Workshop for caregivers offered in Cambridge
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take of yourself. This program will help family caregivers reduce stress, improve self...
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Swedish Camp includes reading strategies and addresses multiple learning styles
The 24th annual Swedish Language and Culture Day Camp at the West Riverside Historic Site near Cambridge, played host to enthusiastic children in mid August. Learners and teachers gathered at the West...
View ArticleIsanti woman continues her fight against breast cancer
Dear Editor: Yes, I’m doing it again. I signed up for the 2013 Susan G. Komen 3-Day. This is my seventh year (420 miles). I’ve had life changing experiences doing the Komen 3-Day the last seven years...
View ArticleSea Cadets need a new home to hold monthly drills
Dear Editor: The US Navy Sea Cadet Program is one of the best kept secrets around. Yet it’s right here in our own back yard. This program has been around since the late 50s, open to boys and girls ages...
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Why I love my neighborhood
Dear Editor: I like it here and here is why. A neighborhood? It defines each one of us as to what we put forth to ‘make it work.’ It is in the making of each one of us. No, we are not perfect folks....
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Encouraging news for Minnesota’s schools
Here’s happy news as Minnesotans prepare for a new school year. Both the Minnesota State Board of Teaching and Education Minnesota, the state’s teacher union, responded thoughtfully to the recent...
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Garage sale sign placement problematic in some communities
Garage sales have become a staple in many communities. People go garage “saling” Fridays and Saturdays. Some communities, like Cambridge, Isanti and Braham, even have citywide garage sales. Messing...
View ArticleFall Sports opening action for Braham, Cambridge Christian and Cambridge-Isanti
Braham Fall Sports opening action Football: Annual “Meet the Team” Hog Roast at the football field Thursday, Aug. 22. Dinner begins serving at 6 p.m. (freewill donations accepted). Intersquad showcase...
View ArticleAnlauf, Brown score 2013 Purple Hawk Club titles
The weather could not have been any better for Club Championship weekend at the Purple Hawk, hosted Aug. 10-11. The golf course was in excellent condition and was playing very tough. After Saturday’s...
View ArticleJacket Girls Tennis opens with wins over Hawks, Spartans
The Cambridge-Isanti girls christened the new fall sports season with victories over Hermantown and Rocori on Aug. 19 at St. Francis. The Bluejackets began with a 7-0 victory over the Hawks. Taking...
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Misfits win State softball championship
The Misfits out of the Cambridge-Isanti Wednesday Women’s League put together a good set of games last weekend to win the MSF Class DD State Slowpitch Tournament hosted in Hutchinson. The Misfits...
View ArticleRedbirds go 1-2 at Super Sections
After making the long trip up I-94, Isanti battled hard in last weekend’s Class B Super Section tournament in Moorhead. The Redbirds’ amateur baseball season came to a close after the team went 1-2 in...
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Special session Sept. 9 to pass disaster relief bill
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter Gov. Mark Dayton has called a disaster relief special legislative session for Sept. 9. Gov. Mark Dayton expressed disappointment that repeal of a tax on farm...
View ArticleThe cities of Braham, Grasston receive grant funds to assist homeowners,...
The cities of Braham and Grasston, with assistance from Lakes & Pines Community Action Council, Inc., were awarded $613,410 from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development...
View ArticleStorm warning siren one of several Operation Round Up grants
A $5,000 grant from the East Central Energy (ECE) Operation Round Up® (ORU) Trust will help a Minnesota township purchase a warning siren that could save lives when dangerous storms move in. The grant,...
View ArticleFriends of the Sunrise River annual River Clean-up, potluck
The Friends of the Sunrise River will hold their annual River Clean-up followed by a potluck picnic Saturday, Sept. 7. Interested parties are asked to meet at Sunrise Park at 2 p.m. with their...
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Scandinavian dance tunes featured in Sept. 4-5 events at the historical society
Scandinavian tunes for dancing the schottische, waltz, and polka will be included in the mix when the Ole Olssons Old Time Orkester performs a concert with dancing at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Isanti...
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Cambridge Medical Center to offer free health screenings
Nicole Burow, Wellness Coach at Cambridge Medical Center, reviews screening results with a participant and discusses how lifestyle choices can affect your health. Cambridge Medical Center is offering...
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Duluth resident learns about Pie Championship via phone
Pie bakers were up early the morning of the 24th annual Braham Pie Day, held in the beginning of August and sponsored by BACK, Braham Area Committee for Kids. First place apprentice division is Laura...
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North Country Hillbillys to host 8th annual Car & Truck Show in Braham Sept. 7 The North Country Hillbillys (NCH) car club will host its 8th annual car and truck show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7...
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