LOCAL
Rush Lake gets another shot of iron in association effort toward healthy lake
The Rush Lake Improvement Association recently got the Chisago County Board's blessing to continue depositing iron filings onto the lakebed to control nuisance weed growth.
Master Gardener spring education classes begin
This is a very busy time for the Chisago County Master Gardeners.
Recipes for the Lenten season
We are in the season of Lent in the Christian church and for those who do not eat meat on Fridays during lent or for anyone who likes fish, it will be fish recipes today.
March is Minnesota Food Share month
I don't know about you, but I for one am totally sick of Charlie Sheen and his ramblings over the last couple of weeks.
Sewer plant kinks seem to be thing of the past, as Board accepts positive year end report
Members of the Board of Directors that oversees the wastewater treatment facility in the Chisago Lakes-Wyoming area learned last week that the facility is operating smoothly and the odor removal/filtering process recently installed at two sites is activated.
County Administrator Moosey resigns
The Chisago County Board minus Commissioner Ben Montzka, accepted County Administrator John Moosey's resignation last week.
Garden bonanza in Center City March 12
The Chisago County Master Gardeners 13th Annual Spring Bonanza is coming soon.
A good for you 'wonder food'
A bowl of warm oatmeal for breakfast, especially in the winter, tastes really good doesn't it, unless you don't care for oatmeal, and we do like it.
Home Show was a big hit, the area is losing a cornerstone business
Didn't I tell you last week that Spring was on the way because the Home Show was here?
Applications being taken to fill North Branch Council vacancy; demo of old nursing home finally completed
The North Branch City Council agreed unanimously Monday night to officially declare a vacant seat due to Larry Erickson's untimely death, but the action immediately following this was nowhere near as amicable.
It's not everyday you get a "high five" from a carrot
The youngsters were getting into the music and the festivities at the Sunrise River School Beach Party;
Here's hoping for a better onion season
Onions have been a part of plant orders for four years.
Almond tree's promise of spring
It's about almonds today. The word for almond in ancient Hebrew means "gift from God."
The Home Show, where it's always dry and 70 degrees, help the senior class
Spring must be in the air...I just can't see it through all of this blasted snow!
