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Kathleen Lordbock Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes

Papa Murphy's Baxter Here to Stay

pizzaWith the present economic troubles, we have lost a few Brainerd/Baxter businesses. I was pleased to hear that Papa Murphy's in Baxter has made a committment to the area by buying the building that their business is in presently. We often purchase their delicious pizzas for take home to bake perfection. I will even stop in on a busy work day to get a salad to eat at my desk at Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes where I am a REALTOR/Staging Specialist. Yes, I usually work right through lunch but if you have a home you want to list or buy - we can eat lunch out or just have coffee. Brainerd/Baxter has many places for that as well.

photo by; Baclava

Smoke 'Em- If You've Got 'Em

For those of you who know me, I am quite anti-smoking and have several dead and dying relative reasons. Besides, smoke gives me an instant migrane headache and sometimes even the smell gets to me. However, when I get good news I like to pass it on. This good news is for smokers or at the very least their survivors. The Phillip Morris company will probably be ordered to pay more than $130 million to the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer. This could be history in the making as a trail will be blazed for about 8000 other cases with similar circumstances in Florida alone.

So if you've got 'em smoke em and your survivors could make millions. Of course, there are no guarantees and I am not qualified to offer legal advice. This is more like a suggestion.

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photo by loreli

Brainerd Lakes Habitat for Humanity ReStore Facility

Brainerd Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore Facilility

photo by iowa spirit walkeriowa

SHOP--DONATE--VOLUNTEER

Items for sale are new and used building materials donated to Habitat for Humanity by individuals and businesses. Prices for these recycled items are generally 50-75% of retail cost with proceeds going towards building more Habitat houses.

Our use of the ReStore facility is a valuable contribution to the success of LAHFH. The $319,000 that was raised during the last fiscal year helping them build more homes and kept almost one million pounds of material from the landfill.

ReStore Location
North Side of the East Brainerd Mall (710 E Street)
Phone: 218-454-8517
Fax: 218-454-4867
Email: restore@lakesareahabitat.org

Store Hours
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 10-7
Friday 10-5
Saturday 9-noon

Just a Joke

I do not usually post jokes on my blog, but needed a little humor to share after a trying day at the office.



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As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on 280 Interstate. Please be careful!"

"It's not just one car," said Herman. "There are hundreds of them!"

Funerals Are For The Living

RussiaWhen 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 attended by our former U.S. Presidents George H.W.Bush and Clinton along with dignitaries from many countries.

Was the name of Christ spoken-was the plan of Salvation talked through- did those in charge of the religious parts of this service speak truth to the living?

Funerals are for the living. At a funeral there is a somewhat captive audience that normally ,at least a few of which , wouldn't set foot in church on a Sunday. Don't waste this opportunity. Speak life to the living!

Photo by lyng883