NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » Northland http://kool1017.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Northland Chapter Of The American Red Cross Responds To Kettle River Fire http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-responds-to-kettle-river-fire/ http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-responds-to-kettle-river-fire/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:35:38 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=110391 The local Red Cross chapter has lent assistance to a Kettle River family of four, following a fire that claimed their newly-rented home.

]]> http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-responds-to-kettle-river-fire/feed/ 0 Source: The Eggplant via flickr Ten-Year Lithium-Battery Smoke Detectors To Be Distributed For Free In January http://kool1017.com/free-ten-year-lithium-battery-smoke-detectors-to-be-distributed-in-january/ http://kool1017.com/free-ten-year-lithium-battery-smoke-detectors-to-be-distributed-in-january/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:36:27 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=108431 A program to distribute free smoke detectors will start on January 2, 2013 - according to the Northland Chapter of the American Red Cross.  A generous donation by Arcelor-Mittal will provide 100 Kidde smoke detectors that are equipped with 10-year sealed lithium batteries, available on a first come-first served basis.

]]> http://kool1017.com/free-ten-year-lithium-battery-smoke-detectors-to-be-distributed-in-january/feed/ 0 Source: Sun Dazed via flickr Northland Chapter Of The American Red Cross To Hold Babysitter Boot Camps For Northland Kids http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-to-hold-babysitter-boot-camps-for-northland-kids/ http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-to-hold-babysitter-boot-camps-for-northland-kids/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:12:28 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=108417 Thanks to a generous gift from the Arcelor-Mittal-Minorca mining company, Iron Range youngsters will get a big break on Red Cross Babysitter Training.  A $7,500 grant will underwrite the entire registration fee for what is being called Babysitter Boot Camp.

]]> http://kool1017.com/northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-to-hold-babysitter-boot-camps-for-northland-kids/feed/ 0 Source: The Eggplant via flickr Twelve Northland Organizations To Receive Automated External Defibrillators Courtesy of the Northland Chapter of the American Red Cross http://kool1017.com/twelve-northland-organizations-to-receive-automated-external-defibrillators-courtesy-of-the-northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross/ http://kool1017.com/twelve-northland-organizations-to-receive-automated-external-defibrillators-courtesy-of-the-northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:50:33 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=90619 The Northland Chapter of the American Red Cross will present Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) to 12 different northland organizations to assure the distribution of these potential life-saving devices.

]]> http://kool1017.com/twelve-northland-organizations-to-receive-automated-external-defibrillators-courtesy-of-the-northland-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross/feed/ 0 Source: Feuerwehr Weblog via flickr Blueberry Season Comes Early For Minnesota And Wisconsin http://kool1017.com/blueberry-season-comes-early-for-minnesota-and-wisconsin/ http://kool1017.com/blueberry-season-comes-early-for-minnesota-and-wisconsin/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:00:44 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=72815 The warm spring and plentiful rain has one silver lining (or, should we say "blue lining"):  Blueberry season has come early for the Northland!

Normally, this would be prime time for strawberries;  But, the shifted weather we had early on in the growing season has seen the red berries already harvested and picked over

]]> http://kool1017.com/blueberry-season-comes-early-for-minnesota-and-wisconsin/feed/ 0 Source: jpwbee via flickr Cornucopia Wisconsin's Giant Sludge Removal Effort http://kool1017.com/cornucopia-wisconsins-giant-sludge-removal-effort/ http://kool1017.com/cornucopia-wisconsins-giant-sludge-removal-effort/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:23:12 +0000 Rayman http://kool1017.com/?p=72972 The flooding here in the Northland has not only caused problems for us but also other communities. Mrs. Rayman was in Cornucopia WI. yesterday enjoying a day away from yours truly with her sister Maureen, when they noticed a barge in the harbor.

]]> http://kool1017.com/cornucopia-wisconsins-giant-sludge-removal-effort/feed/ 0 (Photo Rayman)