LAKES AREA SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER 803 Kingwood St., Brainerd Reservations are appreciated for lunch; walk-ins are always welcome. Call 824-6026. MONDAY 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - Greeting card recycling. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Cardio exercise room. 9 a.m. - Free blood pressure check. 9:30 a...

The year 2010 was one of change at the Brainerd Public Library. The most dramatic was the addition of three new regular staff members. I began as the senior outreach coordinator for the Kitchigami Regional Library System in July, Jolene Bradley became the new Brainerd branch manager in October and D...

LITTLE FALLS — The Little Falls Senior Center will host its monthly pancake, sausage and egg breakfast and craft sale from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 6.  Cost is $5 for adults; age 7-10 is $2.50 and age 6 and under is free. A few days later the center will host Denise Pollard from the Universi...

Garrison Dollars for Scholars offers three scholarships GARRISON - Garrison Dollars for Scholars, sponsored by the Garrison Lions, will offer three $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors graduating in 2011. Applicants must be residents of Garrison, live within a 10-mile radius o...

  Larry Mortenson Age: 66. Residence: Nisswa. What is your job title?: Courtesy parker for Essentia Health’s St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. What does that involve?: “I work two five-hour shifts a week and there are five of us that cover the 10-hour shifts each day. We greet peop...

For more information on these or other adoptable pets, visit www.hartpets.org or stop by the shelter....

Country music has been a passion of Tom’s all of his life. He and Joan retired to their lake home about 10 years ago. Every fall, they would take a week’s vacation and travel to Nashville and Branson to take in county music shows. Tom no longer is able to drive that far and doesn’t like to fly...

My favorite day of the year is Dec. 22!  It has nothing to do with Christmas being just a few days away, or the fact that I might possibly be done shopping by then. It has to do with daylight.  On Dec. 22, we have two more seconds of daylight than we did on Dec. 21. I know it’s little bu...

...

Brainerd's sixth grade "A" traveling boys basketball team won the 7C division at the Andover tournament Jan. 9-10. Brainerd beat Andover and Irondale before defeating Rogers for the championship. In December, Brainerd (7-0) won a 6A tournament at Albany....