baxter home stager: Leave the towels alone! Thank you! - 07/24/08 08:44 PM
How do you keep visitors & Realtors at open houses and showings from using your nicely folded, perfectly hung, and oh so clean and fluffy towels? I have read that some suggest tying them in ribbons or raffia and therefore signal that they are off limits. But does everyone know how to … (12 comments)
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baxter home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - I Smell A Skunk - 06/16/08 01:32 PM
With two large German Shepherds and a lovable but nosy mutt "it" could happen soon. One of these days, while checking under a wood pile or shed , at least one of the dogs will encounter a peppermint kitty and he will let them have "it". Skunk spray , one … (12 comments)
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baxter home stager: Brainerd Hosting Public Meeting on K-12 Education - 06/11/08 12:21 PM
The Washington Educational Services Building at 804 Oak Street in Brainerd will be the site of the Minnesota House K-12 Education Finance Division meeting. The public Brainerd meeting on June 16, 2008, co-chaired by Representative John Ward will include a K-12 education finance update.
Representative Mindy Greiling, chair … (2 comments)
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baxter home stager: Flag Day Program - Elks Lodge # 615 - 06/09/08 10:16 PM
The All Veterans Memorial next to the Crow Wing County Courthouse is the site of the June 14th annual Flag Day Program. Hosted by the Brainerd Elks Lodge Number 615, the program starts at 5 P.M. The public is invited to come and see the various flags and learn … (2 comments)
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baxter home stager: Stuff Swap - 05/25/08 10:51 PM
It is Spring time here in Northern Minnesota, although you may not be able to tell by the weather. With Spring comes Spring cleaning, as we let in the fresh air, go through the clothes and rid ourselves of the outgrown, outdated, unused and duplicates.
What to do … (16 comments)
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baxter home stager: School Days 1957 vs 2007 - 05/20/08 12:27 PM
School Days 1957 vs 2007
Scenario
: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into … (33 comments)
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baxter home stager: It is Tornado Time Again! - 05/16/08 01:30 PM
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage … (10 comments)
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baxter home stager: From This - To This - 04/11/08 12:10 PM
When I wrote Go Away - Snow, I was thinking that this was my ode to winter weather. However, we are experiencing a storm of blizzard proportions. The high winds, combined with the snow, are causing the problems. Trees and limbs (trees again, not human) are coming down and anything … (6 comments)
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baxter home stager: Brainerd Lakes Area Senior Center Needs Doughnut Tasters (& makers) - 03/02/08 09:23 PM
My Mother-in-Law and her friends are card carrying members of the Lakes Area Senior group. One of their favorite days is doughnut day, which happens every Thursday. The Senior Center turns out about 130-200 dozen doughnuts each week and has been in the doughnut making business for 25 years. These … (8 comments)
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baxter home stager: Google Before You Go - 02/12/08 04:14 PM
Going out to eat? Ordering linens for your staging inventory? Shopping on line for a spendy new leather handbag? Are you heading out to the bookstore for a coffee and to pick up a new novel? Stop - Google first. That's right! Google the name of the company or website … (25 comments)
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baxter home stager: Say "I Love You" - 02/11/08 02:54 PM
Jonathan Tyrrell was trapped in a burning furniture store, speaking on the phone to the fire department dispatcher who told him help was on the way. Jonathan was to stay down low and keep tapping on the wall with his hammer.
"Please don't be long" Tyrrell said, "I've got a … (16 comments)
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baxter home stager: Addressing the Addiction Problem in Crow Wing County - 10/23/07 01:31 PM
We recently had a Red Ribbon Week in the Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota which culminated with a community forum at the Heritage Assembly of God Church in Baxter. The forum was sponsored by the Operations ARMMS, which stands for Addressing, Responding, Managing Meth and other Substances. This was formerly … (2 comments)
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baxter home stager: Crow Wing County Hippology Team Places First at State - 10/04/07 11:35 AM
photo by Fusko- Flickr
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What is Hippology? Hippology is a Greek word, with the word root "hippo" meaning horse and "ology" meaning the study of. Hippology was first presented in Washington State in 1997 when Pierce County sponsored an exhibition at State Fair in Puyallup.
Objectives The … (0 comments)
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baxter home stager: Speeding Doesn't Pay! Weight The Costs! - 09/07/07 10:30 PM
photo by sirwiseowl
Have you ever looked in the rear view mirror to see flashing red lights and then realize, after a quick downward glance at the speedometer, that- they are flashing for you?
This scene is reenacted in states all across our land, … (3 comments)
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baxter home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Key Dates For The Brainerd School District - 08/29/07 12:18 PM
With the upcoming school year closing in quickly - plans need to be made in the case of student illness or days off from school for working parents that have younger children in the school system. Arrangements will need to be made in advance for a day … (4 comments)
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baxter home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - The A to Z of School Safety Tips - 08/29/07 11:56 AM
photo byzaphodsotherhead
A lways Use Caution- Use Extreme caution when school buses are presentB e Alert - Watch what is going on around youC rossing Streets - Look both ways before crossing the streetD oors - don't answer the door when you are home aloneE lectrical Safety - never go near … (0 comments)
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baxter home stager: The Weather in Minnesota - 08/21/07 01:46 PM
Photo by RavenHawk
Drought, brown crunchy grass, and dying newly planted baby trees - now wind, rain, and hail. Welcome to the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota, where temperatures can jump easily 50 degrees from one day to the next. This area experienced some significant damage due to high winds and … (6 comments)
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