Isle Garden Club’s June Yard of the Month belongs to Dave and Monica Keding at 960 Malone Park Road in Isle. Their gardens reflect their work …
Amber, 13, enjoys music, art, drawing, crafts, basketball, being outside, reading, and mushroom hunting. She also does very well in school. Am…
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What do cars, chickens, computer chips and flowers all have in common? They’re all seeing shortages due to pandemic woes.
Jim Cummings, Kathio State Park naturalist, credits his inspiration for touring the big lake by canoe to a story he heard during an Elder Host…
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Trinity Lutheran Church in Isle, affiliated with the Missouri Synod, celebrated its centennial in 2020 with the motto, “100 Years of Making Ch…
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The heartbeat of a community can often be found at the local school. This heartbeat was found wavering in many of the students during the pand…
The Isle Area Chamber of Commerce, though not able to hold events and function as they normally would because of pandemic restrictions, has be…
SPIRE Credit Union is perhaps best known for serving the financial needs of local communities, but something lesser known is their service to …
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of kindness and generosity to brighten someone’s day in the midst of difficult times. For many, the COV…
Earlier this month, on March 8, International Women’s Day, Garrison Fire and Rescue celebrated the six female members of its team and its depa…
In any given year, the Isle Lions are frequent contributors to the town community, and their donations regularly flow into area institutions. …
When Nicole Anderson, Mille Lacs Band Commissioner of Health and Human Services, discussed responding to the pandemic, she had a metaphor to u…
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The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order whose membership is composed of (and limited to) practicing Cath…
Growing With You” is Mille Lacs Health System’s theme for the Progress edition this spring. And despite this last year’s challenges due to COV…
Staff at First National Bank of Milaca saw that many of their small business customers had been adversely affected by the pandemic and the shu…
A long, peaceful life in a quiet area of the county is the fortune of one commissioner’s family farm.
Dorothy’s Rainbow Thrift Store in Garrison, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Dec. 15, 2020. It was a year that particularly emphasized the i…
Perhaps one of the organizations who have made the greatest difference in the lives of Mille Lacs area residents is the Isle Area Food Shelf.
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (MLEC), a member-owned electric cooperative providing reliable electricity to over 13,000 members in Aitkin, Cro…
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Emily Roeder sprang into action when former Richfield fire chief had second heart attack in 2 months
Trinity Lutheran Church members Karen Roeschlein and granddaughter Libby Dangers volunteer at the Isle Food Shelf regularly.
Dyed silk, minky scarves, hand-made jewelry. Browsing through this eclectic selection of wares marked with Barbara Orstad’s tag at Someday Isl…
The Isle Lions Club is celebrating their 50th year in 2021. The club was signed on January 11, 1971, and the charter night was held on Mar. 13…
It was settled. After watching last year’s Mora Vasaloppet, Gordy Sundberg and 12-year-old Kari decided they would give it a try this year. Th…
Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, is the annual celebration of love and romance. While the fires of that romance are often lit in youth, a special sor…
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