Tag: Wake The Lakes Morning Show

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Florida Woman Sues Velveeta over ‘misleading’ Shells and Cheese”

A Florida woman has filed a pretty cheesy lawsuit against Velveeta, claiming that the brand lies on packages of its microwavable Shells & Cheese cups by suggesting it’s ready in only three-and-a-half minutes. Amanda Ramirez says she purchased the product because it says, “ready in three-and-half minutes,” but says it actually takes more time than…
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December 7, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Wisconsin Cat drags home Alligator Head”

A Wisconsin woman was shocked when her cat, Toast, left a severed alligator head on her front lawn. Wendy Wiesehuegel says at first she thought Toast, who is known to hunt and bring things back to the house, had dragged a fish out of a nearby lake. But when she walked over to get a…
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December 7, 2022 0

Lisa Krahn from Seven County Senior Federation joins December 6th Community Connection

Seven County Senior Federation Executive Director Lisa Krahn returned to give an update on the ending of the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, looking ahead to changes to Medicare in 2023, and what other opportunities to change Medicare coverage off for those who have birthdays coming up:


December 6, 2022 0

Wake The Lakes Moron Lawbreaker for the Week: “Texas Woman Arrested Smuggling Spider Monkey In Box She Claimed Held Beer”

(Brownsville, TX)  —  A Texas woman is under arrest after attempting to smuggle an endangered spider monkey in a box that she claimed held beer.  The woman attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico back in March, with officers noticing a wooden box with holes in her car.  The woman said it was beer she…
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December 6, 2022 0

Wake the Lakes “Lifehack of the Week” : Genius Christmas Hacks

 –DIY Christmas Ornament Storage: Inexpensive felt is all you need to create this Christmas hack. To keep delicate ornaments from breaking, store them in boxes with individual felt wrappers. For the easiest Christmas decoration storage, fill slim boxes and top with another layer of felt.  –Use Fir Trimmings Instead of Purchasing a Wreath:  Don’t splurge…
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December 5, 2022 0

Opportunity Living’s ‘Operation SOS’ on the December 2nd Community Connection

Jayne Wilhelm, Director of community Relations and Development, for Opportunity Living in Iowa joined the show to talk about their care centers, what services they offer, and their auction ‘Operation SOS’ (Save Our Swimming Pool” with items from the Brainerd Lakes area part of the gift baskets:


December 2, 2022 0

Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation’s Ashley King on December 1st Community Connection

Ashley King from Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation gave an update on rescuing animals on the early frozen lakes and ponds, fun facts on Porcupines, and an early look at their next fundraising with the Brainerd Jaycees Ice fishing Extravaganza at the end of January:


December 1, 2022 0

Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day

–   Using acronyms as a tool to remember complex information is the brain’s way of compressing data to reduce file size. –Someone in the future is going to manage to get malware on their cybernetic implant. –A middle finger is halfway to a peace sign. –In a thousand years, archaeologists will find tanning beds and…
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December 1, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday “Canadian Woman finds out marriage annulled without her approval”

Marriage annulled? Better verify, just in case… A Canadian woman says she was shocked to learn she was no longer married and that her husband had somehow gotten an annulment without her consent. Gina and Warren Zant were married in the Cook Islands in 1999 and a few years ago filed a legal separation agreement.…
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November 30, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Holiday Game of Monopoly Leads to Arrest”

A fun family game of Monopoly can usually go on for a long time, but it ended abruptly for one Tulsa family when a player went directly to jail — for real.  Police say they were called to a house after receiving reports of shots fired. They arrived and immediately arrested John Armstrong. They say…
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November 30, 2022 0