Golden Horizons Assisted Living on August 24th Community Connection
Sean Weimer and Robin Gerard of Golden Horizons Assisted Living in Aitkin talk about their Carnival Party on August 27th, a fundraisers for Aitkin Schools:
Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Man finds rare purple pearl in seafood dinner”
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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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Musicians and Composers Helping Automakers with Car Sounds”
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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Aitkin County Public Health talks “My Ascension” Suicide Prevention events coming up in September
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 and IIIrd Tyme Out join Community Connection on August 23rd
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:
Wake The Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week”: Woman Makes Eleven-Thousand Calls To Police This Year
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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Wake The Lakes “Lifehack of the Week”: The Best Ways to Use Up Old Spices in the Kitchen
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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Foster Grandparents Program 8-19-22
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.