Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman 1-20-23
Representative Josh Heintzeman of Nisswa joins us to give us the latest of what’s being focused on in the Minnesota Legislature.
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District on January 20th Community Connection
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District Forester Kyle Frederickson, and new Tech Veronica Lundquist, talked about upcoming plans for forest stewardships, the River and Lakes Fair in June, and the on-going Native Plants and Trees Sales:
Healthy Homes Initiative Helping Provide Safe & Healthy Homes for Norman, Mahnomen, & Polk County Residents
Ada, MN — Every person deserves a home that promotes their health and this weekend on the Access Health Program, we’ll chat with Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health’s Nurse Tracy Johnson about their Healthy Homes Initiative that does just that. Johnson says Healthy Homes started to help families with asthma make healthy changes in the home to…
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Brainerd Public Schools – BPS 150: THE EXHIBITION 1-19-23
John Erickson, Brainerd Public Schools Archivist/Curator, joins us to celebrate 150 years of delivering educational public services to the people of Brainerd and beyond by Brainerd Public Schools. BPS 150: THE EXHIBITION for Phase I takes place the following Saturdays at 1:00 pm: January 21 and 28, February 11 and 25, and March 4, and…
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Wake the Lakes: “DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”
–The meaning of life… is in the dictionary. –The fact that bodies decompose and rot after they die just shows how much our bodies do to keep us alive from contaminates. –The word “Fat” looks like someone just took a bite out of the first letter of the word “Eat.” –Old TV static was a…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “UK family defies local government, lives in middle of roundabout”
Round and round … A family in the U.K. lives in one of the most unique houses in the world and has gotten a lot of attention, mostly for their decades of defiance against the local government. David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their house in 1960, when it seemed like a normal, typical…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “HUSBAND BRINGS LATE WIFE BACK TO LIFE (Well, not really…)”
A man in India recently lost his wife of 39 years, but she’ll always be with him — because he’s fulfilled her dying wish of creating a life-sized statue of her so they could be together forever. Tapas Sandilya lost his wife to COVID in 2021. While she was in the hospital, she asked that…
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Clearwater County Sheriff discusses pet safety during the winter
On the January 17th edition of Food For Thought, Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson joined Tom Lano to discuss some pet safety during the cold winter months, including to make sure they have food and water. Halverson continued saying that there are special circumstances for farm pets, but they still have their own rules. For…
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Brainerd Lakes Chamber 1-17-23
Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, joins us to talk about Business After Hours at Woodlore Cider in Brainerd on January 24th, WinterFest in Crosslake with activities February 2nd through the 4th, Bobber Bocce on Ice coming up on February 11th, and many other upcoming events in the Brainerd Lakes…
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