LOCAL
North Branch prom a perfect night for many
North Branch Area High School Prom 2022 was held last weekend, at Kellerman Event Center in White Bear Lake. Pictured is a group gathered in one of the spaces. The historic building has been restored and decorated to handle intimate occasions or large gatherings and prom-goers enjoyed the location.
Stacy-Lent merger agreement has a ways to go before it is sent for state OK
A draft agreement, supposedly incorporating recommendations from both Lent Township and Stacy city officials, detailing a proposed merger of the City of Stacy and Lent Township was revised and re-written for over two hours Monday night. The agreement remains incomplete and a second joint meeting was scheduled for May 19 …
Bluebirds can bring happiness
In 2003 local birder Gloria Peterson attended the Minnesota Bluebird Recovery Program Expo, held in North Branch. As the conservancy effort working to reboot numbers of bluebirds continued over the ensuing 19 years, those glorious and perky birds became part of her life. She was recruited at that expo to …
Local Girl Scouts collect for Troops from Minnesota
Girl Scout cookie season 2022 has just ended. This year the girls learned how to run a successful business despite the challenges of supply chain shortages. They faced a peanut butter shortage that affected the availability of two kinds of cookies. A shortage caused by lack of packaging impacted two …
Mothers Day is not to be taken lightly
This Sunday is Mothers Day. One day a year we honor those beautiful women who raised us and made us the women and men we are today. One day. Something wrong with that reasoning. Mothers Day should be celebrated multiple times a year if not quarterly. Okay maybe that’s a …
Spring is the season of giving
Over $5,000 was raised by Hiram Lodge #287 in Lindström with a match of $5,000 from Grand Lodge of Minnesota Masonic Charities for a total of $10,357 donated to Family Pathways Food Shelf in Chisago City. Way to go Chisago Lakes. Above: Masons present check to Sonia Palmer, rt., Director of …
Girl Scout troops work with local emergency services
Local Daisy and Brownie Girls Scouts reached out to local emergency services to earn safety pins. Center City Fire hosted the event for the girls, where a Lakes Area Police Officer, Deputy, Dispatch, Emergency Medical Services and Center City Firefighters taught the girls about what to do when lost, how …
Art Reach - Big Read St. Croix poet connects two great life influences
Five area poets were chosen in December 2021 to be part of “The Big Read St. Croix” under the guidance of Art Reach-St Croix in Stillwater. The poets volunteer to play a public role in bringing people of the river valley together and getting them to think about the connection …
Covid couldn't stop the Easter Bunny
I hope you had a wonderful Easter and got to spend some quality time with family. We finally had a family gathering that included all of my siblings along with families. This marked the first time since covid has hit that we were all in the same place. It was amazing. …
Stauber hosts law enforcement roundtable
Eighth Congressional District Rep. Pete Stauber invited the public and area law enforcement policymakers and leaders to an event at Lent Township Hall, Monday night this week.
Easter Egg hunts squeeze in before bad weather
Chisago City and the Chisago City Parks Committee held it’s annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. Hundreds of people packed Paradise Park and watched their children search for thousands of eggs hidden all over the park.
Easter is a big deal - my dock stolen
About to get religious here so if it offends you, this is your warning to turn the page. This weekend is the one of the two most important days for Christians. It is the day Jesus rose from the dead. This fulfilled the scriptures and Jesus’ word to his disciples. …
Local trio's business fills an unmet need
Chances are you will never hear even the most avid camper claim that their favorite part about camping is loading and unloading the equipment...not to mention finding someplace to store all that bulky stuff.
'Skype a Scientist' comes to Lakeside
Mrs. Fredstrom's class, at Lakeside Elementary —Chisago Lakes, recently participated in a "Skype a Scientist.” A special thank you goes out to Dr. John Martin for answering student questions on Astronomy.
