AM 1240 WJON » Events http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New St. Cloud Event Combines Art Class and Cocktails http://wjon.com/new-st-cloud-event-combines-art-class-and-cocktails/ http://wjon.com/new-st-cloud-event-combines-art-class-and-cocktails/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:18:06 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=189595 You can channel your inner Picasso and have some cocktails and laughs with friends with a new event in St. Cloud.

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]]> http://wjon.com/new-st-cloud-event-combines-art-class-and-cocktails/feed/ 0 Jupiterimages 5 Great Last Minute Places to Take Mom On Mother's Day in Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/5-great-last-minute-places-to-take-mom-on-mothers-day-in-central-minnesota-2/ http://wjon.com/5-great-last-minute-places-to-take-mom-on-mothers-day-in-central-minnesota-2/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 19:02:43 +0000 Sloan http://1037theloon.com/?p=199655 Obviously, you can pretend to make the fishing opener a ‘Mom Event’, but she knows how you operate, she’s just not saying anything. So, If you’re still stumped, or as in my case, super-lazy (gee, thanks mom) I've dug up 5 places you can bring mom that are within driving distance of Central Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/5-great-last-minute-places-to-take-mom-on-mothers-day-in-central-minnesota-2/feed/ 0 500+ Brave Souls Will Take The Polar Plunge At Pleasant Lake [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/500-brave-souls-will-take-the-polar-plunge-at-pleasant-lake-audio/ http://wjon.com/500-brave-souls-will-take-the-polar-plunge-at-pleasant-lake-audio/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:33:38 +0000 Peter Kay http://wjon.com/?p=166615 If donning your wackiest costume and jumping into the icy waters of Pleasant Lake in rural St. Cloud is your idea of fun, then you need to be at The 6th Annual Polar Plunge.

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]]> http://wjon.com/500-brave-souls-will-take-the-polar-plunge-at-pleasant-lake-audio/feed/ 0 Annual "Parade of Lights" and More Kicking Off in Sauk Rapids Today http://wjon.com/annual-parade-of-lights-and-more-kicking-off-in-sauk-rapids-today/ http://wjon.com/annual-parade-of-lights-and-more-kicking-off-in-sauk-rapids-today/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:01:12 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=150873 Holiday spirit will be in the air in Sauk Rapids today and tonight - it's the 5th Annual "Parade of Lights" and more.

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]]> http://wjon.com/annual-parade-of-lights-and-more-kicking-off-in-sauk-rapids-today/feed/ 0 tamburix,flickr David Wellstone, Son of Late Minnesota Senator, Delivers Message of Hope in Sauk Rapids [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/david-wellstone-son-of-late-minnesota-senator-delivers-message-of-hope-in-sauk-rapids-audio/ http://wjon.com/david-wellstone-son-of-late-minnesota-senator-delivers-message-of-hope-in-sauk-rapids-audio/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:17:07 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=148541 Nearly 60 community members filled the Sauk Rapids Government Center on Thursday night to hear David Wellstone, son of the late Senator Paul Wellstone, as he spoke healing after tragedy and community activism.

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]]> http://wjon.com/david-wellstone-son-of-late-minnesota-senator-delivers-message-of-hope-in-sauk-rapids-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Central MN Non Profits Promote Give to the Max Day at Crossroads [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/central-mn-non-profits-promote-give-to-the-max-day-at-crossroads-audio/ http://wjon.com/central-mn-non-profits-promote-give-to-the-max-day-at-crossroads-audio/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:52:06 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=148368 It's Give to the Max day - a 24 hour time window where your online donation to your favorite organization or school can be doubled - and local nonprofits have gathered together to promote it.

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]]> http://wjon.com/central-mn-non-profits-promote-give-to-the-max-day-at-crossroads-audio/feed/ 0 Salvation Army Kicks Off Red Kettle Season in St. Cloud Tomorrow http://wjon.com/salvation-army-kicks-off-red-kettle-season-in-st-cloud-tomorrow/ http://wjon.com/salvation-army-kicks-off-red-kettle-season-in-st-cloud-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:47:03 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=148127 The familiar sight and sound of the Salvation Army's Red Kettles will make their seasonal debut in St. Cloud tomorrow.

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]]> http://wjon.com/salvation-army-kicks-off-red-kettle-season-in-st-cloud-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Draws Hundreds to Convention Center [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/mayors-prayer-breakfast-draws-hundreds-to-convention-center-audio/ http://wjon.com/mayors-prayer-breakfast-draws-hundreds-to-convention-center-audio/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:14:36 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=146721 Around 700 people arrived at the River's Edge Convention Center on Thursday morning for food and music during the annual area Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mayors-prayer-breakfast-draws-hundreds-to-convention-center-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner "Women's Night Out" Being Held at St. Ben's http://wjon.com/womens-night-out-being-held-at-st-bens/ http://wjon.com/womens-night-out-being-held-at-st-bens/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:27 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=143880 An entire evening with women in mind will be happening Friday night at the College of St. Benedict.

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]]> http://wjon.com/womens-night-out-being-held-at-st-bens/feed/ 0 'Sons of the Pioneers' Stepping Onto Paramount Stage [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/classic-western-ensemble-sons-of-the-pioneers-stepping-onto-paramount-stage-video/ http://wjon.com/classic-western-ensemble-sons-of-the-pioneers-stepping-onto-paramount-stage-video/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:01:12 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=144771 One of America's first and favorite western singing groups is coming to the Paramount Theatre.

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]]> http://wjon.com/classic-western-ensemble-sons-of-the-pioneers-stepping-onto-paramount-stage-video/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Music Expo Returns for Annual Sale [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-music-expo-returns-for-annual-sale-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-music-expo-returns-for-annual-sale-audio/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:03:15 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=143539 Vinyl record and music memorabilia collectors, take a note - the annual St. Cloud Music Expo is coming up on Sunday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-music-expo-returns-for-annual-sale-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Statewide Tour of Manufacturers Stops at Custom Welding in Waite Park http://wjon.com/statewide-tour-of-manufacturers-stops-at-custom-welding-in-waite-park/ http://wjon.com/statewide-tour-of-manufacturers-stops-at-custom-welding-in-waite-park/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:14:38 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=143220 The 6-day Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing is on, and Thursday's stop is Custom Welding of Waite Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/statewide-tour-of-manufacturers-stops-at-custom-welding-in-waite-park/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Event Celebrates Different Parts of Recovery from Cardiac Arrest [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/event-celebrates-different-parts-of-recovery-from-cardiac-arrest-audio/ http://wjon.com/event-celebrates-different-parts-of-recovery-from-cardiac-arrest-audio/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:52:51 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=142197 Nearly 400,000 people of all ages experience Sudden Cardiac arrest every year in the U.S. With this in mind, the medical and arts communities of St. Cloud have partnered with experts from around the world to host the inaugural "Survive and Thrive" conference.

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]]> http://wjon.com/event-celebrates-different-parts-of-recovery-from-cardiac-arrest-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Runners To Light Up The Night For The First Neon 5k Race http://wjon.com/runners-to-light-up-the-night-for-the-first-neon-party-5k/ http://wjon.com/runners-to-light-up-the-night-for-the-first-neon-party-5k/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:00:45 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=140190 Downtown St. Cloud will be glowing as the first ever Neon Party 5k Race kicks off at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Saturday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/runners-to-light-up-the-night-for-the-first-neon-party-5k/feed/ 0 Getty Images Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kicks Off Saturday http://wjon.com/making-strides-against-breast-cancer-kicks-off-saturday/ http://wjon.com/making-strides-against-breast-cancer-kicks-off-saturday/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:05:38 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=141413 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer kicks off tomorrow morning (Saturday)at St. Cloud State University.

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]]> http://wjon.com/freedom-rider-patten-brings-story-to-scsu-community/feed/ 0 Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Pioneer, Speaks at SCSU [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/lilly-ledbetter-equal-pay-pioneer-speaks-at-scsu-audio/ http://wjon.com/lilly-ledbetter-equal-pay-pioneer-speaks-at-scsu-audio/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=138773 A packed house on Tuesday night at St. Cloud State's Atwood Ballroom. Lilly Ledbetter, the nationally renown inspiration for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, spoke about her journey through the court system in order to ensure that women are treated fairly and compensated evenly in the workplace.

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]]> http://wjon.com/lilly-ledbetter-equal-pay-pioneer-speaks-at-scsu-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner 8 Year Old Inspires St. Cloud's First Crohn's and Colitis Walk http://wjon.com/8-year-old-inspires-st-clouds-first-crohns-and-colitis-walk/ http://wjon.com/8-year-old-inspires-st-clouds-first-crohns-and-colitis-walk/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:01:15 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=136538 When Tim Gohman of St. Cloud was in preschool, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an incurable bowel disease that requires lifelong medication.

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]]> http://wjon.com/8-year-old-inspires-st-clouds-first-crohns-and-colitis-walk/feed/ 0 Take Steps Walk, Facebook Arts Fundraiser Recalls the Roaring 1920s [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/arts-fundraiser-recalls-the-roaring-1920s-photos/ http://wjon.com/arts-fundraiser-recalls-the-roaring-1920s-photos/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:51:06 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=137951 Did you notice a line of classic cars and 1920s garb in downtown St. Cloud on Friday night? The spectacle was all for a good cause.

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]]> http://wjon.com/arts-fundraiser-recalls-the-roaring-1920s-photos/feed/ 0 Boys and Girls Clubs Break Ground, Celebrate Expansion [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/boys-and-girls-clubs-break-ground-celebrate-expansion-audio/ http://wjon.com/boys-and-girls-clubs-break-ground-celebrate-expansion-audio/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:07:29 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=137907 A momentous occasion for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota on Friday afternoon - one that involved hard hats, shovels and a crowd of cheering children.

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]]> http://wjon.com/boys-and-girls-clubs-break-ground-celebrate-expansion-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner