minnesota 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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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Ride Safe, Minnesota - 04/22/08 10:00 AM
According to a recent Minnesota DNR survey, the typical ATV rider is a Caucasian male in his mid-40's with some college or technical training. This man is most often employed full time, with an income of more that $50,000 and an average family size of 2.8. In most cases he … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Governor's Fishing Opener in The Brainerd Lakes - 04/07/08 01:58 PM
Lisa Paxton, Brainerd Lakes Chamber CEO thinks that hosting the Governor’s Fishing Opener will give the Brainerd Lakes Area a long term pay off. "The governor's fishing opener will be a real boost," Paxton said "It's really an opportunity to capture a couple hundred media for an entire Brainerd … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Principal Whimps Out and Cancels National Heroes Tour - 04/05/08 11:58 AM
A national tour featuring decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan didn't stop at Forest Lake Area High School as planned, after school leaders abruptly canceled the visit. According to the Veterans for Freedom website, the National Heroes Tour "is about supporting our troops, honoring their commitment and … (5 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Beat It - Then Eat It - 03/22/08 11:17 PM
You prepare this the night before and all you have to do is put it in the oven.
Scrambled Egg Casserole
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup American cheese,shredded
1 cup cubed ham
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 dozen eggs, beaten
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 … (16 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Brainerd Lakes Area Senior Activity Center - 03/13/08 01:47 PM
My mother-in-law goes to the Senior Center for meals. card games, to volunteer and to laugh. There is plenty fo do with weekly activities including card games, bingo, open crafts, coffee and doughnuts, gift card recycling, Senior Morning Club, rosemaling, folk painting, wood carving, a live band with dancing, Bone … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Benefits of Home Staging for Realtors or What's in it for me? - 03/02/08 09:10 PM
Benefits of home staging for Realtors or what's in it for me?
Sell your listing 2-3 times fasterSell for 3-10% more moneyEnhance your client presentationMaximize your earning potentialEnhance your professional image Important disclaimer:
This room has not been staged by
Re$ale Design & Home Staging- yet!!!
Decrease marketing budget & spend … (32 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Salisbury Steak - as Served in Minnesota - 02/01/08 06:58 PM
Here is what we are having at the Lordbock house for supper tonight. With a warm up in temperatures today bringing us from -50 to 20 above - I'm working again and looking for something that makes it appear that I have been in the kitchen cooking all day, when … (4 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Christmas in Minnesota - 12/26/07 11:05 AM
This is for all the Active Rain members who live in warm sunny states and are really missing out on what Minnesota has to offer in the winter. I know some of you used to live here, but for one reason or another (surely not the weather) moved on to … (23 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Brainerd Lakes Bell Ringers Needed - 11/17/07 10:13 AM
The Salvation Army of the Brainerd Lakes area is looking for volunteers to ring those bells. Their goal for … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: First Inca Dove Spotted In Minnesota - 11/15/07 09:31 AM
The Inca Dove has orange on its wings and is common in the southwestern parts of the United States. They favor warm climates, but have previously been seen as far North as Ohio and Colorado. No one can say why this bird is in Minnesota - not only in Minnesota, … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Santa Bear Retires After 23 Years - 11/13/07 12:04 PM
SANTA BEAR
After 23 years of bringing Christmas joy into the lives of many shoppers at Dayton's and … (11 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager - The Perfect Storm - 11/09/07 01:50 PM
photo by phrenophile - Flickr
Here in the Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota , we had a cold windy Halloween evening, but it was nothing compared to the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 dubbed "The Perfect Storm". If you don't believe me, you can look it up in Wikepedia and see that … (12 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport Getting A Luxury Pet Hotel - 11/03/07 08:54 AM
Those who fly out of Minneapolis - St Paul Airport in Minnesota and leave pets behind may have an new option for where to leave Fido or Fiona. A plan has been approved for a 24-hour pet spa care, boarding kennel and grooming facility right at the airport. Travelers … (4 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Pumpkin Carving Contest - Enter Yours - 10/25/07 10:40 AM
Since some of you are super crafty, I thought we should have a contest on pumpkin carving. Enter your photos or the kids pumpkin photos, and after the October 31st date, the team at Re$ale Design will pick the winner and list them in a blog update. Remember like Drew Carey, … (15 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Turkey Poop Power - 10/22/07 11:12 AM
Benson Minnesota is a friendly, progressive community rich in history located at the crossroads of US Hwy 12, MN Hwy 29 & MN Hwy 9 in West Central Minnesota. Residents and visitors enjoy the quality of life a small town provides with modern technology available at their fingertips. Benson … (4 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Kinship Partners' Coats For Kids Drive - 10/19/07 12:06 PM
photo by lauralemur - Flickr
It is time once again for our annual outerwear drive. For the past sixteen years Crystal Cleaners, Kinship Partners, and BL Broadcasting have partnered to obtain winter outerwear for families in need. This year they are estimating that it will take 1200 coats to fill … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Social Capital Survey - Looking At How We Live - 10/18/07 01:05 PM
photo by daju
Social capital is a hard term to describe, but when Mike Burton gave it a try, he came up with the "web of relationships that gives us a sense of connection, belonging, and community".
How do people in your community interact? … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Red Cabbage Slaw - 10/18/07 12:48 PM
I planted red cabbage this year in my Minnesota garden, instead of the white variety. I got four beautiful heads and made one into this beautiful and very tasty salad. You can add even more colors by putting in julienned carrots sticks. Make sure they are thin. I use chopped … (5 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report ~ Carpet Craters - 10/08/07 01:48 PM
When furniture that is on carpet is moved, it leaves behind a crater. These are quite obvious in some carpet piles and need some help. My easy method is to put an ice cube in each hole and let it melt down. The moisture is just enough to plump most … (9 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Plan for our Future Forums - 10/04/07 11:52 AM
On October 23, from 6-8 pm Cragun's Conference Center will be the site for the Region 5 Development "Plan for our Future" sesquecenntenial forum. Each of Minnesota's 87 counties will have a forum. These are planned for state residents to give their ideas for the future, as we are at … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: New Apple Needs a Name Contest - 10/02/07 07:03 PM
The apple growers at the University of Minnesota need a name for their newly developed apple. It will have an unusual flavor - tropical, like pineapple or sugar cane were several of the descriptive terms used for the flavor. Apple number MN447 is blocky and rather small in size. Jim … (6 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Why Do The Leaves Change Color in the Fall? - 09/23/07 08:51 PM
It all has to do with sugar and temperatures, basically. On days when it is warm and sunny the leaves produce sugar. Bright sunlight generates a reaction between the sugars in the leaves and anthocyanins, the compound that produces red tint.
Different tree varieties produce more … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Lighting The Stage - 09/19/07 01:09 PM
Many homes built in the past 20-30 years did not put central lighting fixtures in many rooms , such as the living-room, bedrooms, and dens or studios (now called "the home office). Unless homeowners are willing to have wires threaded through ceilings and new switches installed, home stagers are going … (22 comments)
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minnesota home stager: I Came, I Saw and Yes, I Ate My Way Through The Minnesota State Fair - 09/15/07 03:36 PM
I'm not sure that I want to post this blog in the Active Rain Fit Club , but although I ate many things at The Minnesota State Fair - I shared them all with my husband. I know, that was awfully nice of me. I actually ate my whole ear of … (6 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Are Your Kids Over Scheduled? - 09/03/07 11:45 AM
photo by tOkKa
photo by Baston
Soon all the nation's schools will be back in session, changing the lives of everyone with children still in a school of any type. My youngest recently left for college in Florida and that is a long way from Minnesota - hence a big change … (3 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Don't Shoot Radio-collared Bears. Please! - 08/29/07 10:23 AM
The Minnesota DNR is asking that bear hunters leave the radio-collared bears alone.
The DNR monitors about 40 bears by this method according to DNR bear research biologist Dave Garshelis. Most are in the area of the Chippewa National Forest, my area which is the Camp Ripley Military Reservation and near Voyageurs … (2 comments)
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minnesota 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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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Charles Beck Work Featured - 08/18/07 07:58 PM
Woodblock prints, paintings, and bird carvings by Fergus Falls artist Charles Beck will be featured through September 16th at the Ripple River Gallery near Deerwood, Minnesota.
The exhibit will include 15 woodblock prints completed in the last two years and new wood sculptures of blue herons and egrets.
Beck studied art at Concordia … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Bus Trip to Les Miserables - 08/18/07 07:40 PM
For more than 20 years in London and over 17 years on Broadway, one show has stood alone in musical theatre history, Les Miserables. The musical that begins with one man´s battle - and tells the story of mankind´s triumph. The one with songs that start from the heart - and … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Painting Cabinets- Step by Step Directions - 08/16/07 08:55 PM
A number of recent blogs have addressed the idea of painting over wood cabinets. I am in the process of doing this in my own kitchen and just finished with a client's. Mine, of course, will take almost forever, but it will be worth it. I grew tired of everything … (11 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Day 4 of the Fair for this Home Stager - 08/04/07 07:02 PM
One lady stopped by my Crow Wing County Fair booth today, who understood staging. She says she watches all the HGTV programs. Then she proceeded to tell me that if she were selling her home she would have it staged and if she were buying she would look for … (13 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Re$ale Design at the Fair - Day 3 - 08/04/07 01:23 PM
At 10:00 AM, the gates open and the expected over 100,000 visitors start coming in. They eat, they catch up with old friends and take in the sights. Some are here to stock up on free office supplies and candy and hit every booth that has something … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report-Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis, MN - 08/02/07 12:19 PM
Bridge collapsing video
As many of you have already heard, we have suffered loss here in Minnesota as a very busy highway bridge that spans the Mississippi river collapsed during rush hour. My daughter and I were just recently on that bridge on our way to shop at IKEA for some … (4 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - The New Neutrals - 07/14/07 10:16 AM
The three basic neutral hues used to be black, white, and beige. Their inherent beauty was that they went with everything - the simple choices. Then along came camel, taupe, and gray which provided more variations on the basic theme. Today, however, the "new neutrals" have a completely new definition. These … (6 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Welcome to the Gull Lake Recreation Area - Brainerd, MN - 07/12/07 10:31 PM
The Gull Lake Dam is located on the Gull River about a half mile below the outlet of Gull Lake. It was put into service in 1912 -- the last of the Headwaters reservoir dams constructed. The designers were Col. Francis R. Shunk and George Freeman. This team also designed … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Highway #210 Construction Rolls ON - 06/20/07 11:20 AM
Highway 210 in The Brainerd Lakes area is getting a new look. Right now all I can see are flagmen and lines of cars. Already completed construction includes the removal of existing curb, gutter and sidewalks from between the Mississippi River Bridge and South 6th Street/Business 371. The drainage catch … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Better late..... - 06/07/07 08:23 PM
Photo by MeraM
Bob Bourassa graduated with the Class of 1954 - kind of. He did not have enough credits to graduate and get the diploma because he had suffered a severe burn injury at the end of his senior year. At the time of the ceremony he got an empty … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Get Energy Saving $uper Powers - 05/31/07 04:18 PM
Super Powers Project - fun for kids, too!
Yesterday I received a nice call from our Crow Wing County Power Company inquiring why our energy usage had spiked the month of May. Quickly, trying to correlate something I came up with the fact that we had shut down our outdoor … (3 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Parakletos! - 05/22/07 09:54 PM
The original New Testament Greek word parakletos (pronounced in Greek as par-ak-lay-tos), which literally means called to one's side, was used to describe someone who pleaded another's cause, or who helped others by defending or comforting them. In English-language versions of The Bible, parakletos is usually translated as Advocate when … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report-Smoking Ban Signed Into Law - 05/22/07 04:03 PM
It is about time! The public Minnesota Smoking Ban has finally passed and been signed. Health officials are calling it the most important step for public health in MN in the last 30 years. Minnesota is the 20th state that bans smoking in bars and restaurants - others will follow.
Bud Heidgerken … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Transformed or Conformed? - 05/22/07 12:17 AM
Are you transformed by Godliness or conformed to worldliness?
Or are you deformed by trying to be both?
TRANSFORMED
Romans 12:2
2 Corinthians 3 :18
CONFORMED
Romans 12:2
1 Peter 1:14
DEFORMED
Galatians 2:11-13
Galatians 1:10 … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Brainerd Area 2nd in Percentage of Growth - 05/04/07 04:31 PM
In the latest United States Census Bureau findings the city of Rochester came in first in growth with a whopping 9.8%. Brainerd fell into 2nd place with 9.5% of growth from 2000 to 2006 out of what the Bureau terms metro areas. Areas such as the Twin Cities, areas around St. … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - Happy Birthday Deloris - 05/03/07 08:11 PM
Come and help us celebrate Deloris Holman's 90th birthday. There will be an open house in her honor on Saturday, May 5, 2007 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Excelsior Place dining room 14211 Firewood Drive in Baxter, Minnesota. No gifts please - just bring yourself.
Kathleen Lordbock
Re$ale Design
*Working … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Report - "Once Upon A Time Shop" - 05/03/07 07:52 PM
You are invited to "Once Upon A time Shop" presented by the Heritage Kids at the Heritage Assemblyof God church in Baxter, Minnesota. This fun and adorable children's musical is set in a clock repair shop and will feature authentic costumes and antique clocks. As always with any musical program at … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Do You Know Your Roots? - 05/01/07 01:02 PM
Spend a weekend learning the roots of your faith. This camp experience is for all 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students from the Brainerd Lakes area. It will be held May 4th - May 6th, 2007 at Camp Jim on Hardy Lake between Brainerd and Pillager. The cost is only … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: How a Fallen Soldier Should be Welcomed Home - 04/30/07 08:00 PM
In Willmar, Minnesota the body of Army Sargeant Joshua Schmit was flown in to the Willmar Municipal Airport by charter jet. Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard , the retired Brigader General Dean Johnson and members of the Schmit family watched as Joshua's casket was unloaded. His father flew with … (9 comments)
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minnesota home stager: They Said It! - 04/30/07 02:51 PM
"Only the Lord Almighty makes a prison safer."
-Burt Cain, warden of the 5,100 inmate Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in World
Photo by Prison Chaplin - Alonzo Young
"Our prisons desperately need the flexibility to try new ways to change the hearts and habits of offenders...Prison Fellowship developed the IFI program … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: How a Home Stager Can Help You in a Slow Market Year - 04/30/07 12:58 PM
The Multiple Listing Service of the Greater Lakes Association of Realtors just released their latest tabulations for our county. Numbers don't lie or do they? Last year in the first quarter of 2006, 177 homes were sold in Crow Wing County at a median price of $156,200 and their time … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: 10 Luxury items for You - Yes, that is right YOU - 04/27/07 07:40 PM
After a hard day of home staging in the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota- I, Kathleen Lordbock of
Re$ale Design, like to come home to my family , of course- first & then pets and then.....
Votivo candles - absolutely the best (my favorite Red Currant)Bose Home Theater System … (13 comments)
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minnesota home stager: No-Smoking Ban for Minnesota? - 04/27/07 01:53 PM
While our cities of Brainerd and Baxter are failing to establish smoking ordinances - other Minnesota cities have been bravely stepping up to the plate. A statewide smoking ban is expected to get a vote in the Mn. House. This would threaten those determined to smoke in public regardless of the … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Is Russia Changing? - 04/27/07 01:16 PM
When the former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia was buried, he had a Russian Orthodox service. This is the first time in over a century that in Russia a deceased head of state was bid a religious farewell.
The memorial service was held in central Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral and was … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: GOING GREEN-BRING BACK WICKER & BAMBOO - 04/25/07 01:20 PM
Wicker furniture can be fashioned out of willow, rattan, bamboo, or reed.
The use of wicker for household objects dates back to when ancient civilizations used it for baskets and chair seats. The oldest wicker pieces still in existence are storage boxes and hassocks dating back to the time of … (8 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Back to M.A.C. - 04/25/07 12:08 PM
I'm just assuming that most of us home stagers and interior designer types do a little something with our own appearances. Hair done up, try and keep the nails at least tidy and a little makeup to have the WOW factor directed at us. I always think Spackle and paint. For … (2 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Horse Expo is Coming - 04/24/07 08:49 PM
One of my favorite events is coming on April 27th - April 29th. That is THE MN HORSE EXPO. It almost hits my fav page as high as The Mn State Fair. There are free lectures and demonstrations every day from the top trainers in the nation. This year Scoot Hanson … (0 comments)
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minnesota home stager: I DARE YOU - 04/24/07 10:16 AM
The Proverbs Challenge
We are all busy and yet we all spend time in God’s Word daily or at least admit that we should. So I am going to make this challenge easy to follow. In the upcoming month of May or for those eager to start now, … (29 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Check out the Decorator's Alliance of North America - Open to Stagers - 04/20/07 08:23 PM
Copied from their website with permission from:Nika Stewart Director, Decorators' Alliance MEMBER BENEFITS
Decorators’ Alliance of North America (DANA) is an organization that that supports professionals in the home fashion industry. The Alliance’s goal is to provide members with opportunities to enhance their expert status through continuing education, certification programs, networking … (12 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Tea for Two or One - 04/20/07 08:07 PM
After a hard day of home staging, or selling real estate or counting up the green stuff - what could be more relaxing than a nice cup of tea? OK, that was a rhetorical question and I'm not really expecting you to answer or maybe I'm hoping you won't. With a … (1 comments)
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minnesota home stager: Minnesota Home Stager Reports -Starbucks Coming to Baxter - 04/20/07 07:12 PM
Sometime this summer on Edgewood Drive and #371 North in Baxter another coffee experience will be opening up. Area residents have watched and wondered what was going into the 1,835 square foot building next to Arby's. Now we know.
The site ,as described by Starbucks, will have a drive through to … (0 comments)
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