Matt Silver
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Mother’s Day is about honor and saying thank you
This Sunday is a big one. Mother’s Day is our chance to tell and show our moms what they mean to us. Many of you have lost your mom just like me, so we have to turn our attention to those mother figures in our lives. For instance, our home celebrates my wife for being such a wonderful mom and being the most patient person in the world being married to an ogre like me. I do miss my mom and not a day goes by without some thought of her and what she instilled in me.
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Lots to do this weekend, clean smelt and how ‘bout the Wolves
The Chisago Lakes Lions Club has just a few tickets left for their annual Dinner Saturday at the Uncommon Loon Brewery. The event opens its doors at 4:30 p.m. for happy hour with the dinner catered by Jon Ekstrom, and the fun beginning at 6pm following the party for the Kentucky Derby. Tickets can be purchased at the door, but I would recommend calling 612-501-1504 prior, to ensure you get a spot at the dinner. See you there!
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Lindstrom Council adopts emergency radio contract; reallocates project balances
Lindstrom City Council met April 17 for a regular meeting. Council member Greg Krueger was absent.
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Finally, I can get rid of my old waterbed; a fun play to take in
If you are like me and despise having junk sitting around your garage and house, you are in luck. Beginning this Saturday AAA Appliance will officially kick off their recycling day events. This Saturday at Wyoming Elementary School they will be accepting (for a small fee) appliances, electronics, tires, mattresses/boxsprings, batteries, furniture, and bulbs for recycling.
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Shhh..is that a loon? A couple of fun local events to take in
Thanks to the group of people who took time out of their beautiful weekend last Saturday to build some loon nest platforms. The man made floating nests are complete and will be installed on North and South Center Lakes. Besides being our state bird, loons hold a special place in Minnesotans’ hearts. Just take notice if you are around water and happen to hear a loon call. Look at the expression of those around you, everyone stops to listen and a conversation usually follows. So to encourage nesting and increase our loon population is wonderful news.
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Is that rain? No it’s my tears, groups donate a ton(s) of food
Sunday was a deluge of rain and wind in Chisago County. While the wind seemed as if we were in a low level hurricane, one thing that certainly was welcomed in our home was the moisture. As I have stated here many times, the lake levels have become incredibly low with the lack of winter moisture and the end of the summer drought. So, yes my plans to sunbathe took a hit on Sunday but there was extra moisture in the air from tears of joy. (Sorry to put that image in your head.)
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Newspapers still work, meet the candidates for Stacy election
With the chain of lakes at an incredibly low level right now, and us only owning two sections of dock at my house, the docking of our boat was looking grim.
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Stacy Council gives tower chores to marine services
Stacy City Council met March 12 for a regular meeting, all members were present.
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Snow everywhere, thanks to all who came out to local events
My wife and I just got back from a week long vacation. I am not going to go on about the vacation because let’s be real, the only people who care about vacations are the ones who took them. It’s like listening to someone go on and on about their golf game. The only thing I will mention is that it was warm, like in the lower 90’s warm. So imagine our dismay when we came back to this...yuck. I am writing this Tuesday afternoon staring out at what I think is my truck under all that snow? Two days - two punches in the face. Before we left it was consistently in the 50’s and 60’s. Now I am not sure we will be able to get out of our driveway tomorrow morning. Good ol’ Minnesota.
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