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I.O.U Meeting moved to October 15th at CRMC

Adults are welcome to decorate pumpkins and participate in a costume contest while listening and talking at the mental health support group, I.O.U. (Importance of Unimpaired Mental Health), on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. The confidential, non-religious based support group type environment allows those attending to share, learn, inspire, and more regarding…
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Essentia Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System announce merger discussions 

Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system.    Both organizations have complementary geographies and capabilities, which provides an opportunity to collectively enhance the level of care in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and North…
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DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs Area)

District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2022-10-10 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked hunting activity that included trespassing complaints and reports of duck hunting during the split-season break. Aquatic invasive species were monitored as dock and lift removal was going strong. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) spent time checking waterfowl and game hunters. Nuisance-animal complaints were…
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Northland Arboretum and their 2022 Haunted Trail

Candice Zimmermann, Executive Director of Northland Arboretum, joined the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to talk about the “Arb” and their Haunted Trail (3 trails with 3 different levels of SCARE!), as well as why the Northland Arboretum is such a beautiful place to visit no matter what the season.


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CRMC “Kaleidoscope” Cancer Fundraiser on October 13th Community Connection

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Charitable Fund Coordinator Jennifer Podsiadly and Oncology Care Coordinator Dustine Parks talk about the “Kaledioscope” Cancer Patient Fundraiser event on October 27th at the Ironton American Legion:


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Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”

–The temperature that encourages us to wear a jacket in the fall is also the temperature that encourages us to stop wearing them in the spring. –Runners spend a lot of time running just to run for the shortest amount of time possible. –50% of Canada is the letter ‘a’ –If “womb” is pronounced “woom”…
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Farm Storage & Marketing Loans Available Through the FSA

Ada, MN — Farmers, if you are in need of additional storage, grain handling equipment, or trucks? The Farm Service Agencies Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program provides low-interest financing for farming operations to build or upgrade storage and drying facilities, purchase portable (new or used) structures, commodity handling equipment, or to purchase storage and…
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NFPW: Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape

Minnesota — As we continue our coverage of National Fire Prevention Week, today we focus on this year’s theme which is “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.” Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the…
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Ada-Borup-West School Board Approves E-Sports Contract with Fenworks

Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, October 11th. At the meeting, the board approved a contract with Fenworks to launch an E-sports program this year. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says it’s a fast growing activity and there was a lot of interest locally in getting it…
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