Brainerd VFW Veterans Day 2022
Mark Persons, Brainerd VFW Post Chaplain, discusses local events for Veterans Day, Friday November 11th, 2022.
McGregor Schools on November 7th Community Connection
McGregor Schools Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson chatted about Parent/Techer Conference and School Board Elections coming up, a successful “Book Blast” for elementary students, upcoming events and more:
Wake The Lakes Lifehack of the Week: “Cool Tool Hacks That are Super Useful for Do-It-Yourselfers”
–For sanding in tight spaces. Cut a piece of sandpaper to fit around a paint stir stick. Then use spray adhesive or an all-purpose glue to adhere to the stick. Write the sandpaper grit on the handle for the stir stick, if you plan to store it for later use. –Give your sawhorses a padded…
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Crow Wing County Master Gardener Program 11-4-22
Master Gardener Program Coordinator of Crow Wing County, Brittany Goerges, joined us to describe the process of becoming a volunteer Master Gardener in the area and the rewards of promoting good stewardship of the environment.
Ashley King from Wild and Free Animal Rehabilitation on November 3rd Community Connection
Wild and Free’s Ashley King gave an update after another successful fundraiser at Oktoberfest, The Deer Hunting Opener and CWD, and the transition from the fall into winter with a low number of animals at the facility:
Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day
–Biscuits and gravy are weird because it’s like, ‘Here’s some really wet flour poured over some really dry flour.’ –Being ‘on your phone all day’ went from sounding very sociable to very unsociable within the span of a decade. –An “everything bagel” is proof that you can seemingly have it all and still have a…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Texas Woman didn’t want to go to WalMart, pulls gun”
A Texas woman is in jail on several charges, including aggravated assault, and it’s all because she didn’t want to go to Walmart. Police responded to a call about a couple having an argument at Walmart and that a woman had a gun. She said they eventually got into a gold van and drove away.…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: Australian family turns dead dog into ornamental rug
We all love our pets and want them to stay with us forever, but there’s a line — and an Australian family may have just crossed it. When their beloved golden retriever died, the family found a unique way to remember her. They contacted a taxidermy company and had her turned into an ornamental rug…
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