Aitkin Friends of the Library Book Sale
Everyone is invited to the Friends of the Aitkin Public Library Fall Book Sale! The book sale will be held in the library’s community room from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29. All hardcover books are $1 each, and everything else is $.50 each. Don’t miss the special bag…
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Essentia Health welcomes family medicine specialist Jessica Beste
Essentia Health is proud to welcome Jessica Beste, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. She will practice at the Essentia Health St. Joseph’s-Pequot Lakes Clinic and the Essentia Health St. Joseph’s-Crosslake Clinic “I did some of my training at Essentia and was very drawn to the organization because…
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USDA Invests $1,826,100 Million to Improve Health Care across Rural Minnesota
St. Paul, MN., Oct. 18, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Collen Landkamer today announced that USDA is awarding $ million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across Minnesota. “Access to modern and sustainable health care infrastructure is essential to the health, well-being and prosperity for the…
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CRMC’s to hold fundraiser for Lakes Area United Way
As part of Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s support of the Lakes Area United Way, employees will be selling slices of gourmet cheesecake and taking orders for holiday cakes on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital’s main entrance lobby. The UGLY Cheesecake Co. slices will be sold for $5 a…
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Aitkin County TZD Coordinator Amy Dotzler on October 20th Community Connection
Aitkin County TZD Coordinator Amy Dotzler gave us an update from the annual TZD Conference, their 2023 Enforcement Grant, and recent actions on the School Speed Zone and Pedestrian Saturations:
Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day
-Interesting, isn’t it, that the term”take out” refers to food, romantic dating, and assassination. -Are those who sneeze the most blessed? -Mielke wants to know why we “write down” (Let me write that down.) and “type up” (Hey, I’ll type that up for you)? -I wonder how many animals’ backs did we humans have to…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Fishermen Face Felony Charges After Rigging Competition”
(Lake Erie, OH) — Two men are facing felony charges after rigging an Ohio fishing competition. Earlier this month, Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky appeared to win 30-grand at a fishing tournament, but it was soon revealed they had stuffed their catches with lead weights and frozen fish filets. Now, a grand jury is charging…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Texas neighborhood fed up with Edward Scissordhands”
Residents in one Fort Worth, Texas neighborhood say they’re getting fed up with the activities of somebody they’re calling “Edward Scissorhands.” The unidentified man is trimming their trees in the middle of the night without their permission. One resident has caught him on surveillance video around 3 a.m. He’s reportedly trimmed about a dozen trees…
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