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Above, Kevin Gustafson drives St. Nick to Santa Day at the North Branch American Legion on a Rupp snowmovile his dad used in 1968. At left, in a copy of a newspaper clipping courtesy of the Gustafson family, Denny Gustafson is shown on that same machine.

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When St. Nicklaus came to the North Branch American Legion for its Santa Day last Saturday, he came in style, cruising in on a sled pulled by a 53-year-old snowmobile, retrofi tted with wheels due to the lack of snow.

But this wasn’t just any run-of-the-mill snowmobile. It was the same vehicle — pulling the same sled — that brought Santa to North Branch more than 50 years ago.

According to Kevin Gus-tafson, Santa’s chauffeur for the Saturday event, it was his father, Denny Gustafson, who fi rst piloted the right jolly old elf to Santa Day in the 1960s. Although a heavy equipment operator by trade, Denny had a sideline of selling snowmo-biles, at a time when few people had the snow machines.

“He was a real innovator,” Kevin Gustafson said of his

father. “He started selling in 1966 and he was one of the orig-inal ones (snowmobile dealers) in the area. He was the driving force of family and friends getting involved in the sport of snowmobiling.”

According to snowmo-biletrail.com, Joseph Ar-mand-Bombardier created the Ski-Doo in 1958, an economic, single-tracked vehicle with a front-mounted engine that could easily glide over snow. This kicked off the “golden age” of snowmobiles, when more than 2 million machines were sold in the United States between 1970 and 1973.

The snowmobile Santa was hauled in on Saturday and in 1968 was a 1969 Rupp, a compa-ny that ceased manufacturing in 1978. The Rupp is in original condition and — aside from the addition of the wheels — no restoration was needed on the machine.

Reviving the ghosts of Christmas past

Father and son transport Santa to event on same sled, 50 years apart

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Most mission statements of law enforcement agencies contain language referring to a goal of protecting the people of the community. But those same statements also generally refer to offering service of some nature to those same communities.

For local law enforcement agencies the emphasis on service has been paramount this holiday season, with offi cers and staff helping collect donations of food and toys to assisting kids in shopping for gifts for themselves and others.

NBPD HAS GOOD PROBLEMSNorth Branch Police Department took part in

two major events in gearing up for the season. On Saturday, Dec. 4, the department held two events simultaneously. First was “Stuff the Squad” where shoppers at North Branch Coun-ty Market could purchase pre-packed bags of groceries — or shop on their own — and fi ll the bag of a squad car with donated goods.

Because of the volume of donations, police had to call for backup from North Branch Public Works vehicles because the squad cars could not handle the weight.

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From left, Sergeant Rick Sapp, Reserve Offi cer Randy Coe, North Branch Firefi ghter Chad Vandyke, Offi cer Mike Nelson, fi lled the back of a cruis-er then had to call on the Public Works Department for a more substan-tial vehicle Saturday, Dec. 4, at its “Stuff the Squad” event.

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Challenged by the Wyoming Police Department to see who could get more food donated, NBPD won, collecting more than 3,200 pounds of groceries for needy families. The departments combined received more than 5,000 pounds of food.

As various city vehicles were being laden with donations, offi cers and staff from NBPD were manning a kettle for the Salvation Army outside the Coun-ty Market. According to NBPD offi ce manager Carley Blomberg, the kettle was almost completely full within the fi rst hour.

“We had to use pencils to stuff the money into the kettle,” she said. It wasn’t until the sixth hour of bell ring-ing/kettle minding that a represen-tative brought an empty replacement kettle. “They said they had never had that problem before.”

ISANTI SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HELPS OUTFor the second year in a row, the

Isanti County Lions Club is getting assistance from the Isanti County Sher-iff’s Department in collecting dona-tions for its annual Christmas Project. The department is holding a toy drive from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Sheriff’s Department, 2440 Main Street S in Cambridge .

Participants are asked to donate new, unwrapped toys for kids aged newborn to 17 and/or non-perishable food items. All donations will go to the Lions Club project. Kids who stop by can meet with Santa and check out some emer-gency vehicles.

According to Chief Deputy Lisa Lov-ering, the department reached out to the Lions Club last year to fi nd out how it could help since the Lions couldn’t put out donation boxes due to Covid.

“We have always been involved in community policing and this is just another way that we can help those in need. By partnering with local busi-nesses and other service providers we are able to accomplish more and help those that need it,” Lovering said. “We enjoy the positive interactions with the public and so they can see us up close and as real people, not just someone wearing a uniform.”

For those who want to help but can’t come to the Toy Drive, the drop-off locations can be found at both sheriff’s offi ce locations in Cambridge — 2440 Main Street S and 509 18th Avenue SW. The 18th Avenue location is open 24 hours a day.

“We have also been contacted about doing bell ringing for the Salvation Army this year, as well as working with Family Pathways to provide items for senior citizens in need — items such as mittens, blankets, hats will be collected,” Lovering said. “I am working on this now with Family Pathways.”

‘SHOP WITH A COP’ IS A GROUP EFFORTKids in need will get a boost when

offi cers from the Cambridge Police De-partment, Isanti Police, Braham Police, and the Isanti County Sheriff’s Offi ce team up for “Shop With a Cop” on Dec. 16 at Walmart in Cambridge.

“This year we will invite 36 students to come shop with us and they will

each get a $75 dollar gift card,” said Cambridge-Isanti School Resource Offi -cer Kevin Gross. “We ask all the area public schools to submit names to us as we feel they know who needs this the most.”

“Shop With a Cop” has been taking place in the county for about 10 years. Gross has been involved for nine of those years. Approximately 25 offi cers from the different jurisdications take part. In addition to Walmart, beverage distributor Bernick’s and Walter Hehn with First-Rate Outdoors all donate to this cause.

“This is by far one of the most

rewarding events every year that I get to be a part of,” Gross said. “I have seen multiple cops volunteer for this event, and they usually pitch in to help the kids that sometimes go over their dollar amount.

“I have seen kids add food to their cart that they really like but normally don’t get because of their family’s bud-get, this is one thing that makes me want to keep this program going and continue to grow,” he added. “I have also seen numerous kids not buy for themselves but buy for other siblings, parents or other family members. It is always a fun event with great energy.”

AIDING: Local offi cers help for the holidays


In this fi le photo from December 2020, a youngster points out a Godzilla toy he would like to Isanti Police Offi cer Brian Saba during “Shop with a Cop” at WalMart on Thursday, Dec. 17. Offi cers and selected children will be taking part in “Shop With a Cop” on Dec. 16.


Those who enjoy the arts — espe-cially with live theater back on the menu — will get a delicious treat when Centerstage Productions, of Prince-ton, in collaboration with New Hope Community Church, Isanti, presents “Happy Hollandaise!”, a Christmas Holiday stage comedy written by Tim Koenig. Performances for “Happy Hollandaise!” will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. on Dec. 12, at New Hope Community Church, 114 Dahlin Avenue NE, Isanti.

In this madcap comedy feast, lead character Claire Finley craves the per-fect Christmas and has hired celebrat-ed chef Vilma Hasenpfeffer to prepare her famous Hasenpfeffer Hollandaise Sauce for her dinner guests. Unfortu-nately, the chef is late, the guests are early and burglars are running amok in the neighborhood. Despite the may-hem, the true Christmas spirit shines bright in a surprise ending.

Although audiences may be unfamil-iar with the show, Centerstage director

and producer Viva Anderson said that the cast members — comprised of local community members — have been dishing up productions together for years.

Susan Hupfer, who plays the lead character of Claire, is glad to be back doling out a dollop of her talents on stage, something she’s been doing for “years and years.”

“I have been in many productions with these characters and always need a mile marker in each show — what page are we on, where are we — but always pull it together and have a blast doing it,” said Hupfer, who has been performing since fi fth grade and has been seen in productions such as “A Christmas Carol” and “Miracle on 34th Street” for Centerstage Productions. “I love my theater family.”

“Theater family” may be a fi gurative expression for some, but for others, being in the play with family is quite literal.

“One of my favorite things about being in this production is that I get to be in it with my dad,” said Jillian Ed-blad, who plays the Lone Wolf Burglar.

“We’ve been doing shows together for around fi ve years now, and it has been so fun and memorable. We have both supported each other throughout our years in theatre. I love watching my dad perform and grow as an actor and a person, and I can’t wait to perform in more shows with him.”

Jeff Edblad, who plays George, echoed his daughter, saying that he feels “blessed to be able to work with such a talented and dedicated group of people, especially my daughter Jillian.”

Tom Kase will fork over laughs as Philip, the father of Claire and George and a retired actor, who gets hit on the head and begins delivering lines from plays he’s been in. Kase has been in ev-ery Centerstage Christmas production since the beginning.

“Participating in these programs gives me the chance to give back to the local community,” he said, “and what better way to do that than to spread some festive, holiday cheer?”

Other cast members who will be tickling funny bones are Grace Becklin as Monika, Pam Hochhalter as Vilma Hasenpfeffer, Amber Jorgenson as

Irene Quigley, Peter Lendway as Father William Abbot, Ashley Shogren as Mary Abbott, and Nicholas Kase as Inspector Archie Abernathy.

Anderson and her husband Tim are co-producers of Centerstage Produc-tions. In 2013, hoping to feed an appetite for more theater opportunities in the community, Viva directed the fi rst of the Christmas shows. “It is a wonder-ful way to bring joy, hope and holiday goodness to others,” she said.

Tim Anderson designed the set for the play and is its master builder. Other crew members are Keith Bredeson and Peter Lendway, scenic assistants; Christine Quist, costume designer; Bec-ka Jo Bredeson, costume assistant; and Chuck Vrchota, technical director.

Tickets for “Happy Hollandaise!” are available on-line at: www.showtix4u.com, and will also be available at the door. Seating is limited, so advance tickets should be purchased early. Although cast and crew have a lot on their plates, they are eager to serve up a great time.

Laughs on the table for ‘Happy Hollandaise’


The cast and crew of “Happy Hollandaise!” look to serve up a hearty batch of holi-day-themed laughs during their performances, which will be held at New Hope Communi-ty Church - Isanti Dec. 10 through Dec. 12.


Philip (Tom Kase) duels with Vilma Hasenpfeff er (Pam Hochhal-ter) during a scene of “Happy Hollandaise!”


“The Lone Wolf Burglar” (Jillian Edblad), breaks into the wrong house.

ONGOING Blanket drive

Shift Physical Therapy and Wellness is hosting a blanket drive this holiday season. Bring a new, unwrapped blan-ket for kids or adults to Shift Physical Therapy and Wellness by Tuesday, Dec. 21. All blankets will be given to Lighthouse Child and Family Services in Cambridge, which will distribute the blankets to Cambridge-Isanti families. Drop off can occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday. Accomo-dations can be made for those who are unable to attend between those hours. For information call 763-645-1113.

MONDAYSWalk-in Flu Shots

Walk-in fl u shots can be had at the Isanti County Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge from noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. The shots are low/no-cost. Ages 6 months and older are welcome to received the shot, although those under age 18 must have a parent or guardian present). Call 763-689-1711 with questions.

WEDNESDAYSCambridge Preschool Storytime

Cambridge Library, 111 N Dellwood Street, invites preschoolers to storytime with Miss Kirsten. This 30-minute pro-gram will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednes-days through Dec. 15 in the Great Northern Room. Preschool Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5, and siblings are always welcome. Registra-tion is required by going to ecrlib.org and clicking on the events tab. Ques-tions? Call the library at 763-689-7390.

Basic Tech Help for SeniorsSeniors in need of help with send-

ing an email or accessing eBooks or eAudiobooks can sign up for weekly one-on-one tech help sessions from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, from Jan. 5 through Feb. 9 at the Cambridge Public Library, 111 N Dellwood Street. Participants will meet with Sandy, an ECRL volunteer, who can help answer basic questions about your laptop or other mobile devices. Please bring your laptop/device and a power cord to your session. You will not be asked to share any confi dential information with our volunteer. To register, contact the library or visit the events calendar at ecrlib.org. Space is limited. The Cam-bridge Public Library can be reached at 763-689-7390.

DEC. 10-12‘Happy Hollandaise’ at NHCC – Isanti

Centerstage Productions, of Princ-eton, in collaboration with New Hope Community Church, Isanti, will pres-ent “Happy Hollandaise!”, a Christmas Holiday stage comedy. The show will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 at New Hope Community Church, 114 Dahlin Avenue NE. Tickets are available on-line at: www.show-tix4u.com, and will also be available at the door. Limited seating is available. Questions can be directed to Viva Anderson, 763.267.1337 or emailed to [email protected]

DEC. 10Santa’s Shoppe Pre-sale

The Santa Shoppe at the Braham Event Center, 655 8th Street SW, will be ready for early holiday shopping from 4 to 6 p.m. New items will be available for better-than-store prices. Masks are required for everyone aged 2 and older. Admission is free. For more informa-tion, call 320-396-3177.

Santa Claus is Coming to TownSanta will be making a stop at Isanti

Community Center, 208.5 1st Avenue, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The afternoon of holiday fun includes photos with Santa, cups of cocoa, and the chance to make

holiday crafts to take home. The Santa visit will be followed by Isanti Movie Night, at 7 p.m., featuring “Jingle All the Way.” All ages are invited to attend and all events are free of charge.

Common Ground Christmas FilmCommon Ground UMC, 404 Cypress

St. North, Cambridge, will be hosting a drive-in Christmas viewing of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer at 6:30 p.m. The movie is open to all, but reservations are required at: HTTPS://CG-UMC.org/advent2021.

DEC. 11Youth Snowmobile Clinic

The Chisago County Sheriff’s Depart-ment in conjuntion with the Wild River Snowmobile Club will hold a youth snowmobile safety fi eld day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wild River Snowmobile Clubhouse, Highway 95, Palmdale. To register for the event, visit signupge-nius.com or the Chisago County Sher-iff’s Offi ce on Facebook.

Toy DriveThe Isanti Lions and the Isanti

County Sheriff’s Department are partnering up for a toy drive from 10 a.m. to noon at the sheriff’s offi ce, 2440 Main Street S, Cambridge. Santa Claus will be on hand, and emergency vehicles will be available for chil-dren to see. Participants are asked to donate new, unwrapped toys for kids aged newborn to 17 and/or non-per-ishable food items.

Braham Santa DayTusen Tack Programs is presenting

a simplifi ed Santa Day this year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Braham Event Cen-ter, 655 8th Street SW. Visit and take photos with Santa (socially distanced) and visit Santa’s Shoppe to buy gifts for everyone. Christmas trees, wreaths and decor will be for sale. Masks are required for everyone aged 2 and older. Admission is free. For more informa-tion, call 320-396-3177.

Ruby’s Pop-Up Pantry — North Branch Ruby’s Pantry food distribution will

be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Access Church, 4359 392nd Street, North Branch. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. For a $22 donation, receive grocery items. Open to anyone; no income requirements. For information, call 651-260-8505 or visit www.rubyspantry.org. Distributions will be the second Saturday of the month at this location.

Isanti VFW Children’s Christmas PartyVFW Post 2735 and VFW Auxiliary

Post 2735 will hold a Children’s Christ-mas Party from noon to 2 p.m. at Rum River VFW, 410 Railroad Avenue S, Isanti. Hot dogs and other refreshments will be served, and treat bags will be passed out. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance, and Sherry Longley Photography will be on hand to snap photos. The Auxiliary will also be holding a craft and bake sale during the event. Call 763-444-9787 for more information.

DEC. 12North Branch Community Center PotluckThe public is invited to attend a

potluck at 12:30 p.m. at North Branch Community Center, 38790 6th Avenue. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share.

Candy Cane Flashlight HuntSanta’s elves accidentally dropped a

sleigh full of candy canes over Isanti’s Legacy Park, 1043 Bellaire Boulevard NW. Bring a fl ashlight from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to help fi nd all the candy canes left behind. Find the “golden” candy cane and win a special prize. The Candy Cane Flashlight Hunt is free for all ages and will begin at the entrance to Legacy Park.

Knights of Columbus BingoChrist the King Knights of Columbus

will be hosting Cash Bingo starting at 2 p.m. at the Parish Hall, 315 Fern Street North, Cambridge. Pizza, pop-corn and ice cream will be offered for a free-will donation. “Ole” will be the guest caller.

East Central Grad Band Winter ConcertEast Central Grad Band will present a

concert at 2 p.m. at the Cambridge-Isan-ti High School Hardy Center, 430 8th Avenue NW. Music on the program will include a holiday mix of thrill-ing to festive seasonal favorites. The performance is free; donations always cheerfully accepted. Note: There is plenty of room throughout the audito-rium for social distancing, and masks are recommended.

East Central MN PFLAG East Central MN PFLAG will have its

monthly meeting at 2 p.m., at Common Ground United Methodist Church, 404 Cypress Street N., Cambridge. PFLAG welcomes everyone who is interested in supporting the LGBTQ+ communi-ty and their friends and families. For more information, go to www.ecmnp-fl ag.org, or search for us on Facebook. Masks and social distancing are required at meetings.

CANCELED - Christmas Concert For health reasons, the Garms Fam-

ily has had to cancel their Christmas concert at North Isanti Baptist Church (originally scheduled for Dec. 5, then changed to Dec. 12). For information call the church offi ce at 763-689-3576.

DEC. 13Nailed It! at the Cambridge Library

Join the Cambridge Library, 111 N Dellwood Street, for a creative family contest where you’ll compete to rep-licate a holiday treat with hilarious and tasty results. Stop by the library to pick up a Nailed It kit. Registration is required. Kits will be available for pick-up the week of Dec. 13. Gluten-free options are available upon request. Each kit will provide enough supplies for multiple people, so please limit your registrations to one kit per family. This event is paid for by the Friends of the Cambridge Library.

Fun with Mad Science Learn some science hacks with Mr.

F and his Mad Science program at the Cambridge Library, 111 Dellwood Street N. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., participants will learn about everything from static electricity to friction through interac-tive games, and participants can take home what they create. This event is geared to kids in grades 3 through 8. Registration (required) is now open on the events calendar at ecrlib.org.

DEC. 14Alzheimer’s Support Group

The Alzheimer’s Support Group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace-Pointe Heritage Center, 322 River Hills

Place North, Cambridge, for caregivers,family and friends. For information, contact Lyndsey Larson at 763-691-6172.

Veterans Get-togetherBryan T. Brown, Chisago County

Veterans Service Offi cer is hosting a get-together with area veterans from 9 to 10 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Road, Chis-ago City. Participants will meet other veterans, get benefi ts assistance, and information on other topics that affect them. Call 651-213-5680 or email [email protected] for more information.

Vaccination ClinicsIsanti County Public Health will be

holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Isanti County Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW. All three versions of the vaccine are available. Booster shots are available, however, it is encouraged the third dose be the same as the fi rst two. Walk-ins are accepted, but preregistra-tion at https://www.co.isanti.mn.us/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=COVID19-Vac-cine-Clinics-12 are encouraged. Call 763-689-1711 with questions.

State of the Chamber LuncheonNorth Branch Area Chamber of Com-

merce will have its annual State of the Chamber Luncheon at noon at North Branch American Legion Post 85, 6439 Elm Street. Exiting board members will be recognized, and a recap of the past year’s accomplishments will be presented. The wearing of ugly sweat-ers is strongly encouraged. For more information, contact the chamber at 651-674-4077.

North Branch Senior Dining Music at LunchNorth Branch Senior Dining, 38790

6th Avenue, will feature musical art-ists every Tuesday during December, from 11:15 a.m. until service starts at 11:45 a.m. Performing Dec. 14 will be Jenny Thyng. For more information on the performance or senior dining, call 651-674-1956.

DEC. 15Braham COVID Shots and Boosters

Isanti Public Health will administer free COVID shots and boosters from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Braham Event Center, 655 8th Street SW. No walk ins; ages 12 and up welcome, although kids aged 12 to 17 will need a parent or guardian present to receive a vaccine. No insurance is required, and there is no cost for the vac-cine. Registration is required at prep-mod.health.state.mn.us/appointment/em/reg/9254801684.

DEC. 16Parkinson’s Support Group

Walker Methodist Levande, 2011 6th Lane SE, Cambridge, is hosting a Parkinson’s Support Group from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every third Thursday of the month. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Contact Shay or Kim at 763-325-0100 for more information.

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Biden scorecardTo the editor,

Since Biden became president, here are some accomplishments:

•Unemployment is at 4.6%, the lowest in 50 years•5,600,000 (5.6 million) jobs have been created•The stock market has risen 37% since the inau-

guration while posting all-time record highs•Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell predicts

5% GDP growth for 2021•Wages have grown by 3.1% The American Rescue Plan – Passed in March

– has:•Reduced family food insecurity by 24%•Distributed more than $46 billion in child tax

credits to poor families•Helped small businesses with up to $28,000 per

employee in the Employee Retention Tax Credit•Provided $250 billion to state, local and tribal

governments to help deal with the effects of Covid The infrastructure bill just passed will:•Bring Minnesota $6.8 billion for infrastructure

projects with $4.5 billion for roads & bridges•Invest $65 billion for broadband internet access

in rural areas. This will stimulate rural econo-mies and create jobs

•Add 2.4 million jobs by 2025 according to Moody’s Analytics

•Invest $55 billion if upgrading access to clean water

•Invest $66 billion to modernize railway systems in the US

•Invest $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging access. More electric vehicles mean less oil im-ported from the middle east.

•Invest $21 billion to clean up pollution at super-fund and brownfi eld sites and reclaim abandoned mines and oil wells.

The infrastructure bill is so good that Re-

publican politicians are taking credit for it’s investments even though they voted against it. This demonstrates the hypocrisy of Republican offi ceholders. Pete Stauber said “No one wants an infrastructure bill more than me” and voted against the infrastructure bill. Rest assured, he and others will take credit when money is spent in their districts even though they voted against it.

Biden critics will point out that infl ation is high. While this is true, Biden has worked to reduce it. Part of the infl ation is due to supply-chain issues. During the height of the Covid epidemic, many industries throughout the world cut production leading to scarcity. Shipping from countries like China slowed dramatically also. The immediate result of scarce goods is rising prices and hence infl ation goes up. Biden ordered ports to work lon-ger hours and worked with companies to reduce the backlog at our ports. The CEO of Wallmart explicitly praised the Biden administration for its actions to reduce pandemic-related supply chain shortages.

The Biden record is not spotless but, for the fi rst 11 months, the record is pretty good and worth talking about.

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CORRECTION

The day of the week of Santa’s visit and corresponding movie night at Isanti Com-munity Center was incorrect in last week’s front page story titled “Isanti holiday events for elf-ryone.” The article should have read Friday, Dec. 10.

Some of you may recall that last spring I took ad-vantage of some pretty good offers for trading in my current vehicle for an upgraded ride. That de-cision proved to pay off fi nancially as I was able

to get a newer car, with lower miles, and wound up paying less in monthly payments and insurance, among other fi nancial pluses.

In addition, the car came with several features that I have come to fall in love with. The fi rst was the backup camera. Like many people, I hate trying to back out of a parking spot, especially when there are many other cars surrounding me and others in motion. I would always creep out of the spot, with my head rapidly pivot-ing from checking clearance to my left and right, trying to see if anything was coming in my blind spots.

And then there’s backing into a spot or, worse yet, trying to parallel park.

No matter what car I was driving, I was never comfort-able with guessing how much space I had left between me and another parked car.

Then came my Equinox with the rear-view camera. Gone are almost all of my trepidations; once that is engaged, I can easily use the guidelines to signal if I am backing straight out, eliminating the need to be constantly worried if I’m slightly drifting to the left or right and about to scrape the cars next to me. And obviously, the warning system alerts me to other cars —or even pedestrians encroaching from blind spots.

A second feature I fi nd valuable is the side collision detection while driving. Similar to parking situations, I was always super-paranoid about shifting lanes without something like a quarter-mile clearance from any car in the lane I was entering. When pulling out of a parking spot, I was always on the verge of getting whiplash trying to see anyone riding in a blindspot. Now I just have to look in the side mirrors for the little symbol to light up.

Driving my new car over the summertime, I thought those two things were the ultimate in features. But now that winter weather has fi nally arrived, I have found a new “God’s gift to automobile features” — heated seats!

I tried out this feature on a couple occasions during the fall, especially after standing outside covering some sort of sport on a chillier day. The results of those trials were certainly satisfactory. My drivers-side seat properly warmed me up to take the inevitable chill out of my 50-year-old bones. But those were on somewhat longer trips, from say North Branch back home to Cambridge.

That is until just today (Monday), when we experi-enced our fi rst single-digit temperatures of the season, along with below-zero wind chills. Not only would it be the coldest conditions I have experienced with my Equi-nox, but it also featured the shortest distance between my home and work, or vice versa (less than 2 miles).

I pushed the button not fi guring it would be that benefi cial, much like how it takes several minutes of idling for a car to warm up enough for the heaters to work properly. Boy, was I wrong! Approximately half-way to my destination, I could feel the warmth perme-ating my backside. Better yet, that warmth stuck with me even after exiting my car and hastily making my way inside.

So, while still not exactly relishing the cold winter months ahead, I now have a new weapon to at least take a bite out winter’s blast —at least for half of my body.

BILL STICKELS III is editor of the Isanti-Chisago County Star. He can be reached at 763-689-1181 ext. 107 or [email protected].

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Things looking up for NBAPS fi nancially

DECEMBER 9, 2021 OPINION ISANTI-CHISAGO COUNTY STAR 5CountyStar.com

Iam so pleased to report that, after a short period in which North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS) had its bond rating reduced to Baa2, the school district has been up-graded to Baa1 status.

The school district had existed at the Baa2 level for roughly two years based on declin-ing enrollment, the need for annual budget adjustments, and a shrinking fund balance. Now, with a much stronger fund balance and voter-approved levies, as well as a growing tax base in the community, NBAPS again enjoys a Baa1 rating.

The improved rating refl ects steps taken by the school board and district to strength-en its position, including the school board’s decision to increase cash reserves in its fund balance from 5-10% to 10-15%. In doing so, the school board ensured that NBAPS will have cash on hand to pay for expenses in the event that becomes necessary. The dramatic increase in the number of hous-

ing starts within our district boundary has also helped tremendously, and for the fi rst time in many years, NBAPS is no longer projected to suffer enrollment declines into the future.

The improvement in bond rating means the school district can borrow money at lower interest rates should it become necessary to do so, thus mitigating the burden on school district taxpayers.

Your school board and district staff have worked hard to be responsible stewards of your resources. I am so grateful for all the board members, as well as Director of Finance and Human Resources Todd Tetzlaff and his staff for doing the work necessary to keep the school district functioning at a high level fi nancially.

SARA PAUL is superintendent of North Branch Area Public Schools. She can be reached at 651-674-1000 or [email protected].

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BY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA [email protected]

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, someone turning age 65 today has almost a 70 percent chance of needing some type of long-term care services and support in their remaining years. As this demographic continues to grow—Minnesota projects that the number of older residents (age 65+) will double by 2030—they need to consider how to commu-nicate fi nance, health and lifestyle plans with loved ones.

Marti DeLiema Ph.D., an assistant profes-sor in the College of Education and Human Development, shares tips on how older adults can have meaningful conversations with adult family members.

When is the right time to talk with family about decisions that come with aging?

Prof. DeLiema: It’s never too early to start having open conversations about planning for major life decisions and events that accompany aging. Ideally these conversations should hap-pen around retirement. That’s when many peo-ple are engaged in fi nancial planning and are deciding where they want to live and how they can bring meaning and purpose into their lives now that work obligations are behind them. However, many people are waiting much longer to retire. That’s why I recommend that older people start to have open conversations about health, money, and housing whenever they are gathered with family and have done some ad-vance thinking about their personal goals and expectations for the future. It may feel like there is never a good time given how busy our lives are, but these are not conversations to put off. People need to have helpers lined up to assist with them when unexpected health, fi nancial, and other emergencies arise. Talking to family members about our needs and expectations will help make sure that our wishes are honored. It will also take away the guesswork for our fami-ly, giving everyone more peace of mind.

What kind of fi nancial decisions should be dis-cussed?

Prof. DeLiema: First, older adults need to pick and appoint someone to be their surro-gate fi nancial decision maker (their fi nancial advocate) so that they are prepared for a time when they can’t manage their money on their own. This person needs to be someone they trust, someone who acts with integrity and will put the older person’s needs above their own. After the older adult gets all their fi nancial and insurance information in order, they can do a walk through of their fi nances with their future fi nancial advocate, explaining their different accounts, income streams, insurance policies, regular bills, and their fi nancial goals. If the chosen fi nancial advocate has to take over and help someday, it’s important that they have all the information they need to do the job well.

The fi nancial advocate also needs to be appointed as an agent under durable power of attorney (POA). A durable POA is a legal document that a lawyer can draw up. It specifi es what the fi nancial advocate can and can’t do

to act on behalf of the older person (the “prin-cipal”) as it pertains to managing their money and property. Financial institutions and state and federal benefi t programs require that the advocate have a POA for accessing the older adults’ money to pay for care or household ex-penses, as well as to complete forms to apply for government benefi ts.

What questions should be considered when it comes to health?

Prof. DeLiema: Similarly, older adults (all adults in fact!) should pick a person they believe is capable of making health and medical deci-sions for them if they were to lose capacity. This person can be the same or different person as the fi nancial advocate. Discussions should focus on what it means to have a high quality of life and their goals for medical interventions and treatments for serious illness and for end-of-life care. Families should also discuss long term care plans and goals. Do I want to be cared for at home or live in an assisted living community? Do I want my adult children to care for me or to pay professionals? This is the time to consider what care the older person can afford and what options are available in the place they want to live. Like fi nancial conversations, discussions about long-term care, medical treatment prefer-ences, and end-of-life care need to happen early, long before the need for care arises.

What are examples of lifestyle choices people can make as they age?

Prof. DeLiema: Lifestyle choices are dictated by a person’s resources. Retirees with substan-tial savings have more fl exibility, and therefore more decisions to make. Some people may want to move to be closer to their adult children or move to a warmer climate.

Other people have more limited choices. For example, they may need to sell their home to pay for the care they need. All older adults should take a look at their fi nances and devel-op a retirement income strategy. They need to make sure they can cover their daily expenses, emergency expenses, and pursue a life fi lled with meaningful activities and social engage-ment.

What resources can the University of Minnesota provide as a guide to these conversations?

Prof. DeLiema: My colleagues and I devel-oped resources to help older adults initiate conversations with friends and family members about future money management. The Think-ing Ahead Roadmap is a step-by-step planning guide that walks individuals through develop-ing a personalized money management plan, including getting their fi nances in order, ob-taining a POA, and knowing when to transition fi nancial responsibilities to someone they trust. At the end of this process older adults will feel a huge burden lifted off their shoulders. They will be much more fi nancially protected and more likely to have their needs met down the road by the person or people they know and trust. Individuals can download the free materials at Thinkingaheadroadmap.org.MARTI DELIEMA is an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development and can be reached at [email protected].

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CONTRIBUTEDAAA — THE AUTO CLUB GROUP

Enjoying holiday lights from your car is a great way to get into the holiday spirit, but it can also be extremely dangerous if you’re not careful. Between the warmer weather we are currently seeing and how early it gets dark this time of year, there are a lot of pedestrians out for evening walks as the holiday lights are turning on.

“Holiday lights are beau-tiful to look at, but can also be a dangerous distraction for passing motorists,” said Meredith Mitts, spokesper-son for AAA – The Auto Club Group.

“Distracted drivers mov-ing through a residential area at night can be a recipe for disaster, especially if there are pedestrians in the area. AAA urges holiday revelers to remain focused on the road while driving. If you wish to enjoy the lights, be sure to pull over safely fi rst.”

AAA recommends follow-ing these tips to stay safe while viewing light displays:

• Buckle up. Everyone in the vehicle should remain seated and buckled, even while parked on the side of the road.

• Stay focused on the

road while the vehicle is in motion.

• Constantly scan the area for bicyclists, pedestrians and young children who may not be watching for you.

• Pull over if you need to program your navigation system, check a map, take pictures, or do anything that will take your attention off the task of driving. You can also delegate those tasks to a passenger.

• Do not come to a complete stop in a traffi c lane. If you encounter someone who has stopped, only pass if it is safe and legal to do so.

• Bring appropriate winter gear in the event of a road-side emergency. You can get more tips on creating a winter driving kit for your vehicle here.

• If walking, wear light col-ored, refl ective clothing to ensure motorists can easily see you while they drive.

If you visit a drive-thru event and are asked to turn off your headlights, remem-ber to turn them back on when you exit.

As always, check weather and roadway conditions before your go out. While falling snow may enhance the holiday atmosphere, it also creates additional safety hazards, especially at night. Follow these tips for staying safe on wintry roads.

CONTRIBUTEDMNDOT

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host two public sessions to explore ways to reduce the impacts of climate change through a Minnesota Clean Fuel Stan-dard (CFS).

In October 2021, the Walz administration directed state

agencies to determine if and how Minnesota should move forward with a CFS.

MnDOT and the MDA are engaging stakeholders and listening to the public as a key part of that process.

The state’s goals through this process including iden-tifying action steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, create new jobs, attract new economic investments, and

reduce air and water pollution in both urban and rural com-munities.

The public is invited to par-ticipate in one of two upcom-ing virtual sessions:

• Tuesday, Dec. 14 from 12 – 1:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

For more information about a Clean Fuel Standard visit www.dot.state.mn.us/sustain-ability/clean-fuel-standard.

AAA: Drive safely while viewing holiday lights

MnDOT, MDA to host virtual public sessions on Clean Fuel Standard

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JoAnn M. HolsbeckJoAnn M. Holsbeck, 75 years of age, died Sat-

urday, Nov. 27, 2021, surrounded by her family at home.

JoAnn was born on Feb. 25, 1946, in Long Prairie. JoAnn was an independent and valiant woman to

the very end. She fought hard against the cancer that took her life too early. She was the best Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, friend, and companion one could ever ask for. We will miss her dearly until we see her again.

She was preceded in death by parents Charles and Odelia Holtberg and granddaughter Amber Boyd.

She is survived by her children, DuWayne Holsbeck, Kelly Boyd and her husband Jeff Boyd; granddaughter, Tiffany Boyd; sister Pauline Fischer; niece Sheri Fischer and her children Trevor and Travis; and nephew Todd Fischer and his wife, Danelle, and their children Sydney and Tristan.

A private celebration of life will take place at the Boyd Farm in Isanti on Feb. 26, 2022.

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Monte E. YoungMonte E. Young, age 82, of Bradford died Dec. 3,

2021, at Mercy Hospital after a long struggle with cancer.

Monte Edward Young was born April 5, 1939, in Charles City, Iowa, to Glendon and June (Trask)

Young. He graduated from Spring Lake Park High School and then attend-ed Dunwoody, learning masonry. On June 4, 1960, Monte married Mary Bjergo in Spring Lake Park. They made their home in Coon Rapids and then onto other locations within Anoka County to raise their family. Thirty years ago they moved to Bradford Township where they have lived ever since. Monte worked as a super-intendent in commercial

construction for A & P Construction for 39 years. After retiring at 62, he developed a real love for playing golf especially the many rounds with his brother Roger. He enjoyed antiquing and collecting vintage outdoor themed items with hand carved duck decoys being one of his favorites. He also was an avid reader with a strong interest in western novels. Monte and Mary have been members at Trinity Lutheran Church since the 1960s.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 61 years, Mary; 5 children, Shelly (Glen) Schneider, Scott (Gloria) Young, Shawn (Lisa) Young, Jody (Eric) Sand, and David (Cindi) Young; three sib-lings, Roger (Dottie) Young, Glenda (Sam) Tempesta, and Bruce (Diane) Young; 13 grandchildren, Sara, Joshua, Zachary, Amanda, Lindsey, Ashley, Shaw-na, Allison, Erica, Jared, Owen, Tyler and Nick; 10 great-grandchildren, Oliver, Audrey, Henley, Char-lie, Jack, Keandre, Kailyn, Kyleigh, Kaileece and Evelyn; and by other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Francis with a visitation one hour prior at church. Inter-ment West Oak Grove Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at StrikeLifeTributes.com.

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Ralph H. GambleRalph Gamble, age 85, of Oak Grove passed away

Nov. 30, 2021. at Meadows of Fairview in Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 9, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 19921 Nightingale St. NW, Oak Grove. Visitation was 1½

hours prior to the service at church.

Ralph Henry Gamble was born Oct. 10, 1936, in Minneapolis to Ray and Elizabeth (deGrood) Gamble. He grew up in Minneapolis and gradu-ated from DeLaSalle High School in 1954. He served in the National Guard and then was drafted into the Army and served a bit over two years due to the Berlin Wall be-ing constructed, which delayed his discharge.

While he was working at Prudential Insurance he met LaVonne M Lombard, and they married on May 1, 1965. Their fi rst home was in South Minne-apolis. In 1978 they moved to Oak Grove, where he assisted in the construction of the family home. He and LaVonne very much enjoyed life and raising their family there. He raised chickens for several years (plus the best turkeys ever, for two of the years) while the family was growing. He was a mainframe computer programmer and worked for several different companies throughout his career including Land O’ Lakes, NCR Comten and U of M Hospitals/Fairview from where he retired in 2003. He was a very active member of St. Patrick’s Cath-olic Church with the Knights of Columbus, youth group, choir, and several other groups. He loved his family, learning several languages and had a huge curiosity of learning many things. He was a good volunteer at church and at his children’s and grandchildren’s schools. He regularly donated blood and had donated over 41 gallons with Memo-rial Blood Centers. His happiest times were when surrounded by as much family as possible. They were also very fortunate to have enjoyed many of their retirement years at their cabin.

Ralph was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, LaVonne (who passed Nov. 8, 2021); and par-ents Ray and Elizabeth Gamble. He is survived by son, Kenneth (Teresa) Gamble; daughters, Laura (Mike) Schuster and Theresa Gamble; grandchil-dren, Megan (Jonathan), Cassandra, Andrew, Sar-ah, Kira and David (Angie); great-grandchildren, Bjorn, Austin and Dalton; brother, Ross (Barb) Gamble; sister, Charlotte (Charles B. Sr.) Reed; and other relatives and friends.

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Paul A. NymanPaul A. Nyman, of Stanchfi eld, passed away on

Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at the Cambridge Medical Center. He was 88 years old.

On Oct. 6, 1933, Paul was born at home in Stanch-fi eld to Roy and Lottie Nyman. He attended school

in Stanchfi eld until 8th grade and received his GED while in the Army. He joined the Army in December of 1953 at the age of 20. He was stationed in Panama and released in November 1955; he continued his service as a member of the VFW.

Paul moved to Coon Rap-ids in 1956, where he met the love of his life, Sharon; they were married on July 17, 1976. While in Coon Rapids, he spent much of his free time racing

pigeons, winning many races, and earning plenty of trophies. Paul always had a strong work ethic. He worked for Oildyne for 12 years, then 21 years at Mate Punch and Die, where he was a foreman.

In 1986 Paul and Sharon built a home in Stanch-fi eld on the land where Paul grew up. He then started his “hobby farm” and raised cattle and a few horses. He retired in 1995 to continue farming full time, which had become much more than a hobby. Farming was how he stayed busy; he could never sit still. He always had to be doing some-thing, and when he ran out of farming, he would hunt down cans to crush or trap gophers. The only time he was still was to watch boxing, take a bath, or read the newspaper. He enjoyed all the wildlife from the woods around the farm. If he came across any animal in need, he always thought he could nurse it back to health. You never knew what kind of animals you would run into on his farm, from deer to raccoons to snapping turtles or a brood of pheasants.

Most of all, Paul loved spending time with family and friends; he was very social. He loved getting together to play cards, have conversations over cof-fee, go hunting, and go ice fi shing. He loved being around others and making them laugh. He loved playing pranks and always seemed to have a quick retort. He had no problem talking to every person he met on the street, and kids always seemed to fl ock to him. Often, they wore him out as much as he wore them out. He was always there to help anyone in need, sometimes to a fault. He always be-lieved everyone had the best intentions and wanted to see the best in everyone.

Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Lottie Nyman; children, Mary Thom, Deborah Earl, and Michael Lans; siblings, James (Jean), Warnie Sr, and Ralph Nyman; and father and mother-in-law Albert and Erma Thomas.

He is survived by his wife Sharon; daughter Paula (Steve) Reiss; son-in-law Dave (Lori) Thom; daugh-ter-in-law Cheryl Lans; grandchildren, Josh (Traci) Nyman, Michael (Dani) Earl, Amber (Nate) Skar-hus, Michelle Earl (Blake), Alyssa Thom (Anthony), and Garrett Lans; great grandchildren, Andrew, Owen, Charlotte, Benjamin, Aaron, Elizabeth, Brit-tani, Aidan, and Jacob; sister Gladys Woodburn; sister-in-law Joyce Weiss; and many other relatives and friends.

A funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at the Braham Evangeleical Lutheran Church with Pastor Julie Beck offi ciating. Military honors were provided by the Braham VFW. Interment was in the Stanchfi eld Baptist Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Rock Ingebrand Funeral Home of Bra-ham. www.aifuneralhome.com.

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Shirley VanderHelmShirley VanderHelm, of Braham, passed away on

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the Cambridge Medical Center. She was 74 years old.

Shirley was born on March 29, 1947, in Mora to parents Raymond and Myrtle (Hoffl in) Pearson.

Shirley was a kind and selfl ess mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, especially going out to eat at Culver’s. She enjoyed bowling in her younger years and loved playing games like bean bags and crazy eights. Shirley watched “Wheel of Fortune” almost night-ly and was an expert at solving the puzzles. Shirley will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Sam VanderHelm; son Michael Johnson; twin sister Sharyl Pearson; and sister-in-law Mary Pearson.

She is survived by her son Ronald (Julie) Johnson; daughter-in-law Nina Johnson; grandchildren, Me-gan Johnson (Chad), Melissa Johnson, Brad (Holly) Johnson, Bobbie (Joe) Peterson and Beth (Mason) Ramberg; great grandchildren, Weston, Evelyn, En-sley, Jessa, Brynlee, Alayna, Wesley, Karter, Bristol, and Brooklyn; brother Raymond Pearson; and many other relatives and friends.

A private graveside service was held at the Rice Lake Cemetery in Braham with Pastor Steve Jen-nisch offi ciating. Arrangements were by the Rock Ingebrand Funeral Home of Braham. Condolences may be posted at www.aifuneralhome.com.

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Camden Scott Wolff Camden Scott Wolff was born on Dec. 1, 2021, and

weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Parents are Taylor Johnson and Andrew Wolff. Grandparents are Dawn and Scott Wolff of Braham and Debi and Curt Johnson of Otsego.

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This directory is paid for and made possible by the participating churches listed.

Baptist

First Baptist Church 304 S. Main St., Cambridge, 763-689-1173. Call the church office or visit our website for current service times and programs. firstbaptistcambridge.org

North Isanti Baptist ChurchLead Pastor: Travis Blake 2248 313th Ave. NE, Cambridge, MN 55008. www.nib-church.comEmail: [email protected] 763-689-3576. 8:30am Worship Service (traditional style) 10:45am Worship Service (contemporary style)

South Isanti Baptist Church3367 Cty. Rd. 5 NE, Isanti. 763-444-5860, Pastor Bob Venneman. Sunday Worship 9:30am. Wednesday “Life & Light” Bible studies for all ages. Adults & children. For info call or go to southisantibaptist.org.

Springvale Baptist Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor9:30am Sunday School10:30am Sunday Worship Wednesday: 6:00 pm Band of BrothersThursday: 10:00 am Ladies Bible Study410 County Road 6 NWStanchfield, MN 55080763-689-1373springvalechurchmn.org

Sunrise Bible Church41300 Second St., NorthBranch, Pastor David Stertz. Sunday school for all ages9:30am, Sunday morning Worship 10:30am, Sunday evening 6pm, Wed. Kids 4 Truth & Bible studies for all ages 6:30pm. More info atsunrisebiblechurch.org or 651-674-4107.

Catholic

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton207 Whiskey Rd NW, Isanti, MN. 763-444-4035 Email: [email protected]. Mass: Tues. & Wed. 7:30am. Sun. 8:30am. stelizabeth-isanti.org.

Converge

NorthBrook ChurchMeeting at GTI North Branch Theatre (38450 Tanger Dr, North Branch, MN 55056)Church Office: 651-277-0100Frank Gomes, Pastor.Please join us Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. for WorshipSunday School for all ages at 8:30 a.m. (during the school year)Nursery for infants & Children’s Church (2 yrs old-K) during worship.Email: [email protected]: nbchurchmn.org

Evangelical Free

Dale Evangelical Free Church45268 Brunswick Rd, Harris, MN 763-689-5817 Pastor/Teacher Dr. Harvey Martin. Sunday School – all ages 9am. Sunday Service 10:25am. www.daleefc.com

Kost Evangelical Free Church37405 Kost Trail, North Branch, MN 55056. Jct. of CR 11 & CR 72, SE of North Branch. 651-583-3281. Pastor, Josh JensenKost Student Ministries Mondays 6:30pm. Worship Service Sundays 9:30am. More info: www.kostefc.org

Oxlip Evangelical Free Church9am Sunday Worship Service, Sanctuary seating, broad-cast to parking lot, Facebook live- Safedistancing PracticedPastor Leroy Scheumann29237 Roanoke St NWIsanti, MN 55040www.oxlip.org763-444-5134

Lutheran

Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA)West Central Drive & County Road 4, Braham320-396-2755 Pastor Julie BeckSunday: 9:00 am Sunday SchoolSunday: 9:30 am Worship Service on KBEK 95.5 FMSunday: 10:15 a.m. Worship Service - BELCSunday: 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Live on FacebookWednesday: 3:30 pm ConfirmationOffice hours 9:00 a.m. to Noon Tuesday thru Friday

Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Rush Point (ELCA)Pastor Vicki Vandervegt. 320-358-4829, 600 Rush Point Dr.10:15am Worship with Fellowship following my.calvaryofrushpoint.org. Office: [email protected]

Christ Ev. Lutheran Church (WELS)32962 Vickers St. NE, Cambridge, 763-689-5333Pastor Samuel L. Biebert. Sunday Worship 9am, Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30amwww.christcambridge.com

Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA)109 Second Ave NW, Isanti763-444-9201Pastor Ian Coen-FreiSunday School 8:30 a.m. Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.Home of Heavenly Sunshine Preschoolemail:[email protected]

First Lutheran Church (ELCA)43779 Gates Ave., Harris. 651-674-4498. Handicapped accessible. Pastor Scott Simmons. Sunday Worship 9:30am, with Sunday School 10:30am coffee and fellowship.Email: [email protected]

Joy Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)1155 Joy Circle, CambridgePastor Daniel Lewis763-689-4355www.joylutheran.net8 a.m. Traditional Service10:30 a.m. Contemporary Service9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Class

Long Lake Lutheran Church (ELCA)3921 277th Ave NW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5315. Pastor Sue OlsonWorship Sundays at 9am in-person, in parking lot or online

Wednesday Worship 6pm in-person longlakeluth.org

Salem Lutheran Church4638 381st Ave. NW, Dalbo, MN 55017. 763-689-1687Join us for worship everySunday at 10:30am, Sundayschool for 3 yrs to 6th gr.begins at 10:30am. Coff ee fellowship after worship www.salemlutherandalbo.com

Spring Lake Lutheran Church (ELCA)8440 Erickson Road, PO Box 958, North Branch, MN 55056 (9 mi. E. of Cambridge on Hwy. 95, North one block on Erickson Road). 651-674-4606. Pastor Vicki VanderVegt. sllchurch.org Email: [email protected], December 9th -9:00am Men’s Coffee at County Market7:00pm Women of Grace Bible StudySaturday, December 11th -9:00am Christmas Program practiceSunday, December 12th -8:30am Worship in person & via Zoom9:30am Program practice, FellowshipWednesday, December 15th-10:00am AA Meeting5:30pm Confirmation meal and lessonsThursday, December 16th -7:00pm AA Meeting

St. John Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)28168 Jodrell St. NE, North Branch Located 6 mi. E. of Isanti on Co. Rd. 5; (or 7 mi. W. of North Branch on Co. Rd. 5); then 1-1/2 mi. S. on Co. Rd. 12. 763-444-5988, Paul Anderson, Pastor; Sunday 9am Worship; 10:20am Adult Bible Study; Thursday 6:30pm Bible study. Email: [email protected]

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMC)31075 Genesis Ave., Stacy, MN 55079651-462-5115. Office Hours - 9:00am - 1:00 pm 9:00am Services, Sunday School following Service (10:15am). Email - [email protected] - stjohnslutheranchurch-stacymn.org

St. John’s Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)980 West 4th Street, Rush City, Pastor Tim Renstrom 320-358-3623, Sunday 8:45am Worship, 7:30am Rise & Shine Bible Study, Monday 10am Longer Look Bible Study. stjohnsrushcity.org

St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)400 SE 8th St., (Isanti #4 E.), PO Box 37, Braham. 320-396-3103. Tim Renstrom, Pastor. 9:30am Sunday School & Adult Bible Study. 10:30am Worship.ststephensbraham.org

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)38460 Lincoln Trl, North Branch 651-674-7047. Pastor Jon Yurk In-person and online Worship Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.Sunday School is at 9 a.m. Email: [email protected] or visit www.trinitynorthbranch.org

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Common Ground - A United Methodist Community 404 North Cypress St. North, Cambridge. 763-689-2071. Pastors Amelia & Andrew Buschena. Sunday 9:30am Worship. Livestream of services and more info at commongroundumc.org. Everyone Counts!

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Bethesda Church38180 Hemingway Ave., North Branch, MN 651-674-5873. Pastor Mark Huber. 9am Worship Service. 10:30am Sunday School and adult Bible studies. bethesdachurchnb.com

Lakeside Christian Church32393 Rendova Cir. N.E., Cambridge (3 mi. E of Cambridge just off Hwy. 95). 763-689-3649. Ministry Coordinator Jeff Bonkoski. Administrative Assistant Sharon Dahl. Sunday 9:30am Worship. Retreat house & personal retreat cabins available. Call for reservation. Email:[email protected]. lakesidechurchcambridge.org

Journey of FaithBible based worship. 651-600-9878. [email protected]. Sunday fellowship 9amWorship & Youth Ministry 10am Come as you are. All welcome. Junction Bowl. 123 Cajima Street, NE, Isanti. Refreshments served.

JustPassinthru IHS MinistriesBecoming Agape – Allowing the Holy Spirit totransform lives 763-689-698734006 Petersburg St NE, Cambridge MN [email protected] Tom BakkeSunday mornings at 10 amSunday nights and Wednesdays

River of Life Church Meeting at 150 Birch St. N., Ste 170, Cambridge. (Across from Minnco Credit Unon) Mark Radeke, Pastor. 763-689-5115. Sundays 10:00am Nursery providedRiver Kid’s for ages 4 yrs to 5th gr during the 10:00amservice riveroflifehome.com

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The Journey New Life Church601 Heritage Blvd NE, Isanti Pastor David L. Willis. Sunday 10am Worship & the Word & Kids’ Church. Sunday 6pm Family Worship. Wednesday 7pm Family Breakout Classes. 763-689-4471Thejourneynlc.org

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Council rejects Perkins rezoning request for now

8 ISANTI-CHISAGO COUNTY STAR FROM PAGE ONE DECEMBER 9, 2021CountyStar.com

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Kevin did, however, have to make a few adjustments to get the snowmobile started on Saturday, as it had been some time since he had it running.

“I had to make a few quick repairs,” he said with a laugh. “I guess I should have checked if it could run before Saturday.”

Kevin takes the Rupp to display at snowmobile shows across the upper Midwest. One such show, an annual vintage show and ride, is sponsored by the North Branch Sno-Drifters, a club started by his dad, Cecil Coe, Dale Pierce, Duane Deming and Loren Magnison, who is still an active mem-ber. According to the club’s website, the group has been “maintaining and enjoying 54 miles of snowmobile trails in and around North Branch ... since 1968.”

For decades North Branch has had a Santa Day in some form. Legion Club manager Carene Johnson remembers attending the event when she was a lit-tle girl, and North Branch Lion Teresa Elmstrand-Grundhofer said the Lion-ess group held Santa Day at the Senior Center for many years. It ceased the operation when Lioness International disbanded in 2020. No Santa Day was

held last year, and — because of those fond memories she had from child-hood — Johnson decided to re-start the event for 2021.

It was in a conversation with John-son about Santa Day that Kevin remembered his father transporting St. Nicklaus to the Legion, even though Kevin was only 4 or 5 years old at the time.

“He did this for three or four years,” Kevin Gustafson said of his father’s ferrying of Kris Kringle. “You really don’t forget something like that.”

And how did Denny react when he learned Kevin would take up the man-tle of hauling Father Christmas in his 1969 Rupp?

“He thought it was pretty neat,” Kevin said. Denny and his wife Sue attended the Santa Day event to see the old Rupp in action again. Denny said that it was really special being able to help the Legion that does so much for the community.

And, as a long-time rider and seller of snowmobiles, he couldn’t resist equating the sport with sledding over the path of life.

“It has been a long road between 1968 and 2021, but a great journey with some bumps,” Denny said. “But all-in-all, a smooth road traveled.”

GHOSTS: Son makes same journey as father, fi ve decades removed


Denny Gustafson poses with Santa atop the 1969 Rupp snowmobile he used in 1968 to transport Kris Kringle to the North Branch Santa Day. Denny was one of the fi rst snowmobile dealers in the area back in the 1960s.

BY BILL STICKELS [email protected]

The Cambridge City Council is holding on to hopes that another restaurant is willing to take the place of the now-vacated Perkins on the east side of town sometime in the near future.

During the Dec. 6 council meeting, the council unanimously denied a re-quest from Dan Smith, current owner of the former Perkins restaurant, to consider amending an existing Planned Unit Development for the property that states only a restau-rant can occupy the space the Per-kins building sits on. This PUD was agreed upon by the city and Smith back in 1999 when Smith purchased the property from the city.

According to Smith, he closed the restaurant last September for two reasons: a lack of staffi ng and expiration of his franchise contract with Perkins, which he didn’t want to renew for 10 more years.

“We were down to 18 employees at the end,” Smith told the council. “We should have had 45.”

According to Community Devel-opment Director Marcia Westover, PUDs are typically only amended af-ter “substantial development has not occurred within a reasonable time.”

“There has been no hardship or proof shown to make the determina-tion that no other restaurant would fi ll the space,” Westover said. “It’s only been two months and we like to wait at least two years.”

Smith told the council he doesn’t contest any of what Westover said, however, he feels the current state of the restaurant industry has changed so much he doesn’t foresee anyone interested in starting up a restaurant in the near future.

“I took a look at the Perkins that have closed; there are 14 of them that have closed in this immediate area,” Smith said. “Of the 14, four of them do have (new) restaurants. But they are all in cities larger than 25,000 people. All the other ones, except for North Branch, have remained closed.”

Smith went on to explain that in North Branch, Perkins closed four years ago. A new, independently owned restaurant opened, but that also closed in less than two years.

“I know this industry. I’ve been in it for 50 years,” he continued. “We’re at a turning point where ineffi ciency is making restaurants go away. And different kinds of restaurants are coming in.”

Smith said if one Googles “Cam-bridge, Minnesota, restaurants” it comes up with 31 entries, including businesses such as Caribou, Star-bucks, and even Casey’s since they offer pizza.

More importantly, Smith said he does have a buyer for the property right now, which he had referenced at the Nov. 15 council meeting as a “na-tional company” that was interested in building a gas station/convenience store/car wash on that lot.

“We have a very good company that wants to buy that corner and redevel-op it completely,” he told the council Dec. 7. “The backlot has never been developed in over 40 years. That would mean tax money to the state, to the city, and to the county. They are available right now, the offer is right now. In two years, I think they will go somewhere else.

“I guess what I am saying is what is best for the City of Cambridge? You’ve got a closed restaurant on a very good corner. It’s very visible. I would hate to see people look at that

for two years and wonder ‘how did welet this happen?’” he said. “Whereas, by this, I think summer, it could be under construction, maybe fall. And be redeveloped into something that will for many years serve the com-munity well.”

According to City Administrator Evan Vogel and Westover, the councilcould choose to do one of two things: It could either deny the request, or it could make a motion to move this request forward to the Planning Commission, which would then pass along its recommendation back to thecouncil for a fi nal vote.

Councilmember Kersten Barfknecht-Conley made a motion to deny the request.

“I’ve thought long and hard about this. I feel like we do have to look at the constituents’ feedback,” she said, referencing social media comments that were largely against “another gas station” being built.

Vogel reminded the council that if it denies the request, it doesn’t mean Smith couldn’t come back at any time to again make the request if it becomes even more apparent anotherrestaurant won’t be opened.

GOLDENWOOD STREET IMPROVEMENTFollowing the mandatory public

hearing for both the actual 2022 street improvement project and the assessment of money on residents living on those streets, the council approved going forward with the project.

The 2022 street improvement project will encompass the northern half of Goldenwood, from Central Avenue. Included in the project will be resurfacing of the pavement, replacing almost all of the curbing, plus the addition of a sidewalk and updated lighting. It also includes resurfacing the walking path and upgrading lighting in Brown Park. The total cost of the project is esti-mated at $5,350,900, with a special assessment on residents of $5,500 for each residential lot. The assessment can be paid all at once or over 10 years, with an interest rate equal to the city’s bond interest rate for the project.

Comments from the public mostly focused on the desire to move the installation of a sidewalk from the west side of Holly Street to the west side of Joy Circle. The reason behindthis request was to avoid cutting down a number of mature oak trees on Holly Street. According to City Engineer Todd Blank, moving the sidewalk would result in probably only removing one pine tree. Plus, it would be less expensive and a more direct route to the walking path in Brown Park.

Other residents were concerned about what type of curb and lighting would be installed, specifi cally not-ing they would prefer a “warmer” light.

Another resident asked if partial payment could be made ahead of time rather than a full payment, with the remaining amount being spread out over 10 years. According to Finance Director Caroline Moe, that is a possibility.


Just rightDecker Klofstad is engrossed in coloring during the North Branch American Legion Santa Day on Saturday, Dec. 4.

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company that wants to buy

that corner and redevelop it

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Dan SmithOwner of the closed Perkins property



For 40 years the Isanti County Lions Club has rallied the community during the holidays to help the less for-tunate, whether it be through soliciting donations of food and clothing, or collecting toys for children.

This year is no different, and the Lions Club Isanti County Christmas Project is under-way, with the group hoping to help hundreds of families as it has in the past.

According to project coordi-nator Joe Mau, more than 290 families and 700 children and seniors received food boxes, gifts and clothing last year. Typically more than $20,000 is raised by the Isanti County Lions during its Christmas Project, but that number was down slightly last year due to the pandemic, Mau said.

“Any family in Isanti County can get help,” he said. “Appli-cations are available at the Family Services Offi ce (1700 E Rum River Drive S, Suite A, Cambridge).”

Mau added that several of the people helped are referred to the Lions Club from “many sources within Isanti County.”

Several individuals, busi-nesses and organizations donate to the annual project. No paid personnel take part in assisting with this project, so all monetary donations go directly to food and gifts for needy individuals. The Lions

Club places its greatest empha-sis on helping children and senior citizens.

One organization helping with the Christmas Project is the Isanti County Sheriff’s Department. According to Chief Deputy Lisa Lovering, this is the second year the Sheriff’s Department has stepped up to assist with this event.

“We did it last year to help out due to Covid and (the Lions) could not put drop boxes out,” Lovering said. “So I contacted the Lions to ask how we could help, and we set up a drive-through Santa/Toy Drive.”

This year’s Toy Drive is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11 at the sheriff’s offi ce, 2440 Main Street S, in Cambridge. Participants are asked to do-nate new, unwrapped toys for kids aged newborn to 17 and/or non-perishable food items. Santa Claus will be making an appearance and kids of all ages can check out emer-gency vehicles. According to Lovering, the event will be held outdoors.

For those who want to help but can’t come to the Toy Drive, the Isanti County Sheriff’s Offi ce has provided drop-off locations on behalf the Lions. Drop-off sites are at both sheriff’s offi ce Cambridge locations — 2440 Main Street S and 509 18th Avenue SW. The 18th Avenue location is open 24 hours a day.

The Lions will be collecting

donations from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Isanti Community Center. “We accept donations the whole week prior,” Mau said.

Distribution of the donated items will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 18, also at the Isanti Commu-nity Center. Families who take part receive an assigned number.

When they drive up to the Community Center — a social-ly distanced process started last year and continuing this year — gifts are taken to their vehicle.

During the week between the receipt of donations and distribution, Lions Club volunteers work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, sorting donations and wrapping all

the presents. Each child will receive three wrapped gifts.

While this seems like a lot of work for a group of volun-teers, it’s par for the course for the Lions, Mau said.

“The club has always been community oriented, and we all try to help out when we can,” he said. “We all really like helping people who are in need.

Isanti County Lions take pride in 40 years of Christmas giving


In this fi le photo from Dec. 5, 2020, Isanti County Chief Deputy Lisa Lovering, along with other members of the Sheriff ’s Offi ce, Safety and Rescue, Sheriff ’s Reserves, and Cambridge Police collected toys for distribution to area youth as part of the Isanti CountyLions Christmas Project. The sheriff ’s department is just one group that has worked to make the Lions annual project a success for four decades.

Author explores last wishes, mortality in newest fi ctionBY JAKE OLSON

[email protected]

Local author Rachel Norby is set to publish her fourth book “Just in Case I Die” Dec. 17. Her work of inspirational fi ction follows the lives of several characters who have taken the “Just in Case I Die Challenge” introduced in the fi rst chapter of the book.

The idea behind the chal-lenge is that one would think through things they want to make sure they have done be-fore they die.

Some characters need to make amends, some need to say things or write things to friends or family members—the basic challenge is to do what needs to be done before the end.

A TITLE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THISA woman of faith, Norby describes her writing

process; “God usually gives me a title… and then I get more details on it.” In this case, she felt strong-ly that the title was “Just In Case I Die.” Although she found it a bit morbid, she pursued it.

As she engaged in the writing process, which usually takes a few years, she found that the proj-ect she was birthing with the book was particular-ly timely.

“I actually fi nished writing the last few chapters in the spring of 2020 when the plague hit.” She found it “Ironic and intriguing” to be writing a book about last wishes at a time when so many people were facing their own mortality.

From the time of writing, the process involves having the book reviewed by a number of editors and making changes according to their sugges-tions — after which Norby, is able to make some fi nal additions.

“It takes a while for all the editing to get it to where you want it to be. I had a few different

people look at it and give insights about how I should market it and who I should try to get it pub-lished with… it takes a while. It was longer than I wanted it to be. I was hop-ing it would be out earlier in 2021. It’s how it goes.”

A WOMAN WITH MANY ROLESNorby is not only a

published author, she is also an English teacher at Mora High School, a youth director at Trio Community Church, a cross country running coach, a wife and mother of two.

In all of her pursuits, Norby shows a passion for people; “I like a lot of things... I really love people, I like talking to people and hearing their stories.”

“I write mostly in the summers because I have more time. When I’m actually teaching, I don’t have time to write at all.”

She loves writing fi ction because she fi nds she is able to share meaning without being preachy.

In the epigraph of her book, she shares a quote from Tim Obrien who calls fi ction “the lie that helps us to see the truth… about ourselves and other people.”

A PERSONAL TOUCH The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only event

that made an imprint on Norby’s writing process, but it had a signifi cant impact. After the initial ed-iting, she added a chapter about a business owner dealing with struggles as a result of the pandemic.

“There’s a chapter about a Chinese American who is struggling with xeno-phobia during the plague and getting a lot of racial remarks, especially to his dad… and the things people are saying or not saying, and the looks they’re giving and peo-ple not coming into his store.”

Norby notes that after she’d fi nished the prima-ry writing of the book she “had a little scare with cancer.”

“They weren’t sure what it was, and they had to go in for more tests and that made me think even more about my book.” “I added a little bit in there about that.” The cancer scare made her think “what if I do die?”

A PASSION FOR HER STUDENTSOn a recent school day,

Norby was able to show her creative writing stu-

dents the fi rst copies of her new book. “I showed them my book and was like ‘guys, this

is so exciting, you can do stuff like this when you get older,’ it’s fun to show them they can do some-thing with their writing.”

“Just In Case I Die” will be published Dec. 17. The book is described as “Book-Club Fiction” with short chapters and discussion questions in the back of the book for book clubs.

Local patrons will have a chance to purchase a signed copy at the Stocking Stuffer Boutique at the Trio Community Center at 111 E Maple Avenue in Mora on Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or visit rachelnorby.com.

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Being a growing community can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, adding proper-ties to the tax roll decreases the general amount everyone has to pay in property taxes. On the other hand, it’s also more expensive to properly run a city. That is the dilemma facing the City of Cambridge.

According to Finance Direc-tor Caroline Moe, the city has grown to a population right around 9,600 in 2020 — an increase of around 1,500 in the

last 10 years. With that, the city has needed to increase such things as adding an addi-tional police offi cer, plus two new staff positions, a full-time city planner and part-time administrative assistant.

With those changes, plus other factors, Moe said the city’s 2022 levy will increase by $222,658 (4%) from 2021. At the same time, the city has been striving to decrease the tax base by encouraging development in the city limits. Those efforts have led to a 4% decrease in the tax rate from 2021. The current tax rate sits

at 70.409%, which equates to a decrease of almost 22% since 2015. Moe said the city has made it a goal to be “in the middle of the pack” among all other cities in regards to the tax rate within fi ve years. Moe said if everyone else stays close to the same, that “middle of the pack” would put the city around 62%.

Even with the decrease in tax rate, many property own-ers are still seeing an increase in their taxes. According to Moe, that is a trend that has been ongoing for several years now, no matter how small of a

levy increase or how large of a decrease in the tax rate takes place.

The reason for this, she said, is because the valua-tions of retail property — es-pecially “Big Box” retailers, continue to decrease, to the tune of 14% since 2015. This decrease in values equates to a 32% decrease in those enti-ties’ city taxes in that same time frame. Other downtown businesses have seen a 41% drop in their property values, making for a 57% decrease in city taxes paid.

The opposite is happening

with residential property values. Moe gave the example of a single family home in Goldenwood that has seen a 60% increase in their value since 2015, despite the fact no improvements have been made to the property. This equates to a 25% increase in city taxes.

Moe emphasized that this is just a small sampling, but it does refl ect the overall trend. She also said the city has no control over property valuations. That is done by the county, with a property owner having a right to dispute their valuation each spring.

Cambridge levy shows slight increase, tax rate decreases

BY JENNIFER [email protected]

A roomful of Isanti County residents attended the Dec. 1 Isanti County Truth in Taxation hearing, but only a few chose to speak following the presentation by Isanti County Finance Direc-tor Kelsey Lakeberg.

The residents who spoke shared the common theme of wanting Isanti County to reduce its budget in order to reduce property taxes.

During Lakeberg’s presenta-tion, she explained the 2022 pro-posed budget and tax levy, as well as factors that affect the budget from year to year.

“I touched on this briefl y, but because it is such an important concept in the context of the county’s budget and this presen-tation, I just want to reiterate that a signifi cant portion of the county’s budget goes toward funding services that are man-dated by state or federal law, and many of those mandated ser-vices aren’t fully funded by state or federal government, which shifts the fi nancial burden to the local property tax levy,” Lake-berg continued.

Lakeberg went on to explain how the tax rate factors into calculating property taxes. The tax rate is calculated by dividing the tax levy by the tax capacity, or base. The levy is the total tax to be collected from property owners to support the county budget, and the capacity is the total value of all properties in the county.

“The proposed 2022 tax rate went down from the 2021 tax rate,” Lakeberg said. “So that means that the tax base in-creased more than the property tax levy, and that also means that the same property would pay less taxes in 2022 than 2021 having no other changes on that property.”

The proposed tax rate for 2022 is 60.31%, which is the lowest it has been since 2013 when the tax rate was 60.8%. In 2014, the tax rate jumped to 67.29% and has gradually decreased each year since with a slight jump in 2017, according to Lakeberg.

In 2022, the proposed revenue for the county is approximately $53.5 million, which includes approximately $26.1 million in property taxes, according to Lakeberg. This is an increase

from a revenue of approximately $49.7 million in 2021, of which approximately $24.3 was from property taxes.

Expenditures in the proposed budget include:

•27% for human services;•23% for highways and streets;•20% each for general govern-

ment and public safety;•7% for other expenses; and,•3% for public health.It was noted that approximate-

ly $1 million of the 2022 county budget is for capital outlay, such as equipment for the highway de-partment, public safety, elections, software upgrades, maintenance and IT, and parks.

The 2022 proposed tax levy is an increase from 2021 of approxi-mately $1.8 million, or 7.37%. The subtotal of all the levies was ap-proximately $28.7 million, which includes approximately:

•$18.5 million for the general fund;

•$473,765 for East Central Re-gional Library;

•$2.8 million for the road and bridge fund;

•$5.7 million for the human services fund; and,

•$1.2 million for the debt ser-vice fund.

The county will receive approx-imately $2.6 million in county program aid, leaving the net levy of approximately $26.1 million.

The county has 359 miles of county roads to be maintained, plowed, repaired and recon-structed, Lakeberg noted.

Some other factors that went into constructing the 2022 budget included the need for highway equipment, personnel costs (cost-of-living increases and health insurance, as well as adding four full-time staff), soft-ware upgrades, and incorporat-ing the recommendations from the compensation and classifi -cation study that was recently conducted.

Finally, Lakeberg compared Isanti County’s 2020 tax levy per capita to fi ve surrounding and/or similar-sized counties, showing it to be the second lowest of the six counties.

Isanti County’s 2020 tax levy per capita was $558, which was higher than Benton County’s of $491. Other county’s in the com-parison included Mower County ($564), Mille Lacs County ($658), Pine County ($679), and Chisago County ($699).

Isanti County breaks down 2022 levy numbers

School district’s fi nal levy lower than predicted


With the voters’ approval of the operat-ing referendum for the Cambridge-Isanti School District, it was obvious the district’s levy on property taxes would go up. After doing all the number crunching with the actual property taxpayer counts, however, it turns out the increase won’t be — on average — as large as predicted.

During the informational sessions lead-ing up to the referendum vote, the district frequently quoted an increase of $12 per month for a property valued at $200,000. According to Finance Director Chris Kampa, the actual number, as was present-ed during the district’s Truth in Taxation meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2, comes out to be $8.75 per month.

“One of our philosophies when it comes to fi nancial protections is to use conservative estimates,” said Kampa, “so for example we assumed the tax base would only grow 3%, which we knew was fairly conservative. The actual growth rate was around 10%. Since the referendum is a fl at amount and the tax base is growing, the result is the individual tax amounts are lower.”

Kampa also noted that one of the promises made by the district during the informational sessions was that the

district would apply measures to mitigate the impact on taxpayers. One of the ways to accomplish this, according to Kampa, is to refi nance the district’s 2012 A bonds, which he said is also looking more favor-able than projected.

Looking towards the future, Kampa said he expects the district’s portion of property taxes to remain level, if not trend downward, barring any unforeseen statute changes from the state.

“This isn’t a ‘one-and-done’ and they shoot up in the future,” Kampa said.

Kampa added that as was promoted during the informational campaign, the district’s portion of taxes on agricultural land will actually go down.

As for expenses, Kampa said that over the last two years, the district has decreased them both years, largely due to the $8.5 mil-lion budget cuts the district was forced to make. He added that when looking at where expenses were made, the district spends more than the state average on instruction and less than the average on buildings, sup-port services, and administration.

Kampa concluded by saying if anyone wants to see what the district’s portion of a person’s property taxes is, they can go to the district’s website at c-ischools.org, click on the “Referendum” tab, and then click on “tax calculator.”

BY JENNIFER [email protected]

Isanti County residents will continue to have an option for properly disposing of household hazardous waste, thanks to an extension of an agreement between Isanti and Chisago Counties.

The Isanti County Board approved re-newing an agreement with Chisago County for household hazardous waste collection at its meeting Dec. 1. The agreement is good through Dec. 31, 2026.

The agreement allows Isanti County residents to use Chisago County’s house-hold hazardous waste facility once per year with a voucher from Isanti County Zoning Offi ce. Isanti County pays Chisago County a $60 fee per household, plus any special handling costs that may be associated with certain wastes.

A list of items that are accepted at the facility can be found on the Chisago County website. There is a link on Isanti County’s website at https://www.co.isanti.mn.us/666/County-Household-Hazard-ous-Waste-Program.

In order to use the program, residents of Isanti County need to fi ll out the House-hold Hazardous Waste Voucher, which can also be found on the county website listed above. The form asks for a resident’s name, address, and the month they plan to visit the facility, as well as a list of the acceptable items of which they plan to dispose.

The voucher can be brought to the Isanti County Zoning Offi ce, scanned to the offi ce, or emailed to [email protected] for authorization before using the facility.

Hazardous waste generated by a business will not be accepted.

The Chisago County Household Hazard-ous Waste facility is located at 39649 Grand Avenue, North Branch. A phone number to reach the facility is (651)213-8920.

APPROVAL OF ARPA FUND USEThe board approved the use of additional

American Rescue Plan Act funds. Oakview, where family services is locat-

ed, was in need of a new water heater and $30,000 was approved for the project.

To replace the Government Center Chiller, $299,170 was approved.

Inter-county hazardous waste disposal agreement extended

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Jacket wrestlers pack six matches into two days, winning fi veBY BILL STICKELS III

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WRESTLINGThe Bluejacket grapplers

began their season with a typical fl urry of action, hosting a triangular on Friday night and then traveling to Chisago Lakes for a team tournament the next day. In less than 24 hours, C-I came away with fi ve wins, only dropping one close match.

The busy stretch began with a dominating 65-6 win over North Branch, with the Vikings lone victory com-ing at 160 pounds via pin by Brandt Bombard. The Jackets earned four pins in the match, plus a technical fall and four decisions to rack up the team points.

That same night, the Jack-ets topped Deer River 45-31 via four pins, one technical fall, a major decision, and two forfeits.

At Chisago Lakes, the Jackets beat the host Wildcats 56-18, Kenyon-Wanamingo 43-27, and New Richland H-E-G

60-21. Their lone loss came to a strong Foley team 40-33, where the deciding points came in the 285-pound match. According to head coach Neil Jennissen, of special note of the weekend was Leo Edblad, who went a perfect 6-0 in his matches, including beating two ranked opponents.

The Vikings had a tougher start to their season. Besides the loss to the Jackets, North Branch also fell to Deer River 54-30 on Friday night, and lost to host Coon Rapids 57-19, Annandale/Maple Lake 69-10, and Hastings 76-3 at the Board Hyland Duals. For the week-end, Bombard went undefeat-ed, picking up four pins.

GIRLS BASKETBALLThe Jackets continued their

“statement games” against section opponents last week, beating Duluth East 70-58 and Forest Lake 79-45. Evelyn Wil-trout was the top scorer versus the Greyhounds, picking up 22 points. Mikayla Aumer was right behind with 20 points, and Evelyn’s twin sister

Maraya had 17 points. Against the Rangers, Aumer was back as leading scorer with 26 points, and Maraya added 18 points.

North Branch rebounded from their close season-opener loss to earn a 62-42 win over South St. Paul. The Vikings’ inside-outside combo of Paige Peaslee and Ella Kuhlman were dominant in the game, with the senior Peaslee scoring 25 points and Kuhlman scoring 24 points.

The Vikings also topped Two Rivers 46-41 in a low-scoring game. Peaslee scored 21 of the Vikings’ 46 points, with Kuhl-man adding 16.

BOYS BASKETBALLNorth Branch earned two

solid wins in their fi rst two games under new head coach Todd Dufault. The Vikings fi rst beat Rockford 65-60 and followed that up with a 62-48 win over Duluth Denfeld. Trevor Johnson led the team scoring against Rockford, pick-ing up 22 points. Carson Klein added 17 points in the fi rst win. Against Denfeld, Adam Raim had 19 points and Travis Show-Burc added 18.

The Jackets had a very rough start to their season, losing to Elk River 81-27. Kobe Karls was the lone Jacket to reach dou-ble-digits, scoring 12 points.

BOYS HOCKEYThe Jackets earned their

fi rst win of the season, top-ping Waconia 3-2. Luke Pier-son, Trey Green, and Peyton Andrews scored goals for C-I, with freshman Jaxon Sibel earning his fi rst varsity win in the nets. The Jackets also lost a high-scoring game to Tar-tan last week by a score of 7-3, with Green scoring two of C-I’s three goals.

Northern Edge lost their lone game of the week, falling to Coon Rapids 4-2 despite jump-ing out to a 2-0 lead. Scoring for Northern Edge was Gavin Reintjes and Loghan Croal.

GYMNASTICSThe young Bluejacket tum-

blers exceeded even their own expectations for their fi rst meet of the season, scoring a 140.45 at the Perham Invite, which was good enough for second place in the meet, be-hind last season’s Class A state champion Watertown-Mayer.

Senior Laci Leverty began her fi nal season by eclipsing the 37-point mark for the fi rst time in her career, with her 37.1 earning third place in

the all-around. Leverty’s best score was on vault with a third place 9.55, with her 9.5 fl oor routine taking fi rst on the event. She added a third place 9.2 on bars and a 8.85 on beam. Other placers for the Jackets were Aubrey Wilson’s 9.45, silver medal beam routine, along with her 8.85 bar routine,which placed fourth. Abby Kryzer also came in fi fth on bars, scoring 8.8.


Cambridge-Isanti’s Evelyn Wiltrout fi ghts hard in the paint during the Jackets’ home opener versus Forest Lake. C-I would top the Rangers, who were last season’s section champions, by a score of 79-45.


Cambridge-Isanti’s Luke Pierson tangles sticks with a pair of Tartan players during the Jackets’ game versus the Titans.


Cambridge-Isanti’s Jacob Henderson earns a pinfall over his Deer River opponent at 160 pounds during the Jackets’ season-opening matches. C-I would defeat the Warriors 45-31.


North Branch’s Michael Thao earns a pin over his Deer River opponent at 145 pounds during the Vikings’ season-opening triangular at Cambridge-Isanti.

12 ISANTI-CHISAGO COUNTY STAR SPORTS AND OUTDOORS DECEMBER 9, 202countystar.com

Mora girls make history in Minnesota’s fi rst all-female high school wrestling match

BY NICK [email protected]

Mora High School girls are making history as Mora’s new girls varsity wrestling team, competing at the Minnesota State High School League’s fi rst-ever girls only dual meet in Bemidji on Thursday, Dec. 2.

The newly formed team consists of 10 wrestlers, six of whom are in their fi rst year of wrestling. They are seventh grader Madi Nieman, freshmen Makayla Rush, Kodi Rodenborg, Aspen Anderson, Violet Peter-son, and Sammie Reller. Sophomores Lindsay Sigstad and Nora Houglum and juniors Annabel McGriff and Lindsey Nosbush.

“Coaching wrestling in Mora is all inclusive,” said Head Wrestling Coach Tom Youngblom. “All of our coaches coach all of our kids regardless of size, expe-rience or gender.”

A GROWING INTERESTGirls wrestling is the fastest growing sport in Min-

nesota and in the country. Mora sophomore and wrestler Nora Houglum

said her interest in wrestling started young. “I have always been interested in wrestling since I went to my fi rst match in fourth grade. I am intrigued by the physicality and toughness of the sport,” she said.

The number of girls wrestling across the U.S. has increased by 500% in the past three years.

In May of 2021, the MSHSL voted (44-4) to add a girls wrestling state tournament starting this school year.

Girls will remain part of each school’s boys’ pro-gram for regular season training and competition but will have a girls division within the wrestling state tournament.

The decision by MSHSL allows girls the option of wrestling against other girls as an individual for section and state tournaments. There are 12 weight brackets approved by the MSHSL: 100, 107, 114, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185 and 235.

“There will be two sections for girls, one in the North and one in the South, just one class,” explained Youngblom.

“The top four girls from each weight in each section will go to state. So there will be eight girls at each weight at the state tournament. The High School League is waiting until all the schools have certi-fi ed their girls and are going to group them into as many evenly sized weight classes as possible. That way there won’t be any open weights where girls are certifi ed.”

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOMBoys wrestling girls has always sparked debate

amongst wrestlers and wrestling fans. “For small town coaches, it probably really isn’t

that different. Coaches from rural towns coach k-12 kids. Our high school girls haven’t wrestled as much as their boy counterparts. So, as far as coaching the technique part, the coaches treat them like they treat all new wrestlers. Basics fi rst and repetition.

“The only other issue that has come up is the ele-phant in the room: the awkward moment of a teenage boy wrestling a teenage girl,” said Youngblom.

“But it is 2021 and our boys have embraced the sport

and our girls. The girls that are out for wrestling are doing their absolute best to become great wrestlers. The boys have picked up their cause and truly believe wrestling is an empowering sport for girls to learn. Mora wrestling has always been about the team and this new area is no different.”

THE FIRST MEETSeven Mustangs competed in their fi rst duel meet

Thursday, Dec. 2 at Bemidji High School. The Mora vs. Bemidji wrestling duel could be Minnesota’s fi rst ever girls only wrestling duel in the history of Minne-sota wrestling.

Bemidji won 30-16. The night included Nora Houglum recording Mora’s

fi rst-ever girls win by a score of 10-5 and Lindsey Nosbush recording the fi rst ever pin in Mora girls wrestling history. Other highlights of the evening include:

• Mora’s Makayla Rush won 5-4 in OT in the 100 lb. weight class

• Nora Houglum (105 lb.) won by fall against Kiera Hagmann

• Nora Houglum (120 lb.) won 10-5 against Allie

Lillquist• Lindsey Sigstad (125 lb.) lost by lall to Imrie

Mistic• Sammie Reller (130#) lost by Fall to Tori Bahr• Aspen Anderson (135#) lost by Fall to Jayden

Kelly• Annabel Mcgriff (140#) lost by Fall to Kylie

Donat• Aspen Anderson (150#) lost by Fall to Elizabeth

Oster• Lindsey Nosbush (#160) won by Fall against

Macie Webb“The girls that have picked up the sport are really

doing a great job. We have four girls that have started this journey a while ago,” said Youngblom. “Nora Houglum, Lindsay Sigstad, Lindsey Nosbush, and Vi-olet Peterson, since last year they have been going to camps, going to clinics, getting extra coaching from Gabby Skidmore (a current All-American wrestler forAugsburg College).

“They may be relatively new to the sport of wres-tling but they are certainly veterans in knowing how to work hard.”

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Bemidji and Mora wrestlers appear for a photo, making history as the fi rst two girls wrestling teams to duel. Back row (l-r): Macie Webb (Bemidji), Lindsey Nosbush (Mora), Elizabeth Oster (Bem), Nora Houglum (Mora), Jaydn Kelly (Bem), Annabel McGriff (Mora), Alli Lillquist and Kylie Donat (Bem). Middle row: Rebecca Bullington and Tori Bahr (Bem), Aspen Anderson (Mora), Imrie Mistic and Kiera Hagman (Bem). Front row: Amber Kremper (Bem), Lindsay Sigstad, Sammie Reller, Mikayla Rush and Kennedy Wagner of Mora.

CONTRIBUTEDMN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

An angler caught a muskellunge weighing 55 pounds, 14 ounces, from Mille Lacs Lake that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has certifi ed as a weight-based state record. The previous record was a 54-pound muskie caught from Lake Winnibigoshish in 1957. Although news of the fi sh has spread quickly in the news and social media, a re-cord is not offi cial until the certifi ca-tion process is complete.

Nolan Sprengeler caught the muskie on Nov. 22, with friends Kev-in Kray and Zack Skoglund. Their plan was to fi sh the afternoon until after moonrise, which was about 8 p.m. After some delay due to low water and frozen water at accesses, they eventually broke some ice to get Sprengeler’s boat in the water after

sunset.“On our last spot of the evening at

about 9 p.m., I felt a tap on the end of my line. I fought the fi sh to the boat and Kevin Kray netted it for me. The fi sh measured 57.75 inches by 29 inches,” Sprengeler said. “After trying to revive the fi sh for about an hour we realized she wasn’t going to make it. We made the decision to bring the fi sh in to get weighed on a certifi ed scale.”

Sprengeler brought the fi sh to be weighed on a certifi ed scale with witnesses the next morning, had it identifi ed at a DNR Fisheries offi ce, and then dropped off his catch with a taxidermist.

The DNR announces new state records in news releases, on social media and on the DNR website. Find current records and guidelines for each type of state record at mndnr.gov/recordfi sh.

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Dance like nobody is watching

The North Branch dance team compet-ed in their fi rst meet of the season at Forest Lake, competing in both High Kick and Jazz.

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The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending four candidates for consideration to fi ll two vacancies in Minnesota’s Tenth Judicial District. These vacancies will occur upon the retirements of the Honorable Stephen M. Halsey and the Honorable Tad V. Jude. The seats will be chambered in Buffalo and in Stillwater.

Included among those recommended are David Clas-sen. Classen is an assistant Chisago County attorney, where his responsibilities include prosecuting felony cases and serving as the lead prosecutor for the Chisa-go-Pine Veterans Court. Classen also serves as general counsel for a U.S. Army brigade as a reserve-compo-nent offi cer with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Gener-al’s Corps.

Classen previously worked as an associate attorney at Larson King LLP, until serving in the Army on active duty for eight years. His military service includes work as the Chief of Administrative Law for the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) and as the Chief of Claims for U.S. Forces – Iraq. Mr. Classen’s community involvement includes service as an at-large member of the Minnesota Judicial Council Committee on Equality and Justice and a former member of the Seventh Dis-trict Ethics Committee.

Other names included amonth the recommendations are Helen Brosnahan, Dakota County; Kristi Stani-slawski, an attorney at Jovanovich, Dege & Athmann, PA; and Kari Willis, Wright County.

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Boutique opens in North Branch Katie Skarstad (with scissors) is joined by North Branch Community Development Director Carla Vita, North Branch Chamber of Commerce’s Shelby Rollins, and Mayor Jim Swenson for the offi cial ribbon cutting ceremony of Acacia Boutique, a women’s clothing store located at 6355 Elm Street.

Catholic Charities Senior Dining off ering frozen meal distributionCONTRIBUTED

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Catholic Charities Senior Dining has organized frozen meal distribution pop-up locations for the months of November and December across Cen-tral Minnesota, with meals for seniors age 60 and over available at many locations.

These healthy and nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors, and are packaged in oven-safe containers that are easy to heat and eat in both conventional and microwave ovens.

Meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per calendar month. Participants must be 60 years of age and older to be eligible, and all clients must complete an annual registration form. There is no cost to participate; however, donations will be accepted.

Dates and locations of services may change, please visit ccstcloud.org/events for the most up-to-date information. The project is partially funded under a contract with the Central Minne-sota Council on Aging as part of the Older Ameri-cans Act.

VOLUNTEER WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES SENIOR DININGCatholic Charities Senior Dining is in need of

volunteers at congregate dining rooms, frozen meal distribution pop-up sites and delivering Meals on Wheels. Contact Annie Henriksen, volunteer coordinator, at 320-229-4590 or [email protected]. Learn more about Catholic

Charities Volunteer program at ccstcloud.org/volunteer.

ABOUT CATHOLIC CHARITIES SENIOR DININGCatholic Charities Senior Dining, a program

of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors 60 and older in Central Minnesota for more than 55 years. The program’s nine-county region includes Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, and the program has expanded to fi ve additional counties, including Aitkin, Cass, Mor-rison, Todd and Wadena.

AREA POP-UP LOCATIONS

• North Branch: Saturday, Dec. 11, 9:30 to 11:30 am — Ruby’s Pantry, 4359 392nd Street;

• Rush City: Thursday, Dec. 16, 10 to 11:30 am — Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 425 S Frandsen Avenue;

• Braham: Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1 to 2 pm — Braham Area Food Shelf, 655 8th Street SW;

• Cambridge: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1 to 2 pm — Cambridge Food Pantry, 1575 1st Avenue E.

After last year’s successful contest and outstanding snowplow name ideas, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to help name an-other round of eight snowplows – one snowplow for each MnDOT district in the state.

MnDOT encourages the public to get creative and sub-mit their most witty, unique or punny snowplow name ideas on the agency’s website. The submission form will be open through Wednesday, Dec. 15, and the link will also be shared on MnDOT’s social media channels.

This year’s contest includes a few basic rules: • Each person may submit up to three names.• Each submission is limited to a maximum of 30

characters.• Previous winning names will not be considered.

Additionally, any politically inspired names (including phrases, slogans, or plays on politicians’ names) or names including profanity or inappropriate language will be excluded. This contest is intended to be fun, lighthearted, family friendly and non-political.

MnDOT staff will review all name submissions, select some of the best name ideas, and invite the public to vote on their favorites in January 2022. The eight names that get the most votes will then make their way onto a snowplow in each district!

Minnesotans are encouraged to follow @mndot on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates on the “Name a Snowplow” contest, as well as winter weather alerts, safety messages, project updates and more.

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Dishing up a holidayThanks to a group of community volunteers and the North Branch Lions Club, 193 donated, home-cooked meals were delivered to residents in the North Branch area on Thanksgiving day. The menu was com-prised of roast turkey, stu� ng, potatoes and gravy, and other sides dishes and dessert. John Dolin of the Lions said that in addition to volunteers, several community members made monetary donations to help defray the cost of the meal.

Township group announces scholarship program for

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The Minnesota Association of Townships is proud to announce its 2022 Scholarship Program, which will award up to fi ve $2,000 scholarships to high school juniors. All students currently enrolled in 11th grade and attending a Minnesota public, private, or parochial school, or a home-study program, are eligible to apply for this program. Since its inception in 2001, the MAT Scholarship Program has had over 2,000 submissions and 92 winners.

Applicants should submit a written essay using critical thinking on the topic of promoting awareness of township government by May 1, 2022. Winners will be chosen by an independent panel of judges and will be notifi ed in August 2022. They will also be invited to attend MAT’s annual conference in October 2022.

The 2022 essay question is, “The Minnesota Associ-ation of Townships has the responsibility to promote public understanding of the heritage and future of township government and its role in the state and fed-eral systems. What are some ways that MAT could pro-mote awareness of township government and inspire township residents and boards to become involved?”

For more information and application details, please call the MAT offi ces at 1-800-228-0296 or visit https://www.mntownships.org/about/scholarship-program.

“The MAT Scholarship Program has made a real difference for our recipients and has also been an op-portunity to learn about township government, which embodies the values of ‘grassroots government’ where local citizens directly participate. We encourage as many high school juniors as possible to apply, whether they are from rural areas or urban cities,” said MAT Executive Director Jeff Krueger.

There are approximately 914,000 township residents in 1,780 townships in Minnesota. Townships exist in every area of the state, including the metropolitan area. Some, with populations of more than 1,000, function in much the same way as a small city. While many town-ships remain rural agricultural centers, others host a variety of residential, light commercial, and industrial development.

New 4-H program empowers youth to tackle plastic pollutionCONTRIBUTED

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION

A new 4-H program developed by University of Minnesota Extension, Green Superheroes of Sci-ence, is empowering young people to address the threat of plastic pollution. By experimenting with ooey-gooey plastic, students discover how to reuse existing plastics and develop plastics from biode-gradable materials. As part of the program, 4-H teens are taking on a leadership role by teaching science concepts to elementary school-aged youth.

“We help young people learn about what they can do at home, how science is creating plastics that don’t harm the environment and how they can help communities,” said Extension educator Anne Stevenson.

Stevenson reached out to the National Science Foundation’s Center for Sustainable Polymers at the University of Minnesota. The CSP, as it turned out, was looking for an outreach and education

partner. CSP and Stevenson built a national part-nership with Extension educators at Cornell Uni-versity and the University of California–Davis, which developed the 4-H Sustainable Polymers curriculum for grades K-8.

“It was the start of a great partnership,” Steven-son said. “4-H fi t the bill perfectly because we’re in all 50 states.”

Minnesota teens helped create the Green Su-perheroes program. Samantha Hamm, 13, from Anoka County, is gaining experience and new knowledge.

“I knew some plastics are bad and hurt the en-vironment. What I didn’t know is that there are a lot of ways people are trying to make plastics with bioproducts,” said Samantha.

The 4-H model emphasizes older youth learn-ing and then teaching younger kids, something Samantha particularly enjoys. “I’ve been really excited to teach kids and get them to ask, ‘What can I do in my environment?’”

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The following felony charges were fi led in Isanti County Court on Nov. 29 - Dec. 3. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Coby Lee Deose (DOB 11/29/2002) of Isanti, was charged Nov. 29 with drugs - 5th degree - possess schedule 1,2,3,4 - not small amount marijuana.

Samuel Charles Giddings (DOB 02/12/1992) of Cambridge, was charged Nov. 30 with drugs - 5th degree - possess schedule 1,2,3,4 - not small amount marijuana.

Jonathan Mathew Robertson (DOB 09/14/1984) of Princeton, was charged Nov. 30 with one count domestic assault - by stran-gulation; and one count threats of violence.

Melvin Siewro Tarr (DOB 12/13/1999), no known address, was charged Nov. 30 with three counts of assault - 4th deg - correc-tion emp/prob. offi cer/prosecutor/judge - intentionally transfers bodily fl uids; and one count threats of violence.

Sean Terrance Macaulay (DOB 04/08/1963) of Isanti, was charged Nov. 30 with felony theft.

Matthew Thomas Bergeron (DOB 06/13/1990) of Grandy, was charged Dec. 2 with domestic assault by strangulation.

Nathanael Matthew Putbrese (DOB 07/24/1992) of Stanch-fi eld, was charged Dec. 2 with one count burglary - 3rd deg - steal/commit felony or gross misd; and one count theft - take/drive motor vehicle - no owner consent.

Kyle Jacob Kari (DOB 02/02/1985) of Fridley, was charged Dec. 2 with drugs - 5th degree - possess schedule 1,2,3,4 - not small amount marijuana.

Sarah Nicole Englund (DOB 10/15/1986) of Isanti, was charged Dec. 2 with drugs - 5th degree - possess schedule 1,2,3,4 - not small amount marijuana.

David robert Demuth (DOB 10/19/1966) of Cambridge, was charged Dec. 3 with assault - 3rd degree - substantial bodily harm.

Jeremy Lee Gravdahl (DOB 10/29/1988) of North Branch, was charged Dec. 3 with three counts of criminal sex conduct - 2nd degree - victim under 13 - actor > 36m old.

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28 ISANTI-CHISAGO COUNTY STAR CountyStar.com DECEMBER 9, 2021Y STAR CountyStar com

NOTICESISANTI TOWNSHIP

SUPERVISOR CANDIDATESNotice is hereby given to qualified

voters of Isanti Township, Isanti County, State of Minnesota that the filing for Town Office will be held for a two week period beginning December 28, 2021 and ending January 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.. The last day to withdraw from candidacy is Thursday, January 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Offices to be filed at the March Annual election are one supervisor for a 3-year term.

Affidavits of candidacy shall be filed by making an appointment with the Town Clerk by calling 612-964-3155 or emailing [email protected]. The filing fee is $2.00.

Published in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23,

30, 2021, Jan. 6, 2022_____________________________

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

NAME RESERVATION-REQUEST FOR RESERVATION OF NAME

MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 302A.117, 317A/117,

322C.0109 OR 321.109I hereby request the Secretary

of State to reserve the name listed below. I understand that the name reservation does not register the business name, and is valid for twelve month from the date on which it is filed. The name reservation may be renewed for additional twelve month periods, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 302A.117, 317A/117, 322C.0109 or 321.109

Desired Name: TNT Truck & AutoReserved for: George EifertAddress: 33459 Xylite St. NE,

Cambridge, MN 55008I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

SIGNED BY: George EifertEMAIL FOR OFFICIAL NOTICES:

[email protected] and daytime phone

of person who can be contacted about this form: Colleen Roarty-763-689-1332

Work Item 1262299700038Original File Number

1262299700038STATE OF MINNESOTAOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OF STATEFILED10-15-2021 11:59 P.M.Steve SimonSecretary of State Published in the Isanti-Chisago

County STAR on Dec. 9, 16, 2021_____________________________

STATE OF MINNESOTADISTRICT COURTCOUNTY ISANTI

JUDICIAL DISTRICT: TENTHCourt File Number: 30-CV-21-652Case Type: HarassmentKristina Rose Beckman and on

behalf of minor childrenPetitionervsNathaniel Allen HansonRespondentNotice of Issuance of

Harassment Restraining Order by Publication

To Respondent:YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a

Harassment Restraining Order has been issued on November 15, 2021.

A hearing has not been scheduled. You may request a hearing on this matter by filing a Request for Hearing HAR30 1 with the Court within twenty (20) days of the date this Notice is published. You may get a copy of the HRO from the court administrator’s office at the following address: Court Administration, 555 181h Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008.

Failure to appear at a scheduled

hearing or to get a copy of the Harassment Restraining Order will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court’s order.

November 29, 2021 Teresa CheeverDeputyFiled in District CourtState of MinnesotaNovember 15, 2021Order Regarding Fee Waiver

in Harassment Restraining Order Proceedings

Based on the petition filed, the Court FINDS:

The petition alleges one or more of the following:

Sexual assault or criminal sexual conduct under Minn. Stat.§§ 609.342 to 609.3451;

Harassment under Minn. Stat.§ 609.749, which means engaging in conduct which the actor knows or has reason to know would cause the victim under the circumstances to feel frightened, threatened, oppressed, persecuted, or intimidated, and causes this reaction on the part of the victim regardless of the relationship between the actor and victim, and includes:

Directly or indirectly, or through third parties, manifests a purpose or intent to injure the person, property, or rights of another by the commission of an unlawful act;

Repeatedly makes telephone calls, sends text messages, or induces a victim to make telephone calls to the actor, whether or not conversation ensues;

IT IS ORDEREDThat the Petitioner’s filing fee

and all other fees are WAIVED. The Petitioner shall not be required to pay any fees in this case. The Respondent’s filing fee is WAIVED. The Respondent shall be required to pay all other fees in this case.

Dated: Nov. 15, 2021John D. KlossnerJudge of District CourtPublished in the Isanti-Chisago

County STAR on Dec. 9, 2021_____________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF CAMBRIDGE

PUB, LLCPURSUANT TO MINNESOTA

STATUTES SECTION 322C.0701PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

Cambridge Pub, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, is in the process of dissolving and winding up pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 322C.0701 and related sections. The limited liability company filed a Statement of Dissolution on December 2, 2021. Written claims against the limited liability company may be presented by a notice containing a description of the claim and the amount claimed and addressing the notice as follows: Cambridge Pub, LLC Dissolution Claims, c/o John T. Brandt, Esq., Merrigan, Brandt & Ostenso, PA, 25 9th Ave North, P.O. Box 458, Hopkins, Minnesota 55343. Any claim against this company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after publication of this notice.

Published in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 9, 2021

_____________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF PIZZA PUB OF

CAMBRIDGE, INC.PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA

STATUTES SECTION 302A.727NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT Pizza Pub of Cambridge, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, is in the process of dissolving and winding up its affairs. The company has filed with the Secretary of State an Intent to Dissolve on December 2, 2021. The address of the office to which written claims against the corporation must be presented to be effective is Merrigan, Brandt, & Ostenso, PA, c/o John T. Brandt, Esq., 25 9th Ave N., P.O. Box 458, Hopkins, Minnesota 55343. The date by which all the claims must be received is the later of 90 days after the first date of publication of this Notice or, with respect to a particular known creditor or claimant, 90 days after the date on which written notice was given to that creditor or claimant.

Published in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 9, 16, 23,

30, 2021_____________________________

PUBLIC NOTICECAMBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

Notice is hereby given to qualified Voters of Cambridge Township, Isanti County, State of Minnesota, that the filing for Town Office will be held for a two-week period beginning December 28, 2021 and ending January 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Filing fee is $2.00.Offices to be filled at the March

Annual Election are for one Supervisor for a term of three years and one Clerk for a term of two years.

Affidavits of candidacy shall be filed with the Town Clerk at the Cambridge Township Office at 3568 337th Ave NE, Cambridge, MN 55008.

Please call for an appointment: 320-496-5636 or attend the required open filing period of 1-5 p.m. on January 11, 2022 at the above address.

Darrell D. VosikaClerk of Cambridge [email protected] in the Isanti-Chisago

County STAR on Dec. 9, 16, 2021_____________________________

LI’L FARM CHILDREN’S HOME, INC.

Please take notice that Li’l Farm Children’s Home, Inc., a Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation with a registered office of 34075 Jefferson St NE, Cambridge, MN 55008, is in the process of dissolving pursuant to Minnesota Statute 317A.727.

1. A Notice of Intent to dissolve has been filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on December 2, 2021.

2. Claims against the corporation, if any, must be presented to and received by the corporation on or before 90 days from the date of first publication of this notice (Date of first publication: December 9, 2021).

3. Such claims should be directed to James E. Snoxell, Henningson & Snoxell, Ltd., 6900 Wedgwood Rd Ste 200, Maple Grove, MN 55311.

Published in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 9, 16, 23,

30, 2021

PROBATESTATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF ISANTIDISTRICT COURT

TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCourt File No.: 30-PR-21-86In Re: Estate ofRoy Victor Heiska,Decedent.NOTICE OF INFORMAL

PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated January 12, 1981. The Registrar accepted the application and informally appointed Brian Clark, whose address is 26918 Felton Ave., Wyoming, MN 55092, to serve as the personal representative of the Decedent’s estate.

Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the Decedent.

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: November 23, 2021Peggy ZdonRegistrarMegan BergmanCourt Administrator Joslin & Moore Law Offices, P.A.Clark A. Joslin

MN# 52802221 NW 2nd Ave.Cambridge, MN 55008Telephone: 763/689-4101Facsimile: 763/689-9794e-mail: [email protected] FOR PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVEPublished in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 2, 9, 2021

_____________________________

STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF ISANTIDISTRICT COURT

TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCourt File No.: 30-PR-21-103In Re: Estate ofMitchell Jay Lamb, Jr.,Decedent.NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR

HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 4, 2022 at 10:30 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Isanti County Government Center, via Zoom remote hearing, on a petition for the formal adjudication of intestacy of the Estate of Mitchell Jay Lamb, Jr., and for the appointment of Constance Dayton, whose address is 206 Railroad Ave. Isanti, Minnesota 55040 as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts to administer the Decedent’s estate.

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

This hearing will be held via Remote Zoom Technology. Please contact Court Administration for hearing details (763) 290-7020.

BY THE COURTDated: November 23, 2021 John D. KlossnerJudge of District CourtMegan BergmanCourt AdministratorTESSNEER LAW OFFICE, P.A.Ann M. TessneerMN# 026451943020 Blackhawk RoadHarris, MN 55032Telephone: (763) 552-8933Facsimile: (763) 552-8932e-mail: ann@tessneerlawoffice.

comATTORNEY FOR PETITIONERPublished in the Isanti-Chisago

County STAR Dec. 9, 16, 2021

COUNTY BOARDSUMMARY PUBLICATION OF THE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF

THE ISANTI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

ISANTI COUNTY, MINNESOTAPer Minnesota Statutes 375.12

Publication of Proceedings.Meeting held on Wednesday,

November 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. - Government Center Boardroom

A detail of the entire minutes are available for public inspection in the Isanti County Administrator’s Office or by visiting our website at www.co.isanti.mn.us.

Members Present: Chairperson Susan Morris; Commissioners Terry Turnquist, Dave Oslund, Mike Warring, and Greg Anderson

Members Absent: NoneOthers Present: J Lines, J Edblad,

P Messer, K Lakeberg, A Larson, A Antonson, L Giese, T Bergloff, R Heilman; (Reporter: J Kotila; R Kytonen)

O0o Chairperson Morris called the meeting to order and led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

O0o Public Comment Session. Public comment was made at this time.

21/11-17 Turnquist/Oslund, to approve the November 17, 2021, County Board Agenda. Carried.

21/11-18 Oslund/Warring, to approve the November 3, 2021, County Board Meeting minutes. Carried.

21/11-19 Anderson/Turnquist, to approve the following Personnel Action Items (on file). Carried.

21/11-20 Warring/Anderson, to approve advertising for newspaper bids for the 2022 publishing services. Motion carried unanimously. Carried.

21/11-21 Turnquist/Oslund, to approve two (2) Application for Exempt Permits to the Princeton Lions Club to conduct raffles on February 27, 2022, on Green Lake, located in Wyanett Township, Isanti County; further to waive any waiting period. Carried.

21/11-22 Anderson/Warring, to approve an Application for Exempt Permit to the American Legion Riders Post 560 to conduct bingo, pull-tabs, and a raffle on January 22, 2022, at Sunrise on Englund Shores, located in Bradford Township, Isanti County; further to waive any waiting period. Carried.

21/11-23 Turnquist/Oslund, to approve the following Application for MN Housing Community Participation Program (on file). Carried.

21/11-24 Oslund/Warring, to approve the following Utility Permit: Permit No. 21-11-69; East Central Energy; power line on CR 47, approximately 1895’ east of Virgo Str. Carried.

21/11-25 Warring/Oslund, to approve the following claims and warrants:Advanced Correctional Healthcare 13,856.67Larson Auto Body, Inc. 5,824.41M-R Sign Company, Inc. 10,115.17MN Paving & Materials 8,051.40Nac Mechanical 5,360.19Total Claims and Warrants: $43,207.84

Carried.21/11-26 Turnquist/Warring,

to approve the Interagency Cooperative Agreement between the Department of Human Services – Child Support Division and Isanti County for administration of Child Support. Carried.

21/11-27 Warring/Turnquist, to approve contracts between Isanti County Acting as Fiscal Host for the Adult Mental Initiative and the following: Kanabec County; Sandra Achterling; Amy Conant; Regional Crisis Services and First Call for Help; Rise, Inc.; Lighthouse Child and Family Services LLC and Therapeutic Services Agency, Inc.; A Place for You; Linwood Group Meetings; Resource Training & Solutions; Juettner Marketing; and Wellness in the Woods – Imagine Network/Virtual Peer Support Network. Motion carried unanimously.

21/11-28 Turnquist/Oslund, to approve the contract between Isanti County Family Services and Lighthouse Child and Family Services. Carried.

21/11-29 Oslund/Warring, to approve the contract between Isanti County Health and Human Services and Canvas Health, Inc., for Child Protection Safety Coordinator Services. Carried.

O0o The Board was advised that the number of Income Maintenance cases as shown by the MAXIS system as of October 31, 2021, was 2,222.

21/11-30 Turnquist/Warring: 1) Approval was given for all public assistance and social service actions, public assistance and social service expenditures, and social welfare expenditures as listed on the agenda of this meeting and as detailed in supporting documents maintained in the Family Services Department and 2) Payment of the following Family Services Department claims for Public Assistance, Administration, and Social Services was approved:Canvas Health 40,565.87Department of Human Services 5,299.00Department of Human Services 10,598.00Isanti County Attorney 26,059.11Isanti County Auditor-Treasurer 26,976.00Isanti County Family Services 5,558.34Kanabec Co Family S Agency 23,798.40Auditors 362,114.47Little Sand Group Homes 11,083.68Moose Lake RTC 5,032.50MSOP-MN Sex Offender Prog) 6,858.90

Resource Training & Solutions 9,428.66Rise Incorporated 45,512.00Therapeutic Services Agency 6,795.83Volunteers of America 8,089.80Total Family Services Vouchers $593,770.56

Carried.21/11-31 Oslund/Warring, to set

a Public Hearing for the purposeof reviewing and adopting the2022 County Fee Schedule onWednesday, December 15, 2021, at9:30 a.m., in the Board Room of the Isanti County Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge,MN 55008. Carried.

21/11-32 Turnquist/Anderson, toapprove the following resolution:ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS (on file). Carried.

21/11-33 Anderson/Morris, toapprove the on-sale wine and 3.2 beer licenses for North Ridge Winery LLC DBA North Ridge Winery.Carried.

21/11-34 Warring/Oslund, to set a Public Hearing for the purpose ofreviewing and amending the County Tobacco Ordinance on Wednesday,December 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.,in the Board Room of the Isanti County Government Center, 55518th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN55008. Carried.

21/11-35 Turnquist/Oslund, toapprove the request of RichardDeLage, 2150 313th Avenue NE,Cambridge, MN 55008, to present a preliminary plat of Deer Ridge.Legal description is the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ fct Section 9, Township35, Range 23, Isanti Township, withthe following conditions (on file).Carried.

21/11-36 Turnquist/Morris, toapprove the request of Twyla & Ardell Ring, 8500 285th Avenue NE, North Branch, MN 55056, and AshtonSorenson, 10467 275th Avenue NW, Zimmerman, MN 55398 to present a preliminary plat of SorensonAddition. Legal description is theNE ¼ of the NW ¼ Fct of Section35, Township 35, Range 22, NorthBranch Township. Carried.

O0o Ann Antonsen, Director,Baker Tilly, presented the completedCompensation and ClassificationStudy final report to the Board ofCommissioners via a virtual meeting.

21/11-37 Turnquist/Anderson, toapprove the following resolution:ISANTI COUNTY RESOLUTIONNO. 21-13-12 CSAH 1 and CSAH 6(on file). Carried.

21/11-38 Warring/Oslund, toapprove the following resolution:ISANTI COUNTY RESOLUTIONNO. 21-13-13 SPEED ZONES (on file). Carried.

21/11-39 Warring/Anderson, toapprove sending the letter from Barry Wendorf, Environmental ServicesDivision Leader, to WOTUS. Carried.

21/11-40 Turnquist/Oslund, tomove into closed session (10:45a.m.). Carried.

O0o At this time, the CountyBoard moved to a closed session forLabor Negotiations in Accordancewith MN Stat. § 13D.05; 13D.05,subd. 3.

O0o Moved out of closed session (11:29 a.m.).

21/11-41 Oslund/Warring, toadjourn (11:30 a.m.). Carried.

Julia Lines, County AdministratorBy: Lindsey Giese, Deputy

County AdministratorPublished in the Isanti-Chisago

County STAR on Dec. 9, 2021

REQUEST FOR BIDNORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIPNorth Branch Township will be

accepting sealed bids for the saleof a 2010 Caterpillar 160M motorgrader with snow wing. NorthBranch Township will have a Specialmeeting on December 20, 2021 at4:00 p.m. at said town hall locatedat 29113 Notre Dame St. Ne. NorthBranch, Mn 55056 to open bids. Sealed bids will be accepted until3:00 p.m. December 20, 2021. Bidmust be clearly labeled and includea cashier’s check payable to NorthBranch Township for bid amount.North Branch Township reserves theright to reject any and all bids if inthe best interest of North Branch Township. For questions about themachine contact the clerk at 763-286-3733.

Published in the Isanti-ChisagoCounty STAR on Dec. 9, 16, 2021

SEE PUBLIC NOTICES, PAGE 29

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STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF CHISAGO

CITY OF NORTH BRANCHORDINANCE NO. 327-21

2022 FEE SCHEDULE ORDINANCEA SUMMARY ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NORTH BRANCH

CITY CODE, CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION; ARTICLE V, BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH BRANCH, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:

SECTION 1 FEE SCHEDULEAfter consideration and review, the City Council hereby adopts the 2022

Fee Scheduled attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A.SECTION 2 EFFECTIVE DATEThis Ordinance shall take full effect on January 1, 2022 and be in full force

after its passage and publication according to law.RESULT: ADOPTED BY CONSENT VOTE [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Patrick Meacham, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Kathy Blomquist, CouncilmemberAYES: Swenson, Neider, Blomquist, Darwin, MeachamPassed and adopted this 23rd day of November 2021CITY OF NORTH BRANCHBY: Jim Swenson, MayorATTEST: Renae Fry, City Administrator

Service 2022 Fee

Building Department

3 Season Porch Based on Valuation* $50.00/Sq. Ft.

Basement Finish $156.00

Building Department Fees As Outline in Attachment 1

Building Moving Review $100.00 + Expenses

Building Permit Based on Valuation*

Deck - Residential Based on Valuation*-$16.00/Sq. Ft.

Demolition Permit $75.00

Detached Accessory Structure - Residential

Based on Valuation*-$16.00/Sq. Ft.

Electric Access Fee - Residential $350.00

Manufactured Home Installation $250.00*

Mechanical Permit - Commercial Based on Valuation*

Mechanical Permit - Commercial Replacement $94.00/Unit*

Mechanical Permit - New Residential Over $500

$84.00*

Mechanical Permit - Replacement Residential Over $500

$84.00*

Other Building (Misc.) Permits $84.00*

Plan Review Fee 65% of Permit Fee

Plumbing Permit - Commercial Based on Valuation*

Plumbing Permit - Commercial Replacement

$94.00/Unit*

Plumbing Permit - New Residential Over $500

$84.00*

Plumbing Permit - Replacement Residential Over $500

$84.00*

Reroof - Commercial $208.00*

Reroof - Residential $84.00*

Septic -Tank Set/Common Sys Connect ion/Repai r /Operat ing Permit/Land A

$60.00

Septic Permit $300.00

Septic Pumping Fee $5.00

Sewer Access Fee (SAC) *** $2,471.00/Unit

Sewer Connection Inspection Fee

$60.00

Site/Location Inspection (Fence,Ag Bldg, Swimming Pool, etc)

$75.00

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

Escrow based on estimated cost of delayed site improvements. Can be in the form of cash or letter of credit issued by a bank.

Lot Survey Review Fee Actual cost for use of outside consultant

Water Access Fee (WAC) $1,700.00/Unit

Water Connection Inspection Fee

$60.00

Water Meters - Residential $295.00

- Irrigation (Residential) $295.00

- Commercial/Industrial** **Based on Service Size

*State Surchage Applies**Contact NB Water Light for cost***Multi‐family, rental residential units without individual services, fee is

reduced an additional 20%

2022Fee Schedule

North Branch Building Fee Schedule-This is a “valuation” based permit schedule

TOTAL VALUATION FEE FEE

$1.00 TO $500.00 $23.00

$501.00 TO $2,000.00 $23.50 for the first $500.00 plus $3.05 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00

$2,001.00 TO $25,000.00 $69.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00

$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $391.25 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00

$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00

$100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500.00.00

$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00

$1,000,001.00 and up $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.15 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof

Other Inspections and Fees:1. Inspections outside of normal business hours ...........$47.00 per hour*2. Re-inspection fees ....................................................$47.00 per hour *3. Additional plan review required by changes,additions or revisions to plans .......................................$47.00 per hour*4. Investigation fee- work commencing before permitpermit issuance (not to exceed the permit fee) ..............$47.00 per hour*5. For use of outside consultants for plan checkingand inspections, or both ...................................................... Actual cost**

** Actual costs include administrative and overhead costs.NOTE:Building Permit Refund Policy: Permit refunds may only be granted

if the work permitted for has not started and the applicant has written a formal request for said refund. The permit may be refunded minus staff time &/or plan review.

*State Surcharge Applies

Service 2021 Fee 2022 Fee

Clerk’s Office

Affidavit of Candidacy $5.00

Assessment Search $25.00

Bad Check Fee $30.00

Certification of Delinquent Bills to Taxes (City Services, Sewer & Stormwater)

$15.00 per unpaid, delinquent account

Club License $500.00

Paper Copies $0.25/page if 100 pages or under, actual cost if over 100 pages (per MN Statutes)

Data Request Retrieval Actual cost *

Dance License $100.00

Dance License - Temporary $20.00/Day

Display & Consumption License (Set-Up) (State fee of $250 Incl)

$500.00

Dog Kennel License $125.00 $125.00

Right of Way Access (Excavator's) License

$100.00

Right of Way Excavation Permit $100.00

Right of Way Obstruction Permit $100.00

Small Wireless Facility Permit $100.00

Small Wireless Annual Rental Fee per structure

$150.00

Small Wireless Annual Maintenance Fee per structure

$25.00

Small Wireless Monthly Electrical Service Fee

Metered w/service fee and usage fees-monthly

Garbage Hauler's License $156.00

Yard Waste Composting Site License

$500 application fee $2,000 annual/renewal fee

Grading Permit -50cubic yds<100cubic yds or distrubed area >1,000 sq ft

$100.00

- Shoreland zone or 100cu yds and more or 20,000 sq ft distrubed ar

$500.00 plus engineering escrow for Inspections **

Late Fee 10% of License Fee or $25.00, Whichever Is Greater

Liquor License Investigation Fee - Partnership, Corporation

$125.00

Liquor License Investigation Fee - Single Person

$50.00

Map-City or Zoning (2' x 3') - Black & White

$5.00

Map-City or Zoning (2' x 3') - Color

$10.00

Map-City or Zoning (3' x 4') - Black & White

$10.00

Map-City or Zoning (3' x 4') - Color

$20.00

Map Custom Actual cost

* Actual costs = lowest paid, qualified employee time, copies, certifications, electronically transmitting the copies of data or data. (MS 13.03, Subdivision 3(c))

** Escrow can be in the form of cash or letter of credit issued by a bank

Service 2022 Fee

Clerk's Office

Massage License (Business) $150.00

Massage License (Therapist) $25.00

Notary Service $5.00/Document

Off-Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor License $125.00

Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License $150.00

On-Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor License $100.00

On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License $2,500.00

Ordinance Amendment $300.00

Special Meeting Fee $300.00

Sunday Liquor License $200.00

Temporary Liquor License $50.00/Day

Temporary Sunday Liquor License $25.00/Day

Tobacco License $250.00

Transient Merchant - Group (30 Day) $260.00

Transient Merchant License - Group (3 Day) $130.00

Transient Merchant License (30 Days) $78.00

Transient Merchant License (6 months) (includes Food Trucks)

$234.00

Wine License $750.00

Service 2022 Fee

Engineering and GIS Departments

Aerial Photos - Digital Format $10.00/Acre

Digital Topography $10.00/Acre

Engineering/GIS Service Fee Actual Cost

Service 2022 Fee

Fire Department

Response Car or Grass Fire (Plus Foam If Used)

$200.00$85.00

Response Rate - Extrication $400.00 to Respond

Standby Emergency RatePlus Fire Fighter Rate (Gas Leak

or Other Activity)

$100.00$12.00/Person/Hour, After First

Hour

Service 2022 Fee

Police Department

Animal Impound Fee $85.00/animal

Animal Kennel Boarding $ 25.00/Day

Copy of Police Report No Charge Less Than 10 Pages $0.25/Page Over 10 Pages

Dog License $10/yr $7/yr. (senior 62+ discount) $35 for life of dog if microchipped

$18 for life of dog if microchipped (senior 62+ discount)

F9 Report or State Accident Report

$2.00

False Alarm - 0-3 per calendar year at no charge. 4th & each subsequent alarm charged.

$75.00 Each Per Calendar Year

Officer Contract Rate $ 65.00/Hr/2 Hr Min.

Photos Actual Cost

Vehicle Impound Charge (Max 30 Days Storage)

$10.00/Day/30 Day Maximum + Towing

Service 2022 Fee

Public Works Department

Air Compressor Rental w/ Labor. $100.00/Hr/2 Hr Min

Asphalt Patching $200.00/20 Sq Ft Minimum

Grader Rental $130.00 /Hr/2 Hr Min.

Leaf Pick-up Rental $250.00 /Hr/2 Hr Min.

Leaf Truck Material $30.00 per Load

Loader Rental $150.00 /Hr/2 Hr Min.

Mailbox Post $78.00

Mowing & Sidewalk Clearing $100.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Pickup Truck Rental $50.00/Hr/2 Hr Min.

Portable Generator Rental $150.00/Hr/2 Hr Min.

Public Works Labor $65.00/Hr/2 Hr Min.

Salt $135.00/Ton

Salt Sand - 3:1 Mix $80.00/Ton

Septage Dumped at Sewer Plant $50.00 per 1,000 Gallons

Sewer Jetter Rental $200.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Skidsteer Rental $100.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Snow Plowing $135.00/Hr/2 Hr Min. (Tandem Axle, Single Axle, Grader or Loader)

Street Sign Cost of Sign Plus 20%

Street Sign with Installation $65.00/Sign + Cost of Sign & Materials

Street Sweeper Rental $200.00/Hr/2 Hr Min.

Tractor Rental $125.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Truck Rental - Single Axle $85.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Truck Rental - Tandem Axle $95.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Water Tanker Truck w/1,250 Gal Water plus cost of water

$85.00/Hr/2 Hr Minimum

Service 2022 Fee

Public Utilities

Sanitary SewerMonthly Base Customer Charge

(each meter)Sanitary Sewer Usage Fee - Per

1,000 Gal

See attachment$8.80 Per 1,000 Gal

Storm Sewer - RuralAnnual Fee-Rural Commercial/Industrial

Storm Sewer Fees will be calculated based on acreage for the developed area of the site: building area, parking area, storm water treatment areas and the setbacks. Rural agricultural parcel fees will be calculated at the residential rate.

REF=$74.76/Residental$53.00/Apartment$55.90/Mobile HomeCommercial IndustrialMinimum = $74.76

Storm Sewer - UrbanMonthly Fee*Urban Commercial/Industrial

Storm Sewer Fees will be calculated based on acreage of the entire parcel.

REF=$6.23/Residential$4.42/Apartment$4.66/Mobile Home$317.63/School Dist.Commercial/IndustrialMinimum = $6.23

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Water User Fee -Residential -3/4 '' service **

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*Multi-family, rental residential units without individual services, fee is determined in accordance with non-residential use.

**NOTE: Contact North Branch Water & Light for complete list of rates & fees

Meter Size 2022 Monthly Rate5/8” $ 14.503/4” 14.501” 14.501.5” 29.002” 46.403” 87.004” 145.006” 290.00

Service 2022 Fee

Zoning Department

Amendment to Comprehensive Plan

$300.00

Amendment to Zoning Ordinance $300.00

Appeal Zoning Administrator's Decision

$300.00

City Service/Development Late Fees

$5.00 Admin. Fee +1.5% Per Month on Past Due Balance

Conditional Use Permit $300.00

Construction Inspection Deposit $10,000 Deposit + Additional Actual Costs

EAW Review $3,000 Deposit + Additional Actual Costs

Home Occupation Permit (Administrative Review only)

$100.00

Home Occupation Permit (Planning Commission & Public Hearing)

$300.00

Interim Use Fee $300.00

Lot Split / Lot Line Adjustments $150.00

Nuisance Abatement $30.00 plus Actual Cost

Rezoning $300.00

Sign Permit $75.00

Sign Permit-Temporary (Administrative)

$30.00

Site Plan Fee Multi-Family, Industrial or Commercial

$1,200.00 Deposit + $350.00 fee + Additional Actual Costs

Street and Utility Easement Vacation

$300.00 plus Actual Cost

Subdivision - Deposit for E n g i n e e r i n g / A t t o r n e y / M i s c . Services - Up to 50 Lots

$5,000.00 Deposit +Additional Actual Costs

Subdivision - Deposit for E n g i n e e r i n g / A t t o r n e y / M i s c . Services - 51+ Lots


Subdivision - Minor Subdivision - Deposit for Engineering/Attorney/ Misc. Services


Subdivision - Final Plat Fee $300.00

Subdivision - Preliminary Plat Fee

$500.00 + $40.00/Lot

Subdivision - Minor Subdivision Plat Fee

$500.00 + $40.00/Lot

Subdivision - Park Dedication Fee - Residential

$1,800/Unit

Subdivision - Park Dedication Fee - Commercial/Industrial

$1,800 plus 1,000 per additional acre

Variance Fee $300.00

Zoning Letter $75.00

Service 2022 Fee

Miscellaneous

City Parking Lot Overnight Parking Permit/ Winter Parking

$20.00/Season

Harder Park Ball Field Lights -Season -One-Time

Actual Use Cost$10.00/Hour

Special Events, Park Reservations and Deposits

See Below

Tax Abatement Application $5,000.00 Deposit

TIF Application $10,000.00 Deposit

Conduit Bonding Fee 0.50% of Amount Borrowed

Park Reservation Fees:

# of People Permit Fees Damage Deposit-Refundable

Resident N o n -Resident

Resident N o n -Resident

0 - 100 $0.00 $50.00 $100.00 $250.00

101 - 1,000 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $1,000.00

1,001 + $750.00 $750.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00

$1,000 Min. Central/RJMP

Published in the Isanti-Chisago County STAR on Dec. 9, 2021

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301Farm Misc

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351Antiques

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353Building

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355Furniture

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357SnowblowersFor Sale: 6.5-footMeyers snowplow,model HST 78. $500.320-679-4590.

358Firewood

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369Want to Buy

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401Auctions

401Auctions

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451Rentals/

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452Rentals/

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Job Duties Include: Direct instruction of students grades K - 2 with special needs primarily in the areas of emotional or behavioral disorders and other health disability. Develop student social skills, document student progress, case management of I.E.P.s, due process, and manage paraprofessional schedules, while collaborating with families, staff , and teams.

Qualifi cations: Appropriate Minnesota Teaching License in Special Education Emotional or Behavioral Disorder (EBD) or ability to obtain, required. Academic Behavioral Strategist (ABS) license also allowable. Must be self-directed, supportive, and collaborative to meet student and staff needs.

Salary: Per Education Minnesota-Mora Master Agreement

***Extracurricular opportunities also available***Application Deadline: January 7, 2022

Start Date: March 1, 2022For more information contact: Randy Qual, Elementary Principal at rqual@

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Apply online at www.moraschools.org (preferred) or submit a letter of interest, application, resume, references and credentials to:

1.0 FTE 184 Contract DaysLocation: Mora Elementary School

Special EducationTeacher

It is the policy of Independent School District 332, Mora, Minnesota, to provide equal employment opportunity for all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, marital status, status with regard to public

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Human Resources - District Offi ce400 Maple Avenue East, Mora, MN 55051

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Job Duties Include: Work closely with preschool students in the classroom, and assist the classroom teacher with tasks such as cleaning, daily set up and take down of the the classroom, and preparing projects, leading stations and other interactions with students.

Qualifi cations: ParaPro Test with a score of 460 or higher; or 2 years post HS Education (60 semester credits) required. Early Childhood experience preferred. Must enjoy working with children. The preschool classroom can be physically demanding at times, individuals must be self motivated and willing to take direction from the head teacher.

Salary: per Community Education Paraprofessional AgreementStarting at $13.30 per hour

Application Deadline: Open until fi lledStart Date: January 4, 2022

For more information contact: Carrie Sell at [email protected] or (320) 679-6225.


8:00 am - 3:15pm Monday - Friday

Early ChildhoodPreschool Paraprofessional




[email protected]

General Defi nition of Work: The Human Resources Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the human resources functional areas of the schools district including but not limited to recruitment and employee onboarding; benefi ts administration; establishes and maintains communications with the various employee units; recommends and administers District human resources policies and procedures; assists District administrators and employees concerning personnel issues and employee/labor relations issues, negotiations, contract interpretation and practices.

Qualifi cations: Required:• An Associate’s Degree in human resources or closely related fi eld and 2 - 4 years of related experience. • The ability to pass a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Background Check, work periodic

evenings, and work with the public.Preferred:• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or closely related fi eld. • PHR or SHRM-CP certifi cation.

Annual Salary: D.O.Q. (starting range $53,000-$57,000/year)Benefi ts: Part of the Auxiliary Staff Employee Agreement. Eligible for vacation time, sick time, personal time, paid holidays, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, health insurance, dental insurance, PERA, and 403(b) match.

Application Deadline: December 13, 2021 or until fi lledStart Date: January 4, 2022


1.0 FTE12 months/year

Human ResourcesCoordinator




[email protected]

General Defi nition of Work: Responsible for planning, implementing, directing and evaluating a comprehensive school health program which maximizes each student’s potential to achieve their optimal health status and educational benefi t. Serves as a liaison between school, parents and community in health related matters. Works to identify, remove and remediate health related barriers to learning and to ensure the health and safety of students and staff . Other duties as assigned.

Qualifi cations: Required:• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing• Licensed as a School Nurse by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or ability to obtain licensure within 60 days.• Registered Nurse (RN)• Public Health Nurse (PHN)• Current CPR and First Aid Certifi cationPreferred:• Experience in a public health facility or school• Certifi ed CPR/First Aid/AED instructorLocation: District-wide. Will have offi ces at Mora High School and Mora Elementary

Salary: Per Education Minnesota-Mora Master Agreement

Application Deadline: December 13, 2021 or until fi lledStart Date: January 4, 2022


1.0 FTE 184 Contract Days/Year

Licensed SchoolNurse




[email protected]

Job Duties Include: Working with students in special education programming. This position will work under the direction of the special education supervising teacher, and under the supervision of the Elementary Principal or High School Assistant Principal.

Qualifi cations: ParaPro Test with a score of 460 or higher, or 2 years post HS education (AA degree or 60 semester credits) required. Experience working in 1:1 settings, small groups, special education settings. CPI/CPR training preferred. Must be self-directed, supportive, and collaborative to meet student and staff needs.

Salary: Per Education Minnesota ESP AFL-CIO Agreement $14.12 - $17.30 per hour, DOQ. Benefi ts include health, dental, life, and long term disability insurance, employee

assistance program and paid sick time.

Application Deadline: Open until fi lledStart Date: As soon as possible

For more information contact: Randy Qual, Elementary Principal at [email protected] or Nick Bakke, High School Assistant Principal at nbakke@

moraschools.org or at (320) 679-6200


7.0 hours/per day • 174 contract days + 6 paid holidaysLocation: District Wide

Special EducationParaprofessionals




[email protected]

Progressive Living Solutionsis a local North Branch

residential adult group home provider supporting high functioning adults with mental illness and other

disabilities. Looking for kind and nurturing caregivers to assist us in our fun and laid-back social environment,

by providing supervision and other supports to our residents. No physical cares or restraining actions

required. Our residents are kind individuals and there are no threats of physical injury while on shift.

Off ering a competitive hourly wage, paid training, annual bonus, and a $500.00 new hire bonus

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Telecommunicator - Full TimeReceiving, screening, and dispatching emergency 911 and

non-emergency calls for Police/Fire/EMS response within Chisago County. Operates a multi-channel radio and computer-aided dis-patch system, playback audio recorder system, video surveillance system, TDD/TTY device, security devices, state teletype system,

and completes computer entry/query in national, state-wide and local records systems.

Ability to work rotating shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays; emergency callout(s). Ability to evaluate emergency situ-ations and make timely decisions under stress. Valid driver’s license

and high school diploma or GED required.$22.39 to $24.18.

Apply online at www.chisagocounty.us by December 31, 2021.

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