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(Aitkin, MN) — High School students throughout Aitkin County schools will be invited to a special Interactive Career Fair on Wednesday, September 21st at Aitkin High School, hosted by JET (Jobs, Employment, Training), formerly known as the NE Minnesota Office of Job Training or NEMOJT. Amanda Voller of JET informed us of their services that offer…
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Brainerd, Minn. – The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF), in conjunction with CommunityGiving, is pleased to announce that nine students from the region received academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling $14,000. CommunityGiving administers 139 separate scholarship funds, several of which serve the Brainerd Lakes area and the surrounding area schools. These scholarships…
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Students, community members, staff and faculty are invited to nominate a Central Lakes College instructor for the upcoming Minnesota State Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor granted upon Minnesota State faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional professional accomplishments and to encourage ongoing excellence in…
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A total of 4,601 nutritious lunches were served this summer to area youth through Cuyuna Lakes Lunch Bunch, a free summer lunch program organized by area churches and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. Last year, a total of 3,521 lunches were served through the program. That amount compares to 4,142 lunches in summer 2020; 6,164 in…
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District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2022-09-06 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) monitored lake activity over the holiday weekend. Hunters were back in the field due to several hunting openers during the past week. Verkuilen also assisted with a hunter safety class and the confiscated equipment auction. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) spent time checking bear…
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Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Taylor Erickson talks about upcoming events including the Taste of Aitkin on October 6th, Ghouls Night Out on October 21st, and the Fish House Parade on November 25th:
A woman in Nottinghamshire, England, says her cat saved her life by pounding on her chest to wake her up while she was having a heart attack. While sleeping at home, 42-year-old Sam Felstead suffered a heart attack. Somehow, some way, Sam’s seven-year-old cat, Billy, figured out something was wrong, jumped on Sam’s chest and…
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