Rush City News

By Kelli Baxter For some people, Veterans Day might mean nothing more than a day when they don't get their mail, or a day off from school or work.

Bonnie Mary Nelson of Princeton displays a oeBorn of the Moon,a a piece she created using driftwood and paper.

My birth mother. She would be 66 years old as of now. She was a travel agent, who gave me up for adoption in Rush City, MN, on March 3, 1969.

The long-arm reach of a reality television show was not long enough to lure in a Rush City woman who works in Forest Lake.

By Kelli Baxter Several arrests have been made in connection with a host of burglaries in northern Chisago County townships, Sheriff Todd Rivard said.

ABOVE: From left to right are newly-elected school board candidates Carol Cook, Channa Tastsides, Brian Anderson and Brenda Nessel By Kelli Baxter There were two things that maybe would cast a raised eyebrow about Tuesday's otherwise ordinary Rush City School Board election Tuesday.

By Kelli Baxter Rush City High School administrator Kim Erdman said he was ready for a move from Polly Pockets and Pokemon.

Rush City boys cross country runner Josh Wurdemann qualified for the Minnesota State High School Cross Country meet, taking sixth place as an individual at the Section 7AA Championship meet in Pierz on Thursday, Oct.

Donna Heath of Pine City and Robin Widman of Rush City have never met, but they have something very important in common.

By Kelli Baxter The beacon at the Rush City Regional Airport will continue its short, dim existence, at least until the city can find another way to pay for a new one.

Minnesota is in danger of losing a congressional seat after the 2010 U.S. Census is completed, and snowbirds might be responsible for helping the state hang on to it.

By Kelli Baxter Trudy Kruse remembers when it took several hours to sort thousands of pieces of mail by hand at the Rush City Post Office.

Fairview clinics, including those in Wyoming, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Chisago City, North Branch, Rush City and Pine City, are experiencing delays in seasonal flu vaccine shipments due to the manufacturing and distribution of the H1N1 vaccine.

BRIAN ANDERSON Tell voters a little about yourself, such as your occupation, education and family: My wife, Judy, and I have lived in the Rush City School District for 16 years.

Pilots will soon be able to see Rush City Regional Airport from the air. In a project that was originally approved in 2007, Rush City Council members voted at a recent meeting to ratify the action of previous council members and replace the airporta s beacon.

By MaryHelen Swanson With 35 fewer students than projected in the North Branch schools this year, the district will face a loss of $200,000 in state revenue which, added to the projected budget shortfall of $1.1 million, would create a deficit of $1.3 million next spring.

By Kelli Baxter Whether anyone likes it or not, a judge's ruling will allow Robert Buberl to build a compost facility in Rush City.

Newly crowned Rush City 2009 Homecoming Queen Laura Hestbeck and King Connor Sherill will reign over the week's activities.

Writes Charlotte Bronte-saurus: "Subject: The Eye of the Beholder. "A woman's life is difficult enough, but... "This summer I've been enjoying the company of a lovely house guest - his manners impeccable, his helpfulness remarkable, and his sense of timing a little embarrassing.

By MaryHelen Swanson A special meeting of the Rush City school board was held Wednesday, Sept.