Jeff Norton
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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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Elite meet in Mankato features nice performances
The first track and field meet of the year, the Minnesota State University-Mankato Varsity Showcase, was held on Saturday, March 29 on the Mankato campus, and there were some nice performances from area athletes, even though some of the events are non-traditional distances.
Prepping for the warm season veggies
It’s time to start thinking about planting your warm season veggies if you start them from seeds inside before bringing them outside in May.
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Bravo to the FACS class at Chisago Lakes
I just want to give a shout out to all of the kids in Ms. Koeppel’s Family and Consumer Science class.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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