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Let's Go Fishing season is officially open
The Let’s Go Fishing organization has grown to 17 chapters and in this region, the East Central Chapter has pontoon boats offering excursions for special people on Rush and Chisago Lakes.
Music on the water on July 1
Can you belive we are so close to Karl Oskar Days already? It is still days away, but if you take a gander at this Press you will be able to plan out your KOD weekend and not miss a single thing. We will have more next week and in the Search …
Midsummer Days beats the heat!
North Branch Midsummer Days had something for everyone including the ever popular water fight on Elm Street.
Local 4Hers have a great show!
Elle Penzenstadler (Chisago) Austin Buehring (Harris) and Zoey Buehring (Harris) had a great weekend exhibiting their cattle at the Minnesota State Holstein Show which was held in Perham, MN June 16-18.
Girl Scouts a part of the solution!
Girl Scouts USA is getting behind a tree planting and protecting promise...to be part of boosting habitat and cleansing the atmosphere with 5 million trees by 2026. On June 6 there were 10 trees put in the ground in Chisago City and Lindstrom through the dedicated work of local Mid …
Gallon of gas is how much? Yikes!
I hope everyone had a great Fathers Day on Sunday. Hopefully you celebrated it on Saturday like we did before the white-hot heat wave hit us. We had our immediate family up and spent the day on the water and had a wonderful time. Happy belated Fathers Day to all …
Second generation Legion member leads MidSummer parade
This year the North Branch American Legion Post is upping its high school scholarships to five, for $2,500 a piece. The Post is only able to do this, and many other charitable good deeds, through strong community support; so here’s hoping for big turnout and fine weather during this week’s …
Is it summer festival time already?
This week (if you can believe it) begins the summer festival season. Beginning today through Sunday the North Branch American Legion is sponsoring Midsummer Days. The celebration is filled with awesome events like a family carnival, a meat raffle, Bingo under the tent and much more. Friday there will be …
Law Enforcement
June 12 a complaint about an aircraft flying too low over rural Center City was looked into. The aircraft required distance from the ground is 500 feet in an “unpopulated” area and 1,200 in populous areas and it was agreed the pilot was in an unpopulated area, so the height …
245 seniors say farewell to Chisago Lakes
It was all smiles at Monday’s graduation. Students and families were treated to beautiful weather and great speeches.
Thanks Dave, Brenda and Ralph
I took pictures at Chisago Lakes High School graduation ceremony on Monday. The ceremony was held outside and the weather was spectacular. It was such a great feeling seeing everyone attending and together again. Last year, if you remember, the school was allowed to hold a public graduation, albeit small with only …
Memorial Day honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Immanuel Church hosted the luncheon that, after a covid related-absence, was served this year following the Memorial Day program at Almelund Cemetery. Pictured is the gun salute and color squad from Almelund.
Wyoming Council sees audit; plans for public safety site
The 2021 audit for the City of Wyoming arrived recently and the city council saw what it had hoped to see: the tax rate is not going up and dropped and held steady the past two years. It was 55 percent in 2017 and has gone to 43 percent.
