"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 Donna Wombeke, Executive Director of the Heartland Animal Rescue Team, and Brittaney Nelson, Shelter Manager at H.A.R.T. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests today on Comm Focus were here to talk about the upcoming Walk To End Alzheimer's....Brenda Conley, Community Engagement Mgr with the Alzheimer's Association and Kim Rollins, Co-Chair of the Brainerd Lakes Area Walk To End Alzheimer's 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 were Chief Warrant Officer 2, Shane Haugen and 1st Lt. Greg Trunk from Camp Ripley today. 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 Vickie Foss, Executive Director of the Northland Arboretum, and Carlene Lind, Paramedic with North Memorial Ambulance Service. 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 Cassandra Torstenson, and Brainerd Community Development Director David Chanski. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests today were here talking about the upcoming Viking Festival in Nisswa Julie Guth and Dan Hegstad See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests today were Shane Riffle, CEO of the Brainerd Lakes Family YMCA and Kalsey Stultz 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 .
My 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 were Kim Rollins, Executive Director of the United Way of Crow Wing and Cass Counties, and Jessica Gangl, Executive Director of the Brainerd Public Schools 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 Sara Pusc, Member of Team Tiny, to talk about a special fundraising event for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, put on by her daughter Ella. 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 Jared Griffin, Camp Director at Camp Knutson; and Caitlyn Malin, Program Director at Camp Knutson, to talk about the 33rd Annual Quilt Auction. 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 Taylor Erickson, Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, and Brian Anderson, Committee Chair for the “Dump Run”, to talk about Riverboat Heritage Days in Aitkin. 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 Colonel Matt Langer, Minnesota State Patrol Chief; Sgt. Neil Dickenson, Minnesota State Patrol Public Information Officer; and Tom Nixon, Towards Zero Deaths Regional Coordinator. 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 Sarah Marshall, Volunteer with Operation Sandwich. 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 Erica Bjelland, Program Development Specialist with the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, and Elise Lanigan, Volunteer with AmeriCorps Vista. 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 Dawn Espe, Region 5 Development Commission Planner, and Lisa Jordan and Maria Ervasti, Artists. They talked about the Sprout Mobile Market and the A’ le cARTe Initiative. 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, 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 were Doug Houge, Because of Brandon Event Chair, Heather Erickson, R.D., Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Director of Clinical Nutrition and Diabetes Educator, and Chloe Bosaaen, Pequot Lakes fifth grader & three time Because of Brandon scholarship recipient. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
My guest today is Jim Berquist, in to talk about the Paddle To The Moon event to support Saving Hearts - Suicide Prevention See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests today were Penny Koehler and Jim Lease, both volunteers from Wild & Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Suzy Brannan here to talk about the Emily Day Celebration See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guest today was the Director of the Pequot Lakes Chamber, Katie Wasserman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests today were from the North Central Bee Keepers Association, Beth Pfingsten and the 2019 Honeybee Queen, Karli Knopf. 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 Natalie Keane, Event Coordinator with Sprout, to talk about the Summer Harvest Dinner. 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 Shane Riffle, CEO, Brainerd Family YMCA, and Heather Kelm, Executive Director of PORT Group Home 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 Tony Housey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs, talking about activities at Camp Ripley. 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 City Administrator Brad Chapulis. 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 Cassandra Torstenson, Brainerd City Administrator, and Brainerd Park and Rec Director Tony Sailor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guest on Community Focus on Friday, July 5th was John Mateyka, firefighter with the Mission Fire 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 on Community Focus today were from Crow Wing County: Administrator, Tim Houle and Director of Community Services, Kara Terry See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
