TelCom Construction in Clearwater attended the Big Lake High School’s annual career fair, which was held on Thurs., Sept. 19. The career fair brought in over 100 representatives from local employers and higher e...
Dozens of Benton County 4-H Ambassadors gathered for a night of competition and acitivity recently, all centered around a non-lit campfire due to high winds and dry conditions.“I organized some activities for th...
Becker Fire Department (BFD) and Big Lake Fire Department (BLFD) both held their annual open house events last Saturday. Both events were very well attended. The most popular attraction at both events was the op...
Big Lake resident Kevin Staples has once again made an amazing multi-continental voyage on his motorcycle. In years past, the Patriot has been happy to report on Staples’ amazing voyages, and this year’s journey...
There’s little doubt that area residents knew Norm Johnson because of the prominence of his farm market that has graced the side of Hwy. 25 for 60 years. However, the recent passing of the long-time Becker resi...
(Editor’s Note: Former West Sherburne Tribune and Citizen Editor Gary W. Meyer recently returned from a Sept. 6-20 visit to six Kenya, Africa wild game reserves and national parks, the idea being to get up close...
Big Lake Public Schools Supt. Tim Truebenbach, Assistant Supt. Minda Anderson and School Council members Tonya Reasoner and Derek Nelson were on hand at the Big Lake City Council meeting October 9. Truebenbach ...
After a 15-minute discussion and presentation last week, the Sherburne County Board approved going ahead with design and engineering for a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) facility.The county currently ...
Chad Dahlheimer, Vice President of the Advisory Committee for Becker Bulldog Archery, addressed the Becker City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Dahlheimer was joined by 15 archers and their parents and supporters ...
It took about 30 minutes Monday evening for the Becker Township Board to dispense with their October agenda, as they finished up one construction season and looked towards the next.Engineer William Tessmer prese...
