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Squash and sweet potatoes!
If you’re like me when it comes to dinner, sides can be challenging. I can usually figure out a main dish to enjoy for dinner pretty easily, but then at times I struggle with sides. I find myself defaulting at times to just canned or frozen veggies, which are fine, …
2024 Chisago Lakes School Board Filing Statements
The Chisago Lakes School Board has four candidates running for three seats in the upcoming November election. Jeff Lindeman, Lori Berg and Brenda Carlson are all incumbents while Aaron Olson challenges for a seat. Each candidates filing statement is listed below in alphabetical order.
North Branch to offer administrator post to city of Crosby administrator
Interviews of finalists for the position of city administrator for North Branch were held Sept 26 and resulted in council agreeing to offer the job to the current Crosby MN city administrator, Matthew Hill. Crosby is in Crow Wing County and has a population of about 2,300.
Homecoming King and Queen named in North Branch
North Branch marks homecoming this week with pre-game tailgating, pep-fest at 2 p.m. parade at 3:15 p.m. and the game will be at 6 p.m. on Friday night, with fireworks to follow. They take on Duluth Denfeld.
Taylors Falls 2025 maximum levy ok’d
Taylors Falls Council members, minus Troy Aanonsen, voted 4-0 Monday this week to adopt a double digit increase in next year’s budget, but expressing hope the number will be decreased over the next several weeks, when a final tax figure must be enacted.
Multi-year carp management effort announced
Chisago Lakes carp are being put on notice— the Labs to Lakes Initiative has you in its sights. The initiative is a dedicated carp management effort, under the auspices of the MN Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center or (MAISRC) and the Chisago Chain of Lakes is getting major help to …
Homecoming always a great time
We are smack dab in the middle of homecoming season here in Chisago County. The Chisago Lakes Wildcats just crushed the Big Lake Hornets last Friday 49-14 and the North Branch Vikings host the undefeated Duluth Denfeld Hunters this week for their homecoming.
