Strength & Honor Lift-A-Thon returns July 27-28 for veterans fundraiser
(Aitkin, MN) — An annual showcase of off-season work and fundraising for local veterans through Aitkin High School student-athletes will be coming to a head July 27-28 in the annual Strength & Honor Lift-A-Thon from Aitkin High School. We chatted with Aitkin teacher and coach Rob Williams about their Speed, Strength, and Agility program that helps…
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Aitkin Public Schools with 4 opening on School Board, deadline to file August 16th
Post from ISD #1 – Aitkin Public Schools Facebook page: On August 2, 2022 Aitkin Public Schools will have 4 openings for School Board members on the Ballot. Please consider running for School Board. Filing period for School Board will be from August 2-August 16. You will need to fill out an affidavit and pay…
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McGregor School District not offering free meals for upcoming school year
Post from Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson from the McGregor School District #4 Facebook page: I want to make our families aware that there will not be free meals provided by the government this year as they have done for the previous two years because of Covid. We also did not qualify for the…
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McGregor School Board Special Session from July 11th
(McGregor, MN) — The McGregor School Board held a special session Monday night to hear a presentation on the Teacher Mentor Program from the High School Auditorium. McGregor Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson about being appointed as the lead for the Education Identity and Access Management Board Resolution. Liz Kabus spoke before the Board…
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Central Lakes College students graduate Law Enforcement Skills program
Nineteen students graduated from Central Lakes College’s Law Enforcement Skills program on Friday. These men and women have completed two years of general education and Criminal Justice studies, and now have been through an intense eight-week law enforcement training program. This unique program allows students to get in the driver’s seat of new, state-of-the-art squad cars…
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Aitkin Schools busy during summer with new Principal hiring, All Class Reunion
(Aitkin, MN) — The Summer months are proving to be just as busy as the school year for Aitkin Public Schools and Superintendent Dan Stifter. In our monthly conversation, Superintendent Stifter touched on the recent hiring of a new high school principal, Lisa DeMars, and the hiring process. Stifter also mentioned openings for staff and teaching…
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McGregor School District stays busy over summer
(McGregor, MN) — The McGregor School District has been busy during the first half of the summer with Summer School, Community Education programs, construction, while starting to prepare for the 2022-23 school year. In our conversation with McGregor Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson first noted the end of the 2021-22 school year and coming…
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Aitkin All Class Reunion one month away, still plenty to accomplish
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (7/4/22) (Aitkin, MN) — 11 years of planning and one month of preparation are still ahead of the Aitkin All Class Reunion, August 6-9th in Aitkin. We chatted recently with All Class Reunion Committee members Wendi Johnson and Gary Tibbitts about the first step of getting ready for the big weekend…
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