–Thanksgiving leftovers probably taste better because you get to eat them alone. —Thanksgiving is a holiday where we’re thankful for everything that we already have but the very next day, Black Friday, is a day where some trample and stampede each other for the things that they don’t have. –An optimist is a person who…
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Tawny Druar of Operation Christmas joined the show to give all of the necessary information about Operation Christmas for Aitkin County Residents, where people can drop off donations, and when and where parents and legal guardians can sign up for “shopping days”
A foul, smoky smell filled the air inside the office when workers arrived in the morning and traced the smell to the bathroom where they were shocked to find a burnt and melted toilet underneath a charred ceiling. The fire department came by to take a look and they thought it was possibly from an…
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(Frankfurt, Germany) — A German man who found a nearly five-million dollar check made out to the company that makes Gummy Bears isn’t at all impressed with the reward he got. The 38-year-old man, identified as Anouar, was on his way home from visiting his mother when he saw a piece of paper fluttering on…
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Atikin County CARE Executive Director Lynne Jacobs gave us an update on what services are offered including meal preparation, transportation, companionship, classes, and caregiver support:
A Missouri man accused of robbing a bank has pleaded guilty to being the dumbest bank robber ever. According to police, Michael Conley Lloyd walked into a Bank of America branch and handed the teller a note which read, “Give Your Money Now. Don’t Say Anything. I Have A Partner Outside.” The teller handed over…
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Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Taylor Erickson gave us a full breakdown of the 31st annual Fish House Parade for Friday, November 25th:
–BOIL & SHOCK POTATOES. Avoid the tedium of peeling (with your fingers) by boiling the potatoes until they’re soft and then shocking them in ice water. The skin will practically peel itself off. This works with beets, too, btw. –HACK A SLOW COOKER AS A WARMER. One of the trickiest things about preparing Thanksgiving dinner…
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Forester Kyle Frederickson of the Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District joined the show to talk about an upcoming workshop with the Aitkin Area Private Woodlands Group on December 2nd from the Long Lake Conservation Center:
–You can’t get in a store and buy clothes if you don’t already own clothes. –The recipe for success and the recipe for disaster differ by only one ingredient: luck –Your alarm sound is technically your theme song, since it plays at the start of every episode. –The youngest picture of you is also the…
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