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Bovey Coleraine Youth Center Fund Raiser

Mark your calendars for Satuday, Sept 5, 8 am to 1 pm, the Bovey Coleraine Youth Center will be having a rummage sale fund raiser at the youth center. There are lots of back to school clothing, and tons of miscellaneous. The Youth Center is located across from the Bovey post office, on main ...

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LWV documentary addresses voter ID issue - Brainerd Daily Dispatch

LWV documentary addresses voter ID issueBrainerd Daily Dispatch9 the League of Women Voters of the Brainerd Lakes Area will view the League of Women Voters of Minnesota-produced documentary “Democracy for All? The Barriers of Voter ID” at the Brainerd Public Library. ...

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Woman indicted by grand jury on first degree murder charge

A woman previously charged with felony second degree intentional murder in connection with the death of her estranged husband has been indicted by a gr ...

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LLTC instructor Nicole Beaulieu shares our Anishinaabemowin ikidowinan endaaso-giizhig: bimaadiziwin (pronounced bih-MAAH''-dih-zih'-win and meaning th ...

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[VIDEO]T'hawks knock off Moorhead

The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk boys hockey team skated to a 3-2 victory over the Moorhead Spuds on Saturday evening at the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapi ...

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It began with a to do and to get checklist that my daughter Heather designed and a book titled The Mitten adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett. Heather and Jan, who are both published authors and illustrators, did the work for me. ...

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Minnesota Citizens for the Arts: Arts Alert!

Attend your precinct caucuses Tuesday, February 7th (that’s tomorrow eve!), and make your voice heard if you are against Legacy funds being used to b ...

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Bimaadiziwin

LLTC instructor Nicole Beaulieu shares our Anishinaabemowin ikidowinan endaaso-giizhig: bimaadiziwin (pronounced bih-MAAH''-dih-zih'-win and meaning th ...

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Extension MIRC Workshops available statewide (FREE!)

I’ve heard very good things about the UMN Extension classes and they have asked me to help spread the word… It is essential that businesses and communities have an effective presence on the Internet. ...

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