Jeff Norton
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Faces changing in leadership at Amador Township
Despite potential for fireworks at the annual Amador Township meeting due to the fact that no one had filed for the open supervisor seat, Clay Larson was overwhelmingly voted as a new supervisor with 55 of the 65 votes cast.
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Going mad for hoops!
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been five years of me doing this column.
Swimmers and divers enjoy valuable experience at state
Although the Chisago Lakes’ swimmers and divers that participated at the state meet last week couldn’t escape the preliminaries, it was still a fruitful experience for all seven of them.
Sports
Area boys hoops teams bow out meekly
Both the Chisago Lakes and North Branch boys basketball teams ended their season in the first round of the section tournament on Wednesday, March 5.
Vikings clip ‘Cats to end their season, but fall to Hermantown in semifinals
North Branch toppled Chisago Lakes for the third time this year to win their opener in the Section 7AAA postseason bracket, but unfortunately ran into second seeded Hermantown in the semifinals and were eliminated, ending their season.
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Fishing for recipes during Lent
This will be a hard column for me to write. There’s very rarely a dinner I make that doesn’t have a meat featured, as most of you are probably similar.
Dahl finishes in top 20; Cyr top 40 at state meet
Chisago Lakes’ two representatives at the state alpine ski meet both performed well on Tuesday, February 11 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Dick and Esget headed to state gymnastics meet
In one of the toughest gymnastics sections in the state, North Branch’s Dakota Esget and Ella Dick flew above the rest.
AREA HOOPS ROUND UP
Ella Kuhlman’s assault on the North Branch girls basketball scoring record continued last week as the senior netted a school record 43 points in a 77-65 win over Zimmerman on Tuesday, February 11.
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