Japan is launching a contest to encourage young people to drink more alcohol. The country’s National Tax Agency wants people ages 20 to 39 to come up with new ideas to help breathe new life into the sagging alcohol industry. Japan blames falling sales on declining birth rates, an aging population, and the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Amanda Voller from JET (formerly NEMOJT) in Aitkin talks about the re-brand to JET, what services they offer for high school students, college students, and those getting back into the workforce, and a preview of the Interactive Career Fair on September 21st
Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter chats about wrapping up summer building updates, the start of fall sports and the 2022-23 school year, School Board Elections, and more:
An 18-year-old drug dealer in Florida tried to drum up some business by randomly texting people and actually got a bite. Unfortunately, it was from the county commissioner who immediately alerted police. Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins told police he received a “random text message” from someone offering to sell him an “eight ball” of…
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Aitkin Police and DARE Officer Joe Fuhrmann talks about him joining the Department, his law enforcement background, the DARE program on the August 29th Community Connection program:
Sanitize a chopping block. Run a slice of lemon over the surface to disinfect. 2. Eliminate the browning that occurs when food sits out too long. Sprinkle those foods, like apple or pear slices, with lemon juice before serving, or squeeze a bit into guacamole and give it a stir. 3. Remove tough food stains…
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Sean Weimer and Robin Gerard of Golden Horizons Assisted Living in Aitkin talk about their Carnival Party on August 27th, a fundraisers for Aitkin Schools:
Scott Overland was enjoying dinner with his family at a seafood restaurant in Delaware when he made an amazing discovery. While enjoying an appetizer, Scott found a rare purple pearl inside one of the clams. At first, he thought it was a bead or a little piece of candy that the chef might have put…
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Automakers are now working with musicians and composers to help with creating pleasing alert systems — as well as in-cabin chimes and tones. For example, world famous film composer Hans Zimmer was involved in scoring sounds for BMW’s Vision M Next car. And, Atlanta-based electronic musician Richard Devine was brought in to help make the…
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