Isanti County Many Faces by ECM Publishers

The Many Faces of

Isanti County

Featuring Braham, Cambridge and Isanti

2012 Publishers of the Isanti County News and Scotsman

Community Guide

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Welcome to Many Faces of Isanti County

Even though it is March and the color has yet to return to our landscape, there is still beauty everywhere with the promise of more to arrive soon as the warmth of late spring and summer returns. Those of us who live and work in the area sometimes forget or are too busy to see this beauty and a quick break to rejuvenate ourselves is in order. For me, that means packing up the canoe or kayaks for a trip down the Rum River, the main river in Isanti and neighboring counties. My family and I have divided the river into 2-3 hour segments that gives us time to enjoy the beauty while still being able to meet the demands of busy schedules. There is nothing better than getting up early in the morning, when everything is quiet and still, to put in along the banks of the Rum with the steam of a new day wafting from the water. The dark colored water flows swiftly over the sandy bottom as it reaches out into lowlands, creating pools of still water alongside the main channel that winds its way back and forth for miles. Deer can be seen standing along the banks; ducks and geese quietly seek shelter under a fallen trees as you wait for the first one to sound the alarm and take flight to escape; bald eagles, young and old, soar from tree to tree letting you catch just a glimpse of their majesty as they stay safely ahead of you; fish seem to roll like a barrel as they jump out of the water in front of you. With beauty like that, it is easy to forget about the mosquitoes and gnats who sometimes do their best to distract you. And before you know it, the end is in sight and it’s time to move on with your day. I can’t wait! I hope you have something fun that you like to do and make living in Isanti County enjoyable. Maybe it’s the

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county fair, or riding the Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk Trail, or golfing on one of our area golf courses. Whatever it is, there is a lot to see and do in Isanti County. That is why we gather all of this information and put it into the Many Faces of Isanti County Community Guide. This guide is perfect for long time residents, those who just moved here, or those just visiting. We would like to thank all of the advertisers in the Many Faces of Isanti County guide. Without them, we would not be able to publish this book. Please take the time to patronize these businesses as a way of thanking them for this book. I would also like to thank the news team at the Isanti County News, the sales team for working hard again on this year’s book, and the governmental agencies in the area for providing this information to us. Also, thank you to Darcy Bodin, who spends endless hours in the production and layout, making sure the Many Faces of Isanti County is the best it can be. With so many events, organizations and things to do in Isanti County, we know we haven’t included all of you. Since we publish this book yearly, we regret that we might have missed you this year. Please contact me before next February and I’ll make sure we include you in next year’s book. We hope you find this book useful in your travels in and around Isanti County! Jeff Andres General Manager Isanti County News/Scotsman

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CONTENTS

Anoka Ramsey Community College Cambridge Campus.51 Athletic/Sporting Clubs............................................................. 63 Braham Area Community Education..................................... 57 Braham Area Schools................................................................. 50 Braham Pie Day........................................................................... 17 Braham Police/Fire Department.............................................. 17 Braham Wastewater Treatment Facility................................. 18 Cambridge Christian School.................................................... 49 Cambridge Community Center..................................................7 Cambridge Medical Center.................................................58, 60 Cambridge Police/Fire Department...........................................8 Cambridge Swedish Festival........................................................9 Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk Trail.......................................... 23 Cambridge-Isanti Community Education............................. 55 Cambridge-Isanti School District #911.................................. 47 Chamber of Commerce, Braham Area............................. 42-44 Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge Area....................... 29-35 Chamber of Commerce, Isanti Area................................. 36-41 Child Care Centers..................................................................... 20 Churches....................................................................................... 52 City of Braham............................................................................. 16

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Above All Rooftops to Remodeling, Inc......................... 15 American Legion Cambridge............................................ 19 Anoka Ramsey Community College................................ 72 Ashland Hollow.......................................................................8 Barbers on Main................................................................... 68 Braham Food Locker Service............................................ 15 Braham Ford Motor Service.............................................. 46 Cambridge Deputy Registrar............................................. 66 Cambridge Launderers & Cleaners.....................................9 Cambridge Medical Center................................................ 28 Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home.................................... 45 Central Insurance Services................................................ 46 Central Lakes Oral & Facial............................................... 60 Chilson Jewelers................................................................... 46 Crawford’s Equipment........................................................ 66 Custom Woodworks............................................................ 46 D&M Excavating.................................................................. 67 Demorie Alterations............................................................ 67 Don Fiedler Companies.........................................................7 Dr. Mark Pocrnich, DDS.......................................................9 East Central Energy................................................................8 East Central Veterinarians................................................. 15 Elaine’s Flowers & Gifts II.................................................. 13 Ever Cat Fuels....................................................................... 26 Family Pathways......................................................................3 Frandsen Bank & Trust....................................................... 46 Guardian Angels & Elim Home Care & Hospice.............9 Halstensgard Auction.......................................................... 46 Hayford Ford......................................................................... 71 Hometown Liquor............................................................... 46 Industries Incorporated...................................................... 21 Isanti County Fairgrounds................................................. 15

Isanti County Many Faces • March 2012 City of Cambridge..........................................................................5 City of Isanti................................................................................. 12 Community Clubs/Organizations........................................... 64 East Central Minnesota Chorale............................................. 66 Elmhurst Commons................................................................... 61 Food Pantries/Distributions..................................................... 54 Hunting and Fishing................................................................... 59 Isanti County................................................................... 21, 53, 62 Isanti County Fair....................................................................... 10 Isanti County Historical Society.............................................. 67 Isanti County Sheriff’s Department........................................ 20 Isanti County Townships........................................................... 22 Isanti Police/Fire Department.................................................. 13 Isanti Rodeo/Jubilee Days......................................................... 25 Map, City of Braham.................................................................. 15 Map, City of Cambridge...............................................................6 Map, City of Isanti...................................................................... 14 Parks.............................................................................................. 68 Recycling....................................................................................... 54 Welcome..........................................................................................3

Isanti County Historical Society....................................... 21 Isanti Fire Department Rodeo........................................... 51 Isanti Municipal Liquor.........................................................3 Isanti Rental.......................................................................... 28 Isanti Retail Meats..................................................................2 Isanti Tire............................................................................... 12 John Hirsch’s Cambridge Motors..................................... 24 Johnson’s Decorating........................................................... 26 Main Street Realty Inc........................................................ 61 Mainstreet Market & Deli.................................................. 46 Minnco Credit Union.......................................................... 27 MN Equipment Solutions.................................................. 19 Northbound Liquor............................................................. 68 Northland US........................................................................ 26 Northwoods Decor.............................................................. 69 Peoples Bank of Commerce..................................................7 Prairie Senior Cottages....................................................... 45 Prime Lending - Rebekah Becker..................................... 21 Remax Results - Michelle Lundeen.................................. 69 Riverside Market.................................................................. 14 Scotsman/Isanti County News.......................................... 19 Sears...........................................................................................7 Steve’s Auto Sales....................................................................8 Strike Funeral Home........................................................... 27 Subway – Isanti.................................................................... 12 The Brass Rail....................................................................... 46 The Hair Gallery.................................................................. 67 The Place to Be..................................................................... 24 Torkin Computer Solutions..................................................9 Tradewinds............................................................................ 45 Urban’s Isanti Hardware..................................................... 13 Wolcyn Tree Farm............................................................... 61

The Many Faces of Isanti County Community Guide is produced by ECM Publishers, Inc., 234 Main Street South, Cambridge, MN 55008. It is designed to provide residents, both new and old, and visitors with basic and useful information about the area. This free booklet is made possible by the advertising merchants, with cooperation from local government agencies and the Cambridge, Isanti and Braham Area Chambers of Commerce. Sue Beckman, Dawn Tschumper, Neil Anderson and Helen Rosing are the advertising consultants. They can be reached at 763-689-1981. For changes or corrections, please contact Jeff Andres at 763-691-6022. The beauty of the seasons and variety of activities available make this area desirable for both residents and visitors. Cover photos provided by the Isanti County News staff. Contributing writers included Elizabeth Sias, Rachel Kytonen and Greg Hunt. © 2012 ECM Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in any way without written permission by ECM Publishers, Inc.

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City of Cambridge

Cambridge was founded in 1866 with a name carried from New England and a population carried from Sweden. The city flourished with its combination of burgeoning businesses on the Rum River and sedulous Swedes. Today it is the county seat for Isanti County and a bustling commercial hub for the east central region of Minnesota. Cambridge City Council is comprised of a mayor and four council members. All members serve four-year, staggered terms, so elections are held every two years. Municipal elections are non-partisan and members are elected at-large. Cambridge also employs a city administrator which is a nonelected position to handle administrative functions. Council members do not hold administrative power individually, but as a unit the council has full authority over administrative processes. The council is responsible for city ordinances, managing Cambridge’s financial operations, and appointing administrative personnel and commission members. The council also serves as the Economic Development Authority. In that capacity they market Cambridge and its industrial parks to companies from around the world, administer housing policies for Bridge Park Apartments, and work to enhance the city’s economy. Mayor Marlys Palmer (2014).................. 763-689-2080 PO Box 123 City Council Chris Caulk (2014)..................... 763-689-5888 David Schornstein (2014)............ 612-363-5234 Lisa Iverson (2012)..................... 763-689-5399 Robert Shogren (2012)................ 763-689-6715 City Administrator Lynda Woulfe............................. 763-689-3211 lwoulfe@ci.cambridge.mn.us City Building Office & Fire Marshal Mike Fabini................................ 763-552-3206 mfabini@ci.cambridge.mn.us Jeff Pleski................................... 763-552-3208 jpleski@ci.cambridge.mn.us City Auditors HLB Tautges................................ 651-426-7000 4810 White Bear Parkway White Bear Lake, MN 55110 City Engineer Todd Blank................................. 651-490-2017 Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc. 3535 Vadnais Center Drive St. Paul, MN 55110 City Financial Consultants Ehlers & Associates..................... 651-697-8500 3060 Centre Pointe Drive Roseville, MN 55113 City Planner Marcia Westover........................ 763-552-3207 mwestover@ci.cambridge.mn.us

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In addition to her role in the council, the mayor serves as the city representative to the Minnesota legislature, federal agencies and other city governments. She is also the official head of the city and responsible for declaring emergencies. Council meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 3 p.m. and the third Monday at 6 p.m. at Cambridge City Hall, located at 300 Third Ave NE. Questions can be directed to 763-689-3211.

Emergency Management Chief David Pajnic, Director......... 763-552-3244 dpajnic@ci.cambridge.mn.us Steve Wegwerth, Deputy Director.. 763-689-1800 swegwerth@ci.cambridge.mn.us Economic Development Director Stan Gustafson........................... 763-552-3209 sgustafson@ci.cambridge.mn.us Finance Director Caroline Moe............................. 763-552-3202 cmoe@ci.cambridge.mn.us Fire Department Chief Sean Okerlund................... 763-286-8633 Fire Hall..................................... 763-689-3211 300 Third Avenue NE Municipal Liquor Store (Northbound) Terry Baar, Manager................... 763-689-2468 1655 East Highway 95 Police Department Chief Dave Pajnic....................... 763-689-9567 dpajnic@ci.cambridge.mn.us 300 Third Avenue NE Public Works Director Steve Wegwerth......................... 763-689-1800 swegwerth@ci.cambridge.mn.us 800 7th Ave. SW Utilities Director Todd Schwab............................. 763-689-1800 800 7th Avenue SW Economic Development Authority/ Housing Division Lynda Woulfe, Executive Director.. 763-552-3201 lwoulfe@ci.cambridge.mn.us *Members are City Council Members

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Cambridge Community Center

A dream came true in 2009 when a community center opened in Cambridge. Residents had hoped for such a place for decades. The Community Center offers residents a place to gather for meetings, classes, volleyball games, basketball tournaments, indoor soccer, and receptions. To reserve the gymnasium, kitchen or classrooms, call 763-689-3211. Fees range from $40 an hour to $500 for a full day for the assembly hall and $20 to $40 per hour for the classrooms. Discounts are available for non profits, athletic associations, schools and community service groups. For rental

information, call Karen at 763-689-3211 or email kfoss@ ci.cambridge.mn.us. The existing community center is a joint project between the National Guard, Army Reserve and the city of Cambridge. The Guard and Reserve occupy one section of the building and it is closed to the public. The 150-member Minnesota Army National Guard 850th Horizontal Engineer Company and a 50-member U.S. Army Reserve unit hold regular training sessions one weekend a month. Guard and Reserve staff work daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Cambridge Police/Fire Departments The Cambridge Police Department employs 13 full-time officers, one full-time secretary, one part-time transcriptionist and 12 volunteer reserves. The officers are responsible for criminal investigations into matters like suspicious deaths, narcotics and property crimes, among other things. They also serve the city on patrol, providing assistance to citizens and enforcing state and local laws. The department has one designated School Resource Officer. This officer strives to reduce crime in Cambridge schools and establish healthy relationships between students, educators and the police. Cambridge Police began the Reserve Officer program in 2004, training citizens to serve as support officers in special circumstances. These officers are crucial to the department during the region’s many crowded events, like parades and Fourth of July celebrations. The Cambridge Fire Department has 30 paid, on-call members. For equipment, the department boasts three pumpers, three grass rigs, one ladder truck, two tankers, and our newly added QRV (quick response vehicle). Our state certified fire fighters proudly serve our community with fire suppression, technical rescue, high angle rope rescue, confined space rescue, first responders, search & rescue, auto extrication, hazmat operations, and decontamination. Our newly completed 1000 square foot emergency operations center offers cutting edge technology with dedicated voice and data, interactie smart board, and

hi-performance multi station computers. Fire Chief Sean Okerlund can be contacted at 763-286-8633.

300 3rd Ave NE • Cambridge, MN 55008 Open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact: 763-689-9567 • Isanti County Dispatch: 763-689-2141 • EMERGENCY Dial 911

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Cambridge Swedish Festival Cambridge Swedish Festival says Välkommen!

Cambridge is the most Swedish city for towns over 5000 according to the 2000 US Census. Area residents remember and celebrate that heritage through festivals and events sponsored by the Cambridge Swedish Festival. The goals of the Cambridge Swedish Festival are to raise awareness of Swedish culture and heritage and to strengthen connections between Sweden and Swedish- Americans by sharing experiences and information. The festival is an opportunity to celebrate Cambridge’s Swedish heritage at a summertime community festival. In 2010 the festival planners voted to come under the umbrella of CHEF, the Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation of Minnesota. Through CHEF the Cambridge Swedish Festival will continue to offer a variety of events featuring Swedish music, children’s activities, traditional foods, church services, and interest sessions on Swedish culture, arts, and heritage throughout the year. The weeklong festival is taking a vacation for 2012. Area residents should pay attention to notices in the local media about concerts by Nordic performers. Location for many events: Cambridge Lutheran Church, 621 Old North Main Street, Cambridge, Minnesota 55008 Contact information: Susan Jacobus, Cambridge Humanities & Education Foundation 645 Old Main St. North Cambridge, MN. 55008 susan@chefmn.org 763-691-9679 www.cambridgeswedishfestival.org

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Isanti County Fair The 2012 Isanti County Fair mark will mark the 135th year of this great community get-together; and with a theme of “Discovering Living History”, fair visitors will be able to take a step back in time and experience an era of days gone by. Thanks to the voters of Minnesota; the “Legacy Amendment” was approved and the Minnesota Legislature authorized the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to provide grants to the state’s county fairs through the ‘County Fair Arts Access and Cultural Heritage Grant Program’. This funding was provided to “to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs.” This year’s Isanti County Fair will be doing just that by using the funding to educate the public about our area’s history and culture. With historical attractions featured throughout the week of the fair; fair attendees will be able to learn about our heritage and the events and traditions that lead to the development of this area. The ‘Old West Society of Minnesota’ has been invited to set up an encampment near the fairgrounds pond during the week of the fair. Fair visitors will be transported back to part of history dating 1865 - 1899 and be able to

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look inside a tent; watch cooking demos over an open fire or see a real working chuck wagon. They will be invited to witness the robbery of the Wells Fargo shipment and the gunfight at the OK corral; all presented in a historical, accurate, and entertaining way with wardrobe and authentic firearms typical for that era. Attendees will be able to continue their journey through history at one of the Great Lakes Lumberjack Shows. This family friendly show about Lumberjacks and timber sports will provide historic logging re-enactments with demonstrations on Axe Throwing, Wood Chopping, Crosscut Sawing, and Log rolling. Attendees will also learn historical facts about the logging industry in Isanti County during the 1800s; and be able to view antique logging tools used during that era. The Fair has also planned theatrical stage performances portraying the early years of the Isanti County Fair and the City of Cambridge and the Historic turn-of-the-century Stillwater Trolley will be on the grounds again this year, providing free rides around the beautiful Isanti County Fairgrounds. Make plans to come out to the 2012 fair and “Celebrate the Best Five Days of July” while you are ‘Discovering Living History’ at the 135th Annual Isanti County Fair.

July 18-22, 2012 • www.isanticountyfair.org

FREE EVENT

Kids Day

Door Prize Drawings

at the Isanti County Fair

Friday, July 20th • 8:30 a.m.-Noon Fun • Games • Music • Animals • Inflatables Sponsored by Area Organizations & Businesses If you would like to sponsor, volunteer or be a part of Kids Day at the Isanti County Fair, please contact Tonya Orbeck at 763-691-6001.

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Scenes from the 2011 Isanti County Fair

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City of Isanti

Administration City Administrator/Clerk Donald Lorsung ................dlorsung@cityofisanti.us HR/Deputy Clerk Karissa Henning.........................khenning@cityofisanti.us Building Department Building Official Rick Sames................... building-inspections@cityofisanti.us Finance Finance Director Kristi Smith...................................... ksmith@cityofisanti.us Economic Development Economic Development Director Sean Sullivan.......... ssullivan@cityofisanti.us Planning & Zoning/Park and Recreation Planning & Parks Director Lisa Wilson........................ lwilson@cityofisanti.us Public Works Public Works Director Pat Meyer.............................. pmeyer@cityofisanti.us Police Department Police Chief Ron Sager......................................ChiefSager@cityofisanti.us

City Hall:

110 1st Ave. NW PO Box 428 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5512 Fax 763-444-5560 isanti@cityofisanti.us www.cityofisanti.us

Isanti is governed by a five-member city council, consisting of a mayor serving a four-year term and four council members serving staggered four-year terms. Members are elected at-large and elections are held in even-numbered years. The council is responsible for hiring city employees, establishing ordinances and managing public facilities. The administration department, consisting of a city administrator and city clerk, handles Isanti’s laws and day-to-day operations. The Isanti Economic Development Authority seeks to attract and accommodate businesses and bolster the city’s commercial tax base. The EDA commissioners are Tara Hallberg, Keith Dragisich and Larry Kuechle. The city of Isanti features a municipal liquor store, which helps control the sale of alcohol within city limits and the revenue from the store goes toward offsetting city spending. The store is located directly off Co. Rd. 5 at 400 W Dual Boulevard NE. City Council meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Isanti City Hall, 110 1st Ave NW. To find out more, call 763-444-5512 or visit www. cityofisanti.us. Council MEMBEr Jim Kennedy Steve Lundeen Sue Larson Ross Lorinser George Wimmer (Mayor)

Term EXPIRATION 12/2012 12/2012 12/2014 12/2014 12/2014

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Isanti Police/Fire Departments Isanti Police Department The dedication of the Isanti Police Department can never be forgotten. Isanti’s Dahlin Avenue is named for Marshal Frank Dahlin, an officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty while attempting to apprehend a burglary. Dahlin passed away on December 23, 1926, but his memory will be forever honored in Isanti. Dahlin is an example of the level of integrity and service the Isanti Police force strives to uphold to this day. The department is staffed by eight fulltime officers, including Chief Ron Sager and Lt. Gene Hill, as well as seven part-time officers, two administrative employees and 11 reservists. The Isanti Police Department also contracts with the school district to provide an on-site School Resource Officer. For transportation and patrol the Isanti Police Department uses three Dodge Chargers. The department also owns two Chevrolet pickup trucks, which were added to the fleet at no taxpayer cost since they were forfeited by the previous owners after drunk driving convictions. The Police Department is located at 401 1st Ave. N in Isanti. The office is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Chief Ron Sager can be reached via email at Chiefsager@cityofisanti.us. In a nonemergency, the office number is 763-444-4761. In the event of an emergency always dial 911. Isanti Area Fire District 2011 was another record year for 911 calls in the Isanti Fire District. In 2011, it responded to a total of 723 calls. This is an increase of 25.95% over 2010 and 31.65% over the past 2 years. The Isanti Firefighters are responding to an emergency call on an average of every 12 hours and 11 minutes. In 2011, Station �� 1 responded to 368 - 911 calls, Station 2 responded to �� 206 - 911

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calls, Station 3 responded to 142 - 911 calls and the Fire District was called to respond to neighboring communities 7 times to help with fire emergencies. In December 2010 the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education completed the first set of criteria in the United States for Firefighter License’s. In January 2011 it licensed all of their firefighters with the State of Minnesota. Today that license means our firefighters hold a State of Minnesota Professional License for Firefighting. At this time there are 3,400 of the 22,000 firefighters in Minnesota that are licensed. 2,500 of those firefighters are full time firefighters, which leaves 900 of us volunteers in Minnesota that meet the professional standards of fulltime firefighters. Commitment, Dedication, Pride and Honor describes your Isanti Fire District Firefighter. In addition to fire and rescue services, the firefighters successfully produced the 36th Annual Firefighters Rodeo in 2011. This has proven to be a very successful fundraising event. Your firefighters gave up an additional 7,100 hours for the setting up, hosting and cleanup of this event. In the past 36 years the firefighters have donated $1,310,000 to the Fire District for the enhancement of fire protection in our area. March 1, the Isanti Fire District took delivery of a 105’ Aerial Ladder Truck of which the Firefighters Rodeo Association provided 50% of the funding for. 100% of the Rodeo proceeds go back to the citizens of the Isanti Fire District to enhance emergency services. For additional information of the Isanti Fire District and Rodeo visit www.isantifiredistrict.org. Your Firefighters look forward to seeing you July 6 & 7 at the 2012 Isanti Firefighters �� Rodeo. ��

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City of Braham

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Braham, with its population of 1793, is the northernmost of the three major cities in Isanti County, sitting on Hwys. 65 and 107. The inspiration for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique name remains unclear: some maintain the moniker is a reverent tribute to the heroic U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, while others insist it is an affectionate nod to Abraham Swenson, one-time owner of the land the city sits on today. Despite the name dispute, no one can accuse Braham of an identity crisis. To this day the town remains dedicated to its history, its vibrant sense of community and perhaps most importantly, its panoply of pies, and famous Pie Day, held annually on the first Friday in August. Braham is governed by a five-member city council. Four of the council members serve four-year terms, while the mayor serves two years per term. The council meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at City Hall, located at 201 S Broadway Ave. City Hall is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and also contains the Braham Police Department and Fire Hall. City Hall is also the meeting place for the Planning Commission, which meets periodically on the last Wednesday of every the month at 6 p.m. The city administrator is Sally Hoy. Mayor Patricia Carlson (2012).....................................................320-396-3628 City Council Lowell Jacques (2014).......................................................320-396-3659 Traci Leaf (2014)..............................................................320-396-2922 Terry Turnquist (2012)........................................................320-396-2538 Wayne Seiberlich (2012)...................................................320-396-3383 Building Official/Zoning Administrator Marshall Lind....................................................................320-396-3383 City Administrator/Clerk Sally Hoy.........................................................................320-396-3383 City Attorney Joel Jamnik.......................................................................651-452-5000 Campbell Knutson Prof. Assn. 317 Eagandale Office Center 1380 Corporate Curve, Eagan, MN 55121 City Engineer Brian Miller......................................................................612-548-3132 BDM Consulting Engineers, PLLC 60 Plato Blvd E, Suite 140 St. Paul, MN 55107 Fire Hall Chief Jeff Jones.................................................................612-390-3154 201 South Broadway Avenue Health Officer Cambridge Medical Center................................................763-689-7700 Municipal Liquor Store Jacque Nordby, Manager..................................................320-396-2381 250 North Main Police Department Chief Robert Knowles........................................................320-396-3383 PO Box 521, 201 South Broadway

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Braham Police/Fire Departments Braham has had its own police department since the late 1950s, but instead of looking back on a half-century of success this department is focused and committed to preserving the safety and well being of the city and its residents well into the future. The Braham Police Department is staffed by two fulltime patrolmen, five part-time patrolmen, a transcriber and nine non-sworn police reservists from the community. The department is directed by Chief Robert Knowles. The officers provide full service police protection, conduct investigations, provide crowd control and assist

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the public with vehicle lockouts. Braham PD also assists with Isanti County’s Safety Camp and Braham’s Pie Day activities. For equipment, the department has four fully equipped squad cars and one Police Reserve Unit squad car. The Braham Fire Department comprises 22 volunteer members, 11 of whom serve as first responders. Braham firefighters respond to all medical and fire emergencies in the coverage area. The department uses three grass rigs, two pumpers, two tankers, one rescue truck and one slough pumper. Jeff Jones serves as fire chief.

Braham Police can be contacted at 320-396-3383 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On nights and weekends, please contact through the Isanti County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch, which can be reached at 763-689-2141. To contact the Braham Fire Department, call 320-396-3800 or for more information e-mail brahamfiredepartment@live.com. For Emergency Dial 911.

Braham Pie Day Braham got its first taste of fame in the 1930s as cabinbound travelers from the Twin Cities got their first tastes of Braham’s pies. Before long it was common knowledge that in order to make the trip from the Cities to Duluth a vacationer would have to take the “shortcut” through Braham to fill up on pie and coffee at the Park Café. The craving eventually spread to the state capital, and in 1990 Governor Rudy Perpich declared Braham the “Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota.” The city received a tourism grant to fund a community festival and before you could say “à la mode,” Pie Day was born. The culture of pie is going to be reinvented for the 23rd time on August 3, 2012. Pie Day will feature an art show, a pie trivia contest, an amateur pie-baking contest, and the 10th annual Sweet as Pie Car Show, featuring vintage and collector cars. There will also be two of the traditional pie-eating contests, in which a competitor must eat an entire blueberry pie in under two minutes (winners receive a little fame, a little shame and a belly full of pie). Children are invited to the Kids ‘N Berries Tent just south of the bandshell in Freedom Park, where they can enjoy arts and crafts related to pie. Everyone can write a pie-ku, and compete for the title of Pie

Poet Laureate. Adults can combat calories preemptively with a one mile walk at 9 a.m. with Nathure’s Way Chiropratice Clinic before they set in to sample more than 1,000 pies. To find out more information on Pie Day and the events, call 320-396-4956, check out www.pieday.com or visit Pie Day on Facebook. Anyone interested may take part in the pie-making process on July 23 and 25 and Aug. 2 at the Braham Area High School kitchen. To volunteer, call 320-396-2089. Getting involved is as easy as... you know.

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Braham’s Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrade on completion path

Greg Hunt Isanti County News The upgrade and expansion work at the Braham Waste Water Treatment Facility is heading down the home stretch this year, allowing the city to handle sewer needs well into the 21st century. The WWTF project follows a major infrastructure rebuilding stretch for Braham which included the recent new Water Treatment Plant and watertower on the city’s east side. The WWTF major overhaul was a necessary job, considering signs on one of the plant’s original buildings date back to work completed in 1939 and as a Work Progress Administration (WPA) Project in 1941. “It was a trickle filter years ago, with modifications done in the 1980s, I believe. Over the course of the town getting bigger, they were running out of room with such a small plant,” explained WWTF plant operator Mike Piha of PeopleService, Inc. “Because of that size, we had MPCA violations because there was not much margin for error when it comes to what’s going in the system and how you treat it.” Before the upgrade, Braham had only a pair of 25,000-gallon and 15,000-gallon sludge tanks. A big improvement was adding a 150,000-gallon sludge tank on the southeast side of the plant. “When those original tanks got full, we had to haul out. And we could only land-apply in the spring and the fall. And, of course, it costs money to haul out. So the original upgrade idea was adding the 150,000-gallon aerobic digester/sludge storage tank,” explained Piha on a tour in mid-February. “It’s going to be nice to have this ready to go this spring since it cuts down on the hauling trips. Everything’s piped and ready to go after we clean out the 40,000 gallons of sludge to make the final connection.” Also included in the upgrades is another aerobic emulsifier tank on the south side which will be completed this summer. A new primary clarifier in continual motion sweeps the sludge, with the solids settling and pumped through a repeating system. “We need the two aerobic tanks so we always will have one going if I have to take the other one out for draining or maintenance,” continued Piha.

The finishing parts of the system include the clear water going through the effluent trough which has a new UV system going online in May to perform a final zapping. Ultraviolet (UV) light can be used instead of chlorine, iodine, or other chemicals. Because no chemicals are used, the treated water has no adverse effect on organisms that later consume it. The crystal-clear effluent enters the creek which eventually flows southwest into Little Stanchfield Lake. Running the new system is a new bank of electronics in the Master Control Center (MCC), replacing the controls which were in one of the oldest buildings of the plant (and susceptible to corrosion). Piha also pointed out three new powerful 10 HP influent pumps soon to be installed to keep the system rolling, along with a new rag grinder which protects the whole system. All the new upgrades came with a high price tag. Fortunately in 2009, the city gained a $1.346 million grant and $778,000 40-year loan at 2.625 percent interest from the USDA Rural Development program – with funds coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – to support the plan. To satisfy the grant/loan requirements, sewer rate increases in Braham were implemented in 2011 ($.60/1000 gallons) and 2012 ($.70/1000 gallons) to ensure loan repayment and increased operation costs due to the upgrade.

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Isanti County Sheriff’s Office The Isanti County Sheriff ’s Office provides a variety of services throughout the county and beyond through its various units. The office employs three sergeants and 12 deputies to make sure the county is patrolled 24 hours a day. All are required to meet Licensed Minnesota Peace Officer standards and receive annual training in matters like the use of force and firearm use. In addition to law enforcement, the deputies’ duties include serving civil process papers, transporting prisoners and providing court security when necessary. The Investigations Unit consists of three specially trained deputies that handle the region’s complex crimes, covert drug operations and response to any death scene not involving hospice care. The Sheriff ’s Office also contains the county jail. Originally built in 1984, the jail was expanded in 2003 to raise the holding potential from 39 prisoners to 112. The facility is staffed by 28 correction officers, one jail administrator and three sergeants. The kitchen is operated by A’viands and prepares approximately 70,000

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meals in a year. The jail also offers prisoners chemical dependency treatment, religious services and educational courses to obtain a GED. Sheriff Russ Monson has 27 years of law enforcement experience and has been working in the Isanti County Sheriff ’s Office since 1995. He oversees the office on a budget of over $5.7 million per year, which includes operations, 911 dispatch, volunteer services and jail expenses.

www.isantisheriff.com or visit us on Facebook. Contact: 509 18th Ave SW, Cambridge, MN 55008. General info: 763-689-2141 • Tip Line: 763-691-2426.

Licensed Child Care Centers in Isanti County Little Red Wagon 901 S Main St Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-2567

Cambridge Christian School 2211 Old Main St S Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-3806 763-552-9594 (Preschool) Crown Christian Preschool 7515 269th Ave NW St Francis, MN 55070 763-856-2099 Harvest Kids DayCare/Preschool 1455 County Rd 5 NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8883 Heavenly Sunshine Nursery School Preschool Only 109 2nd Ave N Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-7527 Krayola Kids Childcare Center 750 Golden Way St. NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8228

Lit’l Sprouts Child Care Center Inc. 404 Whiskey Rd, Suite C Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5303

Next Best Thing to Mom 390 Opportunity Blvd N Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-3915 Noah’s Ark Preschool/ Rainbow Child Care Center 621 Old N Main Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-4406 Salem Lutheran Preschool 4638 381st Ave NW Dalbo, MN 55017 763-689-1687 Teddy Bear Care of Isanti, Inc. 302 Credit Union Dr PO Box 516 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-3774

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Isanti County History The region we know today as Isanti County was originally settled by lumberjacks from New England, migrating westward with their families in search of fresh trees to harvest. The combination of flourishing forests and the commercial fecundity of the Rum River caused the community to boom, drawing a steady influx of immigrants from Sweden and Germany who came seeking religious freedom and fortune. On February 13, 1857, Isanti County was officially born. As the once-dense woods waned, the livelihood of most people shifted to farming, particularly potato farming. Spencer Brook grew to be the largest town in the county, ahead of an assembly of small, crossroad communities. The arrival of the railroad to Isanti County in 1899, however, would bring major change to the area. Cambridge supplanted Spencer Brook as the foremost city and the latter, along with the crossroad communities, eventually faded away. Braham, Isanti and Grandy, in turn, were all birthed by the tracks. Modern Isanti County continues to grow, with a 25 percent population increase in the last 10 years to a current estimated population of 39,105 people. Isanti County is divided into districts represented by an elected board of commissioners, which currently consists of George Larson (District 1), Larry Southerland (District 2), Alan Duff (District 3), Mike Warring (District 4) and Susan Morris (District 5).

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Other elected officials include County Attorney Jeff Edblad, who serves as legal advisor to the county board and commissions and as prosecutor on felony and gross misdemeanor counts. County Auditor Terry Treichel handles receipt and payment of county claims, payroll, voter registration and fishing, hunting and driver’s licenses. Sheriff Russ Monson oversees the Sheriff ’s Department and county jail. County Administrator Kevin VanHooser assists the board of commissioners with operations. He is also responsible for the management of county employees. The Isanti County Government Center is located at 555 18th Ave SW in Cambridge. Board meetings take place the first and third Wednesday of the month. For more information visit www.co.isanti.mn.us.

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Isanti County Townships Athens Athens Township Hall is located at 883 261st Ave NE, Isanti, 55040. No mail service at Township Hall. Meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm. 763-444-8097. Chair: David Henderson (2012), 763444-9850; Supervisors: Rick McVenes (2012) 763-444-7354; John Bartz (2014) 763-444-9731; Barb Kilpatrick (2012) 763-286-9261; Lyle Reynolds (2014) 763-444-9147; Clerk: Diane Carpenter (2014) 763-444-5734; Treasurer: Marlys Balfany (2012) 763444-8151. Bradford Bradford Township Hall is located at 4175 305th Lane NW, Cambridge, 55008. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. 763-444-0131. Chair: Richard Hansen (2014) 763-444-5447; Supervisors: Dale Strike (2013) 763444-4553; Kenneth Englund (2015) 763-444-5688; Clerk: Thomas Anderson (2014) 763-444-5971; Treasurer: Barbara Springer (2013) 763-4445948. Cambridge Cambridge Town Hall is located at 3568 337th Ave. NE, Cambridge, 55008. Meetings are held at 3101 Hwy. 95 NE, Cambridge, on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. 763-689-4019. Chair: James Fridstrom (2014) 763-689-5897; Supervisors: Dale Anderson (2013) 763689-2885; John Erlandson Sr. (2015) 763-689-9270; Clerk: Darrell Vosika (2014) 763-689-4214; Treasurer: Ramona Nastrom (2013) 763-689-3768. Dalbo Dalbo Township Hall is located at 39789 Nacre St NW, Dalbo, 55017. No mail service at Township Hall. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. 763389-3807. Chair: Roger Kollman (2016) 763-689-3943; Supervisors: Moriah Wood (2012) 763-286-6782; Donn Olson (2014) 763-689-1428; Clerk: Kathleen Benson (2012) 763689-4964; Treasurer: Kristi Morisset (2012) 763-389-2112.

Isanti Isanti Town Hall is located at 2281 301st Ave NE, Isanti, 55040. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. 763-4449660. Chair: Don Hansen (2013) 763689-4749; Supervisors: Guy Lillemo (2014) 763-444-4584; Scott Walburg (2015) 763-691-1749; Clerk: Dean Boettcher (2014) 763-444-5402; Treasure Jeff Pynes (2013) 763-689-9854. Maple Ridge Maple Ridge Town Hall is located at 38724 Palm St NW, Stanchfield, 55080. No mail receptacleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;send to clerk at: 38266 Jivaro St. NW, Dalbo, MN 55017. Maple Ridge currently has no designated meetings times. Contact the clerk for meeting information. Chair: Robert Anderson (2015) 320-396-2095; Supervisors: Duane Peterson (2013) 320-396-3404; Patrick Gerold (2014) 320-396-0345; Clerk: Lorri Gambino (2014) 763689-1370; Treasurer: Sherry Kaiserlik (2013) 763-689-0360. North Branch North Branch Town Hall is located at 29113 Notre Dame St NE, PO Box 872, North Branch, 55056. No mail service at Township Hall. Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at 7:45 pm. 651-6748805. Chair: Robert Schmidt (2013) 651-674-4286; Supervisors: Gary Lindstrom (2014) 651-674-8690; Dale Nordaune (2015) 651-674-4861; Clerk: Shawn Williams (2013) 763286-3733; Treasurer: Bonnie Mettling (2013) 763-444-5170 Oxford Oxford Town Hall is located at 26090 Apollo St NE, Stacy, 55079. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30. Chair: Chilton Hagan (2014) 651-462-5838; Supervisors: Michael Miller (2014) 651-462-4999; Harlan Bellin (2012) 763-444-5807; Clerk: Linnea Lentz (2012) 763-444-8550; Treasurer: Peggy Nelson (2014) 763-444-4172. Spencer Brook Spencer Brook Town Hall is located at 6978 305th Ave NW, Princeton, 55371. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. 763-389-0012. Supervisors:

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Tim Kircher (2013) 763-444-4018; Lyle Peterson (2014) 763-444-5241; Steven Smith (2015) 763-389-5984; Clerk: Jennifer Jenkins (2014) 763444-3870; Treasurer: Debra Nelson (2013) 763-444-4243. Springvale Springvale Town Hall is located at 2405 341st Ave NW, Cambridge, MN. No mail service at Township Hall. Meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm. 763689-4520. Chair: Steven Lindgren (2014) 763-689-4273; Supervisors: Burton Coleman (2014) 763-6895102; William Friedland (2012) 763689-3711; Clerk: Michelle Kleven (2012) 763-689-4207; Treasurer: Pamela Sandquist (2013) 763-689-8471. Stanchfield Stanchfield Town Hall is located at 3441 389th Ave NE, Stanchfield, 55080. No mail service at Township Hall. Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. Chair: John Shockman (2016) 320396-2196; Supervisors: James Lee (2012) 320-396-2654; Donald Fix (2014) 320-396-3111 Clerk: Val Anderson (2014) 320-396-3782; Treasurer: Heather Johnson (2012) 763286-5262. Stanford Stanford Town Hall is located at 5050 261st Ave NW, Isanti, 55040. Meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. 763-444-8307. Chair: Wayne Anderson (2015) 763444-4945; Supervisors: Terry Burtson (2014) 763-464-9061; Loren Daudt (2013) 763-444-2245; Clerk: Barbara Vogtlin (2014) 763-444-6370; Treasurer: Brenda Springer (appointed). Wyanett Wyanett Town Hall is located at 34894 Nacre St NW, Princeton, 55371. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 8:00 pm. 763-389-3114. Supervisors: Travis Wood (2015); Thomas Murray (2014) 763-389-1987; Dennis Haubeschild (2013) 763-286-5031; Clerk: James McLaughlin (2014) 763-389-0109; Treasurer: Cathy Lundeen (2013) 763-389-1694.

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Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk Trail opens

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Elizabeth Sias Isanti County News Summer 2011 marked a historic occasion for both the cities of Cambridge and Isanti. It was 20 years for the making, but community residents now have a safe path to travel on bicycle or foot between Cambridge and Isanti. Tuesday, July 19, marked the grand opening of the long-awaited Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk trail. Representatives from the two cities and Isanti County gathered to celebrate the opening of the trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Cambridge entrance, just west of Main Street South along 313th Avenue NE. Among those on hand was former Congressman Jim Oberstar, who played a key role in securing federal funds for the trail. Oberstar looked back to 1988, when a group of students came up with the idea to create a path between the two cities, allowing them safe passage to and from school. “The students said ‘why can’t we bike and walk to school and have an enjoyable experience, and be healthy in the process?’” Oberstar recalled. “And the students made it happen. It will be here for generations to come.” The three miles of trail are now part of 35,000 lane miles of bicycle trails across the nation, he said. More than 10,000 schools have safe routes to school, “changing the lifestyles of a whole generation of Americans.” Bill Carlson, project director of Isanti County Active Living by Design and chair of the bike/walk trail committee, discussed his excitement about getting people to think about biking and walking as forms of transportation, praising the project for the role it’s expected to play in helping Isanti County residents become more active. “It’s a nice space for exercise, for kids to get between schools and it’s really a nature viewing opportunity,” he said. “I want to get people out and exercising, to know about it, and to appreciate what they have by walking out their back door.” The idea of a non-motorized trail linking the two cities was originally proposed by students in 1988, but plans stopped a year later when the committee was unable to obtain easements from the townships. The project was resuscitated in 1999 by a vanguard of activists, including then-rookie Cambridge Mayor Marlys Palmer, who followed the trail through to its final form, which stretches nearly three miles for a cost of $1.2 million. The Cambridge-Isanti trail was one of 25 projects nationwide to receive a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote active living, and it received other outside funding as well. It also benefited from money appropriated in the Minnesota legislature’s bonding bill, while the rest of the bill was covered by Cambridge, Isanti and the county government. A large portion of the final price comes from costs associated with building in a wetland area, but Carlson said the selected route made the best connection between the cities. Future development plans include paving a section of gravel road on Central Drive to connect the existing trail within the city of Cambridge to the Cambridge-Isanti

Photo by Greg Hunt Bike/Walk Trail. After that, no concrete plans are in the works, but Carlson said his vision involves extending the trail to Braham to connect the three cities. His role with the trail is over, though, and Carlson said he’s happy to have passed the torch so he can relax—and enjoy the trail more himself. “I’m absolutely happy. It’s a great feeling to have something done that you started and worked on for 12 years.” he said. “It’s really quite lovely. There’s a lot of spaces for bird-watching, and nice wetlands there, and wildflowers along the edge. It’s really beautiful.” Following the grand opening ceremony in July, Carlson, Oberstar and others enjoyed their first bike ride along the new trail, stopping at the center of a long wooden bridge that extends across the wetlands. It will be named Oberstar Overlook, Carlson said. Palmer looked back on the people who worked on the project over the years, thanking them for the contributions they made. “If you’ve ever heard that it takes a village to raise a child, well, let me tell you, it takes the township, the county, the cities, the state government and the federal government to build a trail,” she said to applause and laughter. “On behalf of the Cambridge-Isanti bike trail committee, happy trails.” James Oberstar Overlook A sign on the James Oberstar Overlook will read: Congressman James Oberstar served the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota for 36 years. He has had a great impact on improving all the communities of the district. He is a nationally known expert on transportation issues: roads, bridges, aviation and aviation safety, shipping in all its forms—lakes, sea and river—trails and sidewalks

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Bike/Walk Trail (continued)

Cambridge Mayor Marlys Palmer, former U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar and Bill Carlson, project director of Isanti Active Living by Design and chair of the bike-walk trail committee, stand on the wooden bridge that extends across the wetlands. It was named Oberstar Overlook in honor of the Congressman’s work on the project. Photos by Elizabeth Sias

Representatives from Cambridge, Isanti and Isanti County, along with former Congressman Jim Oberstar, gather on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 19, to celebrate the opening of the Cambridge-Isanti Bike/ Walk Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

(bicycling and pedestrian). Here are some of Congressman Oberstar’s initiatives that relate to the completion of this trail: • Active Living by Design: A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity by creating communities which have ready access to sidewalks and trails for people to use for exercise in their daily lives. Congressman Oberstar served on the National Advisory Board for this program. • Safe Routes to School: A national program initiated by Congressman Oberstar. This program issues grants to cities and school districts for improving pedestrian and bicycling access to schools that encourage children to walk or bike to school. • ISTEA, TEA-21, SAFETEA-LU: Sections of the Federal Transportation Bills initiated by Congressman Oberstar that allocate a portion of transportation funds for bicycle trails and street amenities. This Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk Trail, which incorporates these initiatives of Congressman Oberstar, will exist for generations and is a testament to his service to this community, this congressional district and to the nation.

This trail overlook is dedicated to Congressman Jim Oberstar with immense gratitude and warm feelings for all he has done to make this a better place to live. Spirit River Trail Another sign Carlson would like to put up by the trail is information about the Spirit River Trail. The CambridgeIsanti Bike/Walk Trail is part of a large ancient trail connecting the Issati villages on Mille Lacs with the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes, St. Anthony Falls, St. Paul and the Minnesota River. The Manomin Trail was a logger’s segment connecting Anoka and Brunswick. Using canoes, the native Issati used the Great Spirit River (now the Rum River) as their main connection between Mille Lacs and the area around St. Anthony Falls. Cambridge-Isanti Bike/Walk Trail Cambridge Entrance: Just west of Main Street South along 313th Avenue NE, also known as 40th Avenue SW. Isanti Entrance: The trail comes into the city and turns west along 299th Avenue NE, then south along Jackson Street NE, before finally turning east along Cajima Street and into Bluebird Park.

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Isanti Rodeo/Jubilee Days Jubilee Days It’s never too early to save the date for Isanti’s Rodeo/Jubilee Days. There will definitely be something for the young, as well as those ‘young at heart’ during the 2012 Isanti Rodeo/Jubilee Days July 5-8. The kick-off for this year’s festivities is 2012 Isanti Parade, brought to you by the Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce, is set for Thursday, July 5 at 6:30 p.m. Each year the parade features around 200 floats and proves to be the best in the area. The parade showcases area marching bands, community organizations and businesses, classic cars and tractors, area non-profit organizations and churches and many others. Isanti’s streets are filled during the parade, so get there early to get a good seat. Parade organizer Brian Strike is looking for sponsorships to support this year’s parade. If interested, contract Strike at 612-308-7089. Also on Thursday, the Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 29th annual pig and turkey roast, to be held at the Isanti Community Center from 3 to 6 p.m. Most of the Saturday, July 5 activities will once again be held on Isanti’s Main Street and behind Isanti City Hall. Saturday features Kids’ Day games and activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Events include free kids games, pony rides, obstacle course, turtle races and the Isanti Lions corn feed. Visit the craft vendors and food vendors. Financial sponsorships are needed to help fund these activities. Contact Sue Beckman at 763-691-6035 on sponsorship information. The annual Kiddie Parade will be held on Saturday morning beginning at the Faith Lutheran Church parking lot on Main Street. The Royal Box Lunch Auction, featuring the 2011 Isanti Ambassadors and 2012 Ambassador candidates, will be held again this year. The 23rd anniversary of the Outhouse Races will be celebrated this year on Main Street at 2 p.m. Watch local teams compete with their “special outhouses.” Fast paced obstacles make the races extremely competitive.

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Cash prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The celebration wraps up with the 2012 Isanti Ambassador Coronation Ceremony on Sunday, July 8, at the Isanti Middle School. Watch the 2012 Isanti Ambassadors crowning moments and find out who is going to represent the community of Isanti at different festivals and parades across the state the next year. If interested in more information regarding 2012 Isanti Jubilee Days activities, contact Chair Dave Englund at 763-444-6432. To financially support Jubilee Days activities, checks made payable to the Isanti Chamber of Commerce with “Jubilee Days” in the memo can be mailed to the Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce, 121 W. Main St., Isanti, MN 55040. For more information on the Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce visit www.isantichamber.com or call 763444-8515. Isanti Firefighters Rodeo Performances Haul down that old hat and oversized belt buckle, and brush a mite of mud on those boots so they look like they’ve been worn since last year. The rodeo is coming to town. Tom Pagel, longtime volunteer firefighter, has served as chairman of the Isanti Firefighter’s Rodeo since 1978. In that time he’s watched the hometown rodeo grow into one of the top social events of the summer for Isanti County. Continued on page 26

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Isanti Rodeo/Jubilee Days (continued) Now in its 36th year, the rodeo is the second longest running Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association sanctioned rodeo in the state, and one of the largest rodeos in the region. As such, it features favorite rough stock events like bull riding, saddled bronco riding and bareback riding and timed events like barrel racing, calf roping and teaming roping. But the rodeo has come to offer much more, with appeal for the rugged roper and the tenderfoot alike. Many come for the dance offered both nights of the rodeo, which this year will feature the Iron Horse on Friday night and Sterns County 17 on Saturday night. But the real benefit of the rodeo comes after the festivities are packed away, according to Pagel. “All of the proceeds we’ve ever made on the rodeo go back into the community,” Pagel said. “Nobody makes a penny on it.” The money raised from the rodeo is used by the fire department to maintain operations and enhance services. The 2012 rodeo performances will take place Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at the Isanti Rodeo Grounds. New this year will be Mutton Bustin’ beginning at 6 p.m. For more information on the Isanti Rodeo Association visit www.isantifiredistrict.org. For ticket information call 763-464-2508.

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763-689-2505

info@cambridge-chamber.com 140 Buchanan Street North – Suite 174 Cambridge MN 55008

www.Cambridge-Chamber.com We are a non-profit organization advocating for area businesses and organizations, with the purpose of helping members connect, lead and grow.

You are invited to join the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce. Benefits you can EXPECT: Business Opportunities Member Referral Services • Requests from Web Site Access to many business resources • Business Database Professional Development Monthly Luncheons • Networking Events Marketing Opportunities • Leadership Training Educational Seminars Marketing/Promotional Resources Community Guides • Area Map Newsletter and Press Releases • New Member Plaque & decal Target Marketing Efforts • Featured at Events/Host Events Buy Local Program • Hot Deals & Member to Member Discounts Community Involvement Cambridge Day Out • Welcome New Teacher Luncheon Cambridge Swedish Festival • Santa Day Snowflake Parade • Community Awareness Forum Cambridge Customer Appreciation Event Chamber Sponsored Events Minnesota Manufacturers Week Employee Recognition Luncheon & Awards Annual Fun Frolic Dinner & Auction • ‘Cambridge Cup’ Golf Event ‘Race the Rum’ 5K & 1 Mile Family Run/Walk Community and Business Expo STEM Summit Involvement with many local associations and organizations

Your business or organization could benefit from a Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce Membership!

Let the Chamber work for YOU! Your Local Business Resource • www.Cambridge-Chamber.com

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Chamber Member Listings

Accounting & Tax Bauer & Hohlen, P.C. 237 SW 2nd Ave Ste 240 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4044 Bauer & Hohlen, P.C. 121 Rum River Dr South Ste 1 Princeton, MN (763) 389-3090 Peffer & Wallace 119 Adams St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9674

Advertising & Marketing 360 Imagewear & Promotions 1400 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 552-1208 www.360imagewear.com   Schmittyapolis Advertising & Design 2870 Norway Cir S Cambridge, MN (651) 247-1327 www.schmittyapolis.com

Appliances

Red’s TV & Appliance 523 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2080

Architects Designer Development Inc 206 Ashland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9869

Arts & Entertainment ABC Theatre Company Cambridge, MN (763) 744-6542 www.abctheatrecompany.com American Legion Post 290 200 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4812 Grand Casino Hinckley 777 Lady Luck Drive Hinckley, MN (320) 384-7101 www.grandcasinomn.com GTI Cambridge Theatre 123 2nd Ave NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3005 www.moviefone.com/theater/gticambridge-theatre/6512/showtimes Hardy Center 430 8th Ave NW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6189

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Arts & Entertainment (Cont.) Isanti County Fairgrounds 3101 Hwy 95 East Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2555 www.isanticountyfair.com

Arts, Crafts & Gifts Northwoods Decor and Gifts 114 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 552-9766 www.northwoodsdecorandgifts.com Oak Gallery & Frame Shop 112 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6889 www.oakgalleryandframe.com

Assisted Living Benedictine Health System 1995 East Rum River Dr S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1162 www.bhshealth.org

Automotive Parts & Services Cambridge Collision and Auto Center 205 Railroad St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5040 www.CambridgeCollision.com Cambridge NAPA Auto Parts 240 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2411 www.napaonline.com Cambridge Truck & Auto Repair 515 Emerson St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1246 www.cambridgetruckandauto.com

Automotive Sales Hayford Ford 1330 301st Ave NE Isanti, MN (763) 689-5555 www.HayfordFord.com John Hirsch’s Cambridge Motors 700 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-7600 www.cambridge-motors.com

Baby Baby Elephant Ears 245 10th Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 670-1581 www.babyelephantears.com

Bakery Herman’s Bakery 130 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1515

Banks Cambridge State Bank 127 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2500 www.cambridgestatebank.com Cambridge State Bank 127 Opportunity Blvd N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2500 www.cambridgestatebank.com Community Pride Bank 905 6th Ave Court NE Isanti, MN (763) 444-8800 www.cpride.com

Doctor Monte’s Auto 115 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9394

Landmark Community Bank 711 6th Ave NE Isanti, MN (763) 444-5528 www.landmark-bank.net

East Central Diesel 400 Emerson St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9470 www.ecdiesel.net

Peoples Bank of Commerce 234 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1212 www.e-peoplesbank.com

Scottie & Son Auto Center 2555 Hwy 95 NW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3259

Peoples Bank of Commerce 1990 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 691-1341 www.e-peoplesbank.com

Steve’s Tire Inc 206 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1544

Stearns Bank 38877 10th Ave North Branch, MN (651) 277-2265 www.StearnsBank.com

Isanti County Many Faces • March 2012 Banks (Cont.) Wells Fargo Cambridge 250 2nd Ave NE Cambridge, MN (612) 667-5898 www.wellsfargo.com

Book Store Cambridge Christian Books & Gifts 220 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4015 Scout & Morgan Books 114 Buchanan St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2474 www.scoutandmorganbooks.com

Cable TV Midcontinent Communications 402 Red River Ave N Suite 5 Cold Spring, MN (800) 783-2356 www.midcocomm.com

Catering LeFebvre Catering 421 6th Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9201

Cellular/Wireless Verizon Wireless Premium Dealer 1870 2nd Ave SE, Ste 200 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-7555 www.cellexperts.net

Chiropractic & Massage Cambridge Chiropractic Clinic 137 2nd Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2462 www.cambridgechiro.com

Churches Christ The King Catholic Church 230 Fern Street N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1221 Joy Lutheran Church 1155 Joy Circle Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4355 www.joylutheran.net New Hope Community Church 370 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-7979 www.newhopecambridge.org

Clothing & Department Store The Leader 133 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1025 Walmart Supercenter 2101 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-0606 www.walmart.com

Collections Advantage Collection Professionals 495 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1500 www.advantagecollections.com

Color Restoration & Repair Color Glo of ECM 33025 Heather St NW Cambridge, MN (612) 390-8387 www.colorecm.com

Community & Civic Organizations American Cancer Society 2520 Pilot Knob Road Ste 150 Mendota Heights, MN (651) 255-8113 www.cancer.org Better Business Bureau 2706 Gannon Road St. Paul, MN (651) 699-1111 www.thefirstbbb.org Cambridge Deputy Reg.#90 225 Ashland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1130 Cambridge Humanities & Education Foundation 645 Old Main St N Cambridge, MN (612) 293-9357 www.chefmn.org Cambridge Isanti Area Softball Assn Cambridge, MN (612) 702-8183 Cambridge Isanti Competitive Baseball Assn Cambridge, MN www.cibaseball.com Cambridge Lions Club Isanti, MN (763) 444-4371 City of Cambridge 300 3rd Ave NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3211 www.ci.cambridge.mn.us

Page 31 Community & Civic Organizations Greater Twin Cities United Way 404 S Eighth St Minneapolis, MN (612) 340-7400 www.unitedwaytwincities.org Isanti County Historical Society 33525 Flanders St NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4229 www.ichs.ws Jacket Hockey Blue Liners Isanti, MN (763) 300-1928 www.bluejackets-blueliners.com Pregnancy Resource Center of Cambridge 140 Buchanan St N Ste 138 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4319 www.rupreg.com Rotary Club of Cambridge & Isanti Cambridge, MN 55008 The Refuge Network 1700 E Rum River Dr S Ste E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3532 www.therefugenetwork.org

Computer & Networking Support Dynamic Process & Logistics 407 Ashland St N Cambridge, MN (763) 244-1081 www.dynaprologic.com Gorilla Computer Support 3137 309th Ave NW Cambridge, MN (612) 282-2349 www.gorillasupport.com

Consultants Training Connections 908 Rum River Dr Isanti, MN (763) 444-6993 www.training-connections.com

Convenience Stores Casey’s General Store #1751 243 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9932 www.caseys.com Casey’s General Store #2155 2290 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9968 www.caseys.com

Copiers Intelligent Document Technologies 236 Adams St S Ste 100 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-9300 www.idtmn.com

Page 32 Credit Unions Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 1820 2nd Ave SE Ste 330 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9110 www.affinityplus.org Lake State Federal Credit Union 210 6th Ave NE Ste 1 Isanti, MN (763) 444-8120 www.lakestatefcu.org Lake State Federal Credit Union North Branch 6241 Main St. N North Branch, MN (651) 674-0898 Minnco Credit Union 236 2nd Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 552-6100 www.minnco.com Minnco Credit Union - Cub Office 100 Opportunity Blvd N Ste A Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1071 www.minnco.com Minnco Credit Union - Isanti Office 311 Credit Union Dr. Isanti, MN (763) 444-4300 www.minnco.com

Dental Anderson, Brian DDS 135 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1161 East Cambridge Dental 1596 2nd Ave NE Ste A Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5699 www.ecdental.com Minnesota Sedation Dental 1596 2nd Ave NE Ste B Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5501 www.minnesotasedationdental.com North Branch Dental 6460 Main St North Branch, MN (651) 674-7096 www.northbranchdental.com Pocrnich, Mark DDS PA 223 Ashland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1151 Schwarten, Steve DDS 134 Adams St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4393 Smith, Paul DDS 235 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1050

Dry Cleaners Cambridge Launderers & Cleaners Inc 326 1st Ave West Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1313

Drywall Tim Westman Drywall 34497 Hastings St NE Cambridge, MN (763) 286-3996

Education Cambridge Campus ARCC 300 Spirit River Dr S Cambridge, MN (763) 433-1100 www.anokaramsey.edu Cambridge Christian School 2211 Old Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3806 www.cambridgechristianschool.org Cambridge Intermediate School 428 2nd Ave NW Cambridge, MN (763) 691-6600 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Cambridge Middle School 31374 Xylite St NE Cambridge, MN (763) 552-6300 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Cambridge Primary School 310 Elm St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6500 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Cambridge-Isanti High School 430 8th Ave NW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6066 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Cambridge-Isanti ISD 911 625A Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6188 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Cambridge-Isanti ISD 911 Community Education 625B Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-6220 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Isanti Intermediate School 101 9th Ave NE Isanti, MN (763) 552-8800 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Isanti Middle School 210 Centennial Dr Isanti, MN (763) 691-8600 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us

Isanti County Many Faces â&#x20AC;˘ March 2012 Education (Cont.) Isanti Primary School 301 Co Rd 5 W Isanti, MN (763) 691-8778 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Oak Land Cooperative Center 626C Main St N Cambridge, MN 763) 552-6262 www.cambridge.k12.mn.us Pine Technical College 900 4th St SE Pine City, MN (320) 629-5100 www.pinetech.edu

Electrician Nordberg Electric Supply 127 Buchanan St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1322

Employment Central MN Jobs & Training 903 Forest Ave E Mora, MN (320) 679-6484 www.cmjts.org Command Center Cambridge 320 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-9675 www.commandonline.com Industries Incorporated 601 Cleveland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5434 www.industriesinc.org Industries Incorporated 500 Walnut St Mora, MN (320) 679-2354 www.industriesinc.org Rise, Inc 602 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2093 www.rise.org

Excavating BVF Inc. 3644 Hwy 65 NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1507 www.bvfinc.us Leaf Construction 3024 Hwy 95 NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1970

Isanti County Many Faces â&#x20AC;˘ March 2012 Eye Care Cambridge Eye Associates 120 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1494 Gibbons Eye Clinic 120 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1441

Flooring Abbey Carpet of Cambridge 1565 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5054 www.cambridge.abbeycarpet.com

Florists Cambridge Floral Inc 122 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2040 www.celebratewithflowers.com

Funeral Homes & Directors Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home 311 Ashland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2244 www.carlsonlillemoen.com Strike Funeral Homes 720 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2070 www.strikefuneral.com Strike Funeral Homes 409 Broadway St E Isanti, MN (763) 444-5212 www.strikefuneral.com

General Contractors BJ Baas Builders 330 Emerson St N Cambridge, MN (763) 691-0444 www.bjbaas.com

Golf Courses Purple Hawk Country Club 36300 Hwy 65 NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3800 www.purplehawk.com

Grocery City Center Market 122 Buchanan St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4640 www.citycentermarket.coop Cub Foods 100 Opportunity Blvd N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1112 www.cub.com

Health & Fitness

Insurance

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Anytime Fitness 1001 1st Ave East Ste 150 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-2348 www.anytimefitness.com

Country Financial 602 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2400 www.countryfinancial.com/jim.hergert

Anytime Fitness 120 Co Rd 5 E Ste 9 Isanti, MN (763) 444-6344 www.anytimefitness.com

Insurance Brokers of MN 1545 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9491 www.insurancebrokersmn.net

Snap Fitness 1820 2nd Ave SE Ste 320 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-7627 www.snapfitness.com

Oakwood Insurance Agency 140 Birch St N Ste 103 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-0739 www.oakwoodinsurance.com

Total Wellness Coaching 807 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 443-6403 www.totalwellnesscoachingmn.com

Peoples State Agency 116 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3100 www.peoplesstateagency.com

WillowBridge Center 807 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 552-6161 www.willowbridgecenter.com

State Farm Insurance C. Swenson Agency 227 Main St So Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4521 www.chuckswenson.com

Home Care Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homecare Inc. 237 Cypress St. S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-8984 www.bhomecareinc.com Visiting Angels 200 3rd Ave NE Ste 100 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-4043 www.visitingangels.com/eastcentralmn

Home Design & Planning Home Sweet Home Designs 27587 Xylite St NE Isanti, MN (763) 444-5631 www.homesweethomedesigns.com

Hospice Saint Jude Hospice 160 Birch St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-7700 www.cambridgemedicalcenter.com

Hospital Cambridge Medical Center 701 Dellwood St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-7700 www.cambridgemedicalcenter.com

Ice Arenas Isanti County Area Civic Arena 600 1st Ave N Isanti, MN (763) 444-6432 www.isantiarena.org

Investment Services AgStar Financial Services 38625 - 14th Ave Ste 100 North Branch, MN (651) 277-1300 www.agstar.com Edward Jones - G. Peichel 150 2nd Ave NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4281 www.edwardjones.com Edward Jones - R. Snodgrass 390 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-1100 www.edwardjones.com Investment Centers of America 227 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1400 www.CambridgeIsantiFinancial.com Newton Financial Solutions 600 Main St S Ste 110 Cambridge, MN (763) 552-8888 www.newtonfinancialsolutions.com Thrivent Financial 206 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-0595 www.thrivent.com UBS Financial Services Minneapolis, MN (612) 371-4196 www.ubs.com/fa/johnstiepel

Page 34 Jewelers Chilson Jewelers 219 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2552 www.chilsonjewelers.com

Lawn/Garden & Farm Isanti County Equipment 233 Cajima St Isanti, MN (763) 444-8873 www.mnequipmentsolutions.com

Legal Donegan Law Office 1001 First Ave E Ste 105 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1290 www.tdoneganlaw.com Joslin & Moore Law Offices 221 2nd Ave NW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4101 Joslin & Moore Law Offices 105 County Rd 5 E Isanti, MN (763) 444-9271 Peacemaker Mediation 600 Main St S Ste 100 Cambridge, MN (763) 221-4760 www.Peacemaker-Med-Rest.com The Law Firm of Carrie Doom 210 6th Ave NE Ste 2B Isanti, MN (763) 444-9130 www.carriedoomlaw.com

Library East Central Regional Library 244 Birch St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-7390 www.ecrl.lib.mn.us

Liquor Northbound Liquor 1655 1st Ave E Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2468 www.ci.cambridge.mn.us

Lodging & Travel AmericInn Lodge & Suites 38675 14th Ave North Branch, MN (651) 674-8627 www.americinn-northbranch.com Country Camping Tent & RV Park 27437 Palm St NW Isanti, MN (763) 444-9626 www.country-camping.com

Lodging & Travel (Cont.) Crossings by GrandStay 300 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-0542 www.crossingsinn.com

Manufactured Homes Pine Village 1040 24th Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3512

Manufacturers Accent Ornamental Iron 354 Adams St S Ste 1 Cambridge, MN (763) 691-8500 www.accentornamentaliron.com Diversified Bronze & Mfg 725 3rd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4444 www.diversifiedbronze.com Isanti Tool Co. 39036 Naples St Stanchfield, MN (320) 396-3306 www.isantitool.com MAPE USA, Inc. 315 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 237-1500 www.mape.it Motek-Team Industries 625 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1333 www.TEAM-IND.com Park Manufacturing 555 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-2000 www.parkmfg.com Schlagel Inc 491 Emerson St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5991 www.schlagel.com SunOpta Ingredients 1001 Cleveland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5800 www.sunopta.com

Medical Equipment Allina Home and Community Services 2560 Main St S Ste 100 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-7737 www.allina.com

Isanti County Many Faces â&#x20AC;˘ March 2012 Mortgages PrimeLending 125 Main St. N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5146 www.PrimeLending.com

Motor Sports Larsons Cycle 205 Garfield St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2760 www.larsonscycle.com

Newspapers Isanti-Chisago County STAR 930 Cleveland Street S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1181 www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com Scotsman/Isanti County News 234 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1981 www.isanticountynews.com

Phone & Internet Service CenturyLink 200 5th St S Rm 2300 Minneapolis, MN (800) 244-1111 www.qwest.com OrbitCom, Inc. 1701 N Louise Dr Sioux Falls, SD (605) 977-6900 www.orbitcom.biz

Photography C5 Adventure Photography 3430 Kenwood Place S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-0741 www.c5photo.com Carlson Studio of Photography 245 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1771 www.carlsonstudiophotography.com

Plumbing TM Johnson Bros 645 Emerson St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3141 www.tmjohnsonbros.com

Publishing & Printing Adventure Publications 820 Cleveland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9800 www.adventurepublications.net Dex One 80 S 37th Ave St Cloud, MN (320) 259-0655 www.dexone.com

Isanti County Many Faces • March 2012 Publishing & Printing (Cont.) Sunshine Printing 1001 1st Ave East Ste 170 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-5499 www.mysunshineprinting.com

Radio KBEK 95.5 FM 1947 Dennis Road Mora, MN (763) 689-5500 www.besttimes.com WCMP Radio Station 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd Pine City, MN (320) 629-7575 www.redrockonair.com

Real Estate & Property Mgmt. Century 21 Moline Realty Inc 202 Main St S Cambridge, MN 763) 689-3593 www.century21moline.com Court House Square Assoc. 237 2nd Avenue SW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9869 MetroPlains Management 1227A Garland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-8696 www.metroplainsmanagement.com RIC Property Management 2 Enterprise Ave NE Isanti, MN (763) 689-0349 www.ricproperty.com Rush Point Realty 300 Rush Point Drive Stanchfield, MN (612) 369-3746 www.rushpointrealty.com

Rental Equipment Isanti Rental Inc. 421 Dual Blvd West Isanti, MN (763) 444-7368 www.isantirental.com

Restaurants Cambridge Bar & Grill 216 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4052 Caribou Coffee 1595 2nd Ave NE Ste 110 Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2896 www.cariboucoffee.com

Restaurants (Cont.) Culver’s of Cambridge 105 Opportunity Blvd N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2005 www.culvers.com House of Liu 129 2nd Ave SW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-9931 Perkins of Cambridge 140 Garfield St N Cambridge, MN (763) 552-5000 www.perkinsrestaurants.com Pine Brook Inn 34063 Roanoke St NW Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1741 Pizza Pub 124 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-8888 www.mypizzapub.com Taco John’s 225 2nd Ave NE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4553 www.tacojohns.com

Second Hand Pass It On Thrift Store 138 Main St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-3532

Senior Housing East Terrace Cooperative 2155 6th Ln SE Cambridge, MN (763) 552-0709 www.gr8place2live.com GracePointe Crossing 135 Fern St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1474 www.gracepointecrossing.org

Skiing Wild Mountain 37200 Wild Mountain Road Taylors Falls, MN (651) 465-6315 www.wildmountain.com

Sporting Goods Outdoor Edge, Inc. 115 Adams St S Cambridge, MN (763) 552-3343 www.outdooredgemn.com

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Chisago-Isanti County Heartland Express 245 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN (763) 689-8131 www.co.isanti.mn.us/depart.htm#trans

Utilities & Services CenterPoint Energy 10511 Hanson Blvd NW Coon Rapids, MN (763) 754-4184 www.CenterPointEnergy.com Connexus Energy 14601 Ramsey Blvd NW Ramsey, MN (763) 323-2785 www.connexusenergy.com East Central Energy 412 Main St N Braham, MN (800) 254-7944 www.eastcentralenergy.com Federated Co-ops 502 2nd St S Princeton, MN (763) 389-2582 www.federatedcoops.com Federated Co-ops Inc. Cambridge Propane 211 Cleveland St S Cambridge, MN (763) 689-1751 www.federatedcoops.com Great River Energy 12300 Elm Creek Blvd Maple Grove, MN (763) 445-5705 www.greatriverenergy.com Mille Lacs Oil Co 102 Main St N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2220

Veterinary East Central Veterinarians 817 Main St. N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-4604

Waste Management East Central Sanitation 215 Opportunity Blvd N Cambridge, MN (763) 689-2171 www.eastcentralsanitation.com

Water Conditioning Culligan Water 1230 Main Street South Pine City, MN (320) 629-3130 www.culliganwater.com

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Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce Established 1982

121 West Main Street • PO Box 203 Isanti, MN 55040 Phone: 763.444.8515 • Fax: 763.444.4379 Email: admin@isantichamber.com Website: www.isantichamber.com Mission Statement: The Isanti Area chamber of Commerce is organized to advance the general welfare and prosperity of the Isanti Area so that its citizens and all areas of business shall prosper. The Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce is a notfor-profit organization with the purpose of helping our members and the community prosper. We serve the Isanti County area. The Chamber provides access to resources you might not otherwise have, and that access means power; the power to improve our community; the power to make your voice heard; the power to grow and succeed. Our Chamber of Commerce is compiled of businesses, civic organizations, and public entities that have joined to promote a healthy business climate and work to improve the community in which we live and work. We provide opportunities for our members to develop economically, while creating a positive environment in which to conduct business. We have a variety of programs that promote members, provide

name recognition, and help you or your business prosper. Most importantly, the Chamber of Commerce is PEOPLE. People who realize that through the Chamber they can accomplish collectively what would be difficult to provide individually. The strength of the Chamber lies in attracting the greatest number of members, creating a pool of resources from which ideas, energy, and finances can be drawn. The Isanti Area Chamber of Commerce is a member of other organizations, designed to provide added benefits to your membership, as well as being part of the larger business community and forming a working relationship with other local chambers.

Go to www.isantichamber.com for a continuously updated Calendar of Events. The Second Tuesday of each month at 7:45 a.m. is “Connections” – our networking breakfast at the Creamery Crossing Lodge Room. The Third Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. is “Members Luncheon” featuring speakers with various topics related to business and the community. This luncheon is open to all who wish to attend. Check the website for subjects and locations.

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Chamber Member Listings

411 Realty, Inc. Jeff Frovarp 210 6th Ave NE, Ste 2 C Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-0411 411@411realty.net www.411realty.net A. Ruppert Well, Inc Chip Ruppert 24877 Ulysses Ct NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-3673 Above All Roof Tops to Remodeling, Inc. Daniel Mujwid 10 West Main St. Ste B Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-7824 office@AboveAllRooftopstoRemodeling. com www.AboveAllRooftopstoRemodeling. com Absolute Portable Restrooms Ray Nash 5500 297th Ave. NW Cambridge, MN 55008 763-444-9887 raymmdnash@msn.com Ace Solid Waste Rick Nelson 6601 McKinley St NW Ramsey, MN 55303 763-427-3110 rick@acesolidwaste.com www.acesolidwaste.com ACR Services, LLC Wendy/Brad Holz 52821 Basswood Rd W Braham, MN 55006 612-221-0893 bwh@genesiswireless.us Advanced Telemetry Systems Julie Shockman 470 1st Ave N P O Box 398 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9267 jshockman@atstrack.com www.atstrack.com Agstar Financial & Home Mortgages Carrie Bridgeman 38625 14th Ave , Ste 100 North Branch, MN 55056 651-277-1316 carrie.bridgeman@agstar.com www.agstarhome.com

Ally Tax & Bookkeeping, Inc. Allison Kampa 303 Credit Union Dr. Isanti, MN 55040 763-248-6840 allison@allytaxandbookkeeping.com www.allytaxandbookkeeping.com Anoka Ramsey Community College Louise Duff 300 Spirit River Dr S 11200 Mississippi Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Cambridge, MN 55008 763-433-1469 Louise.duff@anokaramsey.edu www.anokaramsey.edu Anytime Fitness Ginny Krizan 120 E. Co Rd 5 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6344 Isanti@anytimefitness.com www.anytimefitness.com Bear Books and Gifts Mark Rojas 27 W Main St P O Box 176 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-4600 BJ Baas Builders, Inc. Brian Baas 330 N. Emerson Cambridge, MN 55008 763-691-0444 markp@bjbaas.com www.bjbaas.com Bolton & Menk, Inc Brad DeWolff 7533 Sunwood Dr Ramsey, MN 55303 763-433-8251 bradde@bolton-menk.com www.Bolton-Menk.com Brighter Computer Solutions, LLC Randy Flannery Nelson’s Market Square Unit E 6344 Elm St North Branch, MN 55056 763-639-4645 contactus@brightersolutions.com www.brightercomputersolutions.com

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Cambridge Isanti Arena Corp. Dave Englund 600 1st Ave N P O Box 214 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6432 dendlund@isanti.net www.isanti.arena.org Cambridge Medical Center Dennis Doran 701 S. Dellwood Cambridge, MN 55008 763-688-7804 dennis.doran@allina.com www.cambridgemedicalcenter.com Captain’s on Long Lake Eric Johnson 27821 Bayshore Dr NW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5897 Cellular Experts LLC Dustin Schroeder 1870 2nd Ave. SE Cambridge, MN 55008 763-552-7555 dustin@cellexperts.net www.cellexperts.net Center Point Energy Ralph Savageau 10511 Hanson Blvd. Coon Rapids, MN 55434 763-754-4141 Ralph.Sauvageau@centerpointenergy.com www.centerpointenergy.com Chilsons Jewelers Brian Chilson 219 S. Main St. Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-2552 Chisago-Isanti Heartland Express Jackie Forner 245 2nd Ave SE Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-8131 heartland@co.isanti.mn.us www.co.isanti.mn.us Clarence’s Recycling Clarence Scharpen 27973 Hwy 65 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9901 clarencesrecycling@yahoo.com Community Education 625B Main St N Cambridge, MN 55008

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Page 38 Community Pride Bank Doug Fischer P O Box 106 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8800 dfischer@cpride.com www.cpride.com Connexus Energey Brian Burandt 14601 Ramsey Blvd Ramsey, MN 55303 763-323-2785 brian.burandt@connexusenergy.com www.connexusenergy.com Country Camping Tent & RV Park Pati or Lee Midlo 27437 Palm St NW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9626 countrycamping@earthlink.net www.country-camping.com Craig’s Heating and Air LLC Craig Nystrom 2196 285th Ave NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-286-3570 cjnystrom@msn.com www.craigshvac.com Creamery Crossing Advanced Hospitalities, Inc 104 W Main St 11248 Nassau Circle NE, Blaine, MN 55449 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8916 creamerycrossing@aol.com Crossings by Grand Stay Inn & Suites Keri Erickson 300 S. Garfield St. Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-0542 cambridge@crossingsinn.com www.crossingscambridge.com Culligan Water Jamie Kempf 1230 Main Street S Pine City, MN 55063 320-629-3130 Jamie.Kempf@culliganwater.com www.culliganwater.com

DCK Inc. Lonnie Clark 520 South Passage W. Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-4816 lonniecclark@yahoo.com www.lonnieclark.com Deb Barr - Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant Deb Barr 600 Birch St. SW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9363 debbarr@marykay.com www.marykay.com/debbarr Deb Barr Accounting Deb Barr 600 Birch St SW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9363 debabarr@aol.com Demorie Alterations Danna Marie 121 W Main Street, Suite B Isanti, MN 55040 763-331-1675 dm7505@gmail.com Eagle Plumbing and Services Clif Hilliard 4880 334th Lane NE Cambridge, MN 55008 612-532-1085 Hilliard3449@yahoo.com East Central Energy Terry Grabau 412 N Main St P O Box 39 Braham, MN 55006 763-689-8056 320-396-4114 terry.grabau@ecemn.com East Central Sanitation & Recycling Ralph Carlson 215 Opportunity Blvd N Box 248 Cambridge, MN 55008 763-444-9862 763-689-5818 info@eastcentralsanitation.com www.eastcentralsanitation.com ECM Publishers/Isanti County News Jeff Andres jeff.andres@ecm-inc.com

Isanti County Many Faces • March 2012 Elaine’s Flowers & Gifts Holly Cedarblade 303 Credit Union Dr P O Box 37 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-4022 eflowersmn@qwestoffice.net www.elaineflowersandgifts.net Elim Baptist Church Pastor Ryan O’Leary 114 N. Dahlin Ave. PO Box 96 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9221 elimbaptistchurch@juno.com www.elimisanti.org Ever Cat Fuels Glen heffron 617 Pierce Street Anoka, MN 55303 763-421-1072 glenheffron@evercatfuels.com www.evercatfuels.com Evergreen II Apartments Ryan Nothnagel 403 8th Avenue NE 300 E St. Germain St. St. Cloud, MN 56304 763-444-4125 evergreen02@live.com www.inhproperties.com Federated Coops, Inc Heidi Jo Hughes 303 Dahlin Ave P O Box 117 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5561 rpaylson@federatedcoops.com www.federatedcoops.com

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Isanti County Many Faces â&#x20AC;˘ March 2012 Gorden Fredeen, DDS PA Cindy Shockman 401 Dual Square Mall P O Box 310 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5541 Grand Casino Hinckley Kim Anderson 777 Lady Luck Drive Hinckley, MN 55037 320-384-4626 kanderson@grcasinos.com Green Barn Garden Center Kelsey or Cathy Sparks 26501 Hwy 65 NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5725 kelsey@greenbarngardencenter.com www.greenbarngardencenter.com Harris Camper & RV Repair George Harris 117 W Main 11 Pinto Lane Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-0226 LMHORSE20@aol.com Hayford Ford Jeff Hayford 1330 301st Ave NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-689-5555 hayfordford@yahoo.com www.hayfordford.com Heat Mizer Glass, Inc John Wojack 30678 Hwy 47 N.W. 27256 Lakewood Dr. NW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9234 heatmizerglass@hotmail.com Hermann Insurance Services, Inc Sean Anderson 101 E Main Street PO Box 457 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5531 hermanninsurance@qwestoffice.net www.hisins.com

Industries, Inc Marilee Larson 601 S Cleveland Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-5434 mlarson@industriesinc.org www.industriesinc.org Insurance Brokers of MN, Inc. - David Wichman Agency David Wichman 120 East Cty Road 5, #2 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5446 davidwich@prodigy.net www.insurance brokersmn.com Isanti Amoco BP Sharon Becklin 412 E Cty Rd 5 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9311 Isanti Barber Shop Todd Estes 31 W Main Street Isanti, MN 55040 763-360-5605 Isanti County Historical Society Kathy McCully 33525 Flanders St NE Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-4229 ichs@izoom.net Isanti Physical Therapy Amy Rockstad 2 Enterprise Ave E4 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8680 www.physicalthereapyptc.com Isanti Rental Wayne or Tracy Neifert 421 W Dual Blvd Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-7368 info@isantirental.com www.isantirental.com Isanti Retail Meats, LLC Roger/Joe Demo 30 W Main St P O Box 183 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5767 isantimeat@hotmail.com Isanti Subway Kris Scherer 120 East County Road 5 Ste 1 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8400 subsinc@msn.com www.subway.com

Page 39 Isanti Tire & Auto Care, Inc. Bob Scheele 33 W County Rd 5 P O Box 531 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6641 isantitire@questoffice.net www.napaautocare.com/mn/isanti/ isanti_tire Isanti-Chisago County Star Eric Champion 930 S. Cleveland St. Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-1181 ericchampion@countystar.com www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com John Hirschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cambridge Motors John Hirsch 700 S Garfield St Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-7600 cambridge@lutherauto.com www.cambridge-motors.com Joslin & Moore Law Offices, P.A. Betty Stickels 221 NW 2nd Ave Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-4101 bstickels@joslinmoore.com www.joslinmoore.com KBEK Radio Diana Wilson PO Box 135 Mora MN 55051 320-679-6955 nlsn_sr@yahoo.com KJD Signs Ken Drilling 101 E Main Street, Ste C PO Box 312 Isanti, MN 55040 763-234-4478 ken@kjdsigns.com www.kjdsigns.com Lake State Federal Credit Union Brad Larson 210 6th Ave NE, Ste 1A Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8120 blarson@lakestatefcu.com Landmark Community Bank Angela Dynkavitch 711 6th Ave NE P O Box 250 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5528 adynkavitch@landmark-bank.net www.landmark-bank.net

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Page 40 Linden Web Design Kevin Linden 2117 80th Street Somerset, WI 54025 612-418-3784 kevin@lindenwebdesign.com www.lindenwebdesign.com Mary Kay Cosmetics - Debbie Barr Debbie Barr 600 Birch St SW Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9363 debbarr@marykay.com www.marykay.com/debbarr Memorial Blood Centers Deb Ahlers MinnCo Credit Union Peggy Durkot 311 Credit Union Dr P O Box 484 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-4300 pdurkot@minnco.com www.minnco.com Minnesota WorkForce Center Laurie Larson 1575 East Hwy 95 Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-7133 llarson@ngwmail.des.state.mn.us My Cake Shoppe Jennifer Minick 2 Enterprise Ave NE, Ste D2 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-5855 jen@mycakeshoppe.com www.mycakeshoppe.com Natco Transmission Tim Swanson 24612 Ulysses Street NE Bethel, Mn 55005 763-444-4646 natcotrans@aol.com www.natcotrans.com Northern Pawn Joe Niles 303 Credit Union Dr #12 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-7347 joepawnmn@hotmail.com

Northland Landscaping & Nursery Diana Gagnon 29905 Hwy 65 NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6314 dianag@northlandscapenursey.com www.northland-landscaping.com Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bank of Commerce Andrea Fix 234 E 1st Ave PO Box 592 Cambridge, MN 55008 763-689-1212 afix@e-pbc.com www.e-peoplesbank.com Peter & Assoc.CPA, LLC LaVern Peter 29 W Main St P O Box 445 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8725 Physical Therapy Consultant, Inc. Cari Adams 2 Enterprise Ave NE, Ste E4 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8680 cadamsptc@aol.com www.physicalthereapyptc.com Pillar Signs and Graphics Sam Schudi 227 Richard Ave. Isanti, MN 55040 612-242-3292 jillreller@msn.com www.pillarsigns.com Pinestead Tree Farms, LLC Phil Hartley 1602 285th Ave NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8206 www.pinesteadtreefarms.com Precision Audio, LLC Kent Scholla 2506 280th Ct NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-753-5541 precisionaudio@earthlink.net

Isanti County Many Faces â&#x20AC;˘ March 2012 Reller Signs Darren Sedler 212 1st Avenue N P O Box 271 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6642 darren@rellersigns.com www.rellersigns.com Rum River BMX Association Kevin Riedeman 31719 Lever St NE Cambridge, MN 55008 763-245-4554 kevin@rumriverbmx.com www.rumriverbmx.com Rum River Ornamental Jacqueline Sayotovich 520 First Avenue N Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9819 jacqueline.sayotovich@state.mn.us www.dhs.state.mn.us/MSOCS/services

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Isanti County Many Faces • March 2012 Sanbrook Golf Course Tom Klevin 2181 Cty Rd 5 1630 393rd Ave NW Stanchfield, MN 55080 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9904 Sean Sullivan 20160 Quapaw St. NW Oak Grove, MN 55303 763-753-8335 seansully@q.com Snap Fitness Heidi Lietha 404 Whiskey Road, #1 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-3400 isanti@snapfitness.com www.snapfitness.com Spectacular Events Banquet Center Herb Knutson 1320 County Road 5 NE Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9840 Spirit River Community Jim Crecelius 4672 209th Avenue PO Box 158 Isanti, MN 55040 763-269-1548 srcumc@gmail.com www.spiritrivercomm.org Strike’s Funeral Home Brian Strike 409 E Broadway St PO Box 37 Cambridge, MN 55008 763-444-5212 Strike@strikefuneral.com www.strikefuneral.com Susan Larson Isanti City Council 122 Norelius St. PO Box 172 Isanti, MN 55040 763-286-9964 larson2854@aol.com

The Courier Janice Audette 4115 Ambassador Blvd St Francis, MN 55070 763-753-7032 janaud@stfrancis.k12.mn.us www.the-courier-org The Refuge Golf Club Jeff Erickson 21250 Yellow Pine St. NW Oak Grove, MN 55011 763-753-8383 david@refugegolfclub.com The Wall Doctor Painting Specialist, LLC Everett Prisco 17263 60th Ave 17263 60th Ave Milaca, MN 56353 763-444-7164 Therapy Associates, Inc. Naomi Plemon 2 Enterprise Ave. NE, C1 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8700 lonnie.kirkendall@therapyassociates.biz Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Barry Springborn Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6616 www.thrivent.com Timber Ridge of Oak Grove Curt Jasper 21250 Yellow Pine NW Oak Grove, MN 55011 763-753-8383 curt@refugegolfclub.com www.refugegolfclub.com Training Connections Jackie Moen 29 W Main Street PO Box 267 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-6993 moen13@msn.com www.training-connections.com

Page 41 VFW Post 2735 Kim Viskoe 410 Railroad Ave. Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-9787 kviskoe@vfw2735mn.us Wintergreens Golf & Grill Clay Stawski 306 Credit Union Dr. Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-8422 claystawski@msn.com Wishes & Dreams Foundation Eli Dukart P.O Box 282 Isanti, MN 55040 763-444-4000 j.ryan@wishesdreamsfoundation.org www.WishesDreamsfoundations.org

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Braham Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors President Sarah Ruther

Nature’s Way Chiropractic (320) 396-3375 sruther@nwhealth.edu

Vice-President Dan Richardson

Contact Information P.O. Box 313, Braham MN 55006

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Chamber Members 2012

All Seasons Renovations, LLC Appelhof, Pfeifer & Hart, P.A. Aurelius Manufacturing Secretary Mary Pfeifer Co., Inc. APH Law Office Be Tab Fit (320) 396-2200 mary@APHlaw.com Black Dog Archery & Pro Shop Braham Area Community Treasurer Becky Anderson Center Frandsen Bank & Trust Braham Area Girl Scouts (320) 396-3377 banderson@frandsenbank.com Braham Bus Co. Braham Country Floral Past President Julie Fore Braham Farmer’s Market Frandsen Bank & Trust Braham Food Locker (320) 396-3377 jfore@frandsenbank.com Braham Mini-Storage Directors Braham Motor Service Connie Reilly (2012) Cambridge Medical Center Braham Country Floral Central Insurance Services (320) 396-2188 brahamcountryfloral@yahoo.com Chilson Jewelers Mary Lodin (2012) City of Braham Genesis Wireless Country Pride Construction, (320) 396-2990 mary@igenesis.us LLC Culligan Water Jacque Norby (2013) Main Street Market & Deli (320) 396-5013

Hometown Liquor (320) 396-2381 homtown@braham.com

Jeff Lodin (2013)

Black Dog Archery (320) 396-4967 jeff@blackdogarchery.com

East Central Dental Clinic, P.A. East Central Energy East Central Sanitation & Recycling Elmhurst Commons Frandsen Bank & Trust Genesis Wireless Grand Casino Hinckley Hometown Liquor Isanti County News/Scotsman Kanabec Publications KBEK 95.5 FM Main Street Market & Deli Nature’s Way Chiropractic Clinic Novus Glass Olson Services Perry’s Auto Salon, Inc. Pizza Pub - Braham Rock-Ingebrand Funeral Home Salon 311, Inc. The Park Cafe Tusen Tack

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Chamber Member Listings

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All Seasons Renovations, LLC (885) 255-7366 100 South Main St ~ Braham Suzanne@allseasonsrenovations.com www.AllSeasonsRenovations.com

Central Insurance Services (320) 396-3304 117 W Central Dr ~ Braham grundy@centralinsurance.com sarah@centralinsurance.com

Isanti County News/Scotsman (763) 689-1981 234 South Main St ~ Cambridge jeff.andres@ecm-inc.com www.IsantiCountyNews.com

Appelhof, Pfeifer & Hart, P.A. (320) 396-2200 100 South Main St ~ Braham susan@aphlaw.com www.aphlaw.com

Chilson Jewelers (763) 689-2552 219 S Main St. ~ Cambridge karen@chilsonjewelers.com www.ChilsonJewelers.com

Kanabec Publications PressPubs.com/kanabec

Aurelius Manufacturing Co., Inc. (320) 396-3343 220 - 8th St ~ Braham info@aurelius-mfg.com www.aurelius-mfg.com

City of Braham (320) 396-3383 320 S Broadway ~ Braham www.Braham.com

Be Tab Fit (612) 390-0765 toni@betabfit.com www.BeTabFit.com

Country Pride Construction, LLC (612) 309-2178 1896 397th Ave NE ~ Stanchfield kathy@dfchome.com

Black Dog Archery & Pro Shop (320) 396-4967 104 East Central Dr ~ Braham jeff@blackdogarchery.com www.BlackDogArchery.com

Culligan Water (320) 629-3130 or (800) 955-3685 1230 Main St S ~ Pine City jamie.kempf@culliganwater.com www.CulliganWater.com

Braham Area Community Center (320) 396-3177 PO Box 214 ~ Braham www.BrahamCenter.org Braham Area Girl Scouts (320) 396-3628 tishywishy@msn.com Braham Bus Co. (320) 396-2962 216 S Main St ~ Braham brahamford@gentekcom.com Braham Country Floral Facebook.com/brahamcountryfloral Braham Farmer’s Market May-October Thursdays 3-7 p.m. Freedom Park in Braham on Hwy. 107 Braham Food Locker (320) 396-2636 124 W Central Drive ~ Braham Braham Mini-Storage (320) 980-3267 PO Box 402 ~ Becker Braham Motor Service (320) 396-2962 216 S Main St ~ Braham brahamford@gentekcom.com Cambridge Medical Center (763) 689-7700 701 S Dellwood ~ Cambridge www.CambridgeMedicalCenter.com

East Central Dental Clinic, P.A. (320) 396-4417 PO Box 170 ~ Braham brahamdental@gmail.com East Central Energy (800) 254-7944 412 Main Ave N ~ Braham lana.black@ecemn.com www.EastCentralEnergy.com East Central Sanitation & Recycling (763) 689-2171 PO Box 671 ~ Cambridge www.EastCentralSanitation.com Elmhurst Commons (320) 396-0440 400 SW 3rd St. ~ Braham sharon.murray@vqpm.com Frandsen Bank & Trust (320) 396-3377 121 South Main Ave ~ Braham www.FrandsenBank.com Genesis Wireless (320) 396-2990 205 SW 2nd St ~ Braham mary@igenesis.us www.iGenesis.us Grand Casino Hinckley (320) 384-4723 777 Lady Luck Drive ~ Hinckley kanderson@grcasinos.com www.GrandCasinoMN.com

KBEK 95.5 FM (763) 689-5500 1947 Dennis Road ~ Mora www.BestTimes.com Main Street Market & Deli (320) 396-5013 146 Main St S ~ Braham main.street.market@hotmail.com Nature’s Way Chiropractic Clinic (320) 396-3375 120 Central Drive West ~ Braham sruther@nwhealth.edu www.RutherChiropractic.com Novus Glass of Mora (320) 679-4177 2100 Hwy. 65 ~ Mora novusgfix@hotmail.com www.FixYourAutoGlass.com Olson Services (320) 396-0037 330 South Broadway ~ Braham pude@igenesis.us Perry’s Auto Salon, Inc. (320) 358-4211 PO Box 298 ~ Rush City perry@perrysautosalon.com www.PerrysAutoSalon.com Pizza Pub - Braham (320) 496-4222 www.MyPizzaPub.com Rock-Ingebrand Funeral Home (320) 396-2121 120 S. Broadway ~ Braham info@alfuneralhome.com www.AlFuneralHome.com Salon 311, Inc. (320) 396-2934 127 West Central Drive ~ Braham kgrundyson@gmail.com The Park Cafe (320) 396-3630 PO Box 359 ~ Braham theparkcafe@msn.com Tusen Tack 208 Central Drive West ~ Braham (320) 396-2633

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A Slice of the Good Life! Member benefits

• Low Cost Annual Membership

• First year membership is free for newly formed businesses

• Shared Advertising...Chamber members will be promoted throughout the year in local

newspapers and community events.

• Monthly Meetings support business enterprises in the Greater Braham Area

• Join us for the latest innovative information and a time to discuss group promotional

ideas and event planning.

• After Hours Social/Networking Events

Chamber Success in 2011

• Appreciation Day

• Annual Meeting

• Monthly advertising in Mora Advertiser and The Star Shopper - distribution is 30,000

• Monthly meetings

• Welcome and promotion of new businesses

• PICK’M Farmer’s Market

• Citywide Garage Sale

• Holiday Open House

• Collaborated with Braham Area Schools to produce the annual academic year

community calendar

• Santa Day in December, in collaboration with Tusen Tack, Braham Community Education

ECFE, Braham High School Student Council and East Central Energy.

• Christmas decorating in the Band shell, assistance from the City.

Membership Board meets the first Tuesday of each month at Braham City Hall, 201 S. Broadway Avenue. All are welcome. Applications for 2012 membership are available for just $50. If you are interested in joining, please complete the application available at BrahamChamber.com and send it with payment to BACC, PO Box 313, Braham, MN 55006. Thank you!

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Cambridge-Isanti School District #911

Cambridge-Isanti School District #911 is a comprehensive Pre-K through Grade 12 district serving the cities of Isanti and Cambridge and most of Isanti County, Minnesota. High quality education and academic success are long standing traditions in the Cambridge-Isanti School District and communities. They believe for all students to be successful in reaching their potential, a strong relationship needs to be developed between home and school. They encourage all members of the community to take an active role in their schools. Cambridge Primary School and the Early Childhood Program, grades K-3, serves the northern portion of the Cambridge-Isanti School District. The attendance area is approximately 140 square miles and includes the cities of Cambridge, Dalbo, and Grandy. The school works hard to teach students the beginning basic skills of Reading, Mathematics, and Language Arts as it contributes to the school district’s efforts to be an Academic Powerhouse. Isanti Primary School and the Early Childhood Program currently serves approximately 500 Pre K - 2nd grade students who live in the area surrounding the city of Isanti. They offer early childhood family education, early childhood preschool and early childhood special needs programs, as well as the traditional kindergarten through second grade programs. It has 35 classrooms, a full gym and cafeteria, media center, computer labs and office suite. Isanti Intermediate School and School For All Seasons is located in a facility built in 2006 that houses its traditional calendar intermediate grades 3-5 and its year-round program in grades K-5. The building has 40 classrooms, five conference rooms, a gymnasium, an art room, a large media center, a music room, a cafeteria that seats 250-300 people, two baseball fields, and a large playground. The school has an enrollment of 450 students in the Isanti Intermediate School and an enrollment of 215 students in the School For All Seasons. Each grade level and program has their own wing or house. The school is also home to the bus transfer station for the Isanti portion of the school district. The School For All Seasons is an option for Cambridge-Isanti students in grades K-5 that follows a year-round schedule that includes four sessions approximately nine weeks in length. Cambridge Intermediate School currently serves nearly 600 students in grades 3 – 5 who live in the northern half of the Cambridge-Isanti School District. It has 23 traditional classrooms, two gyms, three computer labs, a music room and a media center. CIS students and staff celebrate their academic and character education successes each quarter with a Blue Jacket Pride Recognition ceremony.

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Cambridge Middle School, grades 6-8, is committed to quality education for all students. Students at CMS are encouraged to expand their talents in academics, athletics, and the arts. They are recognized for outstanding evidence of the five Character Traits — Honesty, Self-Discipline, Respect, Compassion and Responsibility. Isanti Middle School, grades 6-8, has two schools that reside within the building. Isanti Middle School is a middle school of 480 students that follows the traditional school calendar and Minnesota Center is a middle level optional program of 110 students that follows a year-round calendar from August to June. The calendar follows a 45-15 configuration where students learn for 45 days (nine weeks of school) and are on intersession break for 15 days (three weeks of vacation). Cambridge-Isanti High School, located in north Cambridge, is the home of the “Bluejackets”. With an average enrollment just under 1600, students in grades 9 through 12 attend classes scheduled in a modified block format. Students are offered required courses, a variety of electives, and may take advantage of college courses taught right at CIHS. Students can earn up to 1 1⁄2 years of college credit while attending high school. Extracurricular activities offer an assortment of opportunities from a rich variety of athletics and music options, to Mock Trial and Model United Nations, to multiple theater and speech options. In addition to classroom settings, computer labs, a swimming pool, and a career center, the CIHS campus has multiple athletic fields, tennis courts and a performing arts center to be proud of. Administrators, faculty and staff all work hard together to make Cambridge-Isanti High School the best learning place for students. Athletics Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools is a member of the Minnesota State High School League and participates in the Mississippi 8 Athletic and Activities Conference and Section 7AA. The Bluejacket Activities Department offers 26 athletic programs, along with Speech, Mock Trial, One-Act Play, Visual Arts and Music opportunities. Section and/or State Academic Team Championship gold awards have been won this year by Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Girls Hockey, One Act Play, Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling. 2010-2011 State team place winners were Boys Cross Country, Gymnastics and Boys Swimming and Diving (as of print date).

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Cambridge-Isanti School District #911 (Continued) Cambridge-Isanti High School 430 8th Ave. NW Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-689-6066 Attendance Line: 763-689-6090 Fax: 763-689-6060 Counseling Office Fax: 763-6896070 C-I Early Childhood Program Cambridge Site 428 2nd Ave. NW Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-691-6691 Fax: 763-691-6692 Isanti Site: 301 Co. Rd. 5 W Isanti, MN 55040 Office: 763-691-8733 Cambridge Intermediate 428 2nd Ave. NW Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-691-6600 Attendance Line: 763-691-6610 Fax: 763-691-6699

Oakland Area Learning Center provides a wide range of “comprehensive services” for students who may be experiencing difficulty with the traditional school setting or who may have dropped out of school. Oakland is made up of three school districts: Cambridge-Isanti, Princeton and St. Francis. The two major initiatives of Oak Land are career and technical education and alternative education. The following programs are collaborative efforts with the districts— Targeted Services, Basic Skill Remediation, Academic Credit Make-up, and Middle and Secondary Level Programming. Cambridge-Isanti Community Education offers something for all members of the community. This includes educational, recreational, and enrichment classes and activities for all ages, from birth to senior citizens. Community Education focuses on connecting the community, schools, cities and businesses with a goal of community development. Early Childhood Family Education’s mission is to provide comprehensive program offerings, services and resources which educate, support and strengthen families with children ages birth through kindergarten entrance. There is a Cambridge and Isanti site. Programs include District #911 Preschool, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Early Childhood Screening, School Readiness, Early Childhood Census and a Teenage Parenting Program (TAPP). School Board Regular School Board meetings are normally scheduled the third Thursday following the first Monday of every month in the community room in the Education Center. Special School Board meetings are scheduled as needed. The date, time, and place are posted and announced as far in advance as possible and in accordance with state law. Check the website for specific dates and times of future meetings at www. cambridge.k12.mn.us. Members are elected every other year, unless a vacancy exists in an unexpired term. Current members of the School Board are Tim Hitchings, Mark Becker, Anne Nelson, Lynn Wedlund, Jenni Caulk, Gary Hawkins, and Jeanette Polzin.

Cambridge Middle 31374 Xylite St. NE Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-552-6300 Attendance Line: 552-6310 Fax: 552-6399 Cambridge Primary 310 Elm St. N. Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-691-6500 Attendance Line: 763-691-6510 Fax: 763-691-6599 Community Education 625B Main Street N Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-689-6189 Fax: 763-689-6239 District 911 Office /Education Center 625A Main Street N Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-689-6188 Fax: 763-689-6200 ECMECC 531 Elmhurst Ave. S PO Box 488 Braham MN 55006 Phone: 320-396-3674 Fax: 320-396-0122 Isanti Intermediate School for All Seasons 101 9th Avenue NE Isanti, MN 55040 Office: 763-552-8800 Attendance Line: 763-552-8810 Fax: 763-552-8899

Isanti Middle Minnesota Center 201 Centennial Dr. Isanti, MN 55040 Office: 763-691-8600 Attendance Line: 763-691-8661 Fax: 763-691-8662 Isanti Primary 301 Co. Rd. 5 W Isanti, MN 55040 Office: 763-691-8778 Attendance Line: 763-691-8770 Fax: 763-691-8700 M.E.T.O. 1425 State St. Cambridge, MN 55008 Phone: 763-689-7262 DSL: 763-689-7336 Oak Land East (ALC) 626 Main St. N Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-552-8770 Fax: 763-552-8772 Oak Land West (ALC) 625C Main St. N Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-552-6262 Fax: 763-552-6269 Rum River South 801 20th Ave. NE Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-552-6700 Fax: 763-552-6740 Rum River Special Ed. Co-Op 140 Buchanan St. N, Suite 150 Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-689-3600 Fax: 763-689-3601 Transportation 635 18th Ave. SW Cambridge, MN 55008 Office: 763-552-6287 Fax: 763-552-6299 Superintendent Bruce A. Novak 763-689-6201

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Cambridge Christian School

Now is the most pivotal time in history to recognize the importance of passing Godly values to the next generation. Parents won’t be able to pass on their faith or their values, or even protect their kids from the culture, unless they make the relational connections, loving bonds and intimate attachments that the children so desperately want and need. Cambridge Christian School strives to make those connections and bonds on a daily basis whether it’s in the classroom, in the hallway, or on the field of play. They take the education of each child seriously and endeavor to partner with parents in preparing each student to fulfill the wondrous future God has in store for them. Together they can mentor tomorrow’s Christian leaders today. Cambridge Christian School was founded in 1978 to partner with parents in educating their children within a Christian worldview. This has been the consistent mission of CCS throughout the school’s history. Their mission statement states that they exist “to partner with parents in providing a spiritual foundation through academic and extracurricular programs where children are challenged to become Christ-honoring servants.” At Cambridge Christian School they believe the most important thing one generation can do is equip the next generation to glorify God. To reach that end, they focus on four areas in equipping the next generation. They disciple students in learning how to follow Christ. They teach students to know and understand things they need to know and understand. They mentor students by serving as guiding friends and advisors. They coach students to successfully apply what they know. In short, what makes Cambridge Christian School different is that they make education personal. They build meaningful relationships, involve parents, have a purposeful and relevant curriculum, promote learning outside of the traditional classroom, and cultivate a Christ-like citizenship. They consistently strive for excellence in all aspects of your child’s education. As faculty and staff they truly believe that each child is a unique, one-of-a-kind, unrepeatable, never-to-be-seenagain, created-in-the-image-of-God, MIRACLE. Cambridge Christian School serves the whole family from Pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The Early Education Center provides both certified preschool and licensed daycare throughout the day. Their kindergarten through twelfth grade program provides academic, athletic and fine arts offerings as well as promotes active community service options throughout the school year. Cambridge Christian School, including the recently completed outdoor athletic fields, is located at 2211 Old Main Street South in Cambridge and can be seen from Highway 65. Secondary students meet in the core classes (math, English, social studies, science and Bible) four days a week while reserving the fifth day for superblocks of electives and service time. Both the students and staff have enjoyed this format and they are seeing the positive results it brings the learning experience. Cambridge Christian School has also demonstrated positive results through its Online Academy. The CCS Online Academy was created to offer a flexible way to meet the scheduling needs of high school students. The world is changing and the educational environment is changing as well. Students currently in college are finding their experience with online learning helps prepare them for

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higher education. Whether it is accessing materials in the libraries, managing the scheduling process, taking exams or prerequisite courses, nearly every student is expected to handle the online environment these days. One of the goals of CCS is to provide our students more experiences in an online environment. Each year CCS accepts new students from several different educational systems. Because of that, a particular student may find that they need a class outside of the normal sequence. Online education will allow us to meet that need. Certain students may need additional course choices or may need to be able to recover a lost credit. The CCS Online Academy also provides students the opportunity to participate in both Advanced Placement and Dual Credit college courses. Another benefit of Cambridge Christian School is having all their K-12 programs on one site. Older students enjoy working with the younger students in both reading groups and tutoring sessions. The elementary students benefit from the experience and knowledge of the secondary students. The older students also discover that their actions and interactions are observed and mimicked by the younger students. Few decisions will have as lasting an impact on the life of a child as the choice of his or her school. Cambridge Christian School believes that God has a wonderful plan for each child. It is the school’s goal to help students find their strengths and develop the intellectual, emotional, social, physical and spiritual health to accomplish whatever road is set before them. If what you have learned about Cambridge Christian School fits with your family’s beliefs and needs, you are invited to make application for enrollment. Prospective parent tours are always available, and student visits can be arranged throughout the academic year. For detailed information on admissions, including grade openings and a current tuition and fee schedule, please contact the Admissions Office. Financial aid for grades K-12 is available for accepted students with proven financial need. For further information or to arrange a school visit, please contact: Cambridge Christian School 2211 Old Main Street South Cambridge, Minnesota 55008 (763) 689-3806 FAX (763) 689-3807 jdoble@cambridgechristianschool.org Cambridge Christian School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin in its educational programs, admissions policies or financial aid.

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Braham Area Schools Braham Area Schools is located just north of the greater metropolitan area in east central Minnesota. The district contains approximately 140 square miles of territory in Isanti, Pine, Chisago and Kanabec Counties of east central Minnesota. It includes the cities of Braham (population 1,798) and Grasston (population 120+). Braham Area Schools has a tradition of strong family and community values and are dedicated to providing high-quality positive life-long learning to nurture each individual’s unique potential, talent and self-worth. Braham Area Schools also house the headquarters of the East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative, a joint-powers association of area schools providing interactive TV programming to its members. The district is also a member of the School-To-Work Partnership along with 12 other school districts/ communities that comprise the East Central Minnesota Workforce Council. The district is also a part of the I-35 Tech Prep Consortium, along with six other area schools. They invite you to take a look at what their district has to offer. Most importantly, they offer small class sizes with dedicated teachers to provide an excellent education to their students. Braham Elementary School Braham Area Elementary School, grades K-6, provides a comprehensive and challenging education to all students. Reading probes are done three times a year to ensure that all students are progressing in their fluency. Kindergarten students attend all day, every other day. First grade students gain reading strategies through guided reading and literature circles. Grades 2-6 use the SRA Reading Mastery Program; a direct instruction program that keeps students moving forward with their reading skills. Many elementary classrooms are equipped with Smart Boards that allow the students to become interactive with the curriculum throughout the day. This hands-on approach has been key to making the students understand the curriculum better. Supplemental programs such as Study Island and Accelerated Reading help differentiate and individualize the curriculum for students. Title One, ESL (English as a Second Language), DAPE (Direct Adaptive Physical Education), and Special Education help integrate students within the mainstream classrooms. Specialists in music, computer technology, physical education, and media enrich the students’ day and help produce creative thinkers. To provide a safe environment for students that need care before and after school the school has a program called “BASK” (Braham After School Kare). Braham Area High School Braham Area High School provides students with many opportunities to receive a well-rounded education. Along with the core subjects students have the opportunity to explore their personal interests through electives offered in foreign language, family and consumer science, industrial technology, business, music, art and science. Classes are also offered over the ITV system for stu-

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dents who wish to take classes not taught at the high school. College bound students can get a head start on their college credits by taking classes offered through the College in the Schools program, AP US History, and concurrent enrollment courses offered through Pine Technical College. In addition to band and choir classes students can demonstrate their musical talents by participating in Echelon, Jazz Band, pep band and the school musical. Students interested in outdoor activities are given an excellent opportunity through the physical education department to participate in cross country skiing, snowshoeing and rollerblading. Students also can give back to the school by serving as peer tutors or teacher assistants. All juniors participate in a job-shadowing program to gather information as they begin to prepare for future career options. Students may also participate in a variety of athletic activities as well as established speech, academic bowl and school play programs. Braham Alternative Learning Program The Braham ALP is a school of choice where high school students are working on earning their high school diploma. ALP is a licensed, public, alternative high school. ALP also supports student-centered strategies, choice, and autonomy in many of its assignments, along with our core curriculum, utilizing technology, to increase motivation and engagement in learning. For 10 years now, the Braham ALP has worked with Tusen Tack, its local second-hand clothing store. Some of their ongoing Service Learning projects include loading two semi-trucks a year with clothing that is shipped to the cities. Students also clean up the local parks each year. They assisted in the planning and installation of their skate-park and multiple beautification projects of local gardens.

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Anoka Ramsey Community College Cambridge Campus (ARCC)

Residents of East Central Minnesota don’t have to travel far for a college education or to find the lowest cost tuition in the entire state. Affordable, high-quality education is right here at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Cambridge Campus. Classes are offered at several off-site locations as well, including Becker, Blaine, Chisago Lakes, Elk River, Monticello, North Branch, Zimmerma and others. With campuses in both Cambridge and Coon Rap-

ids, Anoka-Ramsey has been a leading provider of higher education and training in East Central Minnesota since 1978. The college serves more than 12,000 learners of all ages annually as they pursue two-year degrees that stand alone or transfer as the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, or certificate programs that lead immediately to rewarding careers. Anoka-Ramsey is fully accredited and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, which includes 31 institutions on 54 campuses. Anoka-Ramsey offers two-year degrees: associate in arts, associate in applied science, associate in science and associate in fine arts. All degrees contain multiple emphases to help students choose and mold their personal education. There are also numerous short-term certificate opportunities, such as Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aid (CNA/HHA) Computer Network Security, Administrative Specialist or Business Communications. By working in cooperation with other state science in Nursing and a bachelor of science in Special Education. For more information about classes and programs, visit AnokaRamsey.edu or call at 763-433-1100.

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Isanti County Churches ASSEMBLY OF GOD Friendship Assembly of God Church 210 W. Central Drive PO Box 45, Braham 320-679-1016 320-232-5152 (cell)

Stanchfield Baptist 38850 Midway St. NE PO Box 10, Stanchfield 320-396-3391 office@stanchfieldbaptist.com www.stanchfieldbaptist.com

Harvest Church 1455 CR 5 NE, Isanti 763-444-8883 Harvest4God@gmail.com www.Harvest4God.net

CATHOLIC Christ The King 305 North Fern Street, Cambridge 763-689-1221 crkgcbmn@aol.com

BAPTIST Calvary Baptist Church & Academy 33525 Jefferson St. NE, Cambridge 763-689-4305 or 689-4562 www.cbc-a.com

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 207 County Road 23 NW, Isanti (at corner with Cty. Rd. 5) 763-444-4035 www.stelizabeth-isanti.org

Crosspointe Church 34047 Blackfoot, Cambridge 763-689-2667 www.crosspointechurchcpc.com

Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church 1050 Southview Avenue PO Box 483, Braham 320-396-3105 stspeter_paulchurch@yahoo.com

Elim Baptist 114 Dahlin Ave. NE, PO Box 96, Isanti 763-444-9221 staff@elimisanti.org First Baptist 304 Main Street South, Cambridge 763-689-1173 informationfbc@gmail.com www.firstbaptistcambridge.org Grasston Baptist 402 Oak Street, Grasston 320-396-2645 info@grasstonbaptist.org New Beginnings Community Church 242 3rd Ave. NW, Cambridge 763-688-2223 NBCCcambridge@gmail.com NBCCCambridge.com North Isanti Baptist 2248 313th Ave. NE, Cambridge 763-689-3576 nibchurch@msn.com www.nibchurch.com South Isanti Baptist 3367 County Rd. 5 NE, Isanti 763-444-5860 pasbob@usfamily.net www.southisantibaptist.org Springvale Baptist 410 County Road 6 NW, Stanchfield 763-689-1373 the.rev@hotmail.com

CHURCH OF GOD Open Arms Church of God 406 Pine Street, Grasston 320-396-3373 info@openarmscog.org COMMUNITY New Hope Community Church (Performing Arts Center at Cambridge-Isanti High School) 763-552-7979 info@newhopecambridge.org www.newhopecambridge.org COVENANT Braham Evangelical Covenant Church 508 N. Broadway, Braham 320-396-2334 www.brahamcovenant.org EVANGELICAL FREE The Church at Maple Ridge 801 401st Avenue NW, Stanchfield 320-396-2246 Oxlip Evangelical Free 4770 County Road 5 NW, Isanti 763-444-5134 oxlip@oxlip.org www.oxlip.org Wyanett Evangelical Free 11 miles west of Cambridge on Hwy. 95 7036 Hwy. 95 W, PO Box 250, Princeton 763-389-3189

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FULL GOSPEL Word of Life Church 3640 County Road 6 NW, Stanchfield 763-689-5880 www.wordoflifemn.org INDEPENDENT Lakeside Christian Church 32393 Rendova Circle NE, Cambridge 763-689-3649 lakeside@usfamily.net www.chadashchay.com The Fish House 242 Third Avenue NW, Cambridge 763-552-2555 www.rivercityhome.com Victory Christian Center 2440 S. Main St., Cambridge 763-689-4407 www.cvictory.org Open Range Cowboy Church 903 6th Ave. Court, Isanti 320-629-6551 JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 3652 333rd Avenue Northeast, Cambridge 763-689-4534 LUTHERAN Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church 905 W. Central Dr. PO Box 417, Braham 320-396-2755 ila@brahamlutheran.com www.brahamlutheran.com Cambridge Lutheran Church (ELCA) 621 Old North Main Street, Cambridge 763-689-1211 ajr@cambridgelutheran.org www.cambridgelutheran.org Christ Evang. Lutheran Church (WELS) 32962 Vickers St. NE, Cambridge 763-689-5333 www.christcambridge.com Faith Lutheran Church 109 Second Avenue Box 87, Isanti 763-444-9201 flcisanti@qwestoffice.net www.faithisanti.com

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Isanti County Churches (continued) Joy Lutheran Church (LCMS) 1155 Joy Circle, Cambridge 763-689-4355 ptl4joy@yahoo.com Long Lake Lutheran (ELCA) 3921 277th Avenue NW, Isanti 763-444-5315 admin@longlakeluth.org www.longlakeluth.org Redeemer Lutheran Church 2560 S. Main St., Cambridge 763-689-2290 Salem Lutheran Church and Preschool 4638 381st Avenue NW, Dalbo 763-689-1687 www.salemlutheranchurchdalbo.org Siloa Evangelical Lutheran 2607 405th Avenue NW, Braham 320-396-3927 Pastor@SiloaLutheranChurch.org www.SiloaLutheranChurch.org

St. John Lutheran Church - Weber 28168 Jodrell St. NE, North Branch 763-444-5988 St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church 400 8th St. SE, PO Box 37, Braham 320-396-3103 ststephens1913@msn.com www.ststephensbraham.org Zion Lutheran Church – Crown 7515 269th Ave., St. Francis 763-856-2099 METHODIST Cambridge United Methodist 404 N Cypress, Cambridge 763-689-2071 openhearts@cambridgeumc.net www.cambridgeumc.net

NON-DENOMINATIONAl River of Life (meets at 915 Main St. S, just past the Dairy Queen) 1617 16th Avenue SE, Cambridge 763-689-5115 rolcambridge@aol.com www.riveroflifehome.com SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Cambridge Seventh Day Adventist Christian Church 210 SW 10th Street, Cambridge 763-689-1633 www.cambridgeadventist.org

Fresh Water United Methodist Brook Campus (formerly Spencer Brook) 6823 305th Ave. NW, Princeton 763-631-1185 www.freshwatersumc.org

The Origins of Isanti County For centuries, the natural offerings of the land comprising Isanti County drew settlers, both Native American and white. Going back some 16,000 years, two gigantic glaciers – the Superior Lobe from the northeast and the Des Moines Lobe from the west – collided northwest of St. Cloud, creating a glacial lake called Lake Grantsburg which covered all of Isanti County. It deposited a mix of silty clay soil on the northern part of the county and huge sand piles on the southern end, known as the Anoka Sand Plain. Moraines (land ridges), rivers and lakes were also left by the receding glaciers. The Rum River was the main drainage route for the county, supplied by tributaries Spencer Brook, Upper and Lower Stanchfield Creeks, and Cedar Creek. As years passed, a dense forest covered the land. Red and white oak, white birch, sugar maple, basswood, elm, tamarack, cherry and wild plum are among the trees which took root. Native Americans likely immigrated north through the Mississippi Valley, and projectile points and stone hammers dating back to perhaps 5,000 B.C. were found near Spring Lake and Lake Francis. The first white explorers to step foot in Isanti County were probably Radisson and Grossliers in 1655 and 1659, and Father Hennepin in 1680. Four tribes of Sioux inhabited this area, known as the Santee, Isanyati or Isantees (“isan” in Sioux means “knife”). Maple sugar and cranberry-filled marshes were abundant, as were game and fish. The Santees also planted a variety of vegetables. In the mid 1700s, the Ojibway (Anishinabe) moved into the area, pushed westward by other natives and white set-

tlers. Armed with muskets, they drove the Santees to the west and south, settling into the county with their wigwams after decisive battles were won along the shores of Mille Lacs Lake. As late as 1839 north of Anoka, one last victory assured Ojibway dominance of the area. Lumber rush leads to white settlement In 1847, lumber cruiser Daniel Stanchfield traversed the Rum, locating a huge stand of white pine four miles northeast of Cambridge. His reports of unlimited timber brought lumbermen from his native state of Maine and other Eastern states. These New Englanders named most of the towns and townships after the places they left behind: Cambridge, Athens, Oxford, Stanford and Spring Vale. Spencer Brook was named for Judge Spencer, who located a hunters’ camp at the outlet of Blue Lake around 1854. Elbridge G. Clough and Ben McKenzie settled in Spencer Brook in 1857 as the thriving community took on a New England air. Clough’s son, David, would later become the president of the State Agricultural Society, a state senator and the 13th governor of Minnesota. In October 1856, the city of Cambridge was first platted. On Feb. 13, 1857 Isanti County was officially separated from Ramsey County and was organized as a government unit. Comprising the first Board of Commissioners were E.G. Clough, Oscar Smith and Hugh Wylie. George L. Henderson was the first sheriff. Cambridge was designated the county seat, and the U.S. Land Office was moved there from Stillwater in 1858.

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Food Pantries and Distributions Isanti County residents take good care of those who need a little help putting food on their tables. Braham’s food shelf is located at 101 West Central Drive. It is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. and can be used by anyone in the Braham School District. Contact Dorothy Johnson at 320396-2167 or arlo396@gmail. com. In an emergency, call Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church Pastor Richard Chronis at 320-396-2755. Family Pathways manages a site at 1575 1st Ave. E in Cambridge that is open to all Isanti County residents. (Mailing address is P.O. Box 272, Cambridge, MN 55008.) Hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Make an appointment before going by calling 763-5523663. Remember to bring a photo ID and utility bill that is less than 30 days old. Access is restricted to once a month for milk, meat, and a full allotment and once a week for bread, bakery and produce. To use the Isanti County Food Pantry at First Baptist Church, you need a referral from Family Services. Call 763-689-1711. Use is limited to three times in 12 months. There are several free food distributions held throughout the month. Remember to bring your own boxes, baskets or containers. At the monthly Cambridge Surplus Food Distribution, those in need can get

free groceries. The distribution takes place at the Isanti County fairgrounds on the third Tuesday at each month from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., or until everything is gone. No pre-registration is required. This event is a partnership with Second Harvest Heartland Food Outreach. For more information, call 763-691-9035. In Isanti, Ruby’s Pantry distributes groceries on the third Saturday of the month at Elim Baptist Church, 114 Dahlin Ave. NE, use parking lot in back. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., and food is distributed from 8 to 9:30 a.m. A $15 donation at the door is appreciated, but not required. Also in Isanti, those in need can receive free food on the second Saturday of the month at the Isanti Middle School through Spirit River Community Matthew 25 Ministry. Each adult or child that comes will receive two bags of food that has been donated by reputable, regional grocery chains. For example, a parent that comes with two children will leave with six bags of groceries. Anyone in need is welcome. Distribution begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Isanti Middle School, 201 Centennial Drive. All are welcome. For more information on this program call Pastor Jim Crecelius at 763-413-6896. Other organizations offer food at a reduced rate. Fare For All is a program of the Emergency Foodshelf Network. Distribution at the Cambridge Christian School (2211 Old South Main St. in Cambridge) is on the third Saturday of the month from 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Boxes are pre-ordered and prepaid, and range in price from $10 to $25, and the program is open to anyone. There is no limit to the number of boxes you can purchase. More information can be obtained by calling (763) 4503880 or online at www.fareforall.org.

Recycling made easy in Isanti County Keeping a separate container for empty pop cans may seem inconvenient, and old newspapers stack up in a hurry. But considering that Americans throw away enough aluminum in three months to rebuild the nation’s entire commercial fleet of airplanes, and if we recycled all the newspapers printed in the country on a typical Sunday we could save 550,000 trees, maybe it’s time to start making an effort. About 80 percent of the things Americans throw away are recyclable, but with a little know-how it really is easy being green. To make it a little easier, East Central Sanitation offers single-sort recycling, meaning customers no longer have to separate different materials before setting them out for pickup. And speaking of pickup, curbside pickup of recycling is included with ECS garbage service. You can also drop off your recycling free of charge on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon if

you are not currently signed up for garbage service. ECS was founded in 1969 and has been taking care of the region’s recycling needs for the past 20 years. ECS, which is based in Cambridge, is licensed to provide service to all of Isanti County, as well as parts of Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne and Anoka counties. ECS handles all the usual recyclables like tin and aluminum cans, newspapers, junk mail, cardboard, glass and plastic bottles, as well as special requests like tires and appliances. For questions about materials and pickup, call East Central Sanitation at 763-689-2171. The drop-off site for recycling is located at 225 McKinley St N in Cambridge. If you have questions about disposing of hazardous materials, oils and paints, call the Isanti County Zoning Office at 763-689-5165.

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I.S.D. #911 Cambridge-Isanti Community Education

The mission of Cambridge-Isanti District 911 Community Education is to enrich the lives of everyone in the community by providing opportunities for lifelong learning. They offer something for everyone. To learn more or to register for classes, stop by their office at 625B Main Street North in Cambridge; call 763-689-6189; or browse www.cambridge.k12.mn.us/~comm-ed/. Community Ed Programs include: They offer a variety of early childhood programs at several locations. The mission of Cambridge-Isanti District #911 Early Childhood and Family Programs is to provide comprehensive program offerings, services and resources which educate, support and strengthen families with children ages birth through kindergarten entrance. Early Childhood Programs include: District 911 Preschool, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Early Childhood Screening, School Readiness, Early Childhood Census, and Teenage Parenting Program (TAPP). For general information, call 763-691-6691 or email earlychildhood@ cambridge.k12.mn.us The Cambridge site is at Cambridge Intermediate School - Early Childhood (CIS-EC), 428 2nd Ave. N.W., Cambridge, MN 55008. In Isanti, go to Isanti Primary School - Early Childhood (IPS-EC), 301 Co. Rd. 5, Isanti, MN 55040. Community Education partners with Cambridge-Isanti schools to offer a fee-based, every day kindergarten option. Call 763-689-6189. District 911 Community Education’s School Age Child Care Program is called “Adventure Center.” There are sites at Isanti Primary School, Isanti Intermediate School and

Cambridge Primary School. They offer fun, caring and kid-friendly child care programming for youth in grades K - 5. For more information, call 763-689-6221 or 763-6896180. District 911 Cambridge-Isanti Community Education and the Activities Department partner to offer developmental camps and clinics for youth. Call 763-689-6224. Get involved in a wide variety of enrichment and recreational opportunities for kids in preschool to grade 12 including specialty camps, sports, arts & crafts and more. Call 763-689-6224. Have fun swimming. They offer swimming lessons, C-I Aquatics, Parent & Child Swim, Adult Fitness Swim, and Family Open Swim. Call 763-689-6224.

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I.S.D. #911 C-I Community Education (continued)

Adult Basic Education includes: GED (High School Equivalency Diploma) Preparation and Testing, One-toOne Reading Help, Get Ready for College Math Study Sessions, and English as a Second Language (ESL) including ESL Family Literacy. We serve the school districts of Braham, Cambridge-Isanti, Mora, and Princeton. Call 763689-6228. The mission of the Adults with Disabilities (AWD) Program is to provide quality, accessible lifelong learning opportunities for people with all types of disabilities. They work to achieve this by providing Inclusion, Assess and Adapted programs. Call 763-689-6224. They offer various adult classes and activities on the topics of Business & Finance, Computer & Technology, Creative Arts, Fitness & Recreation, Health & Wellness, and Special Interest. Call 763-689-6189. District 911 facilities and fields are available for use by groups and organizations. Call 763-689-6222 or 763-6896232. People can also obtain passes to walk in the buildings during non-school hours. Hardy Center See world class entertainment close to home at the Richard G. Hardy Performing Arts Center. Located in the Cambridge-Isanti High School at 430 8th Ave. N.W.

in Cambridge, tickets are sold online at www.hardycenter.com, by phone at 763-689-6189, and in person at the Community Ed Office at 625B Main Street North in Cambridge. Performers rave about the fabulous acoustics and audiences praise the friendly ambiance. Park for free. Spend a fraction on tickets that you’d spend in the Twin Cities. And because the center has seating for 720, and every seat’s a good seat, you’re never far from the action. Open since the spring of 1999, the Hardy Center has offered a diverse set of shows each year – everything from Celtic to bluegrass to gospel to children’s theatre. Shows are organized through a committee comprised of community members enthusiastic about bringing quality performances to the Cambridge- Isanti area. Student and group discounts are available. Upcoming Shows: Llama Llama Red Pajama children’s play, February 17; The Crosby-Clooney Story April 14: C. Willi Myles, comedian, May 19, Nutcracker Ballet, December 2012.

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Community Education is a program offered through the Braham Area school district, but with separate funding from state and local sources. The program’s purpose is to provide opportunities for people of ALL ages to learn and grow in a wide variety of areas. From newborns to senior adults, ALL ages and levels of learners can benefit from Community Education! They ask that any community residents with young children that are new to their district or welcoming the arrival of a new baby, to call the school office at 320-3965219 to fill out a census form. It is imperative to the funding of their programs and helps them to better prepare for your child when entering kindergarten. The Braham Area Community Ed programs are designed with YOU and your family in mind. Here they are at a glance: Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is for birth through kindergarten entrance, welcoming our community’s earliest learners and their families. Through a variety of on-going parent/child educational classes and activities, this program helps strengthen the parent’s role as a child’s first and foremost teacher! School Readiness is a preschool program for children ages 3-5 yrs. Classes offer preschooler’s fun and educa-

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tional experiences that better prepares a child for kindergarten, including an easier transition and love for learning! Youth is for student’s in grades kindergarten through 12, including home schooled students. The program offers numerous fun and engaging educational and recreational classes, activities, field trips, summer camps and more going beyond the typical day! Adults of ALL ages can enjoy a wide variety of classes and events that involve physical & mental well-being, education, and general interest. Classes range from motor coach trips, fitness, various certifications, arts, cooking and much more! Adults do NOT have to live in the Braham district or have children attending the Braham Schools to participate. Adult Basic Education (ABE) is offered thru a collaboration with Isanti County giving adults a chance to brush up on their basic skills or to take their GED test. To learn more about these programs or to register for classes, they invite you to stop by their office in the Braham Area High School, or call 320-396-2677, or visit our website at braham.k12.mn.us. The website will give you access to their most current upcoming classes and events including: Youth and Adult Driver’s Training, Zumba, Yoga, an informative Internet Safety presentation, a field trip to see the Twins play at Target Field and even a “Beach Bash” outing for the little ones. Please contact them today! They guarantee YOU a worthwhile experience, including new friendships and lots of FUN!

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Cambridge Medical Center expansion project to increase confidentiality and operation efficiency

Dennis Doran, president of Cambridge Medical Center, and Jon Ward, district director for Allina Hospitals & Clinics, are excited about the Emergency Room expansion project. The new ER is expected to open for operations in September. Photos by Rachel Kytonen

Rachel Kytonen Isanti County News Cambridge Medical Center’s emergency room was built to accommodate 8,400 patients a year. That number was surpassed over 10 years ago, and currently the ER serves more than 14,500 patients annually. In September, Cambridge Medical Center broke ground for a new $10.5 million emergency room expansion and chemotherapy remodel. The new construction will include 15,000 square feet of new space that will be added to the medical center, adjacent to the current ER, and 1,000 square feet of existing space will also be remodeled. The new facility will transform the delivery of emergency care at Cambridge Medical Center through advanced technology, improved patient privacy and confidentiality, and patient-centered emergency medical care to meet the needs of patients both now and in the future. General construction for the expansion will be completed by mid-July, and the new ER is expected to open for operations in September. Features of the project include: • 21 patient treatment rooms—all private 13 exam/treatment rooms designed to prevent cross-infection and cross contamination 4 trauma/cardiac rooms to stabilize and treat critically ill patients 4 secure, separate mental health rooms for improved patient safety. • A decontamination room for instances of biologic, chemical or radiation exposure • Open nursing station that allows staff to see all patient care areas • State-of-the-art technology and patient care equipment • Individual patient registration area for increased confidentiality • Flat screen televisions in patient rooms • Quiet, calm healing environment • Private family consultation room

• Large ambulance bay for 3 ambulances • A new Short Stay Services entrance, reception desk and lobby will be added. • Four new chemotherapy/infusion therapy suites will replace the current therapy rooms. Dennis Doran, president of Cambridge Medical Center, noted the general contractor on the project, Kraus Anderson, has done a great job, as well as BWBR Architects. Doran explained Allina Hospitals & Clinics used as many local contractors as possible for the project. Doran said everyone at CMC is excited for the completion of the expansion. “There is much excitement surrounding this project with all of our physicians and nurses,” Doran said. “Our Board of Directors are also happy about this. We are very proud of this project, and are happy with the progress we have made so far.” Jon Ward, district director for Allina Hospitals & Clinics, said the overall goal of the project is to offer a state-of-the-art facility. “This expansion project will really improve our work efficiency,” Ward said. “We already have great doctors and nurses at Cambridge Medical Center, but this will help them do their jobs better, and more efficiently. This project was driven by the need for better patient confidentiality and better overall efficiency for operations.” Ward feels this project will serve the patients better. “Hopefully when our patients come in they will feel more comfortable due to the privacy they will now have,” Ward said. Doran and Ward would like to thank CMC’s patients and staff for all their patience during the construction. During the construction, the Short Stay Services entrance has been closed. Patients coming for short stay surgeries or chemotherapy/infusion therapy need to use the main hospital entrance during construction. Parking spaces have been reserved in the main hospital parking lot for short stay/chemo patients. Allina Hospitals & Clinics is funding the majority of the project. CMC will fund $1 million, and the CMC Foundation is heading up a $1 million Capital Campaign to help cover that cost. Doran said through the generosity of the community and others, about $500,000 has been raised. Donations of all amounts are appreciated and can be mailed directly to the Cambridge Medical Center Foundation. Naming and commemorative giving opportunities are available. For more information on the Capital Campaign, call 763-6889393.

The new Emergency Room at Cambridge Medical Center will offer 21 private patient treatment rooms.

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Hunting and Fishing in Isanti County

To many life-long residents, Isanti County has that “God’s Country” feel to it– a little mix of everything while situated not far from the metro area. There’s farms, woods, swamp lands and waterways across the acres. That mix helps foster a strong number of outdoorsmen who call Isanti County home. Fishing First off, anglers should be aware of the Rum River which courses throughout Isanti County. The Rum has an excellent source in Lake Mille Lacs, and there are many miles of tree-lined waterways for boaters or canoers to enjoy, along with several ramp and carry-in accesses. Primary fishing targets on the Rum are walleyes, northern pike, smallmouth, panfish and the occasional musky. Bald eagle sightings are a bonus! Isanti County river rats are not confined just to the Rum. Just over the county’s north border is the Snake River– another excellent fishery– and a short truck ride to the east is the wild & scenic St. Croix River. The lakes of Isanti County are also gorgeous resources. In the west-central side sits the county’s largest lake– Green Lake at 832 acres. The lake has a maximum depth of 28 feet and water clarity of five feet. Green is managed for walleye and northern pike. It also has a high quality population of largemouth bass. Adjacent neighbor to Green is Spectacle Lake– 224 acres of the clearest water around and a magnet for swimmers. Spectacle is also on a walleye-stocking program. Much of the mid-size to smaller lakes in Isanti County are panfish producers with the bonus of being decent largemouth bass stops. Little Stanchfield, west of Grandy, is a 138-acre backwater of the Rum River which can get hot on crappies or northerns. Blue Lake in the southwest corner is a 309-acre lake known for

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intermittent nice year-classes of crappies. Sister lakes Lake Skogman and Lake Fannie on the east side also give up crappies regularly with the occasional big bucket-mouth found in the pads and weed edges. A couple of gems off the beaten track in the northwest part of the county are 212-acre Lory Lake and 220-acre Lewis Lake – both which can hold some of the feistiest bluegills in the area. Hunting Isanti County, because of its healthy game populations and rural terrain, contains many resident hunters, and its proximity to the Twin Cities makes it a convenient destination for out-oftown hunters, as well. Upland bird hunting in Isanti County includes Eastern wild turkey, ringnecked pheasant, ruffed grouse, woodcock and mourning dove, and waterfowl opportunities feature rail, snipe, geese and ducks. As far as big game, the county contains black bears and plenty of white-tailed deer, and in the furbearing category there are raccoons, minks, fox (red and gray), coyotes, beavers, otters, bobcats and fishers. According to the DNR, the majority of hunting in the county takes place on private property because they contain the greatest proportional share of wildlife habitat. However, the Wildlife Management Areas of Isanti County also experience plenty of traffic during all hunting seasons. One of the newest WMA’s is the Becklin Family Park & WMA which caters to turkey and deer hunts for disabled outdoorsmen. For more information about WMAs and lakes, laws and regulations and places to buy hunting and fishing licenses, call the Cambridge Area Wildlife Office at 763-689-7104 or go online to www.dnr.state.mn.us.

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Cambridge Medical Center

Cambridge Medical Center is a regional medical facility providing quality clinic and hospital services to residents in East Central Minnesota, including Isanti County, for over 50 years. It is a Joint Commission accredited health care facility. Each year nearly 170,000 patients are seen in the medical centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clinic. The medical staff of approximately 100 physicians and mid-level providers includes a wide range of medical specialties including: allergy, anesthesiology, audiology, cancer, cardiology, dermatology, diabetes and nutrition education, ear, nose & throat, emergency medicine, endocrinology, family medicine, general surgery, hospitalist, infectious diseases, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, occupational medicine, ob-gyn, ophthalmology & optometry, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics and adolescent medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, psychiatry & psychology, radiology, sports medicine, spine/back, urology, and vascular services. The 86-bed hospital provides care to over 4,000 patients each year. Inpatient medical services include intensive care/coronary care, medical, pediatrics, and maternity care. Inpatient mental health and chemical dependency care is provided in a dedicated wing of the medical center.

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Outpatient care includes same day surgery and infusion therapy, such as chemotherapy. Over 100,000 outpatient visits occur each year. The Level IV trauma emergency department is staffed 24/7 by physicians who specialize in emergency care. Nearly 11,000 patients are seen in the Emergency department annually and in the fall of 2012, a new 15,000 square foot emergency room will open. The new space will offer patients care in a confidential setting as well as the latest in medical technology. Lab and radiology services are located on-site. CMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Radiology department is accredited by the American College of Radiology and MQSA and offers state-of-the-art technology including ultrasound, digital mammography, spiral CT scan, MRI, and PET/CT scan. Physical therapy and other specialized rehabilitation services are provided through the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, located in the medical center. In addition to clinic and hospital care, the following services are available on site for patient convenience: same day clinic appointments, Eye Clinic & Optical Shop, and Rum River Drug pharmacy (retail pharmacy). Cambridge Medical Center is a member of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, a non-profit network of hospitals, clinics and other health care services located throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. For more information call 763-689-7700 or visit www. cambridgemedicalcenter.com.

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Elmhurst Commons

Elmhurst Commons was founded 12 years ago, using the former site of Braham Middle School to construct a 36-unit housing for independent seniors age 55 and older. Having established a reputation for quality care, Elmhurst’s range of services was expanded three years ago to include housing for senior citizens who require assisted living. Assisted living services include daily lunches and dinners, wireless pendants, housekeeping, laundry, emergency assistance from on-site staff and access to registered nurse on call 24 hours a day. Both independent and assisted se-

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Isanti County Government Offices Unless otherwise noted, all government offices but Family Services are located at the Isanti County Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge. Family Services is located in the Oakview Building Complex at 1700 East Rum River Drive Suite A in Cambridge. Family Nutrition Program County Administrator Ruth Thunstrom, Coordinator....................763-689-1810 Kevin VanHooser.............................................763-689-3859 Health Officer kevin.vanhooser@co.isanti.mn.us Dr. Donald Deye, CMC...................................763-689-4071 Deputy County Administrator/ Highway Engineer Human Resources Director Richard Heilman..............................................763-689-1870 Barb Baar............................................................763-689-3859 richard.heilman@co.isanti.mn.us barb.baar@co.isanti.mn.us 232 Emerson Avenue North Auditor/Treasurer Information Systems Terry Treichel, Auditor/Treasure................763-689-1644 Kristy Anderson, Manager...........................763-689-8200 terry.treichel@co.isanti.mn.us Jail Angie Larson, Deputy Auditor 509 18th Avenue SW.....................................763-689-2397 angie.larson@co.isanti.mn.us Maintenance Assessor Jeffrey Benting.................................................763-689-8261 Michelle Moen.................................................763-689-2752 Parks michelle.moen@co.isanti.mn.us Barry Wendorf, Director................................763-689-8220 Attorney barry.wendorf@co.isanti.mn.us Jeff Edblad.........................................................763-689-2253 Probate Registrar jeff.edblad@co.isanti.mn.us Monica Tschumper.........................................763-689-2292 Tom Wedes, Chief Deputy Atty..................763-689-2253 monica.tschumper@courts.state.mn.us tom.wedes@co.isanti.mn.us Probation Attorney-Assistants Tim MacMillan, Director...............................763-689-3052 Dave Kraemer, Stacy A. St. George, Tim Nelson, tim.macmillan@co.isanti.mn.us Melissa Westervelt, Shila Walek Hooper Public Health Building Official Kathy Minkler, Director.................................763-689-4071 Tim Anderson...................................................763-689-5165 kathy.minkler@co.isanti.mn.us tim.anderson@co.isanti.mn.us Recorder Chisago-Isanti Heartland Express Karen Anderson...............................................763-689-1191 245 2nd Avenue SE, Cambridge................763-689-8131 karen.anderson@co.isanti.mn.us Craig Rempp, Director Safety & Rescue........................................................763-689-2141 craig.rempp@co.isanti.mn.us Sheriff Coroner Russ Monson....................................................763-689-2141 Quinn Strobl.....................................................763-236-9050 www.isantisheriff.com Court Administrator Solid Waste Officer Monica Tschumper.........................................763-689-2292 Tim Anderson...................................................763-689-5165 monica.tschumper@courts.state.mn.us tim.anderson@co.isanti.mn.us Emergency Management/Homeland Security Surveyor Mari Bostrom, Director.................................763-689-8306 Don Hansen......................................................763-689-4749 mari.bostrom@co.isanti.mn.us Veterans Service Office Extension Office Jim Rostberg, Director..................................763-689-3591 Amanda Swenson, 4-H Coordinator........763-689-1810 Zoning..........................................................................763-689-5165 swen0291@umn.edu Tim Anderson, Zoning Administrator Family Services Department tim.anderson@co.isanti.mn.us Penny Messer, Director.................................763-689-1711 Trina Wing, Deputy Zoning Administrator penny.messer@co.isanti.mn.us Terry Lakin, Building Technician 1700 East Rum River Dr. S., Suite A Holly Nelson, Compliance Technician/ Water Plan Coordinator/Agriculture Inspector

County Website: www.co.isanti.mn.us

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Area Athletic/Sporting Clubs Jacket Backers Barry Thomas HOCKEY Cambridge-Isanti Hockey Association Isanti Arena MOTO CROSS Norsemen Motorcycle Club Barney Larson

763-267-4458 763-444-6432 www.norsemenmc.org 763-689-2760

OFF-ROAD CLUBS (4WD) Beater Boys Gene Boyle

Minnesota 4-Wheel Drive Association Minnesota Go4’s

763-631-8630 www.mn4wda.com 651-280-8282

Trail Busters Don Irwin

763-444-9988

SNOWMOBILE CLUBS Cambridge Drift Dusters Randy Fox Mystic Riders Dave Horizuk

www.cibaseball.com 651-346-8478

C-I Baseball, Diamond Club Todd Smrekar

763-689-2821

Isanti Redbirds Coach Steve Allen

www.metrominny.com 763-689-4055 www.htosports.com/RumRiver 763-742-3972

BASKETBALL Jacket Hoop Boosters Jody Ledahl, Head Girls Coach Mike McDonald, Head Boys Coach Competitive Traveling Mike McDonald Jody Ledahl

BICYCLING Cambridge Cycling Club KC Bohn

BMX Rum River BMX Kevin Riedemann, president

763-689-8749 763-689-3534 763-689-3534 763-689-8749

www.outdooredgemn.com 763-552-3343 www.rumriverbmx.com 763-689-3147

BOWLING Isanti County USBC David Pietruszewski 763-689-2589 or 763-238-2000(c) CURLING Cambridge Curling Club - Gateway 763-232-2524 EQUESTRIAN Mid State North Star Saddle Club Val Vetos

763-389-3556

Rising Stars Therapeutic Equitation brleet@aol.com www.rstherapeuticequitationinc.org Brian Leet 763-689-5291 Robin Scholl 320-632-2152 FOOTBALL Competitive Grades 4-5-6 Mike Hennen

763-389-5852

Sno-Bugs Frank Mitchell

BASEBALL Cambridge-Isanti Competitive Baseball Association Lance Olson

Rum River Bandits Amateur Baseball Club Tom Koplitz

763-691-8280

763-442-9272

320-358-3603

SOCCER Cambridge-Isanti Soccer Club John Kinsey

763-552-4625

SOFTBALL Cambridge-Isanti Area Softball Association: GENERAL QUESTIONS/TOURNAMENTS Duke Weisbrod SWIMMING Great Wolf Swimming Dave Bentz

612-702-8183

www.greatwolfswim.com 763-569-4070

SPORTSMAN CLUBS Isanti County Sportsmen’s Club

763-691-1604

Bradford Sportsmen’s Club Richard Hansen

763-444-5447

Braham Sportsmen’s Club Kevin Hanson

320-396-3911

Minnesota Deer Hunters (Isanti County) Kevin Kriesel

763-444-9822

Pheasants Forever Mark Demuth Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) Mac Perry Ruffled Grouse Society Rum River Chapter James Govednik

612-963-2883 www.QDMA.com 763-286-6260

www.ruffedgrousesociety.org 612-282-2349

VOLLEYBALL Cambridge-Isanti Youth Vicki Courts

651-674-7763

WRESTLING Cambridge-Isanti Wrestling Club Neil Jennissen

763-689-4199

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Area Community Clubs/Organizations Chamber of Commerce Cambridge Nicki Klanderud

4-H Clubs Isanti County Extension Office

763-689-1810

AA Alcoholics Anonymous Kat Studnek

763-689-8141

A.B.A.T.E. l American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education Mark Braastad 763-234-5642 Al Anon Kat Studnek

763-689-8141

American Cancer Society

800-227-2345

American Legion Howard McCarty #290 Steve Grandgenett

763-689-9936

Auxiliary, American Legion Unit #290 Carol Holmgren

763-689-9936

Cambridge Medical Center Linda Lamb, Volunteer Coordinator

763-688-8803

ARC Retreat Center

763-689-3540

Cambridge Public Library Book Club

763-689-7390

Boy Scouts of America Northern Star Council Jamie Lamprecht Dave Arola

www.northernstarbsa.org 651-254-9171 651-254-9179

Braham Community Garden Club Nancy Kinart Braham Pie Day Nicole Hollenkamp

952-210-9638 www. pieday.com 320-396-4956

Breast Feeding Information www.mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org Barb Anderson 763-689-8270 Call to the Wall (CTTW) Karen Kruger, Ex. Director

763-689-41072

Cambridge Business Development Corp. Carrie Gibbs

763-689-3593

Cambridge-Isanti Dollars for Scholars Ray Hoheisel

763-689-4893

Cambridge Corners Square Dance Club Rosemary Wilson

763-444-4598

Cambridge Kennel Club

www. cmkc.org

Career Exploration Work Experience Program Tracy Struckman 763-689-6453 Chamber of Commerce - Braham Sarah Ruther

www. braham.com 320-396-3375

www. cambridge-chamber.com 763-689-2505

Chamber of Commerce - Isanti Office

www.isantichamber.com 763-444-8515

Child Care, Licensed Providers

763-689-1711

City of Cambridge Parks Department Steve Wegworth

763-689-1800

Community Center, Grandy Dennis Golden

763-689-4941

Community Center - Isanti Reservations

763-444-5512x0 612-790-9529

Cub Scouts www.northernstarbsa.org CAMBRIDGE: Steve Grandgenett 763-691-1003 ISANTI: Trent Koukol 763-444-6422 St. Cloud Area Legal Services 320-253-0121/1-888-360-2889 East Central Minnesota Chorale www.eastcentralmnchorale.org. Neil Johnson 763-689-1025 Arne Everson 763-689-1023 ECRW (East Central Republican Women) Sandra Little Education MN, Cambridge-Isanti Rob Swanson, John Droubie

763-482-9401 763-689-6066

Emergency Management, Dir Mari Bostrom

763-689-8306

Isanti County Environmental Coalition Mike Mueller

763-689-1987

Family Pathways Senior Services Network Collette Colucci, Isanti County

763-552-7284

Fare for All Food Program

763-450-3880

Four Seasons Garden Club Sandy Hartse

763-689-3421

Girl Scouts of America Julie Mohlis BRAHAM: Tish Carlson CAMBRIDGE: Stephanie Burton

www.girlscoutsrv.org 763-971-4034 320-396-3628 763-444-5742

Good Cheer Guild, Grandy Marlys Sutherland

763-689-2048

East Central Grad Band Lynn Wedlund

763-689-4121

Greater Twin Cities United Way www.unitedway.org 612-340-7400 Habitat for Humanity, East Central MN Wayne Eller 763-689-0288 Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network (HAPN) (North Central U.S. Region 8 Coordinator) Karen Kruger 763-689-4107 Home School - Sonrise Scholars Shannon Shogren

763-689-6715

Allina Home & Community Services

651-635-9173

IEIC Early Intervention Committee Erin Dohrmann

763-389-6191

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Area Community Clubs/Organizations (continued) Isanti County Agricultural Society Wayne Boettcher Ruth Paschke, secretary

763-444-0420 763-444-9418

Isanti County DFL Sue Larson

763-286-9964

Isanti County Fair Office

www. isanticountyfair.com 763-689-2555

Isanti County Historical Society Kathy McCully

www. ICHS.WS 763-689-4229

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Isanti County Home Delivered Meals Joyce Wallace

Play, Inc. Youth Theatre Aaron Knudsvig

www.playinconline.org 763-691-8096

Pregnancy Resource Center, East Central Red Cross, Twin Cities Chapter staffed 24 hrs/day

763-689-4319

www.redcrosstc.org 612-871-7676

Red Cross Isanti Co. Disaster Service Twin Cities Chapter

612-871-7676

Refuge, The Roxie Karclis

763-689-3532

763-689-8146

Isanti County Humane Society Leave Message at:

Rotary Clubs CAMBRIDGE & ISANTI: Brad Larson

763-689-2334

Isanti County Safety & Rescue Patrol Russ Monson

Salvation Army Kory Erickson

763-689-2141

Isanti County Victim Services Brenda Skogman

Prime Time Senior Ministry Marilyn & Leon Carson

763-691-0908

763-689-2253

Senior Dining Center BRAHAM: Dawn Wolff CAMBRIDGE: Sue Hughes ISANTI: Isanti Community Ctr.

320-396-4164 763-689-6555 763-444-6100

Seven County Senior Federation ISANTI CTY: Gladys Shelley MORA OFFICE:

763-689-3038 1-866-679-4700

Isanti Ice Arena - David C. Johnson Dave Englund

www. isantiarena.org 763-444-6432

Isanti County Law Enforcement Association Lisa Lovering

763-689-2141

Isanti County Local Advisory Council for Mental Health (LAC) Isanti County Family Services 763-689-1711

763-444-8120

www. thesalarmy.com 763-689-1841

Senior Info & Referral, Cambridge Sue Hughes

763-689-6555

Senior Resource Center, East Central Penny Simonsen

320-679-4065

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) Tonia Wagner 763-689-3790

Sexual Assault Interagency Council - Isanti Brenda Skogman

763-689-2253

Knights of Columbus BRAHAM: John Schockman CAMBRIDGE: Dave Curtis

320-396-2196 763-689-0545

Shalom Thrift Store

763-689-0348

Liberterian Party Larry Fuhol

Square Dance Club, Cambridge Corners Rosemary Wilson

763-444-4598

763-444-9008

Lions Clubs CAMBRIDGE: Mary Mack GRANDY: Don Bistodeau ISANTI: Tony Tempesta

TOPS, MN #1312, Cambridge Becky Carlson

763-689-5025

763-444-4371 320-396-3669 763-444-4425

TOPS, MN #1755, Isanti Carri Scott

763-607-1055

Isanti Parks & Recreation Commission Barry Wendorf

Ministerial Association, Cambridge-Isanti Bill Berg

763-689-8220

www.newhopecambridge.org 763-552-7979

Minnesota Apostolic Prayer Network (MAPN) Karen Kruger, MN State Coordinator 763-689-4107

United States Reformation Prayer Network (USRPN) (North Central U.S. Regional 8 Coordinator) Karen Krueger 763-689-4107 Veteran’s Service Office James Rostberg

763-689-3591

VFW Post #2735 Isanti

763-444-9787

West Riverside Museum School Kathy McCully, ex. director

www.ICHS.ws 763-689-4229

WIC Women, Infants & Children

763-689-4212 763-689-2468

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Beth Zak Michelle Anderson

763-689-3576 651-408-1108 763-444-9607

Narcotics Anonymous Kat Studnek

763-689-8141

New Pathways, Inc. Jolene Schladweiler, ex. 4

Wine Club Bobbi Mix

763-691-0121

Oak Land Vocational Center Advisory Rebecca Fuller

Women of Today CAMBRIDGE: Linda Nordvik

763-552-6262

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Dale Peterson

Writer’s Association, Pines & Prairie Loren Brabec

320-396-4152

763-444-9352

Young Life

763-689-3823

Isanti County Safety & Rescue Patrol Russ Monson

763-689-2141

www.mnwt.org 763-689-5821

If you would like to be listed in our 2013 book, please call 763689-1981 or email jeff.andres@ecm-inc.com.

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East Central Minnesota Chorale

The East Central Minnesota Chorale is a civic choir representing more than 10 East Central Minnesota communities. Their mission: To bring fine choral music, performed at a high artistic level, to East Central Minnesota. Join the Chorale The Chorale welcomes all capable singers who love the challenge of fine quality choral music. Adults of all ages, young and older, sing in the chorale. If you are interested in becoming a chorale member please contact: Chorale director, Mark Potvin at ecmcdirector@gmail.com. Rehearsals are held September through early May on Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Cambridge Lutheran Church, 621 Old North Main Street in Cambridge. History David Clarke founded the East Central Minnesota Chorale in 1980. Clarke was choral director at Cambridge High School, and after leaving Cambridge, became director of music at Normandale Lutheran Church in Edina. Dr. Dennis Port, now the conductor of the Bethel University Choir, also served as director for a few years. In the spring of 2007, David Clarke retired as director of the chorale. Mark Potvin, Choral Director at Princeton High School, accepted the position of music director of the Chorale in September 2007. Throughout the years the Chorale performed in several cities in East Central Minnesota, and the Twin Cities. They also took regional tours, performing in Duluth, Grand Forks, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Rochester, Marshall, and other Minnesota towns. The Chorale performed at the state convention of the American Choral Directors Association, as well as the

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ACDA regional convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over 150 East Central Minnesota residents have been members of the Chorale. Performances The chorale repertoire includes everything from classical Renaissance to Contemporary styles, including classic choral selections, oratorios, folk songs and spirituals, as well as Broadway and pops arrangements. In recent years, the Chorale has invited local high school choirs to join them in a Major Works/Scholarship concert, performed with orchestra and professional soloists. The concerts provide a unique experience for area high school singers. The Chorale annually awards two vocal music scholarships at this concert. The concert season typically includes 3-4 Christmas Concerts, the February Scholarship Concert, and 2 Spring Concerts. Occasionally there are additional special event concerts scheduled as well. Unum Vox, high school honor choir In 2009 the East Central MN Chorale launched a project for regional high school students. “Unum Vox” (one voice) is an elite honor choir designed to enrich the typical high school choir experience by allowing students from various schools to excel in a common pursuit of quality singing at the highest possible level. Open to 10-12 grade choral students, auditions for Unum Vox are held in May and June. Unum Vox rehearses from 6-8 pm on Sunday evenings at the Cambridge Lutheran Church in Cambridge. They usually perform in concert with the East Central MN Chorale. Mark Potvin also is the director of this choir.

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Isanti County Historical Society When it comes to the history of Isanti County, are you smarter than your fifth grader? Don’t take it too hard if it turns out she is better versed in the subject than you— chances will be she had a chance to attend “Old Time School,” at the West Riverside School. This experience is offered five weeks out of every year to students from the first to eighth grades and takes place at a historical country school preserved by the Isanti County Historical Society. Originally founded in 1965, the mission of the Isanti County Historical Society is to preserve and promote the history of Isanti County. After nearly four decades as an itinerant organization, the Historical Society finally settled in the Heritage Center in the northwest corner of the Isanti County Fairgrounds in 2003. However, after 9 years the Heritage Center was totally destroyed by an arson fire on July 8, 2011 and the organization was forced to again relocate and regroup. It has been estimated that 80% of all archives and artifacts were lost, as well as the entire building and its offices, community room and kitchen. At this time, the Isanti County Historical Society is beginning the task of processing all historical items that were salvaged from the fire, both freeze-dried and handdried. Through the dedication of board, staff, members, and volunteers and historical aficionados, a new society will emerge and move forward in the 21st century. Embracing technology, ICHS plans to host a resource center and library, beginning with salvaged archives, family histories, and documents containing the history of the early days of the county. Executive Director Kathy McCully envisions a proac��

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tive organization working with individuals, organizations, and families to collect and share new stories, photos and family histories not only through the library, but on-line, and through living history programs such as Old Time School and Swedish Language and Culture Camp. In addition to the West Riverside School, ICHS collaborates with Isanti County to maintain Spencer Brook School and Historic St. John’s Lutheran Church, both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. If you are determined to outwit your prideful progeny in the future, you can get involved with the Isanti County Historical Society and learn for yourself. Memberships start at $20, and volunteers of all skills and abilities are always welcome. For more information, call 763-689-4229 or visit www.ichs.ws.

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Area Parks

BRAHAM

Maple Ridge 3) Vegsund Family Park Stanchﬁeld

Dalbo 1) Dalbo Park

Wyanett

Springvale 47

4) Becklin Homestead 2) Springvale Park/WMA Park

Cambridge

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CAMBRIDGE 95

Bradford Spencer Brook

Isanti County Parks

Becklin Homestead County Park

34605 Holly St NW, Cambridge, MN 55008 Mowed multi-use trails; boat/canoe access to Rum River; ADA accessible picnic shelter & picnic tables; grills; observation platform; benches; ADA accessible restroom; groomed cross-country ski trails; interpretive trail; geocahes.

Dalbo County Park

37481 Helium St NW, Dalbo, MN 55017 Picnic tables; interpretive sign/map; mowed trails; boardwalks across wetlands; geocahes.

Irving & John Anderson County Park

27241 Furman St NE, North Branch, MN 55056 Mowed multi-use trails; canoe access to Horseleg Lake; ADA accessible picnic shelter & picnic tables; grills; observation platform; benches; ADA accessible restroom; boardwalks across wetlands; groomed ski trails; geocahes; kids play area.

Springvale County Park

3361 Hwy 95 NW, Cambridge, MN 55008 Mowed multi-use trails and paved trail; picnic tables; groomed cross country ski trails; benches; portable restroom; geocahes; future amenities will include single-track mountain bike trails, additional paved trails, ADA accessible restroom and an interpretive shelter and a nine hole disk golf course.

Vegsund Family County Park

40097 Polk St NE, Stanchfield, MN 55080 Mowed multi-use trails and paved trail; fishing pier, canoe access to Lake Seventeen; ADA accessible picnic shelter & picnic tables; grills; benches; open grass play area; geocahes.

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5) Wayside Prairie Park

ISANTI

North Branch

ISANTI 6) Irving & John Anderson Park

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ATHENS

Oxford

Wayside Prairie County Park

27800 Verdin St NW, Isanti, MN 55040 Mowed multi use trails; picnic shelter; picnic tables; grills; boardwalks across wetlands; portable restroom; interpretive sign; geocahes; Braham Parks

Northwest Park

2nd Street NW, Braham, MN Skateboard park; paved walking path; playground. Hidden Park 5th Street NE, Braham, MN ADA accessible picnic shelter; playground; basketball halfcourt; volleyball court. Memorial Rose Garden Main St S, Braham, MN Raised-bed gardens; memorial trellis; picnic table; pergola. Freedom Park Main St S, Braham, MN Picnic shelter; historic bandshell; Veterans memorial; U.S. flag disposal station; annual Pie Day Festival High Point Park (undeveloped) Marshview Dr, Braham, MN Pleasantview Park (undeveloped) 8th St SW, Braham, MN

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Area Parks (continued) Baseball backstop; playground; paved tails.

Brown Park

905 24th Avenue SW Playground; paved trails; benches; picnic shelter.

Honeysuckle Park

1100 Honeysuckle Lane Tennis court; basketball court; playground; paved trails; benches.

Water Tower Park

255 Birch Street S Playground; picnic shelters;

Central Greens Park

1455 Fern Street S Playground; gazebo; picnic tables benches; paved trails.

Lorne Erickson Memorial Park

905 Airport Pkwy Picnic tables; memorial plaque.

Wood Duck Preserve

935 6th Avenue NW Unpaved trail; natural park near river.

Sandquist Park

3422 Naples Street NE Three softball fields; two soccer fields/ football fields; concessions/restroom facilities; one baseball field.

Silver Oak Park

1280 Joe’s Lake Rd Natural Park

Oak Circle Park

Cambridge Parks

Spirit River Nature Area

1055 2nd Avenue SW Unpaved trails; mountain bike/ snow shoe tails; benches; campsite; groomed cross country ski trails; snowmobile tails.

City Park

810 2nd Avenue SW Tennis court; volleyball court; two playground areas; picnic shelters; paved trails; Basketball hoop.

Pioneer Park

821 Pioneer Trail SE Baseball back stop; playground; basketball court; tennis court; paved trails.

Peterson Park

1675 Oak Circle S Natural Park

Woodhaven Acres Park

Maple Drive S Natural Park

Joe’s Lake Preserve

Opportunity Blvd Natural Park

Skate Park/ Outdoor Ice Rinks

635 18th Avenue SW Lighted hockey rink and general skating rink; warming house; skateboard park.

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310 16th Avenue SE

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Area Parks (continued)

Isanti Parks

Bluebird Park

201 Isanti Pkwy NW, Isanti, MN 55040 Skate Park; hockey rink; picnic shelter with tables; playground; toddler playground; walking trails.

Riverside Park

503 Rum River Dr NW, Isanti, MN 55040 Playground; toddler playground; picnic tables; walking trails.

Rum River Meadows

1108 South Passage SW, Isanti, MN 55040 Playground; toddler playground; picnic tables.

Mattson Park

311 5th Ave NW, Isanti, MN 55040 Tennis courts; basketball court; playground; picnic Shelter with tables; Horseshoe pits.

Whisper Ridge Park

795 3rd Ave SW, Isanti, MN 55040 Tennis courts; basketball court.

Isanti Tot Lot

518 Dogwood St SW, Isanti, MN 55040 Playground; picnic shelter with tables.

VFW Park

410 Railroad Ave SE, Isanti, MN 55040 Playground; picnic tables.

Unity Park

420 3rd Ave N, Isanti, MN 55040 Softball field; picnic shelter.

Other Isanti Area Recreational Sites

Isanti Soccer Complex

950 3rd Ave NW, Isanti, MN 55040 Nine soccer fields.

Rum River BMX Track

101 Isanti Pwky NW, Isanti, MN 55040 BMX bicycling arena (head protection is required to use track).

Redbirds Baseball Field

620 3rd Ave NW Baseball field

Martin’s Landing

Martin’s Landing Rd SW DNR canoe landing

David C Johnson Civic Arena

600 1st Ave NW

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