Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”
Mayor Dave Badeaux of Brainerd and event planner with the “Shamrock Fun Crew,” Jenifer Williams, give us more information about Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade” coming up Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Seven County Senior Federation on March 7th Community Connection
Seven County Senior Federation Executive Director Lisa Krahn spoke about the busy time of year with Tax Services and Medicare Changes, while also previewing upcoming events including her next visit to Shamrock Town Hall in the month of May:
Frandsen Bank & Trust in Ada Welcomes New Branch President
Ada, MN — Frandsen Bank and Trust in Ada welcomed its new branch President this past week. Kyle Larson, who joins us this week on the Business Matters Program, hails from Mahnomen and brings with him years of banking experience to Ada community. Larson adds his experience in multiple banking positions will come in handy…
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Wake The Lakes Moron Lawbreaker for the Week: “Drug dealing Ice Cream Truck pulled over for expired tags, no brake lights”
(Slidell, LA) — A Louisiana woman is under arrest for allegedly selling drugs out of her ice cream truck. The cops in suburban New Orleans pulled over the converted school bus this week for expired tags and no brake lights. Inside, they found melted ice cream in the freezer and a huge stash of meth. …
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Essentia Health and the “All of Us Research Program” 3-6-23
Krystal Klicka, Research Specialist at Essentia Health, describes the mission of the “All of Us Research Program” which is to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs, enabling individualized prevention, treatment and care for all of us.
MN DNR Sets Gar Limits in Continued Effort to Put Value to Native Fish Species
Detroit Lakes, MN — The Minnesota DNR recently announced new regulations for gar, which is part of a broader effort to provide more value to species that have long been considered rough fish. Spearers, anglers and bowfishers are allowed to keep up to 10 gar – the toothy, prehistoric fish native to Minnesota waters –…
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Wake The Lakes Life Hack for the Week: “Home Improvement Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner”
–Don’t throw out your old work gloves. Cut the fingers off and you’ll find lots of uses for them. Use them to protect the tips of chisels when you need to carry them. They’re also good for softening the grip of pliers and many other applications. –Make a Squeegee From a Rake. Need a squeegee…
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Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, updates the Wake the Lakes Morning Show listeners on what’s happening in our Minnesota Legislature.