Families Get A Happy Thanksgiving

  Some families in the Clearwater area had a happy Thanksgiving because of the generosity of people and businesses in the community.   Monday, the Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf handed out Thanksgiving baskets...

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Bcc Craft Sale Kicks Off 2018 Holiday Season

  The Becker Community Center held their annual Holiday Craft & Vendor Sale and Christmas Tree lighting ceremony Sunday afternoon.   Dozens of vendors filled the gymnasium, extra rooms and hallways at the BC...

Fiddler On The Roof Students Learn About Judaism

  Fiddler on the Roof, the musical being performed by Becker High School next weekend, centers around a Jewish family in 1905 Russia attempting to maintain their religious and cultural traditions.    After the r...

Local ‘Elves’ Fill Shoeboxes With Hope

  Residents from the Becker and Clearwater areas have been busy filling shoeboxes with gifts and messages of hope the past two weeks as they took part in Operation Christmas Child. The program is sponsored by Sa...

No Agreement Between County And Gre

  After a 45-minute discussion Tuesday, the Sherburne Count Board decided not to move any further on a proposal to take over the Great River Energy (GRE)    Resource Recovery Project in Elk River.   The project,...

Tree Ornament Festival Dec. 1

  Pine trees grow well in Sherburne County’s sand soil, and the county is home to a number of Christmas Tree farms. The Sherburne History Center is celebrating the season and the county’s history of Christmas tr...

Wwii Veteran Turns 100

  There was a very special occasion at the Clearwater American Legion last Saturday.   Dozens of people gathered there to recognize, and celebrate the life of John Pershing Olson, who turned 100 years old last w...

Primary School Holds Concert To Celebrate Thankfulness

  Wearing jaunty, handmade construction paper turkey hats, Becker Primary School first-graders gave an exuberant concert to family and friends Thursday and Friday afternoons.   The concert, titled “Thankful for ...

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