Dress spruce up!

You know that little black dress I mentioned yesterday? The one that cost me less 10 cents? (dollar grab bag) Well, I like it ok. But I don't love it. I thought I could take the buttons off and tolerate it, (I have some weird button phobia) but the buttons are not just decorative...they acutally hold the dress together so those suckers are not coming off. ...

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Some Facts About Suicide and Depression

National Suicide Prevention Week Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder. The lifetime risk for depression is 6 to 25%. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 9.5% or 20.9 million American adults suffer from a depressive illness in any given year. ...

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Party On! -- The Joy of Grant Writing

I used to dread grant writing. ICTV relies on grants for about 30 percent of its income, so it is a necessary task. And, now is the season. The reason I don't dread it any longer is that I have found that when you write a grant, you really get to celebrate all the good work your organization has done recently over again. ...

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$5 Raffle Tickets are now available for the Crestliner 1750 Raptor TE Fishing Boat with 115 hp Mercury Motor. Proceeds support the 2011 Fishing Opener and Community Picnic being held next May. This is a beautiful boat!

$5 Raffle Tickets are now available for the Crestliner 1750 Raptor TE Fishing Boat with 115 hp Mercury Motor. Proceeds support the 2011 Fishing Opener and Community Picnic being held next May. ...

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Baron von Raschke.wmv

Baron von Raschke.wmv Baron von Raschke spins the wheel of meat at the 2010 Boundary Waters Blues Fest in Grand Rapids Minnesota. Also included, is ...

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Duluth Spin on the ARRA awards

I was just talking to someone yesterday at a tour of Monticello’s FTTH network (more on that later) about how hard it has been to get consistent info on the ARRA awards and how poorly the awards are compiled and archived. ...

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Rachel Kilgour performs tonight at Brewed Awakenings, and then Bovey Farmer's Day all weekend. Carnival, flea market and vendors tonight through the weekend, fun runs and all kinds of kid's activities, parade Monday at 10:30a. Fun stuff!

Rachel Kilgour performs tonight at Brewed Awakenings, and then Bovey Farmer's Day all weekend. Carnival, flea market and vendors tonight through the weekend, fun runs and all kinds of kid's activities, parade Monday at 10:30a. ...

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Caveman Cafe: Yesterday and Today

I'm trying to blog each meal we have to make is easier for me in a few months when I plan on typing up a list of all the meals we had, to make meal planning easier. Yesterday we had meatloaf muffins, meatloaf made in muffin pans. ...

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The LaPlants

On the last day of August, the last Summer Concert Series performance for 2010 took place at the Assembly of God Church. The featured performers were the LaPlants. ... More from Itasca Community Television blogs

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Walk A Mile_Higher Res.m4v

Walk A Mile_Higher Res.m4v The first Walk A Mile event ever held in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in September 2010. Men don high heels and other women's ...

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Update on Sibley County FTTH feasibility study

Thanks to Chris Mitchell (from the Institute for Local Self Reliance) for the detailed update on Sibley County’s feasibility study. (Blandin Foundation is helping Sibley County with a grant to perform their feasibility study.) According to Chris, there are public meetings happening throughout the area to discuss the potential project. ...

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What can you do with $1?

Why, buy a wardrobe of course! :-) The local thrift stores and lots of the yard sales around here offer "Fill a bag for $1" and I LOVE them so much! I can usually find clothes for the kids, sometimes really nice things but if not I'm still able to find lots of play clothes for them. ... More from Slow This Ride Down

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More on Carver County’s ARRA-funded broadband project

A couple of weeks ago, Carver County got the good word on their ARRA application. Here’s a quick reminder on their project… Carver County – This nearly $6 million award will allow the County of Carver to offer affordable middle-mile broadband service in south central Minnesota. ... More from Blandin on Broadband

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Hunger Action Month 2010 - 30 Ways in 30 Days

Second Harvest North Central Food Bank is part of a national movement to raise awareness and take action to fight hunger in America. Today, September 1st, kicks off Hunger Action Month 2010. ...

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Carolyn Ritter - Winner of the 2010 Reif Talent Show

Carolyn Ritter - Winner of the 2010 Reif Talent Show The show was held on August 22, 2010 at the Myles Reif Performing Art Center, Grand Rapids, Min ... More from YouTube Videos matching query: "grand rapids minnesota"

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Parent Tip Monday

Creating a Home Library By: Reading Rockets (2008) Starting a home library for your child shows him/her how important books are. ...

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Even though the kids are almost back to school, there are still lots of things happening in the Grand Rapids area. Here is a link to the Grand Rapids area online calendar of events. http://www.visitgrandrapids.com/vacations/calendar/index.html

Even though the kids are almost back to school, there are still lots of things happening in the Grand Rapids area. Here is a link to the Grand Rapids area online calendar of events. ... More from Grand Rapids, Minnesota Fan Page's Facebook Wall

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Fall For Autumn

Fall is DEFINITELY....in the air.    The last few mornings have been what I would call "crispy", where you see your breath and everything smells moi ...

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Certified by WordPress Founder Matt Mullenweg Himself

I don’t even know what to say. I’d like to thank my God, parents, my wife, my kids, my clients, my college professors, that friend who first introduced me to the web, Al Gore for inventing it… Obviously this isn’t a real certification…but IS hilarious! It’s a product of Matt Mullenweg’s recent public conversations with Chris Pearson, founder of Thesis, over what the WordPress GPL does and does not mean for theme frameworks built on top of it. ...

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Stieg Larsson read alikes

Have you read the Millennium Trilogy books by Stieg Larsson and want to read more that are similar? There are a whole slew of authors from the cold north that you may find intriguing. ...

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