Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga returned to give an update seminars coming to be part of their Vision Council for non-profit funding, initiatives for National Reading Month and Food Share Month with programs for Crow Wing County and the “Flavors of Community Drive” with Central Lakes College:
A Scottish man totally blew his shot at Father of the Year honors by “accidentally” robbing his own son at knifepoint at an ATM. The 45-year-old, whose name has not been released, was allegedly masked and gloved when he sneaked up on the 17-year-old victim, who’d just withdrawn ten pounds (roughly 12 bucks) from the…
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–If you’ve forgotten an acquaintance’s name, just ask them what their name is, and after they tell you, say “no, your last name.” Works like a charm and they never suspect a thing. –Whenever you accidentally set off your smoke alarm, give your pets a treat so they learn to come to you when there…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Paul Stokman, Rehabilitation Director, and Donovan Tiberg, Athletic Trainer, chatted about CRMC’s Coach Meeting on March 30th at The Hudson in Ironton with what topics of conversation will take place, why this information is beneficial for area high school and college coaches, and how to register for the event:
–Plastic bags are the city version of tumbleweed. –The voice in your head is an extraordinary singer. –If you wash the dirt from an ice cube that you drop on the floor, you are washing your water with water, in the hope that there’s only water..on the water…you will add to your water. –There are…
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(Sandy, UT) — A Utah woman is behind bars after admitting to starting a fire at her apartment complex to burn away “negative energy.” Around a dozen units were damaged and several residents were displaced by the blaze on Sunday morning. Thirty-eight-year-old Crystal Moss was arrested after telling police it was her fault. Court documents…
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A Long Island, New York man is under arrest after he allegedly got drunk and stole a fire department vehicle…which he then crashed into a utility pole…which set a nearby house on fire. Firefighters responding to calls of a house fire arrived to find that a stolen fire department vehicle had been driven into a…
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(Slidell, LA) — A Louisiana woman is under arrest for allegedly selling drugs out of her ice cream truck. The cops in suburban New Orleans pulled over the converted school bus this week for expired tags and no brake lights. Inside, they found melted ice cream in the freezer and a huge stash of meth. …
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–Don’t throw out your old work gloves. Cut the fingers off and you’ll find lots of uses for them. Use them to protect the tips of chisels when you need to carry them. They’re also good for softening the grip of pliers and many other applications. –Make a Squeegee From a Rake. Need a squeegee…
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Crosby-Ironton Schools Superintendent D. Jamie Skjeveland returned with an update on the troubling topic of Snow Days, the next round of construction coming this Summer, and keeping close tabs on the District’s Budget: