Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Hippo Swallows Boy Whole, Spits Him Out”
(Katwe Kabatoro, Uganda) — A hungry hippopotamus in Uganda swallowed a toddler whole before spitting the child out. Police say the two-year-old boy was playing in his family’s house near Uganda’s western border when the animal attacked and swallowed him head-first. A man who saw what happened threw rocks at the hippo. The startled animal…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Florida Man watches Bear eat his Chick-Fil-A on doorbell camera”
A bear on the prowl for dinner in Florida found something a whole better than a pick-a-nick basket — and stole a bag of Chick-Fil-A chow from a man’s front porch. Paul Newman had placed a Grubhub order and was set to fetch it from his porch when he noticed his four-legged visitor had beaten…
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Pequot Lakes Chamber of Commerce 12-20-22
Pequot Lakes Chamber Director, Nichole Heinen, previews two big events in the Pequot Lakes area coming up in early 2023: The “2023 Excellence in Service Awards” on January 12th and the “2023 Bobber Bocce on Ice” on February 11th.
Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker for the Week”: Man Calls Police More Than 2,000 Times to Insult Them”
Calling police more than 2,000 times in nine days just to call them explicitly bad names will get you arrested — at least in Japan. Police say they received 2,060 angry phone calls between September 30th and October 8th (that’s roughly 229 calls per each of those 9 days or so) from a 67-year-old man…
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City of Crosby update with Administrator Matthew Hill
Crosby City Administrator Matthew Hill discussed snow removal and important information for the community to keep streets cleared, the November Election Results, an opening on the Planning and Zoning Board, and the hiring of a new manager for the Hallett Community Center:
Wake The Lakes “Lifehack for the Week” Today: Best Winter Life Hacks
–Pack an extra pair of socks in your car’s glove compartment. Then if you need to get out and shovel, or if you step into a puddle, you’ll have dry socks to change into. And put those orphaned or mismatched socks to use: use them as wiper blade covers! –Ceiling fans are not just for…
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Representative of District 10A – Josh Heintzeman 12-16-22
Representative of District 10A, Josh Heintzeman, joins us once more to recap the recent past election results and topics associated with a freshly redistricted Brainerd Lakes Area.
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District on December 16th Community Connection
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District Forester Kyle Frederickson joined to he joined to talk the 2023 Native Plant and Tree Sale, effects of the recent snowfall on wildlife, and the Private Woodland Group Tour of Long Lake Conservation Center and Workshop: