Jeff Norton
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CL girls lax team finally runs into a loss
After four straight blowouts to start the season, the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team was handed their first loss of the year in a 12-11 thriller against St. Croix Prep.
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Wildcats split two razor tight games
The Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team played in two games last week that were decided by one goal and that came out on both ends of the spectrum in the contests.
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Vikes conquer Thunder on suicide squeeze attempt
North Branch’s baseball team kicked off last week with an extra innings win over the Zimmerman Thunder on Monday, April 21, but a tough matchup against Princeton followed, and a rain out against Monticello kept them at 1-1 for the week.
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NB rebounds from slow start with three straight wins
The North Branch softball team started the year in a tough stretch, going 1-7 with their only win against an out-of-state team from Wisconsin.
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Celebrate May 5 in Mexican style!
It’s Cinco de Mayo coming up early next week, and if you’re one of those who likes to get in the spirit of all of the holidays, this column will be for you.
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Boys rebound from opening loss
The season didn’t start off how the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team was hoping, as they dropped a 12-2 loss to Farmington, but they bounced back for a big Mississippi 8 Conference win over Becker last week to get back to even on the year.
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Realizing the error of my ways
Life is all about trying new things, and that is never more obvious than in food. There are so many things that I thought I didn’t like as a kid, and it was either because one time I had something with a similar ingredient I didn’t like, or the simple fact that I thought things sounded gross before ever trying them (sour cream, cottage cheese, I’m looking at you!)
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Happy Easter from the Norton’s!
Aly is taking the reins on Easter this year, as we’ll be hosting my family for the Sunday holiday. I asked her if she wanted to be featured in this week’s column, and she reluctantly agreed, so here’s two of the Easter recipes we’ll have this year, courtesy of my wonderful wife, Aly!
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Goodbye Alice, I’m sure going to miss you
Last week, the longtime author of this column Alice Nelson passed away, and although I didn’t see her as much as I used to, I am going to miss her beaming smile, friendly personality and her witty wisecracks.
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