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- Editorial: Making key gains in math, science
State students score well, but success must be expanded. Last update: December 12, 2008 - 6:04 PM A PICTURE OF PROGRESS "The big story here is what has happened in the intervening 12 years [since 1995.] We've ...
- Minnesota students makes math and science top 10
Minnesota fourth- and eighth-graders held their own against global peers in a study that sized up science and math achievement in almost 60 countries.
- Minn. couple had been on ship attacked by pirates
When pirates attacked a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia last week, two Minnesota residents were on board.
- Survey finds widespread anxiety about economy
Exit polls in Minnesota gave strong indications that economic worries fueled Barack Obama's victory in the state.
- Pickup hits 82-year-old bicyclist north of metro, killing rider
An 82-year-old bicyclist trying to cross a highway north of the Twin Cities this morning was struck by a pickup truck and killed, authorities said.
- Whitford statue receives some preservation wax
Three years following its dedication, the Joe Whitford statue northeast of downtown Fergus Falls has received a coating of preservation wax.
- Farm goes from wholesale to pickyourown pumpkins
Farm goes from wholesale to pick-your-own pumpkins LINDSTROM, Minn. A busload of excited kindergartners changed Tom and Teresa Rongitsch's farm forever.
- Calls to police
Fight: Police responded about 2 a.m. Sept. 20 to a report of a fight involving females toilet-papering a home in the 6500 block of Deerwood Lane.
- Teen's U.S. 61 accident causes 2-hour power outage
About 14,500 Xcel Energy customers in Forest Lake and southern Chisago County lost power Tuesday night after a 16-year-old boy apparently fell asleep and hit a power pole.
- Panel to consider judicial independence
The College of St. Benedict will host a panel discussion Tuesday on judicial independence and how Minnesota selects its judges.
- Washington County Historical Society trying to save fragile film footage
Brent Peterson made a delightful discovery last week while watching a film shot in 1948 by Stillwater photographer John Runk.
- Poverty touching many in America, citizens testify
Millions of Americans continue to live in poverty and neither major political party is addressing the problem, according to citizens who spoke out this week during the Republican National Convention.
- Local delegate shares excitement in GOP convention
By Howard Lestrud "This is great fun and really something for a smalltown boy attending a national political convention," remarked an excited Minnesota delegate Pete Nelson, Lindstrom, as he attended a rally ...
- Northfield Police Report
Amanda Claire Chrysler, 18, was cited for speeding in the intersection of Highway 19 and County Road 54.
- Inaugural Minnesota science exams expose struggles
The first look at how Minnesota children are adapting to tougher state science standards isn't pretty.
- Chisago County / Group eyes finishing historic area trail
Outdoor enthusiasts are trying to garner support and finish a 20-mile bike and pedestrian trail from Wyoming to Taylors Falls.
- Isanti man dies in broadside crash
An Isanti man was killed Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle he was riding in was struck broadside, the State Patrol said.
- Isanti man killed in Aug. 5 broadside crash
By Jon Tatting editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com An Isanti man was killed in a broadside crash at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
- Filings closed: Much interest shown in county commissioner races
By MaryHelen Swanson The filing period closed Tuesday at 5 p.m. for political races in 2008.
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City DescriptionLindström is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, located 35 miles northeast of the Twin Cities. The population was 3,015 at the 2000 census. Lindström's slogan is "America's Little Sweden".
U.S. Route 8 serves as a main arterial route for the community.
Daniel Lindstrom left Sweden in 1853 in search of a place to find a nice piece of land to settle in America. Lindstrom was incorporated 41 years later, in 1894. There were many other Swedish Emigrants who traveled with Daniel including Erik Norelius, whose personal journals documented in part, formed the basis of Vilhelm Moberg’s novels of the Swedish emigration to the United States, The Emigrants. Moberg had two main characters in his novels, Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson. His novels depict the hardships that Swedish Emigrants had when traveling to America. Karl Oskar and Kristina remain the City of Lindstrom’s logo still today. The City of Lindstrom also celebrates Karl Oskar and Kristina annually by having "Karl-Oskar Days". This event takes place mid-July and there are many activities including the Coronation for "Karl-Oskar Princess", parades, a street dance and fireworks. There is still a statue of Karl-Oskar ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Minnesota
- Chisago County
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