Cromwell Harvest Festival this weekend, September 9-11
Event kicks off with a Steak Fry, Bingo and Quilt Raffle on Friday night. Saturday’s festivities include: kiddie parade, kids games/scavenger hunt, clowns, balloons, face painting, craft and food vendors, beer garden, live music in the park by Ike and Taylor, corn hole tournaments for kids and adults, a dance in the pavilion with music…
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Dr. Alex Sauer Joins Lakewood Health System Medical Staff
Staples, MN – September 2, 2022 — Alex Sauer, MD, joins Lakewood Health System’s medical staff as its newest family medicine physician. Originally from Brainerd, MN, Dr. Sauer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and Minneapolis. She completed a family medicine residency…
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CRMC offering weight loss and lifestyle change program this Fall
Living Well: The Weight Loss Series, a new weight loss and lifestyle change program that includes educational classes and group support, is being offered on Wednesdays evenings in Crosby this Fall by Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Medical Weight Management program. In the class, students will be given a meal plan for weight loss along with…
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Mental health concerns
The recent murder-suicide in Towner County, North Dakota shows how multiple deaths in a small community can affect the people who live there. Monica McConkey, a rural mental health specialist based in Detroit Lakes, says a murder-suicide can be harder to accept than other unexpected deaths. McConkey goes on to talk about the wide-ranging effects…
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Aitkin Schools wrap up summer activities, ready for 2022-23 school year
(Aitkin, MN) — Entering a brand new school year and wrapping up summer activities focused much of the conversation with Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter. Superintendent Stifter did mention the summer was quieter with remodeling compared to recent years. Even as the school year is about to begin, Aitkin Schools are still in search…
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Wild and Free to host ‘Pints for Purpose’ event at Jack Pine Brewery
(Garrison, MN) — This Wednesday, the Wild and Free Animal Rehabilitation will host a ‘Pints for Purpose’ event at Jack Pine Brewery in Baxter. In our monthly conversation with Ashley King from Wild and Free, she talked about a percentage of the sales going right to their non-profit organization. Representatives from Wild and Free will also be on…
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