Moose Lake Star-Gazette

The Moose Lake Star-Gazette, founded in 1895, is a community newspaper with a circulation of 1,800 that caters to the residents of the Moose Lake area. The Evergreen Shopper is a free publication distributed to over 13,000 households in Carlton and Pine Counties, making it a key advertising resource for local businesses. These publications are part of NorthStar Media, which also produces the Pine City Pioneer and the North Pine County News, a successor to the Hinckley News, Pine County Courier, and Askov American, all serving Pine County. For more information, visit pinecountynews.com. NorthStar Media, owned by Gene Johnson from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, additionally publishes the Isanti-Chisago County Star, a free newspaper available in Cambridge, Minnesota, which can be found online at isanti-chisagocountystar.com. NorthStar Media also runs a commercial web printing division based in Cambridge.

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Legion sends student to experience government

6 days ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Matthew Bohnsack will be representing the Moose Lake American Leion Post 379 as he heads to St. Johns University in June. The Moose Lake Junior will participate in hands on learning about local and state government. Students must be a Junior and must meet certain qualifications before being chosen by the Legion. Bohnsack plans to study English post-high school. “The connection between stories in literature to events in real life is intriguing,” Bohnsack said.
Gone fishin’: Opener weekend lures Minnesotans outdoors

1 week ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Many excited anglers begin preparing for the Minnesota fishing opener weeks in advance. They make sure their boats, motors and gear are ready to go, licences up to date and stalk nightcrawlers with a flashlight after soaking the lawn. If it’s still cold, eager anglers head to the nearest bait shop to buy fatheads, leeches or whichever bait is most likely to catch their fish of choice.
Butcher hangs up cleaver, bids farewell after decades of service

1 week ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Don Bistram is retiring quietly after 45 years as the butcher behind the scenes at KJ’s Fresh Market in Moose Lake. He began working at the Holiday store at the age of 19 in 1979 after he attended a meat school. He was a constant fixture through the next four decades while the store underwent new owners and names, from Holiday, Market Place Foods and finally KJ’s. While Bistram grew up on a farm in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, he has lived in Barnum since the mid 1980s.
New Mille Lacs Band looks to continue relationship with Pine County

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | T.A. LeBrun

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, which occupies land in Pine County with 635 Band members in the county, is seeing new leadership in Virgil Wind as the new chief executive, replacing Melanie Benjamin last year. Not having contentious issues such as the Mille Lacs fishery and the 1855 Treaty boundary dispute with Mille Lacs County, the Mille Lacs Band and Pine County officials have maintained a positive relationship.
Spring play, Alice by Heart

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

The Moose Lake and Willow River drama clubs are joining together for the newest play, Alice by Heart. Play director, Genevieve Berthelot explains what it’s about. In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station.
New bill targets rural fire, emergency respose

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jeff Dotseth

Emergency response doesn’t stop at city or county lines, especially in Greater Minnesota where rural fire departments and ambulance services often serve several towns, townships, and unincorporated areas all at once. These shared services are vital to our communities, but funding them has always been complicated and often unfair. I introduced a bill this year to help change that.
Carlton County law library offers range of resources for public use

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jana Peterson

Carlton County will celebrate Law Day on May 1 by making justice accessible to folks who can’t afford an attorney — by introducing citizens to the law library. After all, attorneys can be expensive. “If you’re a criminal defendant, you get appointed an attorney if you qualify,” said Carlton County attorney Lauri Ketola.
Local theater generates larger-than-life memories

2 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Movie theaters are magical buildings. Once inside they can transport you to different places and times, whether it’s listening in to the Godfather, traveling to a unique place with Lord of the Rings or maybe a Blue Hawaii with Elvis Presely, people have long escaped to other places without leaving town for decades. The Lowers are a fifth generation of owners helping to entertain audiences at their 100-plus year old Lake Theatre in Moose Lake, which still includes a player piano from times of yore.
Chamber to organize Agate Stampede

3 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

There are a few changes with the popular Agate Stampede this summer. While the Carlton County Gem & Mineral Club will continue to organize the Agate Days Show, the Moose Lake Chamber will take over the stampede. “Our club gave the option to run the Agate Stampede to the Chamber, which they accepted,” explained long time organizer and past president Roger Bieble.
Reconnect with nature, family

3 weeks ago | mlstargazette.com | Jamie Lund

Director Ricky Wright is excited to bring YMCA Camp Miller back to pre-pandemic and into the future. Wright is in his second year at the popular summer camp nestled along the shores of Sturgeon Lake. The camp has been in the same familiar location since the early 1900s, although it opened in 1898 in Ely, making it the fourth oldest camp in the country. In 1904 it moved a few miles away to Deerwood, where it stayed for eight years before moving to the current location.