"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 from Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity. They included Office Manager Jeanette Houle, along with volunteers Kristi Blad and Kathy Wernberg. 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 Griffen, Camp Knutson Director, and Jesse Eide, Owner, Moonlite Bay, to talk about the 17th Annual Ice Tee Open. 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 Brian Wallace, Planetarium Director, 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 guests today were Leana Nelson, Grandview Lodge, and Amber Babineau, Sidetrack, to talk about the Gull Lake Frozen Fore and related events. 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 guests today were from Camp Ripley, to talk about the Partners for Peace Exchange program with the Norwegian Home Guard. They included Staff Sgt. Anthony Housey, Training Support Unit Public Affairs, and Norwegian Navy Lt. Commander Cato Johansen, and Norwegian Air Force 1st Sgt. Terje Henriksen. 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 Brad Chapulis, Baxter City Administrator and Josh Doty, Baxter Community Development Director See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The guest on today's Community Focus is Patrick Spradlin, CLC Theater Director and Producer of the Cultural Arts Series at CLC. 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 Thursday were Melissa Prozinski, Community Outreach Specialist with Horizon Health, and Christine Hoheisel, Senior Resource Director with Horizon Health, to talk about Designer Handbag Bingo. 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 Tim Houle, Crow Wing County Administrator. 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 Kim Rollins, the new Executive Director of the United Way of Crow Wing and Cass County. 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, a Volunteer with 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 Hara Charlier, President, Central Lakes College, and Ken Dols, Director of Marketing and Public Relations 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 Stephanie White, Director, and Andrea and Mike Anderson, Actors, to talk about the Pequot Lakes Community Theater presentation of “The Addams Family”. 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 Amy Gray, District Manager for Junior Achievement, and James Thompson, Board Chairman, Junior Achievement, to talk about the JA program in area schools, and about the JA “Think” event. 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 LaPage, Central Minnesota Regional Navigator for the Safe Harbor Program through Lutheran Social Service, to talk about human trafficking. 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 Heather Baird, President, Brainerd Nordic Ski Club, and Owen Baird, Race Director, Lumberjack Jaunt ski race. 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 Michele Hoefs, Program Assistant, Happy Dancing Turtle, and Nora Woodworth, Program Specialist, Happy Dancing Turtle, to talk about the Annual “Back to Basics” events. 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 Amy Wyant, Project Coordinator for the Self- Healing Communities Project through Bridges of Hope, and Janelle Vesely, Program Specialist with 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 guests today were Jennifer Holmvig, Community Relations Coordinator at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, and Dr. Rachel Cady, OBGYN, talking about the “Menopause Mayhem” event in Brainerd. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Today's guests on Community Focus are in to talk about the 16th Annual Winterfest coming to Crosslake. They include Crosslake Chamber Director, Cindy Myogeto, along with Jessie Eide, owner of Moonlite Bay and Winterfest Committee Chair. 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 Friday, 1/18, is Jeff Baliff, Co-Chair of the 2019 Brainerd Jaycees 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 guests on Community Focus today are talking about the Brainerd Public Schools Foundation's Big Event. Jessica Gangl is the BPSF Executive Director, Jenny Castle is a BPSF Board Member & Big Event Chair, and Ellen Haglin is with LINDAR/avantech/Tri-Ven, the Big Event Premiere Sponsor. 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: Hara Charlier, President of Central Lakes College, and Paul Preimesberger, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success at CLC. 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 Paul Sandy, Brainerd City Engineer. 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, Director of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, and Producer of the Cultural Arts Series 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 were Shane Riffle, CEO, Brainerd Family YMCA, and Kalsie Stults, Community Health and Wellness 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 .
Today’s guests were: Mr. Anthony Housey, Public Affairs, Camp Ripley Visitors Bureau, and Spc. Katlin Hoernemann of the Camp Ripley Support Unit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Captain Joe Dwyer, Brainerd Commander, Minnesota State Patrol, and Tom Nixon, Regional Coordinator, Toward 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 guests today were from the Brainerd Lakes Area Women of Today, Kim Finch, Event Chairperson for the “Happy Hour for a Purpose”, and Becky Hale, Committee Member. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
