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Shafer City Council briefs
Shafer City Council met July 2 for a regular meeting. All members were present.
Special Lindstrom meeting held to get consensus on apartments
A Lindstrom City Council thumbs-up will give an apartment complex the support it needs to advance in a competitive housing tax credit program the developers will be applying for.
Taylors Falls Council awards facade improvement funding
Two owners of downtown Taylors Falls landmarks were approved at Monday night’s city council meeting for use of city facade improvement funds to do repairs and painting.
Here comes Karl Oskar Days, make your plans now
One little bit of “Matt negativity” before I move on to Karl Oskar Days. What is with the people who use those disposable dental floss picks and then decide the rest of us want to look down and see them all over the place? My lord that is so gross …
Extreme Chocolating!
This is just a two recipe column this week featuring two of my favorite chocolate desserts. They are great, rich, decadent desserts and I love them both in the summer. The tiramisu has a nice, light whipped topping and the German chocolate cake has that sweet, sweet coconut topping that …
Spongy Moth aerial management in Chisago County
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is preparing to treat five sites in Pine, Isanti, and Chisago counties to slow the spread of a spongy moth. Officials will conduct the aerial management activities the week of July 8, beginning as early as 6:30 a.m. each day and continuing throughout the …
Karl Oskar Days Grand Marshals Trudy and Mike McKenzie
Karl Oskar Days is just around the corner and as anticipation for the festival increases, so does the curiosity of who will be the Grand Marshal this year. Here is your newsflash, the 2024 Karl Oskar Days Grand Marshals are Mike and Trudy McKenzie. Mike and Trudy have been the …
Chisago City approves preliminary plat for 121-unit apartment
Chisago City Council on June 25 cleared the path for construction of three apartment buildings on seven acres of land, at the northwest corner of Sportsman Drive and Highway 8. Acting Mayor Jeremy Dresel once again presided over the meeting in the absence of Mayor Bob Gustafson. (Administrator John Pechman …
Osceola Bridge meeting; updated timeline and graphics
The lecture hall at Osceola High School was standing room only for a public presentation June 25, to offer the newest information on the #243 St. Croix River Bridge replacement project. Instead of a high school instructor holding the attention of 75 or so in the audience it was MNDOT …
Chisago City Council postpones review of cannabis retail sales rules
The Chisago City Council on June 25 pondered whether or not to take any action at this time regarding the regulation of retail cannabis sales when it becomes legal. Chisago County, which has set a maximum of five cannabis retail sales locations in the county based on population, recently asked …
Celebrated musician Marilyn Wahlstrom grew up playing music and leads the group Nya Duvemåla Folkmusiklag today
“Music is a universal language” Marilyn said quietly from the welcoming front porch of Gustaf’s on Main Eatery. As the historic 1879 home of Gustaf Anderson, it has been converted to a charming eatery featuring fresh food and Scandinavian specialties in the heart of bustling Lindström. There was pie involved, …
Right into Karl Oskar Days!
Fresh off of the 4th of July holiday, Lindstrom’s own personal holiday starts up next week with the Swedish themed Karl Oskar Days!
Happy 4th of July! On to one of our largest celebrations - KOD
I hope you and yours had an amazing Fourth of July. Judging by the boat traffic on all of the lakes, it looks like people are taking the entire week to celebrate the Fourth. We drove past the channel a couple of times, and there was always a boat either …
Woulfe named interim city administrator for North Branch
As of Monday July 8 the city of North Branch will have a city administrator at the helm, at least while the search continues for a permanent full time administrator. A full council voted unanimously in a hastily-called emergency meeting Monday July 1, to extend a contract to Linda Woulfe. …
