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BURNSVILLE, MN., (March 2, 2023) — AAA is working with schools Iowa and Minnesota in effort to prevent Prom and Graduation season from turning deadly on the road. The Auto Club Group is launching its annual AAA PROMise program which is an effort to prevent teen substance-impaired driving, as well as distracted driving. “Prom and Graduation season is…
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Christine Bright of the Ripple Center in Aitkin informed us of the upcoming shows at the downtown music venue for the Month of March and we were joined by Bob from Midnight River Choir gave us some background of their group ahead of their show on March 15th:
Ada, MN — It’s Scholarship season for High School Seniors looking to ease the financial burden of college. And for area 4-Hers, there are a number of scholarship opportunities specifically for them. Linda Houglum with the Norman County Extension Office encourages students to check out the different scholarships that they can apply for and do…
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Ada, MN — March is National Nutrition Month, a month set aside to educate people more about the dietary choices they make each day and encourage them to develop healthy eating habits. A nutritious diet consists of three main groups of foods, including protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Kristy Rott of Norman-Mahnomen Public Health says when…
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Ada, MN — Juniors at Ada-Borup-West will get their first taste of one of the most important tests they’ll ever take this week. The ACT is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. The assessment measures high school students’ general educational development and their capability to complete college-level work with the…
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Ada, MN — The Ada Lions Club invite the community to their annual Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, March 5th at the Ada Events Center. The Lions will be serving up pancakes and sausage from 10am until 12:30pm. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards supporting the boy scouts, girls scouts, and summer children’s theatre. Kim…
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–There’s a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to. –There are 1.2 billion cars on the road right now. One of our biggest goals is to keep them from touching. –The speed limit is the maximum speed you can go by the law and also…
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The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners held their bi-monthly meeting Tuesday. The Board approved resolutions including the 2022 Annual Apportionment of Forfeited Tax Sales and accepted a donation from the City of Hill City to the Search and Rescue Group. Jennifer Erdmann, Lakes and Emergency Services Program Manager, presented a resolution for the Family Homeless Prevention Assistance…
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Deerwood Civic and Commerce will hold the Deerwood Outdoor & Gun Show this Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. Several vendors will be set up inside the auditorium. Event organizer, Jim Mayne: Along with outdoor displays from wildlife groups and others, the DNR will have their poaching Wall of Shame. Mayne,…
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Aitkin County CARE will present ‘Steering into the Skid” on Thursday, April 20th. Aitkin County CARE Executive Director Lynne Jacobs: The play, which addresses the effect dementia has on a family, will be performed over Zoom. There will also be special in-person venues within Aitkin County. There will be group discussion afterward. The event is free but viewers must…
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