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Aitkin Public Schools with 4 opening on School Board, deadline to file August 16th

Post from ISD #1 – Aitkin Public Schools Facebook page: On August 2, 2022 Aitkin Public Schools will have 4 openings for School Board members on the Ballot. Please consider running for School Board. Filing period for School Board will be from August 2-August 16. You will need to fill out an affidavit and pay…
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July 14, 2022 0

McGregor School District not offering free meals for upcoming school year

Post from Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson from the McGregor School District #4 Facebook page: I want to make our families aware that there will not be free meals provided by the government this year as they have done for the previous two years because of Covid. We also did not qualify for the…
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July 14, 2022 0

Tom Lehman, CRMC to host ‘Cruising for Charity’ event August 21st

Join Tom Lehman, Minnesota’s most decorated golfer, aboard Cragun’s North Star luxury yacht on Sunday, Aug. 21, and sail away on Gull Lake while raising funds for healthcare at Cruising for Charity, an exclusive fundraising event benefitting Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Charitable Fund. Cruising for Charity is part of the inaugural CRMC Championship Golf Tournament…
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July 14, 2022 0

Aitkin County Board approve Community Grants, Rum River 1W1P at July 12th meeting

(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners Meeting from Tuesday, July 12th featured further talks on the Run River 1 Water, 1 Plan from the Government Center Board Room. The Board heard from Economic Development Coordinator Mark Jeffers on awarding a pair of Community Grants totaling just over $14,000. Those grants were awarded…
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July 13, 2022 0

Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce still hiring, underway with membership drive

(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce, in between summer events while preparing for Riverboat Days, is continuing to not only bring in a new member to their organization but also are working to expand their membership. Our monthly conversation with Chamber Executive Director Taylor Erickson highlighted the Chamber’s need for personnel in the office…
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July 13, 2022 0

Lake Superior Zoomobile Visit at the McGregor Library

Join us at the McGregor Public Library for a visit from the Lake Superior Zoomobile starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29.  In this hour-long program, animal experts from the Lake Superior Zoo will teach us all about categories of creatures. We’ll discover how scientists sort animals into groups based on how they look and…
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July 13, 2022 0

Free Meals for Crow Wing County Seniors

Free frozen meals for Crow Wing County seniors age 60 and older will be distributed in the parking lot of the Deerwood Auditorium located at 23770 Forest Road on Monday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s Senior Dining program.  During this drive-through, no-contact distribution,…
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July 13, 2022 0

Assistance available for managing storm-damaged woods

RELEASE FROM MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has resources and foresters available to help landowners manage woodlands damaged by recent tornadoes and storms. “Seeing trees down in your woods and coming up with a plan for cleanup can be overwhelming,” said Jennifer Teegarden, cooperative forest management outreach specialist. “Be…
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