LOCAL
Community Ed brings slice-of-life to the local stage next week
On April 10-13, the town of Lindstrom morphs into the fictional town of “Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire,” as the Chisago Lakes Community Education department presents “Our Town.”
Five apply for council vacancy
North Branch received names of five people interested in being considered for a vacant city council seat. Travis Miles stepped down when he was hired to be the city human resources generalist, a new position created this year. Council accepted applications until March 28 and there will be a review …
Solar array screening revised; Fire department receives water rescue team funding
March 25, with Council Member Nikki Battles absent, the four-member Chisago City Council moved swiftly through its agenda with one exception.
Goodbye Alice - you will be missed
If there is one thing I hate, it’s using this space to talk about friends and people in our community who have passed away. It’s not that I hate writing about them, rather it means I am writing about someone I have come to know and many times become close …
Prepping for the warm season veggies
It’s time to start thinking about planting your warm season veggies if you start them from seeds inside before bringing them outside in May.
Law Enforcement
A two vehicle crash at Park Trail and 345th Street reported about 11 a.m. One female was taken to Regions in critical condition. The details are being awaited. The cause was thought to have been weather related.
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Robert Robinson - Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. Chouinard Family - Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. Alex Schindler - Thursday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m.
County grants property tax abatement to Stacy power sports business
A new power sports business is going to be built on the west side of I-35 in Stacy, near the Kwik Trip. Acknowledging this is under an ambitious schedule, proposer Nick Simpson says if all goes according to plan the Polaris service and sales could move out of Simpson’s hardware …
County-led projects may see federal funding impacts
The Chisago county engineer and staff are herding a number of long range road designs, and more imminent projects along paths towards completion, like a possible Stacy interchange, right. For the most part things are going well. But one concern has popped up tied to the rebuild of Highway 8.
DRE is timely, productive post
It would be safe to have guessed that the help-wanted ad running when John Hodgkins’ County Deputy position was open, could have sent most job seekers running in the opposite direction.
Wyoming City Council briefs.....
A new set of play structures and sitework were approved by city council for the Fireside Park on the west side of the freeway around 262nd, in Wyoming.
New Lindstrom liquor store manager hired, street work heading for bids
Lindstrom council was steered through its regular council session last week by Brian Norelius as acting mayor in the absence of Judy Chartrand, who participated on the Internet.
Easter seems so late this year
Every year since our kids were small we have saved to take a vacation. My wife and I grew up in households that never, and I mean never, took vacations. It just wasn’t feasible back then. We vowed to try our darndest to make sure our kids had a vacation …
