Jeff Norton
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NEWS
My longest recipe ever, but worth it!
I really try to keep my recipes fairly simple and easy to follow. I’ve been on the other side of these write ups when I’m looking at a recipe thinking “That’s too long and too complicated, I’m not doing that.”
Sports
Boys drop two lax contests
Chisago Lakes’ boys lacrosse team ran into a pair of tough tests last week, falling to Anoka 13-7 on Monday, April 20 before dropping an 17-8 decision to Hill-Murray the following day.
Sports
North Branch finding their way in early track meets
North Branch turned in a strong showing at the Zimmerman Quad on Tuesday, April 21, competing against Zimmerman, Foley and Chisago Lakes with several top-five finishes highlighting the day.
SCHOOLS
Tax abatement approved and bond sale authorized; principal to retire
The school board met for a short meeting on Thursday, April 16 and tackled a few major tasks.
Sports
CL LAX REPORT: Both squads crush Becker, girls stay unbeaten
The Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team turned in a pair of impressive performances last week, dominating Becker before following it up with a strong win over the Robbinsdale Wings co-op.
NEWS
Always open to ideas!
A few months ago, a reader said she was going to send me some ideas for this column space here and she just got around to sending them!
NEWS
Something fresh, something hearty
We’re kind of stuck in the ‘in-between’ as they would say on Stranger Things.
Sports
Offense continues to roll for Vikes
The North Branch softball team continued its strong early-season play with a pair of convincing victories last week, rolling past Duluth Denfeld 14-0 on Tuesday before topping Gentry Academy 12-2 on Wednesday.
NEWS
A decadent dessert among salads
I swear, I’m going to get to some light spring fare in this column, but I came across a recipe for Easter that I absolutely had to try, so my wife, my mother-in-law and I made it this weekend for our Easter get together and it was an absolute hit.
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