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Front row from left: Matt Courtright, Nicky Jensen, Justin Sachs, Andy Osland, Trevor Mellen, Jake Richards, Tristen Thomas, Cody Moline and Jared Schmitt. Back row: Wyatt Garin, Timmy Moll, Brandon Williams, Dawson Linkert, Jon Chilstrom, Alec Hink and Brennen James. Head coach is Craig Moline, assisted by Chris Courtright, Tom Garin and Dan Linkert. Photo supplied

Pee Wee hockey team makes NBAHA history

By The Post Review on March 22, 2013 at 12:30 pm

North Branch Area Hockey Association’s B1 Pee Wee team had a remarkable 2012-13 season, with 25 wins, 10 losses and …

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Fire crews train for grain bin rescue (slideshow)

By Jon Tatting on March 13, 2013 at 1:08 pm

Around 40 volunteer firefighters from local departments participated in an extraordinary rescue training under the lights Thursday evening, March 7, …

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Spirit of America

By Contributer on March 8, 2013 at 10:10 am

850th Horizontal Engineer Company, Cambridge, deploys 149 soldiers to Afghanistan— By Rachel Kytonen/Isanti County News— Crystal Nickel beamed with pride …

By the look on his face, it seems as though Sunrise River Elementary School third-grader Mason Sletton was impressed at how low his classmates could go during the limbo portion of the Beach Party Bag Lunch Day Friday.

Whoa, that’s low (slideshow)

By Derrick Knutson on March 6, 2013 at 12:18 pm

In addition to the limbo, students dressed up in their most colorful beach garb and brought beach towels to …

Tiller Corporation sand fracking plant almost finished

By Derrick Knutson on February 27, 2013 at 8:03 am

The Tiller Corporation sand fracking plant on County Road 30 between North Branch and Harris now has all the proper …

“Right when I walked in, I knew I had to have it,” new owner Barb Johnson said. “I remember saying, ‘This is beautiful, this is beautiful.’ It kind of spoke to me. The rest is history, and I jumped in with both feet.”

‘You just don’t find a Grant House anymore’

By Jon Tatting on February 20, 2013 at 3:52 pm

Barb Johnson wants the story behind The Grant House known to all who visit and treasure it. The nostalgia, the …

Rob Gullickson of Rush City has gone through an extensive lifestyle change in both fitness and diet since the heart attack that almost took his life when he was 51 years old on Nov. 27, 2011.
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RC man finds new life after heart attack

By Jon Tatting on February 13, 2013 at 1:56 pm

At 51 years old, Rob Gullickson thought he was in decent shape. He often worked out with weights and watched …

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Area residents brave the elements at Winter Fest (slideshow)

By The Post Review on February 13, 2013 at 12:25 pm

There’s a certain wintry event in North Branch that gives people of all ages good reason to bundle up and …

Delmer Fairbanks stands next to a CNC machine on the shop floor of Branch Manufacturing, Inc., the business from which he retired after 54 years. Photo by Derrick Knutson

Recollecting a lifetime of work

By Derrick Knutson on February 6, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Delmer Fairbanks was born inside a farmhouse off Highway 61 about a mile and a quarter south of North Branch. …

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Lifting skyward (slideshow)

By Derrick Knutson on January 30, 2013 at 1:33 pm

The sky above North Center Lake in Center City was bespeckled with balloons Saturday morning. The balloons, which took about …