LOCAL
New superintendent eager to step up to plate; senses district staff, administrators are too
After her first few weeks on the job as North Branch's new superintendent of schools, Dr. Deb Henton says she's found much to like about the district and the people she's met
Common spiders in and around homes
The Chisago County Master Gardeners just finished another very successful weekend at the Almelund Threshing Show.
Local builder part of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project
A local resident and homebuilder is pitching in to help a deserving family get a new home, and a few familiar faces will be helping out along the way.
Back of the box recipes really quite good
It's "back of the box" recipes today. One of the reasons I like using these recipes from the back side or the inside of a label is because the recipes have few ingredients (or they wouldn't fit on the box/can).
Fireworks on Friday night? Ki Chi Saga Days has it all
School is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing.
Osceola bridge inspection report highlights items to be 'monitored'
Various local and regional newspapers were reporting recently that the Osceola Bridge at Franconia Township has "passed inspection."
Grand Marshals honored for giving back to Chisago City community
Longtime Chisago City residents Bill and Sue Mack will lead the Ki Chi Saga Days parade as Grand Marshals this coming weekend.
Fresh veggies are colorful and healthful
Have you been enjoying fresh green beans this summer as much as we have?
The 'then and now' of Chisago County Master Gardeners
This is the 30th anniversary of the Master Garden program. I can only go back to 1990, because that was the first time I ever heard of the program.
High temps didn't keep people away from Threshing Show
On Saturday, I took my family to the Threshing Show in Almelund.
Multi-million dollar Cty. Rd. 22 project layout moves forward with city council consent; Zerwas is lone no vote
Wyoming City Council last week gave WSB and Associates the go-ahead to finish the engineering layout for the County Road 22-Old Hwy. 98 "turnback" project.
Control strawberry diseases now for next year
Whether you raised your own strawberries or bought them, this was an excellent year to eat strawberries.
A fine evening for stuttin your stuff: teen musicians compete at Central Park
A Youth Service Bureau fundraiser event dubbed "Battle of the Bands" shook the park in North Branch.
The versatility of zucchini
Zucchini -- if you know anything about growing vegetables, and I'm sure you're in the majority, you know that a zuc (as I refer to them) can be a blessing (so easy to grow) and a curse (it grows and grows and grows).
