CRMC Championship Event at Cragun’s Legacy Golf Resort Aug. 21-28, 2022
Jack Wawro, Director of Golf and Tournament Director at Cragun’s, gives us the rundown of this premier event coming to the Brainerd Lakes Area.
Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame 2022
Sherry DeLahunt, a Selection Committee Member of Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame, educates us about the history of The Hall of Fame and how they choose their nominees. Sherry also announces the three chosen nominees for this year who will be honored at their ceremony on Sept. 23, 2022.
Crookston Ox Cart Days
CROOKSTON, MN—Crookston’s annual Ox Cart Days celebration is taking place this week. Festival chair Libby Boucher talks about this year’s Ox Cart Days theme: Lots to Do in ‘22. Boucher says you can get into many Ox Cart Days events by purchasing a special button. Ox Cart Days buttons are available at several Crookston merchants. …
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Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”
–Vampires are always remarkably well-groomed given their inability to use mirrors –Dusting can be either adding or removing dust. –A scarecrow is also a scarehuman IF it is unexpectedly encountered. –An unscientific survey found that waterpark urinals are used less than any other urinals. –Goosebumps are most likely just gibberish in braille. –The entire chore…
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Three Friends Break World Record For Visiting All 50 States in 5-and-a-half days
Three friends broke a world record by visiting all 50 states in about five-and-a-half days. The guys started in Vermont, drove through all the 48 lower states — and then hopped on planes to get to Alaska and Hawaii. They completed the trip with a final time of five days, 13 hours and 10 minutes. …
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Local Municipal and School Board Candidate Filings
The following are some of the local municipal city and school board candidate filings for the upcoming 2022. Much of the information was provided through the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. Some of the filings, such as those in Clay and Becker County were not provided. City of Ada Mayor – John Hintz City Council…
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Aitkin City Council meeting from August 15th
(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin City Council meeting from Monday, August 15th covered the Roof Contract for the Aitkin Police Station, and discussions on the City Park Cameras and the Creamery Parking Lot from the Community Room of the Aitkin Public Library. The Council did approve a USDA Credit Application Letter, a Letter of Support…
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Weekly DNR Conservation Officer Reports
District 9 – Brainerd area Last updated: 2022-08-15 CO Jim Guida (Brainerd East) worked sport fishing and monitored public lands for bear-baiting activity. Guida attended a ?Bags with Badges? public relations event hosted by the Brainerd Police Department. He investigated an illegal application of chemical in the public lakebed. The landowner was trying to remove cattails…
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Starry stonewort confirmed in Bowen Lake in Cass County, Turtle River Lake in Beltrami County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the invasive algae starry stonewort in Bowen Lake, near Backus in Cass County and in Turtle River Lake, near the city of Turtle River in Beltrami County. DNR staff conducting an aquatic plant survey found starry stonewort in Bowen Lake. Beltrami County Environmental Services staff found starry…
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