LOCAL
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.
Holidays just around the corner
Chisago City Moberg Park lights were turned on by honored guest, Kyle Peterson, wife Sieglinde, and their children Tasman and Isla. Peterson is with the award winning family-owned WineHaven Winery. The holiday season in Chisago City gets started with this special night, where a community member is invited to flip …
Nessel tower moving forward
The county is gradually coming to the end of a process that has been building a comprehensive emergency radio network. The tasks began in 2009 when the County Board approved participating in the ARMER program, a statewide two-way radio matrix. The statewide system, and Chisago County, went live in July …
Law Enforcement
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on Cty Road 30 in Stacy about 4:45 p.m. November 26. A person driving the passenger car was transported by ambulance to Fairview with unidentified injuries. The pick-up truck driver refused medical attention saying he wasn’t hurt. The crash was reported as a …
Come out and welcome Santa Saturday; Thanksgiving meal was spectacular
The Chisago Lakes Taylors Falls Small Town Christmas continues this weekend. Lindstrom will be hosting its annual Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday. Grab the family, bundle up for a great small town experience. There will be carnival games, free hot dogs, music, a bonfire, carolers and photos with Santa …
Cookies make a perfect gift
‘Tis the season for celebrating, for planning and shopping, for special foods and special times, for remembering friends and family with gifts chosen to please. I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t like a homemade gift, especially if it’s been made in the kitchen, as in quick breads, muffins, pretty cookies, …
Royal Lady thankful to be part of 'remarkable community'
Sandra Berg may be the one you’ll see wearing the red velvet cape as the Taylors Falls Royal Lady-- but there’s a bunch of other people who helped drape that distinctive garment on her deserving shoulders. With the announcement that Berg is 2013 Royal Lady-- Taylors Falls has achieved 25 …
Happy Thanksgiving from around the area
Thanksgiving was celebrated around the area by adults and children alike. Here are a few projects the young ones made for the holiday.
Law Enforcement
A man from Wisconsin reported that he was assaulted and robbed while riding in a car that had pulled off Hwy. 8 at Thrush Avenue outside of Shafer, Nov 19. He was only recently acquainted with the 18-year-old woman driving the car. Authorities believe the woman was working in concert …
Zac Bartz was one of a kind - he has touched all of us in ways he never knew
It is with a very heavy heart that I am once again writing about a loss of a loved one in our community. Zac Bartz has gone to be with God. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Zac has been the apple of the Chisago Lakes eye for years. …
Not your ordinary turkey sandwich
Many of you are getting the Press a day early this week, and as is the custom for me, this column is always for after Thanksgiving, with recipes for leftovers from your dinner. In the past I’ve said to use the turkey in some way other than just making a …
Ambulance team and NBPD get surprise thank you
It was shortly after 4 a.m. October 31 when county 9-1-1 dispatchers took a call from a woman who calmly introduced herself. “My name is Sara Turner and I’m in labor.” On the recording of the 9-1-1 call Turner continues to explain that she and fiance Dale Smith are on …
Charming musical with positive message on school's stage
North Branch High School is doing the musical “HONK” on stage this weekend ...with a little help from its friends. Instead of re-inventing the wheel and spending money needlessly, the North Branch cast is using set pieces and costumes borrowed from Masquers’ Theatre, Forest Lake High School, Totino-Grace and Northwestern …
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police had a couple of incidents involving fires and rules not being followed for recreational fires. The size and hours for a recreational fire are limited and authorities went to an oversized one at Akerson Street/Court November 11 to extinguish it. If you plan on having a recreational …
