LOCAL
Seeing the sights in Almelund
From the Almelund Lions ballfield complex, south of Hwy. 95 to a block north of the highway-- downtown Almelund was hopping with activity Friday, Aug. 3.
Hwy. 8 detour
The contractor on the highway rebuild project in Lindstrom expects to initiate a switch in traffic flow starting this Monday, Aug. 6 (weather permitting.)
Not your run of the mill salads
It is the season of salads, among other things. I don’t know about you, but I tend to lean towards a good salad. something on the grill and fresh fruit for our main meal when the weather is hot
Catch the last few Harmony in the Parks, come and watch The Little Mermaid
As summer is drawing to a close, that means there are only a few precious more chances to take in a Harmony in the Park Concert. The concerts have been well attended this year and the last two should be as well. On August 8 Harmony will feature Monroe Crossing, …
Project proposed for Eighth District designed by North Branch firm
A North Branch architectural designer has created drawings for an institute being promoted in the Eighth Congressional District primary race. Dennis Odin Johnson of Natural Spaces Domes put together the architectural conceptual drawings used by candidate Rick Nolan when introducing his plans for TIME
Fairview Lakes Medical Center energy-saving idea helps Fairview win Xcel Energy '2012 Efficiency Partner award'
An energy-saving project at Fairview Lakes Medical Center helped the Fairview health system become one of the state’s top five businesses to receive a 2012 Efficiency Partner awardfrom Xcel Energy for outstanding efforts to save energy.
Lindstrom Bakery relies on local support
Editor’s note: The following continues a series of profiles and highlights of goods and services available in the Hwy. 8 work zone.
Eichten's prepares for construction, invites public to come to Shafer
If you happen to drive through Shafer, or should we say, attempt to drive through Shafer, you would have noticed the Highway 8 road construction. As in most towns in Minnesota, summer can only mean one thing, road construction. And as we all know, Lindstrom, Center City and Chisago City …
There's important info on those cards for upcoming primary
Chisago County voters will be participating in primary balloting taking place August 14.
Public event this weekend First Lutheran Youth Group receives $1,000 grant to update playground
First Lutheran Church of Taylors Falls, sent a team of 16 youth on a Youthworks Mission Trip last year to the Indian Reservation in Cass Lake, MN.
A little 'bean math' along with a few fresh green bean recipes
I was sitting at the table cutting fresh green beans for dinner and thought about the face that I had a column to write for today’s paper. My topic was right there in my hands!
Busy, busy, busy, whew it was a long weekend, more excitement this weekend
What a weekend that was. I hope we never have a scheduled weekend like that again. Wannigan Days, Relay For Life and the Chisago Lakes Triathlon, all at the same time. Other than the storms that pushed through early Saturday morning, the Relay For Life had beautiful weather.
Shafer Council starting on budget; beautifies city, Hwy. 8 detour starts soon
Shafer City Council met for a regular meeting July 17. No audience members were present and council member Matt Dunham was absent.
New polling places
As a result of the State of Minnesota redistricting the City of North Branch was required to create new precinct boundaries.
