Lakes Area United Way on September 12th Community Connection
Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jonathan Aga joined Community Connection to talk about the annual Chili Cookoff on October 5th at Westgate Mall and the beginning of Campaign Season:
Wake The Lakes “Lifehack of the Week”: Ways to Use Q-tips That Don’t Involve Your Ears
They are explicitly not to be used for your ears (seriously—don’t clean your ears with them). Clean kitchen tools: Waffle irons and similar appliances are challenging if you can’t run them through the dishwasher, and then there are can openers. Can openers are still an essential tool for modern life, and yet we can be…
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Bridges of Hope/Common Goods “Building Hope Gala”
We visited with Danell Eggert, Retail Director of the Common Goods thrift store with locations in Baxter, Crosby and Crosslake. Common Goods was created to be a venue for community members to give their time, talents and treasures, which supports the ongoing work of Bridges of Hope. Bridges of Hope has built a strong community…
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Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”
–Car design used to accommodate smokers with lighters and ashtrays, but now we’re over a decade into the smartphone era, and automakers still haven’t thought of including a phone mount. –It’s crazy that there’s this giant thing in the sky all the time that we’re not supposed to look at. –Using solar panels to power…
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CRMC’s Jennifer Podsiadly previews “My Ascension” Documentary and Discussion on September 8th Community Connection
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center and Smiles for Jake’s Jennifer Podsiadly previews the ‘My Ascension’ Suicide Prevention documentary and panel Discussion coming to the Mayberry Auditorium at Crosby-Ironton High School on Monday, September 12th at 5:30pm
Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce talks Upcoming Events on September 7th Community Connection
Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Taylor Erickson talks about upcoming events including the Taste of Aitkin on October 6th, Ghouls Night Out on October 21st, and the Fish House Parade on November 25th:
Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Cat Wakes Woman Having Heart Attack”
A woman in Nottinghamshire, England, says her cat saved her life by pounding on her chest to wake her up while she was having a heart attack. While sleeping at home, 42-year-old Sam Felstead suffered a heart attack. Somehow, some way, Sam’s seven-year-old cat, Billy, figured out something was wrong, jumped on Sam’s chest and…
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