NEWS
Bluejackets ice CL's streak
After rattling off wins in 12 of their last 15 games, the Wildcats boy’s hockey team has lost three of their last four games to drop to 13-9-1 for the season.
Both Wildcat teams going dancin' in downtown
For the first time in school history, both the jazz and high kick dance teams are going to the state tournament in back-to-back years.
Despite looming cuts, deadlock vote means no early retirement incentives in CL District
There was a tie vote during the Chisago Lakes School Board meeting on Thursday, February 9 in regards to the district offering early retirement incentives to a portion of staff this year.
Karen Lunde
Karen Elizabeth (Lindberg) Lunde was born on March 2, 1942, in Rush City, MN to Ervin (Sam) and Agnes Lindberg. She lived a life of hard work and love on the family farm east of North Branch with her parents, sister Nancy, and countless cousins, aunts and uncles that would …
Paul Tubbs
Paul Tubbs, of Chisago City, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at his home at the age of 86.
Jay Johnson
Jay Arthur Johnson, born July 11, 1960, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the age of 62.
Brian Elshaug
On Thursday, February 2, Brian passed away peacefully. He had a stroke and did not come out of it. He has gone to Heaven to be with our mom.
Kenneth Purdes
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Kenneth Lawrence Purdes, loving husband, father, son, and brother, died peacefully at age 78 after a valiant battle with cancer.
Ardis Swenson
Ardis Bloom Swenson, 95, passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2023. She lived a long, full life, was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Ardis was born on the family farm in Franconia, Minnesota, May 12, 1927, the youngest child of Hjalmar and Jennie (Keding) Pierson. She …
Celebration was still a great time, despite warm temps and bad ice
We made it, despite Mother Nature trying her darndest to cancel the Celebration of the Lakes, the awesome organizers did a wonderful job adjusting on-the-fly. The ice did not want to cooperate and the Sheriff’s Office thought is was best to not hold any events on the lakes.
Let's break outta the funk
I feel like I’m in a lull for dinner ideas. Everything I look up seems either too hard, or too similar to something I’ve made recently, or too bland or just plain ol’ blah.
Douglas Julik
Douglas Matthew Julik, age 66, of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at his home in Taylors Falls.
Mason Bushweiler
Mason Phillip Bushweiler, 16, of Chisago City, MN, passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2023. He was born on September 23, 2006, to Phillip and Amanda Bushweiler (Bratrud). Mason was a beloved son, big brother to Oliver and Josie, and an adored grandson of Craig and Julie Bushweiler (Breault) and …
FROM THE BACK ROWE: CL junior nails full court buzzer beat to beat Becker
There isn’t much Patrick Rowe hasn’t done for the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team this year.
