"Community Focus" is the longest-running locally produced, community affairs program in the Brainerd area. Hosted by Tess Taylor and Eric Grant, Community Focus has covered everything from arts and entertainment to issues concerning health, public safety, education, and much more. If it’s happening in the Brainerd Lakes Area, it’s on Community Focus.
Our guests today were Fallon Ryan, Sprout Engagement Coordinator, and Natalie Keane, Sprout Program Director. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Shane Riffle, CEO of the Brainerd Family YMCA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Mr. Tony Housey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs Office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Kim Rollins, and Maria Essman, Program Manager for the LSS Youth Services Program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Kate LePage, Central Minnesota Safe Harbor Regional Navigator, Lutheran Social Service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Central Lakes College President Hara Charlier. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Crow Wing County Administrator Tim Houle, Crow Wing County Emergency Management Director John Bowen, and Crow Wing County Public Health Nurse Supervisor Michelle Moritz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Toni Beiser, Chair of the Run for the Lakes Marathon, sponsored by the Brainerd Jaycees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was George Tetreault, Licensed Psychologist with Northern Pines Mental Health Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Sgt. Neil Dickenson, Public Information Trooper, Minnesota State Patrol, and Tom Nixon, Regional Coordinator, Towards Zero Deaths. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Pharmacist Laura Schwartzwald, who has worked with Minnesota Department of Health and CDC task forces on pandemic preparedness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Dr. Rob Westin, Chief Medical Officer, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce President Matt Killian. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Karl Samp, Executive Director of the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Dr. Pete Henry, Emergency Medicine, Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Kalsey Stults, Community Health Specialist with Crow Wing Energized, and Al Gowboy, Community Health Educator with Crow Wing Energized. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our Guest was Shane Riffle, CEO of the Brainerd Lakes Family YMCA discussing emergency child care for kids in light of COVID-19. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Brainerd Lakes Chamber President Matt Killian. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Karl Samp, Executive Director of the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation and member of the Complete Counts Committee in Crow Wing County for the U.S. Census. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today included Mr. Tony Housey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Lindberg, Minnesota National Guard Biathlon Team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Baxter Police Chief Jim Exsted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Brainerd City Administrator Jennifer Bergman, and Brainerd Parks and Recreation Director Tony Sailer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests on Community Focus today were with the Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen Program. Shelly Johnson, Teen Director Pamela Poston, mom of a former Miss MN Outstanding Teen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests were Central Lakes College President Hara Charlier, and Paul Preimesberger, Dean of Enrollment Services and Sudent Success at Central Lakes College. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today included Kim Rollins, Executive Director of the Lakes Area United Way, and Bernadette Foh, Executive Director of Bridges of Hope. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guest today was Leroy Ailts, Plunge Coordinator for the 15th Annual Brainerd Lakes Area Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Today's guest is Jim Mayne with Deerwood Civic & Commerce group, talking about the upcoming Deerwood Gun & Outdoor Show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Megan Bistodeau, Vacationland Figure Skating Club Learn to Skate Director, and Savannah Cole, Vacationland Figure Skating Club Junior/Senior Director. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our guests today were Crosslake Chamber Director Cindy Myogeto, and Laura Stromberg, Event Chair for the 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Crosslake. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
