Local Radio
A bear on the prowl for dinner in Florida found something a whole better than a pick-a-nick basket — and stole a bag of Chick-Fil-A chow from a man’s front porch. Paul Newman had placed a Grubhub order and was set to fetch it from his porch when he noticed his four-legged visitor had beaten…
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Pequot Lakes Chamber Director, Nichole Heinen, previews two big events in the Pequot Lakes area coming up in early 2023: The “2023 Excellence in Service Awards” on January 12th and the “2023 Bobber Bocce on Ice” on February 11th.
Calling police more than 2,000 times in nine days just to call them explicitly bad names will get you arrested — at least in Japan. Police say they received 2,060 angry phone calls between September 30th and October 8th (that’s roughly 229 calls per each of those 9 days or so) from a 67-year-old man…
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Crosby City Administrator Matthew Hill discussed snow removal and important information for the community to keep streets cleared, the November Election Results, an opening on the Planning and Zoning Board, and the hiring of a new manager for the Hallett Community Center:
–Pack an extra pair of socks in your car’s glove compartment. Then if you need to get out and shovel, or if you step into a puddle, you’ll have dry socks to change into. And put those orphaned or mismatched socks to use: use them as wiper blade covers! –Ceiling fans are not just for…
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Representative of District 10A, Josh Heintzeman, joins us once more to recap the recent past election results and topics associated with a freshly redistricted Brainerd Lakes Area.
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District Forester Kyle Frederickson joined to he joined to talk the 2023 Native Plant and Tree Sale, effects of the recent snowfall on wildlife, and the Private Woodland Group Tour of Long Lake Conservation Center and Workshop:
Jack Freeman, Athletic Director of the Brainerd Public Schools, talks about his responsibilities in coordinating the various sports and activities that they offer. (And especially, the challenge of rescheduling sporting events because of a major snow storm!)
–If there is a war on Christmas, then Christmas is winning. It has taken over the territories of both October and November from opposing factions: Halloween and Thanksgiving. –You never realize how few original Christmas songs there are until you work in retail (or radio), and have to hear the same 6 songs sung by…
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