LOCAL
'There's nothing to do' is not a valid excuse this weekend, get out and enjoy!
This oppressive heat can only mean one thing - there must be a triathlon near. That’s right, the Chisago Lakes Triathlon takes place this Saturday and Sunday. Can you believe this is the 7th one? Wow, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. If your child would like to …
Miss Minnesota attending Relay For Life of Chisago County
Miss Minnesota 2012, Siri Freeh, is scheduled to appear at the Relay for Life of Chisago County event at the Almelund Threshing Grounds on Friday, July 20th at 7 p.m.
Dettmer to run in newly - drawn 39A
State Representative Bob Dettmer, R-Forest Lake, has filed for reelection in the newly created Senate District 39A which includes Forest Lake, Scandia, Shafer, Franconia Township
Meet Relay for Life co-chair Jim Linehan of Taylors Falls
Jim Linehan, an honorary co-chair for the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Chisago County, lost many family members to cancer including his brother, Gregg, their father and a grandfather. As for his own health, “After I turned fifty, I started taking things serious
Beloved teacher being honored as Relay co-chair
When Kim Hofmann attends the American Cancer Society Relay for Life this weekend as an honorary co-chair in Chisago County for 2012, she will be within one week of the two-year anniversary of her cancer diagnosis.
Storm left many without electricity
High winds and strom activity that blew through Chisago County early last week may have caused a house fire north of Lindstrom, believed sparked by a lightning strike,
Karl Oskar Days was a huge hit, Please come to Relay for Life July 20
Wow, what a great weekend we had for the 50th anniversary of Karl Oskar Days. Other than a little wind and lightning the night of the fireworks, the weather was perfect. Now that Karl Oskar Days has passed, I don’t think I will offend too many people by saying that this …
Area law enforcement do well against the big depts.
The members of the Chisago County SWAT Team competed against more than 30 other agencies in the Can-Am Police-Fire Games in St. Cloud
A Taylors Falls mysterious site
The Taylors Falls Old Jail Bed & Breakfast is one of 13 (of course there’s 13) sites featured in the book Mysterious Minnesota
Chisago County prepares to paint the town purple
The mayors of county towns came together to proclaim Paint the Town Purple for July 11-14th. They are encouraging stores, offices, restaurants and homes to take on a purple hue in support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life
Lake Area Bank held-up, robber nabbed immediately
Lakes Area Police made an arrest shortly after a call of a bank robbery in progress at Lake Area Bank, Monday morning, July 9.
So many really good raspberry recipes
We have two red berries available to us fruit lovers in this theater of seasons, that are beautiful in color, aromatic (each with a different aroma) and are just plain delicious.
Karl Oskar Days is here, please come to Lindstrom this week and weekend
Congratulations to our 2012 Karl Oskar Queen Haley Gajeski. Haley was chosen on Friday night to represent Karl Oskar Days for the next year. Along with Haley were her princesses Abbie Nelson and Allison Gadbois and Ali Swenson. Ali Swenson also won Miss Congeniality.
Chisago Lakes leaders brainstorm on efficiencies with county invited facilitator
A group of people active in local government and commerce in the Chisago Lakes Area meets periodically to discuss issues that might make the three cities operate more effectively and to jointly address shared concerns affecting the three-city corridor. The group got together Thursday last week at the Chisago Lakes …
