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Cathy Kates

I have been working in the broadcasting industry in Northland radio for 16 years. My life has been an "open-book", sharing trials, tribulations and every day life experiences, because YOU are my friends. I have compassion for people and animals. That has lead me to be involved with many different non-profit agencies on a local and national level. I am a board member for the Northern Light's Foundation, an organization that grants money to families with children who have cancer or a catastrophic disease. For the past 13 years I have been on the Thanksgiving Day Buffet Committee, responsible for feeding over 3,000 needy families in the Northland, a full Thanksgiving meal at the local Convention Center. I don't limit my involvement to large non-profit organizations, I also attend the home-town meatball and spaghetti dinners and benefits. That's where my connection grows stronger with you on a face-to-face level, and we become family. I am also the Public Affairs Director for Townsquare Media, so if you have a benefit or non-profit event you would like on our Community Calendar, make sure to email me the information. Thanks for waking up with me every morning, I'm always here for you......always a phone call, or an email away.  Hugs!
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It’s Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week – Duluth will be Testing their Sirens Today April 18

Even though I am sharing this information with you, I KNOW that when I hear the sirens blow to signify the start of the drill/test, I will wonder (usually out loud to myself), "what are those going off now for?"  You should know it's just a test, here is the schedule.

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Traffic Advisory for the Fitger’s 5K Race this Saturday

Before I went for my evening run last night, I read through the latest developments from the FBI and learned of the many heroes that weren't expecting that title on what was to be a day at the Boston Marathon.  As our thoughts continue to be with those that were affected physically and emotionally by the Boston Marathon bombings, many area runners are preparing for the Fitger's 5K, this Saturday.  Every year the Duluth Police Department provides a traffic advisory and I would wanted to share that with you to help plan the best route for your travel that day.

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Spring Cleaning? The City of Superior Announces FREE Landfill Use Days for Some Items

 

Even though snow is still expected in our area this week, a lot of people have been doing their Spring cleaning in hopes to entice warmer weather.  The City of Superior is helping by offering FREE Landfill Use Days for some items.  Other items at a minimal cost.  Here's the dates and details and keep your fingers crossed for Spring to be sprung soon!

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Empty Bowl 2013 Benefits the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank and is TODAY!


I'm so excited for the annual Empty Bowl event today.  Ken and I will be there starting at 11a to serve delicious soup, we'll meet you there!  It actually started months ago when adults and children in our community started putting time and talent into making the bowls.

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Calling All Dog Lovers! Join the City of Duluth Dog Park Task Force

Meet Bauer, my German Short Haired Schnauzer another "love of my life", when he's not chewing my rugs or eating his poop.  He's lucky I have an extreme love for all animals, especially dogs!  The City of Duluth would like to put together a Dog Park Task Force and your input would be greatly appreciated.  Here's the details and a info from a blog I wrote in 2011 of different dog friendly locations.

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Are There Male and Female Peppers and Does it Really Make a Difference in Taste?

There was a post on Facebook that totally had me going.  It said, "I never knew this! Flip the bell peppers over to check their gender. The ones with four bumps are female and those with three bumps are male. The female peppers... are full of seeds, but sweeter and better for eating raw and the males are better for cooking."  I wanted to know if this was true!

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The Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard Good Ol’ Boys, Waylon Jennings, this Week’s Solid Gold Pick [VIDEO]

Make no bones about it, this is Waylon Jennings song!  He recorded it in 1980.  He wrote the song and it actually had two versions, one for the hit TV show, The Dukes of Hazzard, and a radio version. It became Waylon's 12th number one hit in Country music.  But, he wasn't the only one singing it and that lead to some confusion.

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Duluth East Daredevils Robotics Team Advance to the World Championship [VIDEO]

Congratulations to the Duluth East Daredevils Robotics Team, they have had continued success at their prior competitions and will now be competing at the World Championship in St. Louis, MO.  Learn more about the team and how you can help support their efforts.

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Snow Day! This Super Sloppy Joe Recipe from Taste of Home will Feed Your Hungry Snowman Builders

 

It's a snow day, make the house smell awesome and feed the hungry snowman builders with this Taste of Home recipe favorite, Super Sloppy Joes.  Oh sure, you could just open a can and brown some hamburger, but you won't get to savor the flavor of the fresh spices that are simmered together and the house will smell fantastic!

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Duluth Public Library is Now Accepting Applications for FREE Home Delivery [Update]

About a month ago I blogged that the Duluth Public Library was looking for volunteers to restart their Home Delivery Service. .  Thanks to those that stepped up to the plate, the Service is about to begin and those who wish to use it need to apply now.

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Easy Recipe for Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent, Clothes are Brighter and Smell Great

Recently, I made and blogged about a homemade laundry soap that my friend Coleen had found at onegoodthingbyjillee.com. It involved grating a bar of Fels Naptha soap and mixing it with other powdered detergents.  For those of you that prefer a liquid detergent, there is a recipe for that too.  The goal is to give you bright, clean, great smelling clothes, while saving oodles of money.  Let me know what you think!

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