Local Radio
Mark Persons from the Brainerd VFW joined us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to provide information regarding the “Patriot’s Pen Competition” for students in grades 6-8 and the “Voice of Democracy Competition” for students in grades 9-12.
–Use a clothespin to hold on to a nail when hammering to lessen the risk of smashed fingers. –Put a wooden spoon across a boiling pot of water to keep it from boiling over. –Put freshly mixed pancake batter in an empty ketchup bottle that has a squeeze top for a no-mess experience making it…
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(Undated) — James Earl Jones is retiring from Star Wars. After 45 years of voicing Darth Vader, Jones announced he’s officially signed his voice rights over to Lucasfilm. Now, sound editors will use archival recordings and an A.I. program to create new dialogue with his iconic voice. This method has already been used in the…
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(Washington, DC) — NASA is set to purposely crash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday. The so-called “Double Asteroid Redirection Test” or “DART” will test whether it’s possible to deflect a space rock on a collision course with Earth. The over 500-foot asteroid known as Dimorphos poses no threat to the planet, but scientists are…
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Tricked you! We’re sneaky. The pumpkin’s not by the Bear. But it IS in the park, you know we’d be fair. There’s a fence in the park, an old tennis place. In the NE corner is where you’ll finish the race.
Aitkin County Economic Development Coordinator Mark Jeffers joined the show to give updates on the Communication Project help “brand” Aitkin County, the Community Grant and Child Care Grant Programs, and the newsletter that provides need to know information:
Congratulations to Roberta Dunbar as she has found the Great Pumpkin Medallion for Week 1 in Smokey Bear Park. She won a $50 gift certificate from Eckman GM towards an oil change, $25 cash, a $10 gift card to Subway in Baudette from Howard’s Oil, and a gift bag.
Ada, MN — Network with other women and leave with a more positive outlook during the Rural Women’s Empowerment Summit this Wednesday morning, September 28th at the Ada Events Center. The summit, which is being sponsored by REACH, will feature presentations from Monica McMonkley, a rural counselor with the University of Minnesota, and Dawn Chisholm,…
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