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SWCD celebrates 75 years at Discovery Day. 8-17-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake SHERBURNE SWCD Water Resources Specialist Dan Cibulka holds a northern water milfoil plant that is native to our area lakes. Of the 20 different plants he demonstrated,...
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Refuge Rangers heading to State Fair. 8-17-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake REFUGE RANGER Bailey Muehlbauer of Becker who attends school in Big Lake won grand champion or purple ribbon for her pig and will compete at state fair next week. OLIVIA...
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3rd time is the charm… 8-17-19
Submitted Story KEVIN STAPLES (EDITOR’S NOTE: Kevin Staples of Big Lake has taken long trips on motorcycle to the upper regions of the continent over the past three summers. He left for the Arctic...
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Big Lake Township seeks bids for improving drainage. 8-17-18
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake BIG LAKE TOWNSHIP Engineer Ross Abel refers Supervisors Bob Hofer, Norm Leslie, Chair Bruce Aubol, Larry Alfords and Treasurer Ken Warneke (standing) to a map of new...
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Community stakeholders prepare for school year. 8-17-19
Staff WriterKen Francis About 70 community stakeholders listened to Dan Bradley of the Sherburne County Substance Use Prevention Coalition at the start of Wednesday’s Safe Schools meeting at the...
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City levy proposed for $236k hike. 8-24-29
EditorGary W. MeyerThe Big Lake City Council got its first look at a proposed 2020 preliminary budget when meeting last week in workshop session.Finance Mgr. Deb Wegeleben addressed general fund and...
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More children attending Big Lake Farmers Market. 8-24-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake TRACY PETRO of rural Big Lake comes to Big Lake Farmers Market “since the kids love to pick out their own food.” Her children include Mike, Madi and Hailey. (Photos by...
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Funding omits roads and bridges. 8-24-19
Staff WriterKen Francis STEVE NOVAK from MICA. (photo by Ken Francis) Although Sherburne County fared relatively well from this year’s Legislative Session, the state will suffer from a lack of...
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Student numbers may be on the increase. 8-24-19
EditorGary W. Meyer T. J. ZERWAS, new director of buildings and grounds, updated the board on status of summer work. (Photos by Gary W. Meyer EVAN SCALES, Big Lake Scout who designed the district’s new...
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Screws, nails found in BL roadways. 8-24-19
Submitted PhotoSubmitted Story(Submitted Story) Over the past week, several locations in Big Lake, Zimmerman, Orrock, and rural Sherburne County Roadways have been hit with individual(s) throwing...
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Big Lake Block Party. 8-24-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake OWNER DEAN DOWNS of Dean-o-mite Entertainment was demonstrating how to hula hoop to music at Saturday’s Block Party. TAY, DANI, JEFF and Cole Kaeppe of Big Lake were...
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County H&HS promotes T21anti-smoking project. 8-24-19
EditorGary W. Meyer AMANDA LARSON of the county H&HS Dept. addressed the Big Lake council last week on the county’s proposal to raise the legal age to 21 for purchase of tobacco and like products....
View ArticleCounty debates bypass, right turn lane policy. 8-24-19
Staff WriterKen Francis The Sherburne County Highway Dept. is discussing developing a system-wide strategy for including right-turn lanes and bypass lanes as part of resurfacing projects on county...
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City budget numbers 'as is'. 8-31-19
EditorGary W. Meyer FINANCE DIRECTOR Deb Wegeleben. (Photo by Gary W. Meyer) The Big Lake City Council is expected to give another review and adoption of a preliminary budget and tax levy at their...
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School doors to swing open! 8-31-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake THIRTY-FOUR new educators joined the Big Lake School staff eager to begin the new year. (Photos by Gloria Vande Brake) HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL Education Paraprofessional...
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Debate continues over ICE issue. 8-31-19
Staff WriterKen Francis ABOUT 30 MEMBERS of SARI and the community gathered at the Sherburne County Board meeting last week to protest the county’s potential expansion of the jail to accommodate more...
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Minnco, Caribou projects get the go-ahead. 8-31-19
EditorGary W. Meyer Plans for the proposed Minnco Credit Union and Caribou Coffee businesses were approved unanimously by the City Lake City Council Wednesday evening. The Minnco project, proposed...
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Joneses are the neighborly ones. 8-31-19
EditorGary W. Meyer JEFF AND LAURA JONES, owners of Sand Dunes Auto Repair in Orrock. (Photo by Gary W. Meyer) JEFFREY SCOT CAOUETTE(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following has been compiled by Editor Gary W....
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Vulnerable youth conference held in Big Lake. 8-31-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake Regional Navigator Kate LePage of Central MN Safe Harbor and Adoptive Mother Patti Hetrick were featured speakers recently at a Big Lake Chamber of Commerce &...
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BL Township hears resident’s water concern. 8-31-19
Staff WriterGloria Vande Brake Sleepy Hollow resident Kim Tast requested help from snow run-off at Wednesday’s Big Lake Township Board meeting. (Photos by Gloria Vande Brake) Big Lake Township Board...
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