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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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(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin community is invited Thursday afternoon to send off 3 boats representing Aitkin High School at the State High School Bass Fishing Tournament this weekend. Members of the Aitkin Anglers Fishing Team, Noah Moss and Quinn Crowther, Maggie Borseth and Kolbe Sahr, Kaleb Sahr and Damon Washburn, and boat captains Dan…
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(Brainerd, MN) — On September 24th, Forestview Elementary in Brainerd will be host for the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” for the Brainerd Lakes Area. We recently spoke to Walk Manager Tami Siebert about the Walk that occurs annually throughout Minnesota and the Dakotas. Registration is free and fundraising efforts will also be rewarded…
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