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–Use evergreen pipe cleaners to hang garland or heavy ornaments on your tree. –Make a DIY Christmas tree garland with tiny ornaments. Prepare your garland with a pack of mini ornaments. Using baker’s twine, carefully tie on each ornament at even intervals. Drape them over the branches of your mini Christmas tree and enjoy! –Make…
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Children and their families are encouraged to join us for Storytime with Tia on the first and last Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. starting in December at the Mille Lacs Lake Community Library in Isle. We’ll read stories, sing songs, and have a jolly good time! Dates include: Dec. 3 and 31; Jan.…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida was on the show to give updates on winter outdoor activities with early ice fishing and deer hunter, and give more details on a recent missing person case:
District 10B State Representative Dale Lueck joined the show to talk about what lies ahead with just over a month left in his tenure as a State Representative:
Ice anglers can harvest walleye on both Mille Lacs and Upper Red lakes this winter season. On Upper Red Lake, a three-walleye bag limit, with one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed in possession, went into effect Nov. 1. On Mille Lacs Lake, a one-walleye bag limit, with one walleye between 21-23 inches or one…
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Create a Christmas card or two for someone special during a Pop-Up Christmas Crafts event on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the McGregor Public Library. The meeting room will be open for crafters from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. A button machine will also be on hand for making buttons to keep or share. They make…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center surgeons Howard McCollister, M.D., and Paul Severson, M.D., will be presenting information on a clinic study opportunity at a free virtual seminar on Thursday, Dec. 1, beginning at 6 p.m. Register to receive a link to the free seminar at https://form.jotform.com/223205739607154 In the seminar, participants will learn about the Endogenex procedure, a…
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CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) continued checking deer hunters. There were complaints of baiting, trespassing, and hunting after the season closed. Some waterfowl hunters were still out despite shallow waters freezing over. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) continued monitoring firearms deer season activities. Fewer hunters were observed throughout the week with the cooler weather. Griffith followed up…
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–Thanksgiving leftovers probably taste better because you get to eat them alone. —Thanksgiving is a holiday where we’re thankful for everything that we already have but the very next day, Black Friday, is a day where some trample and stampede each other for the things that they don’t have. –An optimist is a person who…
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