Mid-Minnesota Builders Association 11-8-22
Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, discusses an educational opportunity for contractors coming up in January 2023 and their “Tools for Schools” program.
Lakes Area United Way update on November 8th Community Connection
Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga recapped the annual Chili Cookoff, looking at the fall fundraising campaign, and looking at the United Acts of Kindness Week November 14-18:
Wake The Lakes Moron Lawbreaker for the Week: “Two Men arrested for robbing AT&T Store after one left own phone”
Two men in Oklahoma robbed and ransacked an AT&T store there, stealing a bunch of phones and chargers, but they didn’t leave with all the phones. Cops responded to a tripped alarm at the AT&T store and found the window broken and the store destroyed. Many phones were stolen but there were some found on…
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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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