http://www.stillwatercourier.com The Stillwater Courier serves Stillwater, MN and surrounding communities with local news, sports, classifieds and community information. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/gfx/masthead/masthead_logo.gif http://www.stillwatercourier.com http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9812 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9812 On a 50-acre plot of wooden, marshy land off Stillwater’s western edge, Warren MacKenzie spends his time living and working much like he has for nearly 60 years – with his hands in the mud making pots that have gained him fame in art circles around the globe. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9820 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9820 The afternoon before Easter was supposed to be bright and cloudless, allowing local children to hunt around the Washington Park lawn for brightly colored eggs and scrumptious candies. Instead, it was cloudy, drizzly, and miserable, with melting snows that turned the chilly ground to even chillier mud. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9802 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9802 Tuesday’s Stillwater City Council meeting once again was the backdrop for discussion of possible algae harvesting to improve water quality of McKusick Lake, but lake residents are no closer to getting the city to agree to the measure than they were before. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9819 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9819 The Allen S. King power plant is back online and will soon return to producing full power, according to an Xcel company spokesman. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9818 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9818 Stillwater Police were seeking a 31-year-old Stillwater man after he allegedly grabbed his mother by the throat and attempted to strangle her following an argument during a card game at her home on March 4. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9817 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9817 The snow is pretty to look at out a window, but not for people traveling the roadways. The late March snowstorm is blanketing Stillwater and the St. Croix Valley in the heavy, wet white stuff. (Photo by Andy Blenkush) http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9816 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9816 Should Washington County join other metro-area counties in collecting a sales tax to fund transit projects? And if it does, will citizens get a fair return on their investment? http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9815 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9815 The Bayport prison has a new warden. His name is John King. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9800 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9800 Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki is not in the camp of those who think that “earmark” is a dirty word. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9813 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9813 Stillwater Area Schools employs one of the top 10 teachers in the state, according to statewide education advocacy group. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9724 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9724 Tuesday morning I went to the dentist. I suppose there aren’t many people who put going to the dentist high on their lists of Fun Things I Like To Do, but I always leave Brian’s office smiling—often numb, sometimes drooling, but feeling really good. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9821 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9821 Minnesota Twins left-hander Glen Perkins was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9786 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9786 Scott Christensen has never been one to follow. The Stillwater Area High School boys’ track and cross country coach would rather lead and USA Track and Field has taken note. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9787 http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=9787 Stillwater Area High School sophomore cross country skiing phenom Jessie Diggins continues to pile up awards garner national – even world wide – attention.