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Nisswa Garden Club speakers From left, Dan Klein, Jill Macnamara and Jim Sherwood presented a program entitled “What’s in your Pot” (container gardening) at the April 25 Nisswa Garden Club ... Read More

Chef's Hat: May is National Burger Month

Don't ask me who assigns what days and what months to foods, but May has been proclaimed National Burger Month. You can make burgers out of ground beef, ground chicken, ground pork or even ground vegetables.
Donna Evans

Chef's Hat Recipe: The Simple Life Burger

The Simple Life Burger A simple burger that will suit the tastes of those who don’t want a lot of extras in their burger 8 ounces chuck, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes (or ground chuck if available) 8...
Donna Evnas

Chef's Hat Recipe:Cheddar BLT Burgers

Cheddar BLT Burger 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon grated onion 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon 1 teaspoon...
Donna Evans

Chef's Hat Recipe: Smoked Gouda Burgers

Smoked Gouda Burgers 2 pounds lean ground sirloin, or other lean ground beef if you can’t find lean ground sirloin 1/3 pound smoked Gouda cheese, diced into 1/4- to 1/2-inch cubes 1 medium onion 2 teaspoons...
Donna Evans

Something for everyone

Hey there, Tech Savvy fans! Happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Thank you for keeping the kids and husbands in line out there, the world is a better place because of all of you.
Phil Seibel

Nisswa Garden Club to host Plant Sale on June 1

The Nisswa Garden Club's annual Plant Sale will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1, in the Schaefer's Foods parking area in Nisswa. The event will be held rain or shine. The plants are grown and donated by club members.

Good Samaritan Society-Pine River celebrates National Nursing Home Week

Good Samaritan Society-Pine River is celebrating National Nursing Home Week May 12-18. The recognized week is meant to encourage the community to visit a loved one, friend or neighbor residing in a facility.

Lions annual yard, bake sale May 25

The Backus Lions will hold their annual Get a Bargain Yard and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 25 at the Backus Corner Store parking lot located at Hwy 371 and 4th St NW.

Pages from the past for May 16

75 years ago, May 19, 1938 From the Pine River Journal Pequot will soon be able to boast the addition of a newspaper. The village has been without a paper for several years and the business men felt the loss greatly.
Travis Grimler

Backus Legion Sunday dance, dinner

Backus Legion Sunday dance, dinner It's dancing and dining Sunday, May 19, at the Backus American Legion. Frankie Lamb's Frankly Country Band returns from 2-6 p.m., playing classic country and pop, old time and swing.

Nisswa Garden Club speakers

Nisswa Garden Club speakers From left, Dan Klein, Jill Macnamara and Jim Sherwood presented a program entitled “What’s in your Pot” (container gardening) at the April 25 Nisswa Garden Club meeting, where they showed how to make...

Attorney speaks to Breezy Point women

Brian Carlson, attorney-at-law, was the featured speaker for the Breezy Point Area Women's Club on Wednesday, May 1. He spoke on the importance of wills, trusts and legal matters in regard to estate planning.

Arthritis Walk planned May 18 in Baxter

The Arthritis Walk-Northern Lakes will take place Saturday, May 18, at the Paul Bunyan Trailhead in Baxter. This year's honoree is Zoe Cervantez, 6, who has been living with arthritis for four years.

Nisswa Memorial Day Remembrance Event - May 27th, 2013

State Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, will be the keynote speaker at a Memorial Day remembrance event at noon Monday, May 27, at the Nisswa American Legion. State Rep. John Ward, DFL-Baxter, and state Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Cass County,...

Nisswa Garden Club to meet May 23

The Nisswa Garden Club will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 23, for an evening meeting at the Tree House on Highway 371, Pequot Lakes. Speaker will be Jim Sherwood and the program will be Crazy about Annuals.

Clothing giveaway set May 18 in Brainerd

A clothing giveaway will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Franklin Arts Center gym in Brainerd. Sponsored by Journey North Community Church, the sale will include gently used clothing, shoes and backpacks.

Looking Back-May 16, 2013

40 years ago, May 17, 1973 From the Country Echo Not since 1940 has the Sixth District American Legion Convention been held in Pequot Lakes. This year the event will bring several thousand to Pequot Lakes from Elk River to Baudette.

Good Samaritan Society-Home Care and Hospice to offer free blood pressure checks, introduction to touchpad vital monitoring

Good Samaritan Society-Home Care and Hospice is introducing a touchpad system to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, weight, pulse and temperature.

Forum on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss slated Tuesday

The Lakes Area Memory Awareness Advocates (LAMAA) and Central Lakes College will host an educational forum on dementia, Alzheimer's disease and memory loss from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

Backus All School Reunion planned

The 42nd annual Old Timers Class Reunion will be held at the Backus Fire Hall on Saturday, May 25, starting at 11 a.m. Lunch will be available with a program, music and class pictures to follow.

Lawson graduates from Marine Corps course

Marine Corps Pvt. Brandon R. Lawson II, the son of Megan J. and Erik M. Lawson of Breezy Point, recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course at Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Rug hooking school planned in July in Crosslake

The 12th annual Northern Lights Rug Hooking School will be held July 23-26 at Crosslake Lutheran Church.

Good Samaritan Bowl

Crosslake mayor Darrell Schneider, left, and Nisswa mayor Brian Lehman participated in the annual Good Samaritan Bowl on Monday, May 6, at Jack's House in Brainerd.

Renegade Chef: No funny stuff

This is the 100th Renegade Chef column. I am as surprised as anyone that I have been allowed to ramble on in this space for so long. Over the past four years I have received one positive reader comment and zero negative comments.
Renegade Chef

Renegade Chef: Steak Delmonico (For Dad)

Steak Delmonico (For Dad) 4 14-ounce ribeye steaks 2 portabello mushrooms, stems and gills removed 12 sun-dried tomatoes 4 fresh rosemary sprigs Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup beef...
Renegade Chef
The Minnesota Legislature voted to legalize civil gay marriages. What do you think?
I oppose this idea
64%
I favor this idea
33%
I am indifferent
3%
Total votes: 33

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