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Last updated: 2022-09-06 CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) worked waterfowl, bear hunting, and ATV activities this week. Enforcement action was taken for numerous violations. CO Andrew Dirks (CCSRA) spent time checking anglers, recreational watercraft, ATV riders, and working the early teal and goose opener. Enforcement action included registration violations and taking wood ducks out of season.…
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(Aitkin, MN) — High School students throughout Aitkin County schools will be invited to a special Interactive Career Fair on Wednesday, September 21st at Aitkin High School, hosted by JET (Jobs, Employment, Training), formerly known as the NE Minnesota Office of Job Training or NEMOJT. Amanda Voller of JET informed us of their services that offer…
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Brainerd, Minn. – The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF), in conjunction with CommunityGiving, is pleased to announce that nine students from the region received academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling $14,000. CommunityGiving administers 139 separate scholarship funds, several of which serve the Brainerd Lakes area and the surrounding area schools. These scholarships…
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Students, community members, staff and faculty are invited to nominate a Central Lakes College instructor for the upcoming Minnesota State Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor granted upon Minnesota State faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional professional accomplishments and to encourage ongoing excellence in…
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A total of 4,601 nutritious lunches were served this summer to area youth through Cuyuna Lakes Lunch Bunch, a free summer lunch program organized by area churches and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. Last year, a total of 3,521 lunches were served through the program. That amount compares to 4,142 lunches in summer 2020; 6,164 in…
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District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2022-09-06 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) monitored lake activity over the holiday weekend. Hunters were back in the field due to several hunting openers during the past week. Verkuilen also assisted with a hunter safety class and the confiscated equipment auction. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) spent time checking bear…
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(Minnesota) — Making an all important connection between youth and the aging population through the Foster Grandparent program was the topic of conversation with Ron Urbanski from Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. As Foster Grandparent Program Director for LSS Minnesota, Urbanski gave background on how it all began. Coordination with schools in the area and…
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(Crosby, MN) — In our monthly update on the Crosby-Ironton School District, Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland noted the next phase of the District’s Referendum projects with the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. Superintendent Skjeveland did talk about the near end of the improvements for Phase 3 of the project that will wrap in the early…
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