Mid-Minnesota Builders Association 9-13-22
Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, and Matt Juntunen from Pella Windows and Doors, talked about the benefits of being a member of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association and how that membership can enhance what each member business offers.
ATV Minnesota State Convention in Fifty Lakes talked about on September 13th Community Connection
ATV Minnesota State Director Perry May joined Community Connection talks about the State Convention September 16-18 in the Fifty Lakes area, why they chose the area, what to expect, and the work of the ATV Association of Minnesota:
Wake The Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker for the Week”: Florida Man Is Not Very Sharp
If you’re pulled over by police and you respond by pulling out a three-foot sword, you’re about to have a bad day. Cops in Tampa saw 34-year-old Randy Austerman in his car blocking a bike lane and approached him. He was sitting in his fully-reclined driver’s seat and as officers got close, he reached into…
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Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center /Davina and the Vagabonds
We visited with Joey Yow, Director of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, about what they are doing in the weeks and months ahead bringing a diversified lineup of entertainment to the Brainerd Lakes Area. Davina and the Vagabonds (pictured above) will be there Saturday, September 17, 2022 for two shows at 2PM and…
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Lakes Area United Way on September 12th Community Connection
Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jonathan Aga joined Community Connection to talk about the annual Chili Cookoff on October 5th at Westgate Mall and the beginning of Campaign Season:
Wake The Lakes “Lifehack of the Week”: Ways to Use Q-tips That Don’t Involve Your Ears
They are explicitly not to be used for your ears (seriously—don’t clean your ears with them). Clean kitchen tools: Waffle irons and similar appliances are challenging if you can’t run them through the dishwasher, and then there are can openers. Can openers are still an essential tool for modern life, and yet we can be…
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Bridges of Hope/Common Goods “Building Hope Gala”
We visited with Danell Eggert, Retail Director of the Common Goods thrift store with locations in Baxter, Crosby and Crosslake. Common Goods was created to be a venue for community members to give their time, talents and treasures, which supports the ongoing work of Bridges of Hope. Bridges of Hope has built a strong community…
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Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day”
–Car design used to accommodate smokers with lighters and ashtrays, but now we’re over a decade into the smartphone era, and automakers still haven’t thought of including a phone mount. –It’s crazy that there’s this giant thing in the sky all the time that we’re not supposed to look at. –Using solar panels to power…
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