Becker School Board

A statement from a Becker teacher in regard to the on-going contract negotiations, a discussion of make-up days being added to future school calendars, and the approval of a revised policy regulating use of scho...

Attention Citizen Readers/Advertisers!

The Sherburne County Citizen is going through some changes to its infrastructure and one of those is a new internet provider with new email addresses. Nothing will change as far as the website address or  office...

Sherburne County

Many companies and businesses have found they can save time and money by going paperless. Tuesday, the Sherburne County Board decided it was time the county made an effort to do the same thing by implementing a ...

I Love To Read Month

Robotics Team Readies For Action

The Becker High School robotics team (aka the Coalition of Independent Students #4607) has been burning the midnight oil in preparation for their second season of competition, which begins Fri., March 27 with th...

Pickle Ball? What’s That?

Wednesday morning, staff at the Becker Community Center held a Pickle-ball demonstration of what is considered one of the nation’s “fastest growing sports”. Tracey Thompson and Kim Kuester of the Northern Paddle...

Week 2: Seeing And Feeling Results

Following our first full week on the Isagenix 30-day challenge, this week was to include a second, two-day cleanse and the usual shake days. Prior to starting the 30-day challenge, Terri had had intestinal issue...

Sherburne County Swampbucks And Mdha

Members of the Sherburne County Swampbucks and MDHA presented a $400 donation to the Becker High School trap team’s coaches and organizers this past week at Keeler’s Gunsmithing in Becker.  ...

Local Vintage Sleds Hit The Trail

Snowmobile club members from around the area converged on the Palmer Town Hall last Saturday morning for the annual Vintage Snowmobile Ride.  Club members from Big Lake, Elk Lake and Elk River joined forces for ...

Road To Ordination A Rocky Path For One Woman

While the Catholic Church does not ordain women as priests, there are an estimated 100 female priests in the U.S.A. at the present moment. That is, women who have been ordained since 2002, in direct conflict wit...