Do you have a recent scenic picture that shows the beauty of the lakes area? Send it to brian.peterson@brainerddispatch.com for possible publication in the Neighbors section. Be sure to include your name, where you are from, a brief descriptio...

  Question: This is probably a different type of question than what you prefer, but I was always interested in finding out about laws that might not be as well known, that might actually surprise some people. Do you know of any of those "little known laws?" If you do, please do an article a...

Brainerd Legion events Commander Chris's all-can-eat pancake breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon at the Legion. Cost is $6. Dewayne Collins will serve a roast beef dinner from 5:30 p.m. until gone Thursday. Cost: $9 ($8 with a dinner pre-sale ticket purchased by Wednesday.) ...

Sixty-nine-year old Nisswa resident Roger Landers trains four to five nights a week in preparation for his 31st American Birkebeiner ski race between Cable and Hayward, Wis., this winter. Landers, who supervises the grooming of three area ski trails by the Nordic Ski Club, is a veteran of 40 years o...

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...

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