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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Operation Christmas on November 23rd Community Connection
Tawny Druar of Operation Christmas joined the show to give all of the necessary information about Operation Christmas for Aitkin County Residents, where people can drop off donations, and when and where parents and legal guardians can sign up for “shopping days”
Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Austin, TX Dental Clinic trying to solve Exploding Toilet Mystery”
A foul, smoky smell filled the air inside the office when workers arrived in the morning and traced the smell to the bathroom where they were shocked to find a burnt and melted toilet underneath a charred ceiling. The fire department came by to take a look and they thought it was possibly from an…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Gummy Bear Maker Gives Candy Reward To Man Who Found $4.8-Million Lost Check”
(Frankfurt, Germany) — A German man who found a nearly five-million dollar check made out to the company that makes Gummy Bears isn’t at all impressed with the reward he got. The 38-year-old man, identified as Anouar, was on his way home from visiting his mother when he saw a piece of paper fluttering on…
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Aitkin County CARE on November 22nd Community Connection
Atikin County CARE Executive Director Lynne Jacobs gave us an update on what services are offered including meal preparation, transportation, companionship, classes, and caregiver support:
Wake The Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker for the Week”
A Missouri man accused of robbing a bank has pleaded guilty to being the dumbest bank robber ever. According to police, Michael Conley Lloyd walked into a Bank of America branch and handed the teller a note which read, “Give Your Money Now. Don’t Say Anything. I Have A Partner Outside.” The teller handed over…
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Access North (12 Homes of Christmas) and Marine Corporal John Schneider 11-21-22
We visit once more with Don Brunette, Executive Director of Access North, reminding listeners of how they are helping bring the perfect Christmas to 12 families in need. Plus, we visit with one of many Access North success stories: Marine Corporal John Schneider.