"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 included District 181 Superintendent of Schools, Heidi Hahn, and Ann Marie Lacher, Director of Community Education, School District 181. 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 Amy Gray, Executive Director of Kinship Partners. 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, 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 Captain Will Hermanson, Camp Ripley Public Affairs Officer. 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 Brad Chapulis, Baxter City Administrator. 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 Brainerd City Administrator Nick Broyles, and Brainerd City Engineer and Public Works Director Jessie Dehn. 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 Jill McKenzie, Community Relations Manager and Co-Volunteer Coordinator with the Relationship Safety Alliance, and Mary Savage, Facilities Manager and Co-Volunteer Coordinator with the Relationship Safety Alliance. 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 is Katy Heppner, Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College and Board Member of the Central Lakes College Foundation. 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 Crow Wing County Administrator Tim Houle, and Jordan Larson, Senior Engineer, Crow Wing County Highway Department. 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 Jon Aga, Executive Director of the Lakes Area United Way, and Tracy Wallin, Marketing and Events Coordinator for the Lakes Area United Way. 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 Loree Besser, President, Brainerd Chapter of Let's Go Fishing, and Volunteer Boat Captain Dan Kletscher. 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 Janelle Sanderson, Manager, Brainerd American Legion, and Jim Vopatek, Downtown Golf Committee Member. 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 Jennifer Podsiadly, Director of the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Foundation, and Doug Houge, Brandon's father. 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 Gary Hirsch, Director, and Kennedy Niska, Actor and Musical Director of the Stage North Theater production of Oliver! 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 Joel Clough, President, Brainerd Sports Boosters, and Nate Olson, Vice-President, Brainerd Sports Boosters. 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 Joey Yow, Director of the Central Lakes College Performing Arts 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 Patrick Spradlin, one of the three founders of Actors Repertory Theater. 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 Kelli Johnson, Statewide Health Improvement Partnership Coordinator, Crow Wing County and Crow Wing Energized, and Lowell Johnson, Co-Leader, Crow Wing Mental Health Alliance. 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 Mark Persons and Richard Schmidt, Vietnam Veterans. 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 Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager with the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce. 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 Sherri DelaHunt and Kathy Hegstrom, Committee Members, Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame. 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 Anna Gison, Board Chair, Breezy Point Figure Skating Club, and Mariah Hines, Gambling Manager, Breezy Point Figure Skating Club. 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 Lindsey Riffle, with the Innovative Schools Project, Kassidy Rice, Sourcewell's Senior Director of Education Solutions, and Allison Larsen, Crosby-Ironton K through 6th Grade Technology and Innovation Teacher and winner of the 2022 Innovative Teacher of the Year Award. 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 Captain Will Hermanson, Camp Ripley Public Affairs Officer. 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 Nick Broyles, Brainerd City Administrator. 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 Dave Badeaux, Executive Director of Brainerd Community Action, and Jennifer Williams, Committe Member, Brainerd St. Patrick's Day Celebration. 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 Hara Charlier, President, Central Lakes College, and Cheryl Norman, Vice-President of Acedemic and Student Affairs, 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 guest today was Crow Wing County Administrator Tim Houle. 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 Jon Aga, Executive Director of the Lakes Area United Way, and Tammy Larson, Executive Director of the Lakes Area Food Shelf. 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 Jean Kraft and Abbie Hoelscher, Board Members, Lakes Area Food Shelf. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
