Northern Community Internet.Org 4/24/09

What's New on Northern Community Internet.Org

 

 5 NEW THINGS!

 

 

1.      Community journalist Tenlee Lund has an article called "City of Baxter:  Proposed Plan Combines Economic, Environmental Benefits" on BrainerdCommunityInternet.org.*

 

2.      Community journalist Mary Lou Aurell has a new article about the economy's effects on our mental health.*

 

3.      There's a classified ad on the Grand Rapids CommunityInternet.org for a Venicia collection armoire. 

 

4.      On the community blog roll the blog Ask Beltrami SWCD (Educational resources, policy commentary, and rapid responses to inquiries about lakes, rivers, and lands of north central Minnesota) there is a posting that comments on a recent article in the journal Conservation Biology called "One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity".  Author Dann Siems gives his take on it. 

 

5.      Bemidji Community journalist Kathleen Preece has an article called "Green, Shiny and Not Moving:  A Report on Local Car Dealers". *

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What's New On NorthernCommunityInternet.org 4/17/09

April 17, 2009

What's New on Northern Community Internet.Org

 

 5 NEW THINGS!

 

 

1.      Community journalist Sheila Helmberger has a story about money saving tips for families on BrainerdCommunityInternet.org. 

 

2.      At BemidjiCommunityInternet.org you can find a new article by Barry Babcock called "Living Rhythmically with the Sun" about life off the grid in Beltrami County. 

 

3.      There's a classified ad on the BrainerdCommunityInternet.org for a rummage sale sponsored by Brainerd Area Mother's of Multiples Saturday April 18^th at Lord of Life Lutheran church in Baxter from 8am-1pm. 

 

4.      On the community blog roll you can read about a pre-season fishing story from the Rainy River on The View From this Side of the Lake blog. 

 

5.      You can read about the 4^th Annual Red Lake Youth Leadership Conference here.

 

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At Edge of The Wilderness Community Internet the Edge Center for the Arts added its web site to the list of sites that will be included in the local searches and there is also a link to the Center's blog post with the "Theatre Schedule for 2009".

Brainerd Community Internet has a link from the Brainerd Lakes Realtor Randy blog with "7 Tips to  Avoid the Empty Home Look".

Grand Rapids Community Internet has a report "From the front lines at the food shelf" on the  Second Harvest News blog.

Thursday April 16th on the Northern Community Internet

At Bemidji Community Internet, BSU Today has a story about Friday's Diversity Street Dance.

At Grand Rapids Community Internet, Utecht Custom Homes has added its web site to the local search. 

On Iron Range Community Internet, Quad Cities Journal, the blog for the Range Community Journalism Club, has a report on  "Putting the Face of Business on the Soul of Art", a one day workshop on Monday April 27th at  Hibbing Community College. 

On the Bemidji Community Internet, the Community Calendar has an event providing Free Income Tax Assistance from 4-7 at Bemidji State University. 

Tuesday April 14 at Northern Community Internet

At Brainerd Community Internet the first rummage sale of the season is advertised in the classifieds under kids clothes.

 

In another sign of spring, the Itasca Community Television Blog has a link at Grand Rapids Community Internet about their next master gardener program on "Composting 101"..

Monday April 13th at Northern Community Internet

Iron Range Community Internet has a link to a post on the Lyric Center
for the Arts blog that Alia Gribbon will give a recital at The First
Stage Saturday, April 18th at 6:00pm.

At Grand Rapids Community Internet, Utecht Custom Homes added its web
page to the list of web sites whose contents are included in the local
search.

Bemidji Community Internet has as an ongoing discussion of "education in our area" on the eDemocracy forum.

Grand Rapids Community Internet includes a link to a Project Read blog post about reading to young children that includes a video.

A video titled "Blogs in Plain English" has been added to  the "Get Involved" page on all the Community Internet sites. 

Thursday April 9th on Northern Community Internet

Iron Range Community Internet, has a link to a MinnesotaBrown article about national news coverage of Bemidji's appearance in the Frozen Four.
Also at Iron Range Community Internet, there is a link to the Range Buzz blog's recipe for a cherry-chocolate cocktail they are calling an "Easter drink".


Cass Lake / Leech Lake Community Internet has a link from Froggy's Sports News with its new fishing report.

Bemidji Community Internet has a new classified offering painting services in the Services category.

Wednesday April 8th on Northern Community Internet

At Grand Rapids Community Internet, Itasca Community Television has added its Google Calendar to the shared community Google calendar.

On Eveleth Community Internet, next week's Mesabi Range College Techfest is highlighted on the Eveleth Horizon's blog.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tuesday April 7th on Northern Community Internet

At Grand Rapids Community Internet there is a new link to a blog called "The Squawk" with news about Squaw Lake.

The Hibbing Library Blog has a post at Hibbing Community Internet about new fiction that is available at the library.

Ross Williams
The Northern Community Internet
www.northerncommunityinternet.org
A project of Northern Community Radio (91.7 KAXE)

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Monday April 6th on Northern Community Internet

At Hibbing Community Internet there is a link to a post on the MinnesotaBrown blog titled, "Dire scenarios discussed for St. Louis County Schools"

At Brainerd Community Internet there is a link to a website called Lakes Area Kids. It lists all the area activities and resources for young children and their families. The Brainerd Lakes Area Early Childhood Coalition and the Pequot Lakes Area Early Childhood Coalition have jointly put up this website for the two communities.  

Thursday, April 2, 2009

What's New at Northern Community Internet

What's New on Northern Community Internet.Org

Check out these 5 NEW THINGS!

1.      At Grand Rapids Community Internet, there is a link to a news release announcing the Blandin Foundation's $7 million commitment to purchase a forest easement to protect local forestlands from development and preserve them for recreation and commercial forestry.

2.      If you know of a local website, please add it to our list.  Check here for some of the businesses/organizations listed including a new one called Wicker Woman and artists Alice Strand and Vivienne Morgan. 

3.      Community journalist Kathleen Preece has a story about the Emerald Ash Borer a beetle like insect that is threatening our ash trees. 

4.      There are new classified ads including a  Country Home on 40 Acres for sale near Bovey and a summer rental in the Brainerd area. 

5.      Read community journalist Sheila Helmberger's story "Focus on Foreclosure:  What Happens, How Long Does It Take and Is There Any Hope Once the Process Has Begun?"