Wake the Lakes “Lifehack of the Week” : Genius Christmas Hacks
–DIY Christmas Ornament Storage: Inexpensive felt is all you need to create this Christmas hack. To keep delicate ornaments from breaking, store them in boxes with individual felt wrappers. For the easiest Christmas decoration storage, fill slim boxes and top with another layer of felt. –Use Fir Trimmings Instead of Purchasing a Wreath: Don’t splurge…
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“Silent Night of Hope” December 14th, 2022 Preview
We provide a preview of the “Silent Night of Hope” event coming up on Dec. 14th, 2022 at 6pm at Westport Shopping Center in Brainerd. Event Chair, Tammy Ebertowski along with Crisis Line and Referral Service Executive Director, Mary Marana and Community Relations Manager for the Relationship Safety Alliance, Jill McKenzie describe the happenings throughout…
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Opportunity Living’s ‘Operation SOS’ on the December 2nd Community Connection
Jayne Wilhelm, Director of community Relations and Development, for Opportunity Living in Iowa joined the show to talk about their care centers, what services they offer, and their auction ‘Operation SOS’ (Save Our Swimming Pool” with items from the Brainerd Lakes area part of the gift baskets:
Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office: Chief Deputy, Adam Kronstedt
Chief Deputy of the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Adam Kronstedt, talks safety regarding ice conditions, winter driving and more.
Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation’s Ashley King on December 1st Community Connection
Ashley King from Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation gave an update on rescuing animals on the early frozen lakes and ponds, fun facts on Porcupines, and an early look at their next fundraising with the Brainerd Jaycees Ice fishing Extravaganza at the end of January:
Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day
– Using acronyms as a tool to remember complex information is the brain’s way of compressing data to reduce file size. –Someone in the future is going to manage to get malware on their cybernetic implant. –A middle finger is halfway to a peace sign. –In a thousand years, archaeologists will find tanning beds and…
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Pine River Parade of Lights 2022
Michaela Reed, Executive Director of the Pine River Chamber of Commerce, informs us of their “Parade of Lights” event on Saturday, December 10th, 2022. She also gives us a preview of upcoming celebrations in the Pine River, Minnesota area in 2023.
Weird and Wacky Wednesday “Canadian Woman finds out marriage annulled without her approval”
Marriage annulled? Better verify, just in case… A Canadian woman says she was shocked to learn she was no longer married and that her husband had somehow gotten an annulment without her consent. Gina and Warren Zant were married in the Cook Islands in 1999 and a few years ago filed a legal separation agreement.…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Holiday Game of Monopoly Leads to Arrest”
A fun family game of Monopoly can usually go on for a long time, but it ended abruptly for one Tulsa family when a player went directly to jail — for real. Police say they were called to a house after receiving reports of shots fired. They arrived and immediately arrested John Armstrong. They say…
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