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Amador Town Board gets OK for 2024 minor budget hike

The Amador Township annual meeting March 14 presented no surprises for the 20 or so attendees.  Moderator was Sunny Peterson.

CL Township annual meeting notes...

Chisago Lake Township held its annual meeting March 14. The meeting followed an election which saw Sherry Stirling defeat Donna Prahl for a supervisor position by a vote of 69-39.  Stirling, who was the incumbent, will retain her position  for three years.  The election also saw treasurer Judy Straub re-elected …

Community guide can help your business; egg hunt, waffle meal

I know I wrote this a week or two ago, but time is nearing where it will be too late.

More Chisago County records going digital

The Internet age has left everyone with the expectation that whatever they need to know,  it will be available with a few keyboard strokes. 

Sometimes forgotten sweet potatoes

I know I have used some sweet potato recipes in this column space before, but I’m not sure if they ever got their own dedicated column, and we’re about to change that!

Rotary Club donates to Harmony in the Park

The Chisago Lakes Rotary Club is proud to be a platinum sponsor for this Summer’s Harmony in the Park.  The Board presented a check for $500 to Rusty Johnson recently at our board meeting.  The Rotary club is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and wanted to celebrate by supporting …

Moody Lake next on W.D. projects list

In the world of water quality, the term legacy doesn’t always mean something positive.  In the case of a public park on Moody Lake in Chisago Lake Township South, research has identified a “legacy” load of contaminating manure built up over decades of an operating dairy farm.  Last week the …

Police Commission honors longtime volunteer

The every-other-month Lakes Area Police Commission meeting last week was a festive gathering celebrating the end of an era, literally, of service from citizen Mark Anderson, Chisago City. He has announced he’s stepping away from the reservist program, but he will still volunteer with city parks and community events.

Taylors Falls 2022 audit, good and bad news

The Taylors Falls City Council heard Monday night this week;  that it was a good thing the city had healthy reserves (balances) and also took in extra federal recovery act funds, because the city spent much more in 2022 than it took in.  The audit was presented by Abdo accounting …

Ag leadership organization celebrates 25 years; women leaders being shaped by North Branch alum

The native Chisago County farm kid, currently leading an important women in agriculture organization,  should not be a surprise  to anybody who knew her back when.  As Doris Mold was growing up on the family farm near Harris,  her mother Sarah was the first female elected to be a Chisago …

What on earth is a pandemic? Shorts on St. Patty's Day? Yep

From time to time I like to look back a year, three years, even five years to see what I was writing about.. I stumbled across my 2020 column from this week. 

Time for March Madness

We’re coming up on March Madness this weekend, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m not even a huge college basketball fan, but I love this time of year. Games on in the morning, bets flying between friends and non stop action from near sunrise to sundown on the basketball …

Relative of triple homicide victim is main suspect

A 39-year-old male found deceased in rural Dakota County, Saturday March 4 is being investigated as the main suspect in a triple homicide here,  Chisago County authorities announced this week.

Center City Council hears of pier replacement, fire tanker pending sale

The big news out of last week’s Center City Council meeting had to be that the DNR is providing a new fishing pier. The one on North Center Lake is over 20 years old, more like 40 years by some estimates, and the state has it on the replacement cycle …

Lent-North Branch annexation OK'd

A relatively uncomplicated annexation of sections of land out of Lent Township and into the City of North Branch has been ordered by state regulators. Based on materials submitted supporting  the annexation, the MN Office of Boundary Adjustments and its administrative law division released the decision Wednesday March 1.

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