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Celebrate the holiday season with a night of music featuring local, award-winning classical guitarist Samuel Hines on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., at the Mille Lacs Lake Community Library in Isle. Hines will play classical renditions of your favorite holiday tunes. This program is open to all ages. No registration necessary. …
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[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today visited CLUES in St. Paul to announce that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is awarding nearly $2.5 million to 17 child care organizations representing communities throughout Minnesota. This latest round of grant funding will help increase the supply of quality child care providers…
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Operation Christmas for Aitkin County is coming up next week. Tawny Druar returned to give us an update on the phone number, as well as more details on Operation Christmas for Aitkin County Residents. There are just a few requirements to take advantage of this free holiday shopping experience: This weekend they’ll be getting everything ready in time for…
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Jayne Wilhelm, Director of community Relations and Development, for Opportunity Living in Iowa joined the show to talk about their care centers, what services they offer, and their auction ‘Operation SOS’ (Save Our Swimming Pool” with items from the Brainerd Lakes area part of the gift baskets:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Palliative Care Program Manager Betsy Liedl, R.N., L.S.W., will speak about the organization’s palliative care services at CRMC’s Cancer Support Group on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 12 to 1 p.m. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care.…
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Release from the Minnesota Department of Human Services: New state grants will help older Minnesotans continue living in their own homes by funding services such as caregiver support, help with housekeeping, modifications to prevent falls, and more accessible gardens. Fifty-seven organizations will receive more than $7 million in Live Well At Home grants from the…
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ST. PAUL, MN – Representative Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) was appointed Republican Lead of the Education Finance Committee for the 2023-2024 biennium. This is the third term in which Kresha was appointed to serve as Republican lead on the committee. “My previous work as an educator has made me uniquely qualified for this role on…
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Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on November 26th 2022 at 6:49 PM, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Pine River Township, rural Backus MN. A K9 was utilized during the traffic stop investigation and approximately 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine was located during the search of…
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Ashley King from Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation gave an update on rescuing animals on the early frozen lakes and ponds, fun facts on Porcupines, and an early look at their next fundraising with the Brainerd Jaycees Ice fishing Extravaganza at the end of January: