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Friday, January 27, 2012
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 | | One of the balloonist participating in this weekend’s Celebration of Lakes took a trial flight Tuesday this week, launching from fields near Chisago Lakes High School. Pilot Ed Chapman is pictured with his hot air balloon. The balloons are a main attraction for the celebration, based in Ki-Chi-Saga County Park this year because lake ice is insufficient to support all the vehicles and equipment. |
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| NEWS
| | LID Board approval of channel EAW moves to next step; county commissioners will review expense at future meeting | The Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District Board voted January 9 to expend about $82,000 to develop a preliminary design for a channel and a worksheet outlining environmental issues related to a proposed channel between North Center and North Lindstrom Lake.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 |  | | Council revisits fire hall paint request; year end transfers balance books | The Taylors Falls Council had a light agenda Monday night. Member Larry Julik Heine was absent.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Chef plans cake decorating classes at area churches | Donna Nowicki, of Center City, has had an interest in cooking - especially baking - through most of her life. She recalls asking for an Easy-Bake Oven at age 7, and at the library. "Many kids would read fiction books, I'd read cookbooks."
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Get your cameras ready, it's time
for the balloons to take flight | Finally! I was beginning to forget what snow looked like around here. It fell just in time.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | The winter antidote: fruit salads | It's about winter fruit salads today. We are fortunate to have just about any type of fresh fruit available to us at any time of the year.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
| SPORTS
| | CL wraps up NSC crown with dramatic win | Mark Sontag's hard-fought, controversial double-overtime decision at 145 helped to set the stage for the Wildcat's big finish.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | North Branch finally bests CL in the gymnastics | North Branch 130.925, Chisago Lakes 128.525
For the last half decade, the Chisago Lakes gymnastics team has dominated the North Branch squad. The results had been getting closer over the last few years, but the Vikes had yet to break through.
Until now.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Wildcats finish fourth at True Team State | Chisago Lakes 99, Spring Lake Park 76
The Wildcats kept their perfect conference record in tact despite a looming performance at the True Team State Meet.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Turnovers doom
'Cats to another loss | Spring Lake Park 82, Chisago Lakes 46
Even though it was their fifth loss of the year by more than 20 points,
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Vikes drop third straight after hot start | Fridley 62, North Branch 51
After starting the season 8-3 and looking like a contender in their new section, the North Branch girls basketball team has lost three straight game by double digits, including their 11 point loss to Fridley last week.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
| SCHOOLS
| | 2012 budget reductions taking shape | The Chisago Lakes School Board dedicated a bulk of the January 19 meeting to the impending budget reductions.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | See Children's Theatre bring classic to life, bus trip offered | A bus Trip to see The Children's Theatre production of Harold and The Purple Crayon is being offered through North Branch Community Ed. The event will be February 9
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Youth rec night for
5th and 6th graders | 5th & 6th Grade Youth Rec Night is being offered again Friday, January 27, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at North Branch Middle School.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Wolf Creek students display artwork | The Student Art Exhibition will be held February 2 - February 16 at Wolf Creek Campus, 10363 Liberty Lane, Chisago City.
Artist reception is February 2, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Chisago Lakes hosts info sessions
for incoming kindergarteners
| Chisago Lakes Schools will be hosting Kindergarten Options Meetings for parents of kindergarten age children:
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
| OBITUARIES
| | Rev. Russell
A. Peterson | Rev. Russell A. Peterson of Chisago City died Friday January 20 at Parmly LifePointes, at the age of 87.
Russell was born August 11, 1924
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | | | Warren
W.
Nelson | Warren W. Nelson, age 63, of Lindstrom died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his residence.
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