, heat the house on a summer evening by turning on the oven (or fire …
It's the little stuff that counts
August of 1908 an iron railing was installed along the sidewalk running from the Taylors Falls depot down to First Street separating the pedestrian sidewalk from a timber viaduct that extended across First Street carrying the railroad tracks toward a rail-car turntable at the north end of town. This railing …
Law Enforcement
Authorities working near I-35 assisted in attempting to locate a vehicle used in a June 13 armed hold-up of a store, Daisy Maze, in Forest Lake. No success in locating the suspect car. June 15 a warehouse in Rush City was reportedly broken into by prying a door. No missing …
Fun in NB this weekend; churches host Family Fest next week in Lindstrom
This weekend officially kicks off the summer celebration season. North Branch will host the 88th annual Midsummer Days. Beginning Wednesday there’s a family fun show in Central Park. Thursday has bingo at the American Legion. Friday the celebration really kicks it into high gear with the Ambassador program, fireworks …
Refreshing summer salads
In an age where we are made aware of both fitness and good food, salads are right up there at the top. No longer a quiet plate of greens with homemade French dressing, salads today have all sorts of ingredients that our ancestors never dreamed could be put together in …
North Branch's Graduating Class of 2013
North Branch High School sent 239 graduates out into the world last week.
