August 2022

From the Outside

Gordon Hommes Deliberate Living I was thinking recently about how we spend our time and how it has changed over the generations. It wasn’t that long ago when life was far less convenient, and when much of what had to be done you had to do yourself, often because of financial necessity, but also because of societal norms.

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Masked Fan Speaks

Baseball and Hockey all day!! It’s almost here! The MLB Field of Dreams game will be held this Thursday night, the 11th, at the FOD complex in Dyersville, Iowa. If this game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds even comes close to being the epic game last year’s game was, it will be a baseball lover’s dream.

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Inspiration Station

Michelle Miller Summer may have taken awhile to get here; however, it sure seems to be in full bloom now. I kicked the season off earlier, connecting with nature by creating a small flower garden.

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Education Beat

Jennifer Carollo Fischer End of Summer Bucket List Can you believe it is just about the end of summer? If your kids are anything like mine, the battle cries of, “We are bored!” and “What are we doing today?” have started to fill the time between waking up and finishing my first cup of coffee. I always like to hold out on some tricks up my sleeve for August.

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BEYOND

Rob Perez Are we in a pickle? There is a craze sweeping the nation. People of all ages have flocked to this, um, well, I would call it an activity or a game, but others call it a sport.

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Finland News

Stacy Rabold Breden Hummingbird fights! Jeepers, there have been some intense squabbles at my feeders lately. While picking berries a few hummingbirds jetted right through the Juneberry trees at my head, how rude! Saskatoon Berries, June Berries, or Service Berries, whatever you call them this berry has quite the list of names.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Let us know what is going on! Community events are an important part of what makes Lake County a great place to live and visit. We want to know what is happening around the county, and need you to let us know about your organization’s happenings.

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO EXCITING FREE EVENTS DURING WORLD INDIGENOUS NATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (WINHEC) ANNUAL GATHERING

CLOQUET,MN—FondduLacTribalandCommunity College will have the distinct honor of hosting the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) and World Indigenous Nations University (WINU) for the Annual Gathering of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium starting August 12, 2022. FDLTCC will welcome members of Indigenous-serving institutions from around the world to participate in this exciting event, which is focused on the host community, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

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