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Lots of Easter stuff taking place
This weekend we have a pre-Easter event taking place. Saturday, the city of Chisago City invites the public to its super-popular Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt takes place at Paradise Park and will happen sun, rain, sleet or even (gulp) snow. The hunt has groups in age categories for all …
National Park Service announces construction to improve Osceola landing
A project to improve safety, commercial operations, and the visitor experience at Osceola Landing on the St. Croix River will continue in the spring of 2022. A new motorized boat launch will be the most significant change from current conditions at Osceola Landing. By separating the launching and landing of …
Variety show filled with CL's best talent
The Chisago Lakes Senior High Stage Choir kicked off the annual Variety show with the song “Shut up and dance.”
Sewage Treatment Commission in exceptional form
The Chisago Lakes Joint Sewage Treatment Commission took a photo at their regular meeting Monday this week, to document the commission’s certificate of “exceptional” compliance from the 2021 compliance review period by the MN Pollution Control Agency. The commission took this as a sign that contracting with a private sector …
Lindstrom Council gets look at draft downtown design study
It doesn’t seem that long ago when the Lindstrom downtown underwent a massive redesign with one-way pairs for highway travel taking over the landscape. The city is at it again— with a downtown redesign study draft unveiled at last week’s city council meeting.
Brown rain? That can't be a good thing
On Monday we had the first rain of the season. Wasn’t a gullywasher like Tuesday but still enough to get stuff wet. Did anyone else seem to notice anything strange after the rain? I can not recall ever seeing a rainfall that left a reddish brown residue. The sky didn’t …
North Branch adopts precincts; works on tobacco ordinance
The North Branch Chief of Police presented a draft of a new tobacco sales ordinance to city council last week initiating a process to fix some recurring problems North Branch has experienced.
North Branch Lions honored at celebration
Back together, indoors, under one roof, the North Branch Lions’ celebration of members and community good deeds and dedication was enjoyed last week. The Lion of the Year honor was awarded to John Dolin. He was singled out for his huge effort on the golf tournament which was a success …
Sometimes a little sun is all I need, fish fry days numbered, guide time is now
We recently traveled to Mexico with our good friends. We have been to Cancun a few times in the past but we decided to venture quite a bit further down the coast this year and stayed south of Tulum. We basically were trying get farther away from the masses.
Commercial shooting range ordinance heard in S.R.O. planning commission meeting
The county planning commission public hearing March 3 on issues related to a new county ordinance on commercial public shooting ranges had all the makings of a fiasco. There were way too many visitors to fit into the meeting room, and a spillover area with closed circuit video/audio from the …
CR 17 extension layout presented to connect to #14
The plans are beginning to come together for the extension of County Road 17, between North Branch and Stacy. The public open house was held last week at Lent Township hall in preparation for finalizing the design to meet the construction start date in 2025.
Reserve your spot today for our Guide! Fishing already? Please donate food
Well as we shift into the doldrums of the tweener months, that is when we here at the Press work diligently on our 2022-23 Community and Visitor Guide.
Home Show, a great gathering spot, paper winners chosen
Wasn’t it refreshing to have an actual Home and Business Expo that we could see our friends and neighbors at again? In reality we skipped just one year, but it seemed like forever since it shutdown.
Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community looks toward next 10 years of being a hub for arts
An art exhibit celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community (WACAC), opens February 17, and runs through March 19 and features an eclectic exhibit by local artists. Hallberg Center for the Arts is at 5521 Viking Blvd NE in Wyoming, MN 55092.
