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Celebrate Franconia Sculpture Park 25th anniversary Sept. 25
Franconia Sculpture Park is turning 25 and celebrating in high art and high fashion September 25, with its largest community event to date! Please join Franconia staff, board and our 2021 Artists-in-Residence for a full-day program looking back on a milestone year highlighting the intersection of art and ecology and …
Relay for Life
Chisago Lake Lutheran Church held the annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Wednesday evening. Over 800 luminaries were purchased and displayed for the public to view. Honorary chair for the event was Scott Sellman (left). Right: The Relay Survivor’s Lap lead by bagpiper Paul Dennison.
Ki Chi Saga Days was so fun, up next is a block party, take a break
I hope you had a chance to get out to Ki Chi Saga Days over the weekend. Judging by the crowds, it looks like everyone and their brother came out to enjoy one of our last festivals of the summer. The weather was fantastic and the crowds in the park were absolutely …
Threshing Show Tractor Caravan chugs on
The annual Threshing Show is this weekend, between Taylors Falls and Almelund. It certainly is a colorful event, shown by this grouping of various tractor models participating in the pre-show parade.
Stacy Daze troops on through the rain
The city of Stacy held their summer celebration over the weekend. Stacy Daze ran Friday through Sunday and featured kids games, a street dance, a softball tournament and of course everyone’s favorite a parade. Above: Grand Marshal Jeanne Aslakson leads the parade.
Center City vacating right-of-way not a black and white decision
The Center City Council held a public hearing for a street vacation request last week and plans to take a vote on the application, affecting the area at First and Lake street, south of Main, at its September session. (See graphic.)
Stacy Daze was a blast, it's time for Threshing Show, Relay for Life
What a difference a weekend makes! Just four days ago, we were in such a drought and our world had turned brown. While we still remain in a drought, the nearly four inches of rain we had sure quenched our thirsts (or should I say our lawn’s and our lake’s). So …
Royal Credit Union to acquire Lake Area Bank
Royal Credit Union (Royal) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lake Area Bank in Minnesota. The acquisition will offer Royal the opportunity to enhance office accessibility to current Minnesota membership, as well as serve additional members in the region. Lake Area Bank offices are located in …
USDA Emergency Authorization helping livestock producers
In response to the severe and worsening drought causing Upper Midwest cattle producers to run out of hay for their herds, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced that producers can now request haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in 79 Minnesota counties. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized the change on Wednesday, August 4.
Another event only possible with volunteers, Center City Days on now
If you are still interested in getting vaccinated, Chisago County has you covered. On August 2 at the Health and Human Services building in North Branch, the county will hold a shot clinic from 9am to 1pm. Health and Human Services is located at 6133 402nd Street in North Branch …
Amador Hill Farm accepts award at Farm Fest Aug. 5
The Amador Hill Farm & Orchard, a program of the Women’s Environmental Institute, and quite a small farm by modern day standards, will accept the award August 5 at Farmfest in Redwood Falls. Amador Hill is 25 acres. But— it produces 150 varieties of vegetables, herbs and fruits that are …
Chisago County Fair
The first day of the Chisago County Fair was all about small animals, like this youth we observed in the rabbit competition. The judge was very thorough and the winner wasn’t announced from all the rabbit breeds, for hours.
Is it triathlon time already? The Chisago County Fair has started
Wannigan Days has come and gone. What a beautiful weekend for the celebration. We were able to take in most of the celebration and there were people everywhere. The parade was packed both with people watching and the number of floats. It did take quite awhile for the parade to make …
CL High School marching band sports new uniforms
In just a year and a half and in spite of a pandemic, the Chisago Lakes Band Boosters raised enough funds, in conjunction with the Chisago Lakes High School Activities Department, to enable the high school Marching Band to purchase 110 new uniforms for the Marching Wildcats. At a total …
