LOCAL
Area food shelf program finds support through Hiram Lodge 287
Chisago Lakes Masons (Hiram Lodge 287), along with hundreds of caring community members, raised an impressive $5,926 for Family Pathways’ Chisago Lakes Area Food Shelf. As part of their annual community fundraiser these funds were matched (up to $5,000) by Minnesota Masonic Charities, bringing the total of funds raised to …
Destruction hit close (too) to home; seniors make the best of hand dealt
So this weekend, what to say? I spent hours upon hours watching the absolute horrific death of George Floyd and the utter destruction of South Minneapolis. I have a brother who lives just blocks from the 3rd Precinct Police Station which burned to the ground so my weekend was consumed …
Easy to make with four ingredients
It’s starting to feel like summer the past couple of days, hasn’t it? The earth has finally warmed and the angle-worms are having a hay-day wiggling about in the damp soil. I know because I added on to my little garden and when loosening up the soil, there they were wiggling …
Schools' History Project brings video, audio, film and artifacts together
An exuberant group of local history buffs have ensured that a big chunk of the many Chisago Lakes Schools’ histories are in a collection and out there for all to enjoy.
A socially distant Memorial Day honoring
North Branch American Legion Post 85, and VFW Post 6424, performed Memorial Day services at six local cemeteries on Memorial Day morning. Due to the present health threat, event times weren’t publicized, and volunteers performed the services without rifle squads, to keep numbers in line with current guidelines. Post 85 …
Memorial Day was incredible; get your keys - time to send off seniors
Wow what an amazing turnout the area had for Memorial Day. Nobody was sure what it would look like with the stay-at-home stuff, but people came out in droves. What was even more impressive was how people did consciously make an effort to social distance even with larger crowds. What …
It's got to be rhubarb again
Now that everyone’s rhubarb is going to seed its time to enjoy its wonderful sweet-tarty taste!
Lindstrom Bakery treating 2020 seniors with cupcakes and a card
There’s so many things that the Class of 2020 seniors are missing out on: prom, graduation, last day celebrations, even large graduation parties.
Summer cancellations from COVID-19 concerns now include Karl Oskar Days and the County Fair
The Lindstrom City Council voted May 21 to call off Karl Oskar Days this summer. The entire summer outdoor concert series Harmony in the Park has also been called off, in a follow-up vote after just the first two musical performances were cancelled last month. Lindstrom City Council discussed the …
EMS is important public safety partner
To mark EMS Week, Lindstrom Fire Department sent a photo of the Lakes Region EMS team working with firefighters doing training. The fire department and others in the community celebrate all the emergency medical services for the desire to serve, and true dedication and skills EMS crews bring to situations.
Lions still doing their part
The Chisago Lakes Lions Club took to the ditches for thir annual spring cleaning day. 16 Lions came out before the rain and cleaned from Lindstrom to Chisago City. Lions who cleaned were: Kevin Stenson, Bonnie Vasatka, Doug Lumby, Mary Linehan, Don Bungum, Bob Jennissen, Jim Koenig, Mike Gray, Sally Swanson, Dan Swanson, Jim Wizik, Joy …
The order is lifted, now it's time to help local businesses, green and gold
Well as usual in my column, I write about something and by the next paper it has already happened. The Governor has gently opened the state up as of Monday morning.
Simple ground beef casseroles
It’s about ground beef today, or hamburger, as most people call it. Many recipes tell us to drain off the fat after browning hamburger, but a lot of fat often stays behind. Even though it’s an unwanted contributor to cholesterol in the bloodstream, that fat, which rises to the top …
North Branch roundabout construction begins
Forest Lake Contracting got going on the Hwy. 95 roundabout just east of downtown North Branch. Sitework started Monday this week.
