NEWS
Stacy City Council briefs...
Stacy City Council met September 10 for a regular meeting, all members were present with 11 residents also attending.
Vets’ memorial project hit unexpected snag
Area veterans involved in the repair and maintenance project underway at the All County Veterans Memorial on Highway 8 in Lindstrom are hoping to get the project back-on-track. The snow fence work zone barrier has been in place for several weeks, and the elevated displays highlighting the various branches of …
Joel Hall
Joel H. Hall passed away on September 11, 2024 in the loving care of his family. Joel was a devoted husband, a dedicated father and grandfather. He treasured time out on the boat, camping in the Boundary Waters, coaching youth sports, a good round of golf, and playing cards with …
Thomas North
Thomas Joseph North, 77 died of natural causes on June 10, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. He was born in Stillwater, Minnesota on September 18, 1947. He is the son of Thomas Hunt North and Evelyn Rivard North and the grandson of Arthur Joseph Rivard and Lillian Peltier Rivard of Taylors …
Thanks for the celebrations!
Well I think that is about it for town celebrations. Shafer held the annual Shafer Days celebration last Friday and Saturday, Wyoming held its Stagecoach Days over the weekend and Almelund hosted the very popular Apple Festival on Sunday. The weather was spectacular with the exception of a very brief …
September brings apple season!
It had been a while since I spoke with the matriarch of this column, Alice Nelson, but she called us up at the office earlier this week to chat, and it was so nice to share some time with her. She certainly brightened my day!
Law Enforcement
September 14 a false alarm at 11 p.m. sent Chisago City authorities to a suspected fire at an address on Shoreline Court. Units cleared immediately.
September 14 crash takes life of Harris man
State Patrol reports a 36-year-old Harris man was killed in a crash on Highway 95 September 14. Passengers, including a female, 41 and an 11 and 13 year old from Shafer— were transported for care. Nobody appeared to be using seatbelts, according to the preliminary details.
Hiram Lodge uses bingo funds for LAPD support
Hiram Lodge #287/ The Chisago Lakes Freemasons presented 10 Fire Suppression Tool units to Lakes Area PD. This was made possible by our community and local businesses taking part in meat bingo and silent auction to help raise the funds last spring. So it was a community group effort from …
Administrator search narrows, finalists to be interviewed Sept. 26
Finalists for the position of city administrator for North Branch will be invited to a special interview process September 26. Council and city department heads will question four candidates throughout the day. It is planned that the council will decide who to extend an offer to as soon as possible.
Wyoming Council adopts 2025 max levy, budget and announces two contests
Two fun things were on the Wyoming City Council agenda last week for action. Council had an easy time of supporting the mayor for a day essay contest and the dog park naming competition.
MCA TEST SCORES
North Branch and Chisago Lakes school districts are analyzing the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment testing results released at the start of this school year. What is popularly called the state’s “report card" on individual districts and schools, is based on the most recent MCA exams.
Shafer City Council briefs....
Shafer City Council met September 3 for a regular meeting. Council member Nick Brehm was absent.
