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Wake The Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week”: Woman Makes Eleven-Thousand Calls To Police This Year

A woman was arrested after making over eleven-thousand calls to police this year (That’s almost a full-time job!!).  Carla Jefferson was busted recently on a misdemeanor charge of placing a torrent of calls to a Florida police department and sheriff’s office.  At one point, Jefferson made 512 calls to police in a 24-hour period.  Authorities…
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August 23, 2022 0

Wake The Lakes “Lifehack of the Week”: The Best Ways to Use Up Old Spices in the Kitchen

The simplest way to use your old spices is to use your old spices. Since spices never actually spoil, you can still use them in your cooking. If they’re a bit bland, use more than you normally would. Also, you can toast your spices right before you use them in a recipe. Tossing some exhausted…
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August 22, 2022 0

Foster Grandparents Program 8-19-22

Ron Urbanski, Program Director of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Foster Grandparent Director, tells us all about the Foster Grandparent Program for volunteers who are age 55 years or older and how they play such an important role in supporting children and teachers in the classroom.


August 19, 2022 0

Snoop Dogg Drops His Own Cereal

(Undated)  —  Snoop Dogg wants to be a part of your breakfast routine.   The rapper teamed up with Broadus Foods to launch his own cereal brand called Snoop Loopz. The sweet breakfast looks like Fruit Loops with marshmallows.  Snoop reposted a photo of the cereal box saying it’s the best tasting cereal in the…
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August 19, 2022 0

Chicken Wing prices hits lowest number since 2018

Wingin’ It … Here’s a rare food item that’s not going up in price due to inflation — chicken wings! The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that the average wholesale price of a pound of wings fell to $1.68 in July and is expected to go down more when the figures for August are announced.…
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August 19, 2022 0

CRMC Championship Event at Cragun’s Legacy Golf Resort Aug. 21-28, 2022

Jack Wawro, Director of Golf and Tournament Director at Cragun’s, gives us the rundown of this premier event coming to the Brainerd Lakes Area.


August 18, 2022 0

Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame 2022

Sherry DeLahunt, a Selection Committee Member of Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame, educates us about the history of The Hall of Fame and how they choose their nominees. Sherry also announces the three chosen nominees for this year who will be honored at their ceremony on Sept. 23, 2022.


August 18, 2022 0

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

–Vampires are always remarkably well-groomed given their inability to use mirrors –Dusting can be either adding or removing dust. –A scarecrow is also a scarehuman IF it is unexpectedly encountered. –An unscientific survey found that waterpark urinals are used less than any other urinals. –Goosebumps are most likely just gibberish in braille. –The entire chore…
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August 18, 2022 0