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Brainerd Public Schools – BPS 150: THE EXHIBITION 1-19-23

John Erickson, Brainerd Public Schools Archivist/Curator, joins us to celebrate 150 years of delivering educational public services to the people of Brainerd and beyond by Brainerd Public Schools. BPS 150: THE EXHIBITION for Phase I takes place the following Saturdays at 1:00 pm: January 21 and 28, February 11 and 25, and March 4, and…
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January 19, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes: “DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”

–The meaning of life… is in the dictionary. –The fact that bodies decompose and rot after they die just shows how much our bodies do to keep us alive from contaminates. –The word “Fat” looks like someone just took a bite out of the first letter of the word “Eat.” –Old TV static was a…
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January 19, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “UK family defies local government, lives in middle of roundabout”

Round and round … A family in the U.K. lives in one of the most unique houses in the world and has gotten a lot of attention, mostly for their decades of defiance against the local government. David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their house in 1960, when it seemed like a normal, typical…
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January 18, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “HUSBAND BRINGS LATE WIFE BACK TO LIFE (Well, not really…)”

A man in India recently lost his wife of 39 years, but she’ll always be with him — because he’s fulfilled her dying wish of creating a life-sized statue of her so they could be together forever. Tapas Sandilya lost his wife to COVID in 2021. While she was in the hospital, she asked that…
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January 18, 2023 0

Brainerd Lakes Chamber 1-17-23

Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, joins us to talk about Business After Hours at Woodlore Cider in Brainerd on January 24th, WinterFest in Crosslake with activities February 2nd through the 4th, Bobber Bocce on Ice coming up on February 11th, and many other upcoming events in the Brainerd Lakes…
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January 17, 2023 0

Riverwood Healthcare’s Dr. David Taylor on January 17th Community Connection

Riverwood Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Taylor gave an update on the current Seasonal Illness outlook with RSV, Influenza, and COVID-19, A Seasonal Illness Virtual Seminar on January 25th, and how to best treat and prevent the illnesses:


January 17, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes Lifehack for the Week:  “Life Hacks Every Human Should Know”

–WRAP CELERY, BROCCOLI, AND LETTUCE IN TIN FOIL BEFORE STORING IN THE FRIDGE.  It’ll stay crisp for 4 weeks or more. –IF YOUR MILK IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, USE IT TO MAKE MILK AND COOKIE CUBES WITH YOUR ICE TRAYS. Pour your morning coffee over them for a heavenly caffeine cocktail that even those national…
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January 16, 2023 0

House District 7A Representative Spencer Igo on January 13th Community Connection

District 7A Representative Spencer Igo joined the show to give an update on a fast moving first two weeks of the Legislative Session in St Paul, what priorities he has for the Session, how he’s connecting with returning and first-time legislators, and his work with the District covers 3 separate Counties in NE Minnesota:


January 13, 2023 0