"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 Jon Aga, Executive Director, Lakes Area United Way, and Mary Marana, Executive Director, Crisis Line and Referral Service. 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 Suz Pohl, Founder, Pohl Children’s 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 were Laura Vaughn, Executive Director, Northern Pines Mental Health Center, and Dave Kircher, Board Member, Norther Pines Mental Health 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 Nichole Heinen, Executive Director, Pequot 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 Lori Rubin, Resource Development Director, 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 .
Our guests today were Dave Badeaux, Brainerd Mayor and Executive Director of Brainerd Community Action, and Mary Divine-Johnson, Executive Director of Visit 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 Steven Weagel, Glass and Metal Artist, Lakes Area Artists. 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 Tammie Benson, Coordinator, Operation Sandwich, and Nicholle Dean, HR and Operations Coordinator, 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 Kate Davis, Director, John Toven and Mataya Larson, Actors, in the performance of Newsies. 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 Fifty Lakes Mayor Steve Dahlke in to talk about Fifty Lakes Day 2022. 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 Jill Doberstein, Community Outreach Manager, Essentia Health. 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 Becky Stadem, Collaborative Service Team Coordinator, and Allison Van Vliet, Forestview Middle School Collaborative Worker, Family Services Collaborative of the Lakes Area. 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 Community Development Director James Kramvik. 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 Podsiadly, Charitable Fund Coordinator, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, and Kim Olson, Licensed Social Worker, Hospice and Homecare program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Shane Riffle, CEO of the Brainerd Family YMCA was our guest on Community Focus today 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 CF today was Camp Ripley Public Affairs Officer, 1st Lt. Will Hermanson. 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 Jon Aga, Executive Director from the Lakes Area United Way and Jason Kempthorne, the Director of Outreach for Salem West/Mustard Seed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Today's guest was Sarah Smith, the Marketing & Events Director at Confidence Learning Center here to talk about the Camp Classic Weekend. 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 Candice Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northland Arboretum. 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 Ann Nelson-Fisher, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Central Lakes College, and Kate Adornetto, Executive Director, 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 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 Lonnie and Beth Burnard, Chair and Co-Chair for the 5th Annual Hoppy Horse Rodeo. 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 Dick Lyscio and Mark Persons, Brainerd Memorial Day Committee Members. 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 Dawn Espe, Board Member, Brainerd Lakes Pride. 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 with Towards 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 Sue Bricker and Mary Kay Verkennes, Central Lakes Rotary, and Heather Kelm, Executive Director, 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 guests today were Brenda Conley, Northern Minnesota Community Engagement Manager with the Alzheimer’s Association, and Arlene Jones, Walk Chair, 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 .
Our guest today was Karen Johnson, 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 Natasha Bartolotta, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, National Loon 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 Sue Galligan, Events and Connections Manager, Brainerd Lake Chamber. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
