Several virtual cooking classes are being offered through District 728 Community Education in Elk River. They will be taught via Zoom.
Interested in becoming a District 728 Community Education instructor?
The staff at the Star News is looking for some fresh feature story ideas for its upcoming bridal section due out mid-January.
The Star News would like to hear from students and families who have found distance learning to be difficult during the 2020-21 school year.
Open skating and skating with sticks and pucks will get going at the Furniture and Things Community Event Center in Elk River on Jan. 4, but t…
Otsego public works garage transformed
A total of $51,775 has been donated to the Community Aid Elk River food shelf as part of Give to the Max Day, held Nov. 19.
Two new Grab-and-Go Kits are now available through District 728 Community Education in Elk River.
District 728 Community Education is offering several new virtual home-design-related classes in the new year. They include:
The deadline to donate gifts to the Gifts Anonymous program is Friday, Dec. 18.
As pandemic hit, farm created victory garden
District 728 Community Education is offering an online cookie decorating class. Holiday Cookie Bake and Decorate will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. …
Historian takes a look at Elk River’s early leaders
by Joni Astrup
First-time gardeners find growing produce in Elk River backyard exhilarating, rewarding
It started to rain on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4 in Zimmerman at the home of retired Minnesota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Launette …
Together Elk River Spirit Week kicked off with Make a Difference Monday on Aug. 24.
Legion Honor Guard Commander Bill Dollansky dies from injuries suffered in fall; sharpshooter who operated tanks, raced cars and drove Ford tr…
A group of STEM-oriented students who were planning to go to a robotics world championship competition for the third year in a row will not ha…
Cancer diagnosis after engagement only strengthened their bond
Elk River Municipal Utilities has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating comm…
Forum focuses on future energy and highlights economic advantages of clean, renewable route
Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Zimmerman schools, community have come together for 25-plus years to provide for those who find themselves in a season of need
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Sherburne County 4-H will host a community open house on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 3-5 p.m. at the Sherburne County Government Center. The free ev…
Elk River American Legion Timeline1918May 6: Private Paul Corey Davis, the first Sherburne County boy to die, succumbs to pneumonia in France…
University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist Program, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invites area residents to par…
Jessica Rothmeyer, counselor and author, will speak at event
Brother-in-law honors WWII medic he looked up to with book and program at Handke
Elk River Senior Dining Site, administered by Catholic Charities, is located at 350 Evans Ave., Elk River (763-441-6288).
This time of year gardeners start to think of fall and wrapping up their gardening season. The fall can be a wonderful gardening season as well.
Pop Rocks will close out the 2019 Riverfront Concert Series season with a dance party rock show Thursday, Aug. 22. The concert begins at 7 p.m…
Lupulin Brewing Company in Big Lake will have two new beverages premiering at the Minnesota State Fair: Lemon Meringue Pie Ale and Cotton Cand…
by Kurt Nesbitt
Kathy Coles has accomplished what no other woman has.
One of Jenny Ziebarth’s favorite memories of her father was seeing him on a pontoon fishing with his grandchildren while spending a relaxing d…
Serenity Boike walked along the worn path between her Big Lake home and the nearby home of her friends Averie and Evan with regularity.
Laura Gifford relaxed on a pontoon while visiting with friends and family on Lake Orono this past Sunday. These days, Gifford takes as many la…
Elk River City Council members don’t seem to support a “T21” ordinance proposal that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…
The United States Marine Corps announced that Adam Paris of Rogers High School was selected for and attended the 2019 Semper Fidelis All-Ameri…
Vince Smith worked as a dog handler in the Army during the Vietnam War, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Dressed in poodle skirts and letterman jackets, the residents, staff and guests of Elk River’s BeeHive Homes spent a recent afternoon travelin…
The Fabulous Armadillos, a classic rock group from St. Cloud, will hit the Riverfront Concert Series stage on Thursday, Aug. 8. The free conce…
Gary Lilja, a 1970 graduate of Elk River High School, dreamed of going to the British Open someday, but it wasn’t until three of his classmate…
City officials got a preliminary look at what the city’s property tax levy and budget could be next year as they heard more budget requests du…
A traffic complaint radioed in by a Big Lake officer on the way to the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River with a prisoner has led an arrest.
The former bookkeeper for Anoka Flooring Company was sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months in prison for embezzling more tha…
Elk River escaped serious damage brought on by thunderstorms punctuated by hail and tornadoes over the weekend, but one local residence got th…
The staff at the Star News is looking for some fresh feature story ideas for its upcoming bridal section due out mid-January.
The Star News would like to hear from students and families who have found distance learning to be difficult during the 2020-21 school year.
Open skating and skating with sticks and pucks will get going at the Furniture and Things Community Event Center in Elk River on Jan. 4, but t…
Otsego public works garage transformed
A total of $51,775 has been donated to the Community Aid Elk River food shelf as part of Give to the Max Day, held Nov. 19.
Two new Grab-and-Go Kits are now available through District 728 Community Education in Elk River.
District 728 Community Education is offering several new virtual home-design-related classes in the new year. They include:
The deadline to donate gifts to the Gifts Anonymous program is Friday, Dec. 18.
As pandemic hit, farm created victory garden
District 728 Community Education is offering an online cookie decorating class. Holiday Cookie Bake and Decorate will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. …
Historian takes a look at Elk River’s early leaders
by Joni Astrup
First-time gardeners find growing produce in Elk River backyard exhilarating, rewarding
It started to rain on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4 in Zimmerman at the home of retired Minnesota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Launette …
Together Elk River Spirit Week kicked off with Make a Difference Monday on Aug. 24.
Legion Honor Guard Commander Bill Dollansky dies from injuries suffered in fall; sharpshooter who operated tanks, raced cars and drove Ford tr…
A group of STEM-oriented students who were planning to go to a robotics world championship competition for the third year in a row will not ha…
Cancer diagnosis after engagement only strengthened their bond
Elk River Municipal Utilities has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating comm…
Forum focuses on future energy and highlights economic advantages of clean, renewable route
Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Zimmerman schools, community have come together for 25-plus years to provide for those who find themselves in a season of need
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Sherburne County 4-H will host a community open house on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 3-5 p.m. at the Sherburne County Government Center. The free ev…
Elk River American Legion Timeline1918May 6: Private Paul Corey Davis, the first Sherburne County boy to die, succumbs to pneumonia in France…
University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist Program, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invites area residents to par…
Jessica Rothmeyer, counselor and author, will speak at event
Brother-in-law honors WWII medic he looked up to with book and program at Handke
Elk River Senior Dining Site, administered by Catholic Charities, is located at 350 Evans Ave., Elk River (763-441-6288).
This time of year gardeners start to think of fall and wrapping up their gardening season. The fall can be a wonderful gardening season as well.
Pop Rocks will close out the 2019 Riverfront Concert Series season with a dance party rock show Thursday, Aug. 22. The concert begins at 7 p.m…
Lupulin Brewing Company in Big Lake will have two new beverages premiering at the Minnesota State Fair: Lemon Meringue Pie Ale and Cotton Cand…
by Kurt Nesbitt
Kathy Coles has accomplished what no other woman has.
One of Jenny Ziebarth’s favorite memories of her father was seeing him on a pontoon fishing with his grandchildren while spending a relaxing d…
Serenity Boike walked along the worn path between her Big Lake home and the nearby home of her friends Averie and Evan with regularity.
Laura Gifford relaxed on a pontoon while visiting with friends and family on Lake Orono this past Sunday. These days, Gifford takes as many la…
Elk River City Council members don’t seem to support a “T21” ordinance proposal that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…
The United States Marine Corps announced that Adam Paris of Rogers High School was selected for and attended the 2019 Semper Fidelis All-Ameri…
Vince Smith worked as a dog handler in the Army during the Vietnam War, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Dressed in poodle skirts and letterman jackets, the residents, staff and guests of Elk River’s BeeHive Homes spent a recent afternoon travelin…
The Fabulous Armadillos, a classic rock group from St. Cloud, will hit the Riverfront Concert Series stage on Thursday, Aug. 8. The free conce…
Gary Lilja, a 1970 graduate of Elk River High School, dreamed of going to the British Open someday, but it wasn’t until three of his classmate…
City officials got a preliminary look at what the city’s property tax levy and budget could be next year as they heard more budget requests du…
A traffic complaint radioed in by a Big Lake officer on the way to the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River with a prisoner has led an arrest.
The former bookkeeper for Anoka Flooring Company was sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months in prison for embezzling more tha…
Elk River escaped serious damage brought on by thunderstorms punctuated by hail and tornadoes over the weekend, but one local residence got th…
The first day of school is just around the corner.
It was the spring of 1961 when Jerry and Lorena Buckley set down roots on 40 acres of land about three miles west of Big Lake on Highway 10.
Two new Grab-and-Go Kits are now available through District 728 Community Education in Elk River.
District 728 Community Education is offering several new virtual home-design-related classes in the new year. They include:
The deadline to donate gifts to the Gifts Anonymous program is Friday, Dec. 18.
As pandemic hit, farm created victory garden
District 728 Community Education is offering an online cookie decorating class. Holiday Cookie Bake and Decorate will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. …
Historian takes a look at Elk River’s early leaders
by Joni Astrup
First-time gardeners find growing produce in Elk River backyard exhilarating, rewarding
It started to rain on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4 in Zimmerman at the home of retired Minnesota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Launette …
Together Elk River Spirit Week kicked off with Make a Difference Monday on Aug. 24.
Legion Honor Guard Commander Bill Dollansky dies from injuries suffered in fall; sharpshooter who operated tanks, raced cars and drove Ford tr…
A group of STEM-oriented students who were planning to go to a robotics world championship competition for the third year in a row will not ha…
Cancer diagnosis after engagement only strengthened their bond
Elk River Municipal Utilities has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating comm…
Forum focuses on future energy and highlights economic advantages of clean, renewable route
Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Zimmerman schools, community have come together for 25-plus years to provide for those who find themselves in a season of need
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Sherburne County 4-H will host a community open house on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 3-5 p.m. at the Sherburne County Government Center. The free ev…
Elk River American Legion Timeline1918May 6: Private Paul Corey Davis, the first Sherburne County boy to die, succumbs to pneumonia in France…
University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist Program, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invites area residents to par…
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