LOCAL
Friend comes through on promise to save Videen barn
Jane and Vincent Videen welcomed the community to their barn year after year on their farm in rural Shafer.
All Veterans Memorial brick order info
The Chisago County All Veterans Memorial is dedicated to all veterans, those living or deceased,
Living with native plants
A speaker at our 7th annual Spring Gardening Bonanza is Tom Dickhudt. His topic is "Native Plants in the Minnesota Landscape."
Nothing like an excellent cup of tea
It’s about tea today, which is one of my favorite beverages, winter and summer.
Celebration of the Lakes was huge success
What a great weekend we had for the Celebration of the Lakes. The balloons had three successful take-offs and everything went great.
Despite bad weather, airline problems, local grandpa’s trip to inauguration gets thumbs-up
Rural Lindstrom resident Daryl Johnson and grandson, Kris Young, attended the 2004 presidential inauguration Jan. 20 with 47 of Kris’ Henderson, Nevada, Mannion Middle School classmates and chaperones.
Lindstrom couple selected to tell their ‘Grand Casino story’ says it was an experience
A retired couple who lives in Lindstrom is doing something they never, in their wildest imagination, thought they’d be involved in....
Celebration of the Lakes this weekend
Well I finally got my wish. We got close to 6 inches of the white stuff on Friday. Isn’t it great to see snow rather than dirty brown ground?
Moles, voles, and gophers
Spring must be around the corner as I'm already writing about our upcoming Bonanza.
Crock-pot cooking so you don't miss the fun
The Celebration of the Lakes starts tomorrow, Friday, in this area and my guess is a number of you will have guests for this fun, exhilarating three days.
Superintendent explains job duties
Parents in the Chisago Lakes School District received a survey earlier this month intended on providing the school board with information to be used in a search for a new superintendent.
Chisago Lakes Cub Scout Pack 127 donates to tsunami victims; Webelos Den 1 visits Chisago County Press
Boys from Chisago Lakes Cub Scout Pack 127 wanted to help children who were orphaned due to the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia.
Lawn care tips
As I write this article we are having some of the coldest weather in four years.
The best, chewiest oatmeal cookie ever
It’s National Oatmeal Month. Oats are not just for horses and Scots, as an 18th century English writer suggested.
