Matt Silver
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Happy New Year to you and yours
As you read this the calendar years has changed once again. And, once again I would like to take this time to personally thank you. Thank you to our readers for keeping a small town newspaper relevant in an ever-changing industry. Thank you for supporting the County Press and realizing the importance of “local” news reporting that you simply can not get anywhere else - including social media. While we are currently in the works to expand our digital aspect of the County Press, there is something to be said for holding a newspaper in one’s hands.
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Shafer City Council gets status report on fire site
Shafer City council met December 16 for a regular meeting. Mayor Paula Hanson was absent.
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Merry Christmas to your family
This is our last paper before we turn the page to 2026. Besides starting a new year, this is our Christmas edition. I would like to personally wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas this year. Christmas is a wonderful time to get together with family and friends.
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Santa makes one last stop Sunday
We are so very close to Christmas. If you have young children, you know focus is non-existent in their lives right now. Our kids are in their 20s now, but I vividly remember trying to get them outdoors, to do anything to burn up that nervous energy. I remember being young and my dad telling us that Santa needed a cleared runway in our backyard to land his sled. So out we went with shovels and worked for hours making sure the runway was spotless. Didn’t really think that one through I guess.
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Christmas - full speed ahead
A huge thank you goes out to all of the women, men and children who worked so hard at the Chisago Lakes area Free Thanksgiving Meal.
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Tree lighting festival already?
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We are having a condensed Thanksgiving this year and I for one am looking forward to it. I enjoy spending one on one time with our family and when there are 30 people at the meal it gets hard to converse sometimes.
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Lindstrom City Council OK’s projects, variances, retreat
Lindstrom City Council met November 19 for a regular meeting. All members were present.
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Stacy Council looking at Flock license plate readers
Stacy City Council met November 12 for a regular meeting. All members were present.
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Turkey bingos and Gift Guide
We are now into full Thanksgiving mode. That means turkey bingos and community meals. I have said it a bunch of times, if you don’t have plans this Thanksgiving, please consider coming to Chisago Lake Lutheran Church to enjoy a free (good will) community Thanksgiving. The meal is prepared by a bunch of volunteers and has all the fixings. I have been part of the meal in the past, and it looks better than some of the meals we have had over the years.
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