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Grandma's Marathon Guide To The Weekend In Duluth

Chris Allen — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:13:17 +0000

There are so many races, speakers, dinners, music, and things going on for the Weekend in Duluth. How do you keep it straight? Download this guide from the Grandma’s Marathon website. There is so many things to read, times for events and even locations for some of the things going on. This guide includes a [...]

Dreaming of a White Christmas? YouTube Lets It Snow!

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:52:30 +0000

If you haven’t been on YouTube recently, you may not have seen the site’s contribution to the holidays: snow!

Not only does the white stuff fall on search pages, but many videos have a little red snowflake on the right-hand side of the bottom bar.

The KOOL Crew Gets "Santa-ed" + Wishes You Happy Holidays!

Kool Staff — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:39:16 +0000

The holiday season is here! From everyone at KOOL 101.7, we wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday and hope for the best in the new year! As a little gift to everyone, our web guy took the opportunity to make a little Photoshop magic happen and give the on-air staff a holiday makeover

Holiday Specials On KOOL 101.7

Chris Allen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:53:18 +0000

This year KOOL 101.7 is proud to present special holiday programming again for your enjoyment. To help you enjoy it and fit it in to your busy family schedule here is a list of everything and when to hear it.

On December 23 (Friday) KOOL presents "How The Grinch Stole Christmas", narrated by Boris Karloff at 6pm. With all the original music and characters from the tv show, this is a special Radio presentation. The show is brought to you by Benna Ford and Gronks.

On Christmas Eve, KOOL 101.7 has an exclusive presentation of the Santa Tracker. Sgt Lee Smith will guide you through Santa's trip to deliver all the presents. Listen from 5pm to 8pm and hear the whole journey as Santa makes his way to the northland, brought to you by Grizzly's and Dunbar's Supplies.

7 Christmas Movies That Have Nothing to Do With Christmas [VIDEOS]

Matthew Roulette — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:54:37 +0000

The industry, er, holiday known as Christmas dominates not only the last two months of each year, but has also spawned its own genre of film. There are good holiday flicks (‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’), mediocre ones ('Jingle All the Way') and ones so awful, we'd rather drink expired egg nog than be forced to sit through them ('Christmas With the Kranks'). And then there are the films set during Chri

Why Do the Holidays Make Us So Nostalgic?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:50:16 +0000

There’s something about the holiday season that often makes us all a little nostalgic. And it’s not just the result of carefully-crafted marketing by retailers — psychological experts say that wistful feeling has an actual purpose.

Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in New York, says nostalgia helps us feel connected to one another and can even ease pain during a crisis.

7 Adorable 'Santa Babies' [PHOTOS]

Meghan O'Keefe — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:06:51 +0000

Every family has its strange holiday traditions and some of those include dressing up tiny, innocent infants as the world's most famous elderly gift giver. Here's a list of the 7 different kinds of Santa Babies you might end up meeting online or in real life this holiday season. And lest you think that we're [...]

The Hottest Holiday Gift? Reindeer Rentals! [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:08 +0000

A husband and wife couple in the U.K. have found a unique way to make a buck off Christmas — by renting live reindeer for public appearances. Wonder what Santa thinks about this? Martin and Angie Flint run a company called Real Reindeer that specializes in renting the animals for anything from small parties to [...]

'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:45:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

What's Behind (Or Inside, As It Would Be) The McRib

Steve Tanko — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:17:27 +0000

Who am I to look down my nose at what you eat; Frankly, the average person who spent any amount of time around a food processing plant would probably never eat that product again. You’ve probably heard that the McRib – the sandwich that McDonalds rolls out every so many years “for a limited time” [...]

Talented Cat 'Maru' High Fives Like a Pro [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:32:35 +0000

Internet “wonder cat” Maru demonstrates his ability to high five in his latest video. His tolerance for repeating the move over and over again suggests he’d make a fine addition to a kitty NBA team. Check out his high five skills below. [via The Huffington Post] Read Original: Talented Cat ‘Maru’ High Fives Like a Pro [VIDEO]

Fewer Will Fly for Thanksgiving, But Planes Will Be Jam Packed

Kathy Landin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:48 +0000

If you’re planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, be prepared to have trouble finding open seats, pay a premium when you do and fly on a packed plane. Industry insiders say that, because of high costs and lower bookings, airlines have had to increase ticket prices and reduce the number of available seats.

Kiss Manager Doc McGhee Blasts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Billy Dukes — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:32:49 +0000

Passengers on board the recent Kiss Kruise had a chance to lob a few questions at the legendary band’s manager last month, and inevitably their exclusion from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came up. Doc McGhee didn’t dance around the subject. If the band is nominated for 2013 it won’t be because he’s saying all the right things.

TSA Screeners Find 4 To 5 Guns Every Day

Steve Tanko — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:41:32 +0000

This is a bit of news that YOU choose whether or not it’s good or bad; Federal Transportation Security Administration agents find an average of 4 to 5 guns tucked away in luggage each and every day. Passengers typically say they forgot the weapon was in their bag, TSA officials said. But in one recent [...]