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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.
Clipping 'good-sounding' recipes
I know that many of you clip recipes from magazines, newspapers (hopefully The Press) with good intentions of trying the recipe. You read through it and decide, because it sounds good,
'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,
