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East Central Regional Library place 2nd in national reading challenge

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Central Minnesota) — In the month of February, the East Central Regional Library placed 2nd nationally in the NASA @ My Library Challenge after 3 months of participating in the nation-wide reading challenge. In December 2021, ECRL patrons participated in a nation wide reading challenge, the James Webb Space Telescope…
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March 20, 2022 0

Northland Arboretum to plant Living Tribute trees on Arbor Day

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Northland Arboretum, recently announced as part of the Arbor Day initiative, will be giving area residents to honor their friends and loved ones with the gift of trees with their Living Tribute program. As a means of supporting the Arboretum’s mission and conservation efforts, a memorial…
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March 20, 2022 0

Posting Season Load Limits, Nuisance Brush and Tree Removal ahead for Crow Wing County

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Crow Wing County Highway Department will be posting season load limits and will be removing brush and nuisance tree removal throughout this week. Maintenance crews will be posting seasonal load limits to the County, FAD, and SAD roads today. These restrictions will be in place until…
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March 20, 2022 0

Essentia Health proud to offer sports medicine services to Brainerd student-athletes 

March is National Athletic Training Month, and Essentia Health is proud of our longstanding partnership with the Brainerd School District.  For more than 25 years, Essentia has provided sports medicine services for the district and its student-athletes. A new five-year contract was agreed upon last July that will allow Essentia’s trainers to collaborate with the…
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March 18, 2022 0

Aitkin Public Library hosting Book Club 4th Wednesday of each month

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public Library, as part of the East Central Regional Library system, will be opening their book club on Wednesday, March 23rd from 1-2pm and run the 4th Wednesday of each month. This book club is recommended for adults, 18 and older, and no registration is…
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March 17, 2022 0

Northland Arboretum opens nominations for first ‘Environmental Stewardship’ Award

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Northland Arboretum, in partnership with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, are now accepting nominations for their first Environmental Stewardship Award, which will recognize the significant contributions to the protection and improvement of the natural resources by the area residents and businesses. “The award is designed to enhance…
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March 17, 2022 0

Jaques Art Center holding art classes through 2022

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will be fostering your artistic needs throughout 2022 with monthly art classes. In our monthly update with Barden Heft from the Jaques Art Center he gave a small look at what lies ahead going into the summer with the upcoming classes.…
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March 17, 2022 0

Aitkin County TZD meeting from March 15th

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Toward Zero Deaths Coalition held their monthly meeting on Tuesday as they prepare for events this Spring while releasing information on crashes across Minnesota. Coordinator Amy Dotzler opened the meeting with a review of an open letter about TZD with the Aitkin Independent Age.…
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March 17, 2022 0

Baxter City Council Meeting from 3-15-22

(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second regular council meeting of the month of March on Tuesday… The council made the decision to adopt a new trail pavement management plan… Mayor Darrel Olson also mentioned some improvements to be done to some local parks, starting with equipment replacement for Oscar Kristofferson Park……
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March 17, 2022 0

Community invited to next Rosenmeier Forum on legislative redistricting

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/17/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College is inviting the community to attend the next Rosenmeier Forum in the Chalberg Theatre on Tuesday, March 22nd at 7pm focusing on legislative redistricting. District 30 Senator and Pierz-native Mary Kiffmeyer will speak about the process of legislative redistricting that…
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March 16, 2022 0