Author: Augustus Schmitt

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Voyageurs National Park’s Annual Star Party to be Held August 9 – 10

by Mark Miller of VNP Experience the beauty and wonder of the night sky at the annual Star Party, featuring a series of free astronomy events taking place August 9-10 at Voyageurs National Park.  Join us to explore the cosmos and celebrate the importance of preserving our dark, starry skies. Hosted by Voyageurs Conservancy, the…
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August 2, 2024 0

Story & Song From Mallard Island at Faith Untied Church

On Friday, August 2nd Faith United is gonna continue their Open Range Concert Up North series with a performance at 7pm provided by artists from Mallard Island. We had the opportunity to speak to Peggy Kelly of Faith United again, along with Prudence Johnson who is a songbird that contributes to the musical part of…
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August 1, 2024 0

Stampede Elementary Football Camp: Three Days of Grit

Earlier this week, multiple future Bronco Football players had taken the field on July 29th & 30th for the Stampede Elementary Camp. Sadly, it was suppose to be a three-day camp but due to the weather day three had to be canceled. But from the sound of it the kids still had lots of fun…
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August 1, 2024 0

We the Nuclear Free North at the Rainy Lake Square on 7/31

If you’re gonna be over at Rainy Lake Square in Fort Frances between the times of 10am-4pm then make sure to pay a visit to We the Nuclear Free North. They are gonna be holding an event to bring awareness to a project that involves Nuclear waste and where and how it’s being discarded. We…
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July 31, 2024 0

Pacesetters Volleyball Camp for grades 5-9

Today is also the last day of the Pacesetters Volleyball Camp happening over at the Falls High School gym. The day will start with the morning session at 8:30am with grades 5-6, and that session goes till 11:30am. I even got to talk to three girls from that group: Emmie, Maddy, and Lydia. Who I…
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July 31, 2024 0

Women’s Week 2024 at Grassy Narrows Lodge

Fishing is, by far, one of the most popular leisure activities both here in the Falls, and across the border in Canada. Grassy Narrows Lodge recognized this and reserved a whole week to the ladies who like to fish. We got to talk to Maria Vandenbrand who is the manager over at the lodge. She…
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July 30, 2024 0

Bordertown Blaze End of Season Recap

With the summer season at an end, Coach Bryan Kershaw of the Bordertown Blaze came into the studio to talk about their season and how it went. So what would he say was the high point of the season? The Blaze was a team that was put together as a group effort that started with…
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July 30, 2024 0

Attorney General Ellison celebrates signing of employer misclassification fraud bill

New bill makes it harder for employers to incorrectly classify employees as independent contractors Bill was based on a policy proposal from AG Ellison’s task force on misclassification fraud Today, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison celebrated Governor Walz’s signing of a landmark bill to combat employer misclassification fraud. The new law, provisions of which went…
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July 26, 2024 0

Rock The Square! Remember Our Rockers

Rock the Square is happening on Saturday, July 27th at the Rainy Lake Square! And we had the opportunity to talk to Wes Debungie who will be performing with his band Dark Horse at the event. He was then asked about where the idea came for Remember the Rockers being the theme for Rock the…
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July 26, 2024 0

Restaurant Week w/ United Way NE MN (follow up)

Restaurant Week 2024 is just a couple weeks away! We had reached out again to Elizabeth Kelly, the Resource Development & Events Director at United Way NE MN, to talk about the event. So who are the restaurants participating so far? Elizabeth Kelly then shares the goals of Restaurant Week. With all that support, what…
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July 25, 2024 0