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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).
Almelund Threshing Show and the Sportsmen's Picnic? It must be August
You had to have been on the moon to miss the fallen bridge coverage last week.
Japanese students enjoy a taste of Minnesota life
A group of Japanese exchange students learned about "Minnesota nice" as they spent last week touring the Chisago Lakes area.
Local agencies put on safety camp to rave reviews from everyone
The newly-offered summer program for youths called "Safety Camp" was in session August 1 and 2.
Are your kids bored? Let them make cookies!
Now that summer vacation is going to be over for the older school-going age, I'm guessing there are some teenagers in your home who are getting bored.
Chisago Lakes triathlon just keeps growing and growing
If you are ever cold, or maybe wet from continuous rains, I have the remedy for you. All you have to do is schedule a triathlon.
Lake Improvement District annual meeting is grassroots opportunity to discuss water quality
Next week is your chance to have some input on the Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District's upcoming work plan and budget.
