Northland Arboretum 9-14-23
Trevor Pumnea, Executive Director of the Northland Arboretum, brings us up-to-date with the latest happenings at the Arb transitioning into the Fall season.
Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM for the Day” 9-14-23
–People shorten Mayonnaise to Mayo but there is no shortened form of Worcestershire, which is way more laborious.–Conspiracy theorists seem to forget how hard it is for even two people to keep a secret.–The brain is the smartest organ in your body… according to the brain.–You can say “have a nice day” and there’s no…
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Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 9-13-23
A three-legged bear celebrated the recent Labor Day weekend much like two-legged humans would, raiding a mini fridge and downing White Claws at a Florida home. Video captured the encounter at a home in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary on Sunday. It was around 5 p.m. when Josaury Faneite-Diglio got a notification from her…
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Mid-Minnesota Builders Association 9-12-23
Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, and Grace Keliher, Executive Vice President of the Builders Association of Minnesota, talk about how the MMBA and BAM work together to support those in the building industry.
Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week” 9-12-23
An Australian alleged arsonist in Melbourne’s south-east was caught with live ducklings in his underwear, police say. The 31-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested recently after 12 fires were reported across the Park Lane, Frankston area over a weekend. The small fires included blazes in a loading dock, behind a school, in a…
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Armed Forces Tribute Event 2023
Tammy Ebertowski, Event Planner & Volunteer, and Sue Sterling, VFW Post 1647 Auxiliary President, inform us about the Armed Forces Tribute Event coming up on September 15th, 2023 at 1:00pm at the All Veteran’s Memorial in Brainerd at the Crow Wing County Historic Court House.
Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM for the Day”
–Internet in our pockets makes life an open-book test.–The first person to say the word “cool” must have been “cool” because everyone started saying it.–Humans are the only species that pay to live!–Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday.–Taxes are like a subscription to your country that you can’t cancel, no matter how…
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Lakes Area Chaplaincy 9-7-23
Sergeant Aaron Cronquist of the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office and Ron Christenson, Lead Chaplain of Lakes Area Chaplaincy, describe how LAC supports law enforcement officers and staff connected to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office. We also touch upon their need for donations as a non-profit organization.
Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 9-6-23 (Two “Boozy” Stories)
–France is about to spend about $216 million destroying nearly 80 million gallons of surplus wine, enough liquid to fill more than 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools, the Washington Post reported. The problem is that higher production costs and shrinking demand for the stuff have made it impossible for French wineries to sell their spiked grape…
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