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CITY OF CHISAGO CITY 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a Primary Election for the purpose of nominating candidates for various Federal, Legislative, Judicial and County offices, will be held on Tuesday, the thirteenth (13th) day of August, 2024, at the Chisago Lakes Babtist Church, 9387 Wyoming Trail (residents north of Hwy. 8) and Lord of the Lakes Church, 25402 Itasca Avenue (residents south of Hwy. 8) Chisago City, MN, between the hours of seven (7) o’clock a.m. and eight (8) o’clock p.m.
CHISAGO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION: Proposed Ordinance Amendments to Chapter 6
The Chisago City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 1, 2024, to review and recommend approval/denial of proposed ordinance amendments to Chapter 6. Community Design focusing on Section 6.6 Signs. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for review at city hall. This public hearing will...
Stillwater: Council asked to weigh in on primary elections, financial disclosures
The Stillwater City Council on Tuesday night will be asked to weigh in on two possible changes to the city charter, including whether to continue to require primary elections. Stillwater has held a primary if more than two candidates have filed for any office since the council passed a resolution in 1970.
Notice of Public Hearing - Isanti County Park Ordinance Update
Notice is hereby given that the Isanti County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room of the Isanti County Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, regarding the Isanti County Park Ordinance Update. The Isanti...
Robert "Bob" Gelhar
Bob, age 95, of Stillwater, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Boutwells Landing. Bob was born on October 15, 1928 to Lawrence and Antoinette Gelhar. He grew up on the North Hill of Stillwater and graduated from high school in 1946. He married Marilyn McGarry in 1953. After living briefly in Edina, they moved back to Stillwater where they raised their three children. Bob worked at 3M for twenty years where he was a member of the 3M chorus. He continued a career of sorts after retiring from 3M by volunteering at Lakeview hospital and being a driver for what is now Central Bank. His fondest job later in life was working at the Ordway for twenty years until he was 83 years old.
Leon D. Stoeckel
Leon D. Stoeckel, 72, of Isanti, peacefully went home to Heaven on July 6, 2024 after a short yet determined battle with brain cancer. Leon attended school at Zion Lutheran in Crown and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He earned his Associate degree at Anoka Ramsey Community College while playing on the basketball team, and his Bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. He was the Real Estate Broker and Owner of Isanti Anoka County Realty.
Post 315 drops two to wrap up Gopher Classic pool play
ANOKA, Minn. — On the final day of pool play in the Gopher Classic American Legion Baseball Tournament, which took place on Sunday at Castle Field, victory eluded Box Elder Post 315. In a proverbial doubleheader, Post 315 came up empty handed in an 8-6 loss against Willmar Post...
Forest Lake: Construction starts on airport taxiway expansion
Construction started Monday at the Forest Lake Airport, where crews are extending the airport’s taxiway and building taxilane extensions. The $721,789 project, scheduled to be completed on Aug. 16, will connect the airport’s south hangar area directly to parallel Taxiway A, said City Administrator Kristina Handt. That will help “ease congestion around the existing singular access point to Taxiway A and Runway 13/31,” she said.
Mark "Woody" Alan Wojcik
Mark Alan Wojcik passed away on July 10, 2024 at the age of 66 in Stillwater, Minnesota. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life's challenges with a big smile and a witty remark. Mark was born on October 27, 1957 to Vince...
White Bear Lake dad charged with murder after infant son died of head trauma
After a baby was found to have a severe head injury, his White Bear Lake father said he’d been so drunk he didn’t remember what happened, according to a murder charge filed Monday. Jackson Dallas Forster was 8 weeks old when his mother brought him to the hospital...
John Ammerman
John Edward Ammerman, 34, of Stillwater, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2024, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul with his parents and a cousin, Debra Buschette at his side, from complications of cardiomyopathy. John was born March 23, 1990, in Fallbrook, California to Kelly and Jocelyn (Razal) Ammerman. His...
North 65 Chamber announces 2024 Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Parade awards
The North 65 Chamber hosted the Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Parade on July 11. This annual event is a community favorite, drawing an estimated crowd of 10,000 who enjoyed watching from their front lawns and street curbs as the parade wound its way through downtown Isanti.
Patrick Swenby Sager
Sager, Patrick Swenby of Shoreview, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 71 on July 10, 2024. Born in New Richmond, WI, Patrick was an IT and accounting expert. His greatest joys in life were his kids, grandkids, cats, the Packers, and traveling the world. Preceded in death by parents Glenn and Peggy and siblings Susan (John) and Terry. Survived by wife of 34 years Barbara, kids Thomas (Natalie) and Allison (Sadie), grandkids Evan and Paige, siblings Mary, Ann, Mike, Tim, Brian, and Steve. Patrick donated his body to the U of M. A memorial service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in New Richmond on August 17 at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Boys tennis — Senior Mitch Johnson receives the Most Valuable Athlete award for the Stillwater boys tennis team, which finishes 4-5 to place fifth in the Suburban East Conference and finishes 8-8 overall after falling in the semifinals of the Section 4AA tournament. Daniel Ahrendt and Jack leach join Johnson in earning all-conference honors while Nick Rheinberger...
Maple Grove Legion Baseball Falls To Lino Lakes in Pitcher’s Duel
Maple Grove’s Evan O’Dwyer and Lino Lakes’ Tyler Gruye both pitched seven scoreless innings in a American Legion baseball pitcher’s duel, but Lino Lakes came out on top in extra innings, winning 2-1. The defenses and pitchers dominated most of the night with no runs scored...
Kyle Mold
Kyle Mold went to the arms of Jesus on Friday, July 12, 2024 while at work in South Dakota. Born on Jan. 18, 1985, he spent his childhood years in Rush City and Pine City, and most recently resided in rural North Branch, being a vital part of the family farm operation there. Kyle’s greatest pride was his children, he loved his role as a volunteer basketball coach with the Rush City school district when his children were in grade school. At the time of his passing he was employed by David’s Hydrovac of Columbus, Minnesota for whom he worked for multiple locations in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Kyle’s welding skills found him repairing and fabricating machinery for local farmers and building derby cars for local people for the county fairs. He enjoyed an extensive career in local softball.
Leon D. Stoeckel
Leon D. Stoeckel, 72, of Isanti, peacefully went home to Heaven on July 6 after a short yet determined battle with brain cancer. Leon attended school at Zion Lutheran in Crown and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves where he played on the basketball team and received an academic excellence honor graduate certificate. He earned his Associate degree at Anoka Ramsey Community College while playing on the basketball team, and his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University. He was the Real Estate Broker and Owner of Isanti Anoka County Realty.
Gary Alan Stanlake
Gary Alan Stanlake, 57, of Isanti, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 5, 2024 in Warroad, MN. Gary was born Jan. 13, 1967 to Gary and Mary Stanlake. He grew up in Coon Rapids, MN and graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1985. Gary was preceded in death...
Sunday Bulletin Board: How do you explain The Case of the Flyaway Umbrella?
GRANDMA PAT, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin, now of St. Paul”: “I do not have to do any puzzles in my old age. There are enough as it is. “For instance: A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on my fourth-floor balcony under a clear blue sky. Two adult granddaughters and a grandson-in-law had come over with tacos. As we sat at the table laughing and talking, a silent gust of wind came and lifted the big table umbrella straight up in the air, out of the heavy base, then out of the small opening in the table. It didn’t knock over anything — not even the tall green San Pellegrino bottle. It continued upward for several feet, then tipped sideways. The umbrella closed, and went speeding over a 6-foot privacy wall and landed on the roof of my next-door neighbor’s apartment. After a few minutes, it slid down onto her balcony. Luckily, it did not hit any of us, and my neighbor was safely away at choir practice.
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