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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/10/22) (Deerwood, MN) — Deerwood Technologies announced the annual recipients and presented their $500 scholarships to a pair of area graduating seniors, Eleanor Lewandowski of Crosby-Ironton High School and Karena Burgstaler of Aitkin High Schools, as both prepare to attend high education institutions. In order to qualify for the scholarship, applicants…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/10/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Lakes Area Music Festival wraps up their Winter Series with a recital “The Glass Salon” at the Gichi-Ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd on Friday, May 13th at 7:30pm. The concert will feature harpist Emily Levin of the Dallas Symphony with with guests from the…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/9/22) (Garrison, MN) — Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation at the Garrison Animal Hospital has a full week ahead with their annual Garage Sale event at the Garrison VFW. We spoke to Ashley King this past week about their donation drop off in the first half of the week. The sale,…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/9/22) (Aitkin, MN) — As the water’s open back up on the lakes and rivers, the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office is making the use of their equipment and preparing for emergency rescues with Airboat Training. In our chat with Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida, he spoke about the need for Airboat…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/9/22) (Brainerd, MN) — With the unfortunate cancellation of the Northland Arboretum’s Arbor Day Festivities due to weather, Spring will still be celebrated at the Arb. Everyone is invited to stop by the Arboretum to pick up a free tree sapling to plant and submit their name in a drawing for…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/9/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The final event of the 2021-22 Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series will be the Led Zeppelin band of hard rockers, Zeppo on Saturday, May 14th at 7pm on the John Chalberg Theatre from the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. Zeppo will perform…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/6/22) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor City Council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday with action taking place on the Community Center building foundation’s issues and a new fire truck for the McGregor Fire Department. Mayor Dake Olson noted the City of McGregor deciding on a consulting firm to handle the…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/6/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Coming off a week of State testing for the Aitkin Public School District, Superintendent Dan Stifter returned for his monthly conversation to talk about the information the District receives from the testing and how that pertains to some of their bigger goals. Superintendent Dan Stifter mentioned that…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/6/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Dietary Aide Carla Carlson of Deerwood was recognized this week as an “I Care” Ambassador for the extra care and compassion she provides to patients, residents, employees, and others. Calrson delivers food to an elderly Crosby resident nearly everyday on top of her…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/6/22) (Brainerd, MN) — Plans are in place to start evaluating the Safe Route Connection Project between the Miller Black Bear ATV Trail and nearby cities within Crow Wing County, says the Crow Wing County Land Services Department. This project would also include several steps to support a comprehensive evaluation of…
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