Lastest Sherburne Refuge Prescribed Burn

I drove home via the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge yesterday and saw them doing another prescribed burn. I know that the fires are supposed to a good thing, but I feel badly for the animals who no longer have homes to return to! Here are some pictures: #gallery-1...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Sixth Class

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Kaeden

Here’s a snapshot of one of my Tennessee grandbabies!

What Is This Picture?

Who can tell me what this picture represents? Answer: This is Google in Morse Code in honor of Samuel Morse’s birthday!

Elk River Amateur Radio Course and Testing

Dave and I attended a one-day licensing course and test session today in Elk River. The event was sponsored by Sherburne County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (SherCo ARES). As part of our Storm Spotter training last month, we also had to become licensed...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Fifth Class

Our class met Tuesday at the Sherburne County Law Enforcement Center and Jail facility in Elk River. Captain Dan Andren began by giving us an overview of the jail system and procedures. We went on a tour of the various offices and departments and took...

Orrock Township Town Hall

We were out driving and took this picture of Orrock’s Town Hall:

Spring Bird Tour Pictures

The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge hosted the Spring Bird Tour on Saturday, April 18. We met at 8:00 am at the Old School House. Barb Kull led our group. She has been a volunteer at the Refuge for many years. I found a cool article about her on the...

Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 20-24

After seeing the damaged caused last week in my former city of Murfreesboro, this is very timely information to review. From Sheriff Joel Brott’s April Newsletter: Did you know…About 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the United States every year? Make...

Steve’s Elk River Nursery

We purchased three very nice maple trees from Steve last fall. So far they are doing excellent. Steve was very helpful in answering our questions and delivered the trees himself. We were very pleased with their business and customer service. We also took...