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Fosston, MN — The Fosston School Board took care of a number of personnel items at this month’s regular meeting. Much of the new hires were paraprofessionals and support staff positions, according to Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk. He notes that the Fosston School District is actually fully staffed heading into the school year, which is…
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Scott Overland was enjoying dinner with his family at a seafood restaurant in Delaware when he made an amazing discovery. While enjoying an appetizer, Scott found a rare purple pearl inside one of the clams. At first, he thought it was a bead or a little piece of candy that the chef might have put…
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Automakers are now working with musicians and composers to help with creating pleasing alert systems — as well as in-cabin chimes and tones. For example, world famous film composer Hans Zimmer was involved in scoring sounds for BMW’s Vision M Next car. And, Atlanta-based electronic musician Richard Devine was brought in to help make the…
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Stacey Durgin Smith of Aitkin County Public Health talks about the “My Ascension” documentary and suicide prevention presentation, breaking the stigma of mental health, and helpful resources on the August 23rd Community Connection:
Russell Moore of Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out joins Community Connection on August 23rd to talk 16th annual Lakes Bluegrass Festival, his roots through Bluegrass, favorite venues, and more:
Flom, MN — Fling to Flom this weekend! It’s the annual Flom Farm Fest set for Friday, August 26th through Sunday, August 28th! Many of the favorite Flom Fun activities and events return, including the bean bag tournament, parade, pancakes breakfast, threshing bee, car cruise, and loads of live music. New this year is a…
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A woman was arrested after making over eleven-thousand calls to police this year (That’s almost a full-time job!!). Carla Jefferson was busted recently on a misdemeanor charge of placing a torrent of calls to a Florida police department and sheriff’s office. At one point, Jefferson made 512 calls to police in a 24-hour period. Authorities…
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The simplest way to use your old spices is to use your old spices. Since spices never actually spoil, you can still use them in your cooking. If they’re a bit bland, use more than you normally would. Also, you can toast your spices right before you use them in a recipe. Tossing some exhausted…
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Ron Urbanski, Program Director of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Foster Grandparent Director, tells us all about the Foster Grandparent Program for volunteers who are age 55 years or older and how they play such an important role in supporting children and teachers in the classroom.