CLC Nominations sought in Award for Excellence in Teaching
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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Cuyuna Lakes Lunch Bunch serves over 4,600 summer lunches
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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DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)
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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Business Blossoming at Blyss Flower Farms
Ada, MN — Business is blossoming at the new Blyss Flower Farm near Ada. Blyss Flower Farm is a small cut-flower farm that is spreading joy through their homegrown flowers, custom bouquets, and bouquet subscriptions. Owner Alyssa Johnson says the idea to start a cut-flower farm came from searching for something that would provide flexibility…
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Dekko Family Fun Night is Friday
Ada, MN — The Dekko Community Center in Ada is celebrating their 30th anniversary and invites the community out for a night of swimming, games, and more this Friday, September 9th. In conjunction with this weekend’s Fun in the Flatlands, Dekko Community Center Director Brianna Eggen invites all to their Family Fun Night this Friday…
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Pioneer Food Court Highlights Pioneer Days at the Norman County Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical and Genealogical Society invite the community to their annual Pioneer Days during this weekend’s Fun in the Flatlands at the Norman County Fairgrounds. Enjoy some old timey food, browse the museum and prairie village, and even take home some history. One of the fan favorites every year is…
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Foster Grandparents being sought by Lutheran Social Services
(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-Ironton Schools to wrap up, move on to next Referendum Phase with start of new school year
(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 Anglers State Sendoff on Thursday, September 8th
(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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