Jeff Norton
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My favorite summer food is always corn!
Man, have I been enjoying the corn harvest this summer. There’s been some great stuff that I got from a local farmers market, and it just hits different.
SCHOOLS
CL looking to replace middle school parking lot; online numbers exploding
The Chisago Lakes School Board took a step toward a major round of parking lot improvements, while also hearing encouraging enrollment numbers and an update on the district’s strategic plan at their latest school board meeting on Thursday, August 20.
NEWS
Three cheers for The Three Musketeers at Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre’s production of The Three Musketeers in St. Croix Falls is a fast-paced, swashbuckling adventure that leans into everything that makes the classic story fun. There are heroes and villains, sword fights, romance and plenty of laughs packed into a two and a half hour production that rarely slows down.
NEWS
The reward at the end of a tough season
If your garden has survived some of the harsh heat of this summer, you should be getting close to some nice, big, juicy red tomatoes to pluck from the vine. It took a lot of water to get them where they are now, but this is the reward for all the hard work this year!
NEWS
I can’t believe we’re almost to August
I’ve spent so much time complaining about the heat lately that i’s hard ot believe July is essentially done and we’re into August already. Where does the time go? I’m definitely finding the saying ‘The older you get, the fast time goes” to be true. I’m already seeing Halloween decorations out at Menards... I love fall, but please don’t get there yet!
NEWS
How to beat the heat this week
Well, it’s officially disgusting out. This week has been brutally hot. Every time I’ve stepped outside to do something, I am instantly pouring sweat. I enjoy the summer because our winters here are far too long, but I don’t enjoy whatever this is. So this week’s recipes will be all about cooling down or at least not having to sit over a stove or oven or grill, since there isn’t anyone who’s interested in that right now!
NEWS
Five generations strong, Brink's Market continues to grow
For more than five decades, the Brink family has been serving customers in the Lakes Area, and now Brink's Market is making one of its biggest investments yet in the future of Chisago City.
NEWS
Have some ‘Swede’ Treats for KO Days
After last week’s tough column that had me tearing up while writing, I’m glad to be back to sharing fun recipes and to make this a space for some positive and uplifting time in your day.
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