Northland Arboretum 2-8-24
Trevor Pumnea, Executive Directory of the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd, gives us an update of their upcoming event schedule with regards to our “Spring-like” weather in early February.
“Valentines for Vets and First Responders” Contest 2024
R & J Broadcasting Inc. would like to honor and say THANK YOU to our area veterans and first responders. To help us with that, please email a nomination of a special veteran or first responder in your life to: contest@rjbroadcasting.com by February 11th, 2024. We will randomly pick a few of those veterans and…
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Aitkin County “Friends of the Arts” 2-6-24
Christian McShane from Aitkin County Friends of the Arts tells us more about what they do to enhance Aitkin as an arts destination.
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman 2-2-24
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, talks about Minnesota’s gas tax increase in relation to our higher gas prices in the area; the recent MN Court of Appeals ruling that privately manufactured firearms must have serial numbers and how that ruling may affect certain gunowners; and more.
Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM for the Week” 2-2-24
–X (formerly known as Twitter) is great if you can’t afford therapy, and it’s also great if you don’t want to get any better.–A plateau is the highest form of flattery.–Mars is the only planet we know is completely inhabited by robots.–It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep…
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Four Chaplains Day – February 3rd
Mark Persons from the Brainerd VFW and Chaplain Rios (“Happy Chappy”), also from the Brainerd VFW and Chaplain Reverend at the Good Samaritan Society-Woodland and Bethany in Brainerd, remind us of the historical significance of Four Chaplains Day each February 3rd.