"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 Dr. Hara Charlier, President, Central Lakes College; and Martha Kuehn, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences 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 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 guest today was Kim Rollins, Executive Director, 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 guest today was Leroy Ailts, Coordinator, 16th Annual Brainerd Lakes Polar Plunge. 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 Jennifer Jacquot-Devries, President, Crow Wing Food Co-op. 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 Crosslake Chamber of Commerce Director Cindy Myogeto. 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 Smith, Marketing and Event Director, Confidence Learning Center, to talk about the Clear Vision with Confidence event. 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 Shannon Wussow, Executive Director, Mid Minnesota Women’s Center and the Alex and Brandon Child Safety Center; and Lenora Zino, Community Relations and Volunteer Coordinator, Mid Minnesota Women’s Center and the Alex and Brandon Child Safety 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 Kalsey Stults, Community Health Specialist 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 guests today were Michele Fournier, Lutheran Social Services Housing Services Program Director, and Arlene Selander, Lutheran Social Services Hope Housing Program 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 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 guest today was Andrea Rusk, Principal, Brainerd High School, talking about the return of students to the high school. 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 Smith, Marketing and Event Director, Confidence Learning Center, talking about the Frozen Fore. 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 guests today were Mr. Tony Hausey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs, Coast Guard Diving Specialist, Chief Warrant Officer Chris Hall, and Coast Guard Diver First Class Justin Macy. 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 Chuck Zwilling, President, Pay It Forward Foundation, and Becca Zwilling-Ruegemer, Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza. 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 City Engineer Paul Sandy. 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 Nora Woodworth, Program Specialist, Happy Dancing Turtle, to talk about the annual Back to Basics event. 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 Dr. Hara Charlier, President, Central Lakes College, Rebekah Kent, Dean of Brainerd Career & Technical Programs and Customized Training at CLC, and Dave Endicott, Dean of the Staples Campus of 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, talking about the vaccine rollout in Crow Wing County. 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, Lakes Area United Way, and Annette White, Executive Director, Family Safety Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
My guests were in today to talk about about their joint Equity Action Guide for Rural Communities...Dawn Espe, Sr. Regional Development Planner with Region Five Development Commission and Jane Leonard, President of Growth & Justice 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 today is Shawn Hansen, Executive Director of the Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes talking about food insecurities and how they are here to help. 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 Tom Nixon, Regional Coordinator, Towards Zero Deaths Program. 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 Paula Chapulis, Director, Blue 0x Business Academy, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce, and Mary Sam, Dean of Student Equity and Inclusion, 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 Brielle Bredsten, Executive Director, Cuyuna Lakes Chamber, talking about the Annual Ice Fishing Contest. 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 Benji Theonnes, Event Chair, and Shane Meyer, President, Brainerd Jaycee’s, talking about the 31st Annual Brainerd Jaycee’s Ice Fishing Extravaganza. 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 Kalsey Stults, Community Health Specialist, 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 today was Penny Koehler, Volunteer, Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation. 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 Cindy Myogeto, Crosslake Chamber Director, and Jess Eide, Crosslake Winterfest Chairperson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
