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Mc Donald’s Meats Gets Recognized At Council Meeting

Recently, the Clear Lake City Council met to discuss  current business. One of the main topics at the meeting was recognizing McDonald’s Meats for their centurion anniversary.   McDonald’s Meats Nicole Pelzer, c...

Dazzlers Team With Nursery To Float In Parade

Eight members of the Becker Dazzlers Dance Team partnered with Briggs Lake Nursery and Landscaping for the Palmer Day parade last Saturday afternoon.    Briggs Lake Nursery and Landscaping featured a new dump tr...

History Center Holds Annual Gala

The Sherburne County History Center drew a crowd of supporters to the Carousell Works Historic Event Center in Big Lake for their annual Autumn Lights fund raiser Saturday.   The board of directors for the histo...

Ship Grant Funds Community Gardens

Sherburne County Health & Human Services (HHS) is helping more people eat right.   For the past few years, the county has been the recipient of a grant from the Statewide Health Improvement Project (SHIP), w...

New Environmental Facility Coming Soon To Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge would like to announce that construction of a new 4,000 square-foot outdoor education classroom facility will be starting soon. Construction is slated to begin in mid-September...

County Proposing 2.5% Levy Hike For 2015

Sherburne County may be increasing its property tax levy for the first time in five years.   Tuesday, the county board certified the 2015 preliminary levy at $42,455,675, a 2.5% increase over the 2014 levy of $4...

It’s Always Sunny On Palmer Day!

In keeping with a tradition that goes back almost out of memory, Mother Nature produced a perfect September day on which to conduct the annual Palmer Day festivities last Saturday. “It never rains on Palmer Day!...

Perfect Day For Vintage Tractors

After a week of uncertain weather, last Saturday morning provided blue skies and bright sunshine for the annual Vintage Tractor Run. The 2014 event included a drive from the starting point at the Becker Baptist ...

Farm Friends Fundraiser On Target

The Sporting Clays Fundraiser to benefit the Farm Friends Barn project was a success, organizers said, with 48 attendees taking part in a program that included a shooting competition at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays...