"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 Trisha Reilley, Tourism Marketing Manager and Lakes Proud Committee Member with the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce, and Ashley Gilson, Lakes Proud 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 guest today was Superintendent of Schools for District 181 Laine Larson. 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 with 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 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. Anthony Housey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs, and 1st Sgt. Cory Filsmyer, Camp Ripley Operations and Training. 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 Connie Hillman, Finance Director for the City of Brainerd, and Tony Sailer, Brainerd Park and Recreation 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 Lee Ann Hohenstein, Deerwood Summerfest Event Coordinator, and Cathe Picek, Deerwood Civic and Commerce, and a member of the Summerfest Committee. 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 Kenn Dols, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Central Lakes College, and Rebekah Kent, Dean of Brainerd Career & Technical Programs and Customized Training 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 guests today were Kim Rollins, Executive Director, Lakes Area United Way, and Brian Lehman, Chair of the Emergency Food and Shelter Board. 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 Kevin Pelkey, Executive Director of Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity, and Karen Skarolid, Restore Manager, Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity. 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 Lisa Jordan, Executive & Creative Director from Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd. 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 Taylor Erickson, Executive Director of the Aitkin Area 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 Jared Griffin, Camp Director at Camp Knutson, and Caitlin Malin, Camp Knutson 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 Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager with the Brainerd Lakes Chamber. 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 Sheriff Scott Goddard, and Sgt. Brad Thesing, Crow Wing County Boat and Water Division. 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 Emily Rolfson and Meta Mandich, Co-chairs of RBC Fundraisers, the organization trying to build the Brainerd Splashpad. 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 Kara Griffen, Family Services Council Chair, and Becky Stadem, Coordinator, Collaborative Service Team, Family Services Collaborative of 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 guest today was Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries, Crow Wing Food Coop Board 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 were Matt Killian, President of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce, and Peter Olson, Museum Project Director, Region 5 Children’s Museum. 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 Fallon Ryan, Engagement Coordinator for Sprout MN. 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 Karen Johnson, Program Director 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 today was Author and Retired Educator Janet Kurtz. 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 Melissa Barrick, District Manager for the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District. 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 Mike Kuck Volunteer & Board Member with the Mid Minnesota Women's Center in to talk about the Fishing For Lunkers fundraiser. 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 Family YMCA CEO, Shane Riffle. 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 Josh Pennington, Camp Ripley Environmental Supervisor, Todd Holmann, Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Coordinator, Emilee Nelson, Minnesota Representative with the Conservation Fund, 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 .
Our guest today was Kim Rollins, Executive Director of 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 .
