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Sounds of the Holiday MS bands performs
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman 8th Grade Concert Band and Woodwind EnsembleLast Thursday at the Big Lake High School, 7th and 8th grade band members along with Director Paula Rebelein put on a...
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Kids goes shopping with Big Lake Lioness
Subhead: EditorGary W. Meyer ALLIE CROSS, youngest member of the Elves’ sales staff, waited on Calla Morris, who was there with her parents, grandmother and two sisters. For 40 years, the Big Lake...
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City streets projects revised
Subhead: EditorGary W. Meyer Jan Muehlbauer, retiring after 32 years with Lake Liquors.The Big Lake City Council got its first look at the proposed 2017-18 street renovation projects when it met for...
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Riverside's Production of a Christmas Carol
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman The Boarding House choir did an amazing job singing.Every year during the Christmas season, Riverside Church puts on a program unlike any other. From the cast, choirs...
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Ann Lake pine cutting postponed
Subhead: EditorGary W. Meyer RESIDENTS and DNR officials visited the Lake Ann Campgrounds on a field tour in October. The pines in Lake Ann will be allowed to grow, the DNR reported last week. (Tribune...
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Freezing temperatures make for great ice!
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman Big Lake Public works employees are braving the -11 degree temps Tuesday to make ice for the City's skate and hockey rinks. Tuesday morning while most people were...
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Berenger stars in WWII film in Big Lake
Subhead: Contributing WriterBill Morgan Actor Tom Berenger played Major McCulley (fictitious character) in the feature file Wunderland set in Germany during WWII.The Battle of the Bulge was the last...
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Food service union disbanded
Subhead: EditorGary W. Meyer MANY MEMBERS OF the Big Lake Schools food servers union displayed placards at the Big Lake Board of Education meeting Thursday. They included (from left) Carol Farrell,...
View ArticleCounty approves telework policy
Subhead: Staff WriterKen FrancisThe Sherburne County Board Tuesday approved a telework policy that allows some county employees to work off-site.Administrator Steve Taylor said the county already has...
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County nixes salary increases
Subhead: Staff WriterKen Francis The Sherburne County Board discussed pay raises during Tuesday's meeting. From left, Commissioners Bruce Anderson, Felix Schmiesing, Ewald Petersen, John Riebel and...
View ArticleCity seeking $100k grant for safe routes
Subhead: EditorGary W. MeyerThe Big Lake City Council approved an application for an MnDOT grant which will provide three sidewalks and a center median on Minnesota Avenue for its Safe Routes To School...
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Jennifer Cleveland new BL Librarian
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman Big Lake's new Library Service Coordinator Jennifer Cleveland.Jennifer Cleveland began at the Big Lake Greater Regional Library as the new library service coordinator...
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City approves 'out of line' deck
Subhead: EditorGary W. Meyer A nonconforming deck at 401 Lakeshore Drive has been approved by the Big Lake City Council, but not without a stern speech to its owner. Sometimes the decisions facing Big...
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O Holy Night
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman The children of Saron Lutheran Church are excited to deliver fleece blankets to residents at the Monticello Care Center.Christmas is a time for reflection, a time to...
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More establishments join Safe Cab program
Subhead: STaff WriterKen FrancisCheryl Turck has a goal.She’s wants to make sure people get home safely after a night out at a bar.Turck, a Sherburne County Probation Officer, is also a member of the...
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Eagles Defeat Moose Lake on the Road 4-3
Subhead: Staff WriterKeon McGarvey AUBREY HARTFIEL had a goal and two assists in the Eagles' 4-3 win over Moose Lake. (Photo by Keon McGarvey)Eagles Defeat Moose Lake on the Road 4-3After a...
View ArticleBeavers causing problems near 211th avenue in Big Lake
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman Beavers, doing what they do best, have been building a dam that is blocking a culvert going under 211th avenue and is becoming a nuisance for a resident who lives in...
View ArticleBig Lake Police looking for fire hydrant vandals
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman Friday morning around 4am a Big Lake public works employee noticed that two fire hydrants located by Market Place Drive and 172 avenue had been tampered with, opened...
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Robotics has Middle Schoolers asking for more
Subhead: Staff WriterKeon McGarvey BIG LAKE KIDS working on a robotics project. In no particular order are Caela Tighe, Makenna Fendrich, Chandler Wambach, Chandler Nagorski, Kaitlyn Kaufmann, Jason...
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Big Lake youth apprenticeship summit held
Subhead: Staff WriterMaggie Newman MARK LEE from Wright Technical Center is explaining why the apprenticeship will benefit students, schools and businesses.Youth apprenticeships are state-approved...
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