Operation Christmas releases vital information on November 28th Community Connection
Tawny Druar of Operation Christmas for Aitkin County Residents returned to give out the phone number and hours of operation to needy families to sign up for shopping days, reiterated what the program is about, and when and where people can drop off donations:
Wake The Lakes “Lifehack for the Week”: DIY Christmas Decorating Hacks
–Use evergreen pipe cleaners to hang garland or heavy ornaments on your tree. –Make a DIY Christmas tree garland with tiny ornaments. Prepare your garland with a pack of mini ornaments. Using baker’s twine, carefully tie on each ornament at even intervals. Drape them over the branches of your mini Christmas tree and enjoy! –Make…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida on November 25th Community Connection
Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida was on the show to give updates on winter outdoor activities with early ice fishing and deer hunter, and give more details on a recent missing person case:
District 10B State Representative Dale Lueck on November 25th Community Connection
District 10B State Representative Dale Lueck joined the show to talk about what lies ahead with just over a month left in his tenure as a State Representative:
Party on the Prairie at the NCHS Festival of Trees
Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical Society’s Festival of Trees returns next week to the Log Museum in Ada and will continue through December 11th. There are roughly 30 uniquely decorated Christmas trees on display put together by area businesses and organizations. Historical Society Director Solveig Kitchell says the history of this event dates…
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Crow Wing County Veteran’s Service Officer, Erik Flowers
We visited with Erik Flowers, Crow Wing County Veteran’s Service Officer, on this Thanksgiving Day, 2022.
Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day Thanksgiving Edition
–Thanksgiving leftovers probably taste better because you get to eat them alone. —Thanksgiving is a holiday where we’re thankful for everything that we already have but the very next day, Black Friday, is a day where some trample and stampede each other for the things that they don’t have. –An optimist is a person who…
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Hugo’s Purchases Palubicki’s Family Market
Fosston, MN — Just six years after Palubicki’s Family Market in Fosston opened their new store, they have agreed to sell the grocery store and Express Gas Station to the Hugo’s Family Marketplace, who operates a dozen stores throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. Leah Palubicki, a 4th generation owner of the family grocery business, says…
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