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Lake Park-Audubon School Board News & Notes From November 28th Meeting

Lake Park, MN — The Lake Park-Audubon School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 28th where they approved the new Strategic Plan for the district. The previous Strategic Plan had not been updated in a while, so Lake Park-Audubon Superintendent Dr. Tim Godfrey says they’ve been working on putting together a new…
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December 1, 2022 0

Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day

–   Using acronyms as a tool to remember complex information is the brain’s way of compressing data to reduce file size. –Someone in the future is going to manage to get malware on their cybernetic implant. –A middle finger is halfway to a peace sign. –In a thousand years, archaeologists will find tanning beds and…
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December 1, 2022 0

Pine River Parade of Lights 2022

Michaela Reed, Executive Director of the Pine River Chamber of Commerce, informs us of their “Parade of Lights” event on Saturday, December 10th, 2022. She also gives us a preview of upcoming celebrations in the Pine River, Minnesota area in 2023.


December 1, 2022 0

Pierz Mayor Dave Fischer recaps November 28th City Council meeting

The City of Pierz held their second meeting in the month of November on Monday with a public hearing for 2023 payable taxes and the next steps in filling the open City Treasurer position. Mayor Dave Fischer said the meeting started off with the swearing in of a new police officer. Fischer said the public…
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December 1, 2022 0

Cuyuna Fire, Police present checks to non-profit organizations

The Cuyuna Fire and Police Department sold “4th of July” themed patches and all proceeds went to the Homeless and Wounded Warriors program. We are proud to announce we raised $1,000.00 for their program. The Homeless & Wounded Warriors Organization based out of Emily, Minnesota that supports past & present members of our military as…
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November 30, 2022 0

USDA Rural Development Seeks Applications to Support Minnesota Entrepreneurs to Create Jobs for Rural Minnesota

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs for people in rural America. USDA is making this funding available under the Rural Business Development Grant program to support business opportunities or business enterprise projects in rural communities. Eligible entities are rural…
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November 30, 2022 0

DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)

CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) spent time doing equipment maintenance and following up on big-game cases. Litter complaints were followed up on. Griffith would like to give a reminder to keep safety in mind now that ice is beginning to form on waters across the state. CO Nate Benkofske (McGregor) investigated post-deer-season reports from the public.…
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November 30, 2022 0

Christmas Tea in Aitkin

The Friends of the Aitkin Public Library are holding their annual Christmas Tea on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. Enjoy holiday music, Christmas cookies, and, of course, tea!   All ages are welcome, and registration is required for each individual attending. Register today by visiting the events calendar at ecrlib.org or…
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November 30, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday “Canadian Woman finds out marriage annulled without her approval”

Marriage annulled? Better verify, just in case… A Canadian woman says she was shocked to learn she was no longer married and that her husband had somehow gotten an annulment without her consent. Gina and Warren Zant were married in the Cook Islands in 1999 and a few years ago filed a legal separation agreement.…
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November 30, 2022 0