LOCAL
Pumpkins have a lot to offer
Many of us can remember hiking through a pumpkin patch as a child to pick out what we thought was the perfect pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern, but this veggie has a lot more to offer than just being a part of Halloween decorations.
Putting your garden to bed
As we finish up those late fall tasks we can't forget to water the trees and shrubs.
Scrabble play in classroom would measure up to the 'big boys' anytime, anywhere
You Scrabble players out there are going to get very excited about this story...and the rest of you...well,
Fall, frost and finishing up
Now that we had killing frost there is plenty to do before the snow flies.
Spice up your life with these pepper recipes
It’s about peppers today––the sweet tasting green, red, yellow, orange and chocolate veggie that, for us, produced amazingly this summer and fall.
Chisago Soil and Water Conservation District chooses F. Willard and Jeanette Carlson as Outstanding Conservationists for 2003
F. Willard and Jeanette Carlson will be eligible to compete for Minnesota's Outstanding Conserva-tionist Award, which will be announced at the 2003 Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual meeting set for Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Bloomington.
Historic site sits in middle of controversial subdivision and developer questions delays
The Moody Farmstead, complete with its historic round barn, was probably established where it was 130 years ago because it had access to markets, it was on a nice little lake with good water and the land was pretty.
MID-LIFE CAREER CHANGE FOR LOCAL WOMAN
Putting life back into timepieces rejuvenates her life
Cynthia Scott appreciates a good story. That was one of the main reasons she worked in journalism for the first part of her adult life.
It’s cookies, and then squash this week
We are going to do recipes using squash today; but first, as I promised, I have to give a certain reader (named Lo) a recipe for the very best tasting, chewiest monster cookie I’ve ever eaten.
Lindstrom-Chisago City law enforcement merger dubbed Lakes Area Police and Wyoming officials investigate joining
The first-ever meeting of the Lakes Area Police Commission October 8 went smoothly, with matters like squad car design and union representation easily handled.
From apple tea to mock apple pie
It’s still apples! And, if you’re tired of all these apple recipes, just hang in there.
Transplanting trees and shrubs
Last spring I went to a class where I heard Gary Johnson, associate professor of Urban and Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota.
Data for equipment grant is a win-win
The past few weeks marked the beginning of a new physical education class at Chisago Lakes High School
OPEN HOUSE OCT. 10-13
Development is oasis for horse-lovers, but you don't have to reside there to benefit
A while back Rob and Cathie Lunzer sat down with Cathie’s parents-- Rich and Barb Hoogheem and laid plans for a special kind of development that would hopefully become a showcase for equestrian-theme communities.
