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District long-range planning goals look ahead to 21st century technology

Feb 10, 2012 3:29 am

The Brainerd School Board Long Range Planning Committee met Thursday to update and discuss the district’s long-range planning goals, focusing an emphasis on 21st century technology learning ...

Senior Calendar

Feb 10, 2012 2:04 am

Lakes Area Senior Activity Center Monday 8 a.m. - Greeting card recycling 8 a.m. -.4 p.m. - Cardio Exercise Room 9 a.m. - Free Blood Pressure Checks 9 a.m. - Model Railroad Group (Westgate Mall) 10 a...

Fair Housing session planned Monday in Brainerd

Feb 10, 2012 2:03 am

Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center Auxiliary fundraiser set Feb. 28 Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center Auxiliary welcomes the community to a fundraising event fro...

Cass County goes digital

Feb 10, 2012 2:02 am

WALKER – Cass County law enforcement officers and dispatchers live in a totally digital world today, partly made possible by switching to the new federally-mandated ARMER 800 Mhz radio syste...

Cass County Board's ipads will save on paper

Feb 10, 2012 2:02 am

WALKER – Cass County commissioners will start to receive their board meeting packets by email later this month via their new iPads, saving the cost of five piles of paper about an inch thick...

CLC student earns state scholarship recognition

Feb 10, 2012 12:51 am

Brainerd resident Julie Jo Larson, an honor student at Central Lakes College, has been recognized by state organizations with scholarships she said qualified students shouldn’t overlook for ...

Workshop examines how diet can reduce stress

Feb 10, 2012 12:50 am

The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College presents “Stick a Fork in It: Controlling Stress through Diet,” from 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in Room E203 on the Brainerd camp...

Lakes area teachers among candidates for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

Feb 10, 2012 12:50 am

Five Brainerd lakes area teachers are among 111 candidates vying for the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. The candidates have accepted their nominations and completed the required materials to bec...

Crow Wing County Fair Board to meet Monday

Feb 10, 2012 12:50 am

Crow Wing County Fair Board to meet Monday The Crow Wing County Fair Board meeting has been changed to 7 p.m. Monday at the Curling Club located on the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds.

American Barnstormers Tour coming to Brainerd

Feb 10, 2012 12:50 am

The American Barnstormers Tour, a nostalgic salute to the barnstormers who ventured across America during the 1920s seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes, is scheduled to visit Brainerd Aug. 12-1...