Tag: Wake The Lakes Morning Show

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Florida man injured at yoga class from fallen iguana”

An outdoor yoga class in Miami came to an abrupt end when a man laying on his back was injured by a very large iguana that fell out of a tree.  Falling iguanas are quite common in Florida when the temperature is freezing, but this was not the case. It was a warm day and…
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January 25, 2023 0

McGregor School District update on January 24th Community Connection

McGregor School District Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson joined the show to give an update on the start of 2023 for McGregor Schools, the most recent School Board meeting, and upcoming including the return of the School Play and Pow-Wow for this Spring:


January 24, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker(s) for the Week

Three New York men are behind bars on drug charges after one of them called 911 to snitch on the other two.  Troopers in Pennsylvania say they received a 911 call from 30-year-old Sauigi Wang who told the dispatcher that there were two people in his car with marijuana and they wouldn’t leave. He then…
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January 24, 2023 0

Lakes Jam’s Eryk Happajoki on January 23rd Community Connection

Lakes Jam Director of Partnership Eryk Haapajoki talks what is instore for the 10th anniversary of Lakes Jam, the lineups for Rock and Country Night, other fun and festivities, tickets, and much more:


January 23, 2023 0

Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce on January 23rd Community Connection

Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Taylor Erickson chatted about the upcoming 2nd annual Winter Wonderama on Saturday, February 11th and looking ahead to a few events this spring:


January 23, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes “Lifehack for the Week”:  Just Plain Amazing Hacks

–For cat owners: Wood pellets instead of cat litter. Around $7 for 40 lb bags. The pellets dissolve into sawdust after getting wet. There is no odor. Cleanup is easy and you’ll save money this way. –Unrolling aluminum foil way easier:  Every box of foil has these handy roll-locks –To sew a button, scotch tape…
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January 23, 2023 0

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

–The meaning of life… is in the dictionary. –The fact that bodies decompose and rot after they die just shows how much our bodies do to keep us alive from contaminates. –The word “Fat” looks like someone just took a bite out of the first letter of the word “Eat.” –Old TV static was a…
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January 19, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “UK family defies local government, lives in middle of roundabout”

Round and round … A family in the U.K. lives in one of the most unique houses in the world and has gotten a lot of attention, mostly for their decades of defiance against the local government. David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their house in 1960, when it seemed like a normal, typical…
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January 18, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “HUSBAND BRINGS LATE WIFE BACK TO LIFE (Well, not really…)”

A man in India recently lost his wife of 39 years, but she’ll always be with him — because he’s fulfilled her dying wish of creating a life-sized statue of her so they could be together forever. Tapas Sandilya lost his wife to COVID in 2021. While she was in the hospital, she asked that…
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January 18, 2023 0

Riverwood Healthcare’s Dr. David Taylor on January 17th Community Connection

Riverwood Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Taylor gave an update on the current Seasonal Illness outlook with RSV, Influenza, and COVID-19, A Seasonal Illness Virtual Seminar on January 25th, and how to best treat and prevent the illnesses:


January 17, 2023 0