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Lions clean up team hits the highway
Chisago Lakes Lions clean-up team hit the highway Saturday, May 21. Pictured Gary Gerke, Jim Koenig, Kevin Stenson, Don Endres, Ron Boneske, Mark Plumley, Jim Wizik and not pictured— but getting honorable mention, Mark Karnowski who set-up the Hwy. 8 stretch as a Lions project.
Memorial Day weekend, come paddle
This weekend is Memorial Day. A day that has been set aside to honor those women and men who have given their lives for our freedom. A sacrifice that comes with the highest honor, serving our country is the greatest gesture one can make. These women and men have built …
North Branch Council sees concept for old Main Street School lot
In other business during the regular North Branch City Council session, following the special joint meeting with utility commissioners:Council heard of an Eagle Scout project approved by Parks, Trails and Open Space. Collin Van Tassel will build and install bluebird nesting boxes in the Clayton Anderson Memorial Nature Park.
Wishes & More comes through for Grace
In a wooded North Branch neighborhood of recently-built suburban family homes clad in earth tone exteriors; it’s impossible to miss the blindingly white English cottage, complete with dormers, pink trim and flower boxes bursting with blooms.
Roundabout project to impact Lofton, Green Lake Trail & Chisago Blvd.
Construction on the roundabout at the intersection of County Road 24 (Old Towne Road) and County Road 23 (Lofton Ave. & Chisago Blvd.) south of Chisago City will begin the week of June 6, with the road closure & detour happening on the 8th, after school is out for the …
Is that the dump? Nope just South Center
Saturday afternoon we decided to take a boat ride after a long day working in the yard. We like to just slowly putt around the lake and unwind like alot of folks do in this area. We were over by Pancake Island on South Center when we passed a group …
Storms rip through Lakes Area, causing damage
A quick and dramatic rise in air temperature and strong winds wreaked havoc on the Chisago Lakes Area, Monday this week, from Chisago City- Lindstrom to Taylors Falls. Hundreds of trees were downed in the region, creating a long day and night of work for power restoration crews. According to …
Chisago Lakes Prom 2022 was a dream for students!
Chisago Lakes 2022 Prom-goers gathered for a photo Saturday, May 7. Prom took place at Earle Brown Center in the Twin Cities.
Love storms - until they wreck your house
Wow - that’s all I can say. The storm that came through Monday was a real eye-opener. First, the radar looked bad, then it looked like it was all pushing more northerly and...wham. Our house is in Center City and from the looks of it, Center City took the brunt …
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 …
