SPORTS
Turkeys - too fast, too many, too small?
Turkey DayIsrael leads the world in per capita turkey consumption.
North Branch grads contribute to CLC football success
Central Lakes College Raiders (Brainerd) was defeated 39-18 by the undefeated (11-0) Rochester Community College Yellowjackets in the Minnesota Community College championship game Sunday, November 11 at St. Cloud State University.
Sisters prove hockey is 'All in the Family'
The three Dobosenski girls - senior Kristen, sophomore Jenna and eighth grader Jamie - are beginning their second year of playing together as part of the Chisago Lakes Wildcat hockey program.
Wildcat hockey girls get winter sports season off to a fast start
In the season opener against the Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears, Ariel Novak's breakaway goal at the beginning of the third period broke a 2-2 tie.
Deer management hunt a success at William O'Brien
William O'Brien State Park had 61 hunters participate in a Deer Management Hunt on opening weekend.
Redemption and karma can cut both ways
If Karma is universally described as "the total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny," well,
Viking soccer girls pledge to remain 'Cool and Clean'
During halftime of their home game against St. Francis this fall, the North Branch Vikings girls soccer team committed to fight for strong values in sport.
New athletic trainers at Chisago Lakes and North Branch
Two falls ago, a young, enthusiastic Fairview Lakes employee named Anna Johnson took her spot in the Chisago Lakes High School athletic training room.
A geography lesson; Antarctica, Equador, Greenland and Cuber?
"Cuber" I remember President Kennedy telling us about the Russian missiles on the Caribbean Island south of Florida.
Wildcat swimmers finish season at section meet in Elk River
The Chisago Lakes girls' swimming and diving season came to end last Friday and Saturday at the Section 5A Meet in Elk River.
I (almost) never miss
If I'd been alive back in the Old West, I'm pretty sure folks would've hired me to shoot stuff.
Local 11 year old rider is State Champion
It's hard to believe that an 11-year-old has the maturity and concentration it takes to put together an award winning cutting horse exhibition.
Veterans' Day, Purple Hearts and we even have room for some sports
Playoff Football Except for the outcome, I really enjoyed the Chisago Lakes - Mahtomedi game last Friday night.
Wildcats lose offensive shootout to Mahtomedi in section final
In the Section 4AAAA championship game Friday, November 2, Mahtomedi scored on a 64 yard pass with four seconds remaining in the first half, to take a 21-14 lead over the Wildcats.
