Sunday, September 19, 2004
Business Notes
Roberts joins Cuyuna
Cold Stone Creamery slated to open in cold month
For all the ice cream fanatics who are waiting to try Cold Stone Creamery's creations -- the wait is going to continue for now.
Report finds wide earning gap between rural and urban Minnesota
Years of prosperity in the state's metro areas and the lackluster economy in the rest of the state have created a large and widening income gap between city dwellers and their country cousins, according to a report from the State Demographer.
Bar Harbor
Construction of a Cape Cod building with a lighthouse inspired by Bar Harbor, Maine, was completed in 1938.
Flexible work schedules pay off
"Two kids later, it helps me to have somewhat of a normal family life in the evenings," Lynch said. "Getting home late wasn't really an option for me."
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Ahoy, steak lovers
LAKE SHORE -- For more than six decades Bar Harbor has been an icon on Gull Lake.
Self-bossing
You've probably mulled the perceived pleasures of starting a business and being your own boss, as you sit chained to your desk, churning out paperwork.
SAT is a test of a family's will
There are, after all, just six months before the first administration of the revamped test, and Ben still has 700 vocabulary flashcards to memorize, five pages of Greek and Latin root words to learn each week, four SAT study guides to read, three private tutors to meet, and a costly psychological profile to send in to ensure the high school junior, who has attention-deficit disorder, gets extra time to take the test.
Computers for all is no cure-all
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- Small, poor and 45 minutes from the nearest town with a shopping mall, West Virginia Wesleyan College couldn't attract enough students to fill its classrooms and improve its struggling finances. To survive and thrive, it needed to stand out.
Aitkin also congratulates National Merit semifinalist
Nathan Heggem has managed to juggle multiple school activities while remaining academically successful.
Live and learn: Setting up a home school
Ritzya Mitchell's 2,000-square-foot, split-level home in Herndon, Va., does not, at first glance, look like a place that doubles as a school.
Pressures cure senioritis
It used to be the season of slack, a payback for months of SAT preparations, for years of joining all those clubs and doing all that volunteer work because it looked good on the applications, the agonizing over earnest sales-pitch essays -- "I would improve the overall character of Harvard because ..."
Cass County Board
Meets Tuesday 6 p.m.
Crow Wing County Board meetings
Tuesday 8 a.m. Building and Grounds Committee & CAM (Core Planning Group), CAM; 2 p.m. Proposals due for group hospital, medical, surgical and prescription benefits, Commissioners' Room; 5 p.m. Human Rights Commission, Commissioners' Room; 7 p.m. Public Hearing, future land use map discussion for unorganized territories, Welton Hall in Elks Club Building.
Pillager School Board
Meets 7 p.m. Monday
Little Falls School Board
Work session -- 4:30 p.m. Monday
Baxter City Council
Meets 7 p.m. Tuesday
Wadena police respond to burglary
Several sets of tires were stolen. Just after 10 a.m. officers learned an individual was trying to sell matching tires at Heartland Tire on Highway 10. The suspect was interviewed and the vehicle impounded. With information from the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department, investigating officers recovered evidence linking suspects to a burglary at Deer Creek Express.
Stolen items recovered; arrests made
A four-wheel all-terrain vehicle, chain saw, battery charger and other items valued at $4,415 were stolen from a Stowe Prairie residence in Todd County late Wednesday or early Thursday.
BIRTHS
Jessica Holmvig and Justin McGowan, Crosby, a boy, Hayden Benjamin McGowan, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, Aug. 23, 2004. Grandparents are Marion and Ron Nelson, Crosby, and Robin and Marvin Holmvig, Aitkin.
Brainerd City Council
Council Chambers
Sound processing begins in ears
Scientists have long believed that sounds are translated within the brain, but new research suggests that the initial processing of sound starts within the ear itself.
When secrets come out in a marriage
Say the word "secret" in the same sentence as the word "marriage" and, inevitably, catastrophe strikes.
The start of a makeover?
On Wednesday, Stewart choked back tears and said she wanted to begin serving her five-month sentence right away even though she would dearly miss her pet dogs, cats, canaries and chickens. Once again, she promised to be back. But only in time to plant a spring garden.
Fit beats thin in a heartbeat
Fit or fat? What's it gonna be? We all know the answer to that one.
50 youths remain on Kinship Partners waiting list
Kinship Partners provides a community service to the Brainerd lakes area that helps to develop our young people into confident and happy individuals.
Therapy center cleaning up mold
Labor Day weekend flooding in the lower level of Northern Orthopedics has led to an extensive cleanup effort, it was learned Friday.
Signs of the times
Traffic.
Road projects
Laurel Street -- The street will open this fall and remain open for winter. Work on phase two, in front of Brainerd City Hall, will begin in the spring. Completion is expected by early July.
COMING MONDAY
And the Emmy goes to
This was Brainerd
SEPTEMBER 19 - 60 years ago (1944) - R.L. Russell, Jr. was entertained at the Minnesota Club, St. Paul, Wednesday noon by Mr. Lionel Lamb, order of the British Empire. Mr. Lamb is the British Consul stationed in St. Paul.
Peace group remembers troops who have died
Behind a luminary peace sign, members of the Brainerd Area Coalition for Peace read the names of the 1,000-plus U.S. troops who have been killed in Iraq Friday night at the fountain at Gregory Park in Brainerd. A candlelight march proceeded along Washington Street as the BACP members continued to read the names of the dead.
Brainerd School Board committee meetings set
The following Brainerd School Board committees will meet.
COMING MONDAY
Walking the dogs
Overheard
"As the area grows we will do everything we can to move traffic through town and around town but congestion is going to increase because there is no way around it."
Brainerd IP candidate would appeal if told his name will be off ballot
Brainerd resident Larry M. Anderson, Independence Party candidate running for the District 12A House seat, had supporters in his home Saturday morning ready to work on the campaign when he heard the news his name may not appear on the ballot this fall.
MnDOT: Drivers wait two minutes or less at stoplights
Red light. Green light.
Dru's Garden
Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
COMING WEDNESDAY IN NEIGHBORS
Pageant is back
Local briefs
New Girl Scouts troops will be created and leaders are needed. Bring $10 per person for a registration fee. Scholarships are available.
Peter R. Rudolph
FORT RIPLEY -- Peter R. Rudolph, 84-year-old resident of Fort Ripley, Minn., died Friday, Sept. 17, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Arrangements are pending with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, Minn.
Robert Loven
PEQUOT LAKES -- Robert Loven, 70, of Pequot Lakes, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.
Thomas H. Gowan
DEERWOOD -- Thomas H. Gowan, age 66, of Deerwood, died on Sept. 16, 2004, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on Sept. 26, 1937, in New Richmond, Wis., to Harold W. and Velma (Plum) Gowan. He married Elaine M. Thompson on March 20, 1957, in Nashua, Iowa. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a retired Honeywell Machinist with 33 years of service. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. He is survived by his wife Elaine; mother-in-law, Ellen Thompson, of Columbia Heights; three daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Duane Weigel, of Blaine, Kathey and Darrell Roden, of Champlin, Minn., and Barbara and John Ringler, of Andover, Minn.; three sisters, Mary Perry, Sandra Turner and Bonita Aitkins; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Mike Frank Minarich
IRONTON -- Mike Frank Minarich, age 86, of Ironton, died on Sept. 16, 2004, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on Oct. 6, 1917, in Crosby. He was a graduate of Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1937. He retired from Northern Pacific Railroad. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Crosby.
Ida Sowada
LITTLE FALLS -- Ida Sowada, age 87, a resident of Little Falls, Minn., passed away Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at the Lutheran Care Center.
Kenneth Kloster
GRAND MARAIS -- Kenneth Milford Kloster, age 88, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais, Minn.
Helen K. Novick
Helen Katherine Novick, 97, resident of Brainerd, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Arrangements are with Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd.
Gun regulation reduces crime
In response to the Sept. 15 news article, "Blaine, Keeton win primaries" By Mike O'Rourke; I gave Mike information which his deadline gave him no chance to finish printing.
Begin explains why he won't support DFLers
In response to the Sept. 15 news article, "Blaine, Keeton win primaries" By Mike O'Rourke; I gave Mike information which his deadline gave him no chance to finish printing.
Program's structure is important
In response to the Sept. 15 news article, "Blaine, Keeton win primaries" By Mike O'Rourke; I gave Mike information which his deadline gave him no chance to finish printing.
Little ones might help
In response to the Sept. 15 news article, "Blaine, Keeton win primaries" By Mike O'Rourke; I gave Mike information which his deadline gave him no chance to finish printing.
VOX POP
A school district that puts fancy entrances above having enough desks and chairs in the classroom? Where's the respect for our kids? My child has to eat on the floor and sit in the aisle during assemblies. Would you do this to adults? Does the fire marshal know?
Drug counselor scrambles for funds
I have often said, when you do something once, you don't really get good at it. I remember mumbling this like a mantra each year as I coordinated the mentor program for Kamp Kim Chee, a Korean culture camp held in Brainerd/Baxter for one week during July.
Students excel at school
Newspapers chronicle plenty of the misdeeds and indiscretions of teenagers. They range from careless driving and vandalism to more serious mistakes such as drug use or violence. These are unfortunate but newsworthy events that draw attention to those teens who are struggling with life's challenges.
Don't push your agenda on me
In response to the Sept. 15 news article, "Blaine, Keeton win primaries" By Mike O'Rourke; I gave Mike information which his deadline gave him no chance to finish printing.
Training the dog trainer
As a boy his life appeared to be going to the dogs, but Morgan Haglin's parents did nothing to stop it. Rather, Mark and Sophie Haglin hoped it would happen.
Lake associations do their part
It's always been there for the taking, but that might change soon as supplies become polluted, requiring expensive solutions such as long distance pumping, complicated treatment and/or deep wells. These are only direct costs. Potential health hazards, economic deterioration and lack of community well-being are also problems if water supplies become tainted. Uppgaard says proper management of our water resources should concern all citizens.
Think before you tear up lakeshore
When Conservation Officer John Hunt of Maplewood investigated a tip that aquatic vegetation was being illegally removed from Orchard Lake near Lakeville he found broken cattail stumps and a plant- covered anchor on the ground. Hunt photographed the shoreline then left a note on the door of lakeshore owner to call him.
CALENDAR
Sept. 18 -- Archery deer, small game hunting opens
Stern alert Exhaust from boats can be fatal
The air that killed Mark Tostado on Labor Day weekend was calm and hot, the product of the sunny days that draw boaters year-round to Lake Havasu, on the California-Arizona line.
Lake sturgeon restoration takes another step forward
Restoration of lake sturgeon in the Red River watershed took another step forward Sept. 2 when the DNR released 10,500 fingerlings at two locations in the watershed.
OUTDOOR NOTES
William Young, Waukesha, Wis., caught a 2-pound rock bass measuring 12-5/8 inches on Lake Winnibigoshish that has tied the state record.
Illegal alterations, removal of plants widespread
Conservation Officer Mike Shelden of Alexandria has several pending court cases of illegal shoreline alteration and removal of aquatic vegetation in west central Minnesota.
Snowshoe magazine unveils new Web site
Snowshoe Magazine recently launched a Web site at www.SnowshoeMag.com, with plans for a print version in the future.
Environmental groups canvass voters
PHILADEPHIA -- In the last presidential election, Paul Shea, 35, did not vote, assuming it was unimportant. But now he is walking the city's streets, trying to convince like-minded environmentalists that they cannot afford to let President Bush win re-election.
Fungi facts
In keeping with the mushroom theme, I present another photo of a fabulous fungus I found growing in a nearby cemetery. I'm not sure what species it is, but I do know it's not one of the "foolproof four" edibles--morel, puffball, sulfur shelf or shaggy mane.
Fishing Has No Boundaries called smashing success, fun for all
Troy Hunstad of Monticello said it was one of the best weekends of his life. And he wasn't alone in that opinion.
DNR names new communications director; Bylander moves to new post
Mark LaBarbera, a conservation leader with diverse public and private sector experience, has been hired to direct the communications branch of the DNR.
Walker pro claims prestigious PWT 'Angler of the Year' title
WALKER -- Call him Mr. April, call him Mr. August or call him Mr. Consistency. But whatever you call Fishing the WildSide's Tommy Skarlis, be sure to add 2004 Professional Walleye Trail Angler of the Year.
Shoreline alterations: what you need to know
Lakeshore owners who are considering projects that would alter their shoreline or lake bottom should review the DNR Division of Waters permit requirements before work begins. Certain types of alterations below the ordinary high water level of public waters or public waters wetlands require an individual Public Waters Work Permit. Activities that fall under this requirement include excavating, dredging, filling, draining or the placement of structures.
Quick description
Having trained more than a dozen different breeds of dog, Morgan Haglin has learned to appreciate the unique qualities of each breed. He was asked to characterize several popular breeds by a single word or phrase.
Vivian Hendren Morgan and Dr. Leo Morgan Sr.
Vivian Hendren Morgan and Dr. Leo Morgan Sr., residents of Nisswa and Winona, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary by taking a monthlong motor trip to the Pacific Northwest. They were married Sept. 11, 1944, in Pillager during World War II.
Fred and May Ehrich
Fred and May Ehrich recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their daughters and families in the Twin Cities. They will be taking a cruise from Montreal to New York in October. They were married Sept. 18, 1954, in Crosby.
LeRoy and Dorothy Thompson
LeRoy and Dorothy Thompson, Brainerd, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Green Lantern. The event is hosted by their children. No gifts please. They were married Sept. 25, 1954, in Brainerd.
Harold and Alvina Knapper
Harold and Alvina Knapper will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Brainerd Lakes Area Senior Activity Center. The event is hosted by their daughter and son-in-law. No gifts please. They were married Sept. 25, 1954.
Petrusson
Four generations recently gathered were Allie Petrusson, daughter; Jess Petrusson, father; Lennie Petrusson, grandfather; and Sven Petrusson, great-grandfather.
Richard and Mary McKay
Richard and Mary McKay, Brainerd, will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 26, 1974, in Brainerd.
John and Dorothy Moller
John and Dorothy Moller, Pequot Lakes, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with an open house Sept. 25 at their residence at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. They were married Sept. 22, 1934, in Minneapolis.
ROBERT AND LAURIE TREUVEY JR.
Laurie Jean Swift and Robert Ward Treuvey Jr. were married April 17, 2004, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brainerd with Father Glenn E. Derby officiating.
Staci Sedahl and Clinton Headley
Staci Sedahl and Clinton Headley announce their engagement. Parents are Shirley and Geoff Williams, Brainerd, and Steve Sedahl, Minneapolis, and Kris Kuelbs-Sedahl, Eden Prairie, and Ronald and June Headley, McGregor. An Oct. 16 wedding is planned at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter.
Shannon Lashyro and Jason Bryan
Shannon Lashyro and Jason Bryan announce their engagement. Parents are Jeff and Theresa Lashyro, Crosby, and Donna Jares, Crosby, and the late Ronald Bryan. An Oct. 9 wedding is planned at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby.
Florence Pickar
Florence Pickar, Brainerd, will celebrate her 80th birthday Tuesday. She was born Sept. 21, 1924.
Kristine Young and Chad Burgwald
Kristine Young and Chad Burgwald announce their engagement. Parents are Steve and Edie Hindman, Lake Shore, and Mark and Jodie Young, Indianola, Ind., and Denny and Leann Burgwald, Crosby. An Oct. 9 wedding is planned in Nisswa.
Orville and Arlene Bachel
Orville and Arlene Bachel, Baxter, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 22, 1954, in Brainerd.
DUANE AND DEANNA FLATEGRAFF
Deanna Riley and Duane Flategraff were married June 19, 2004, at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Rose Garden, in Chanhassen.
Encore performance
Paul Fox has come home to play football. And nobody is happier about that than Central Lakes College Raiders football coach Dennis Eastman.
Cardinals mow down Warroad
WARROAD -- Staples-Motley's Andy Mertens rushed for four touchdowns and Zach Martin added an 11-yard touchdown catch to lift the Cardinals to a 34-14 non-conference triumph over the Warroad Warriors in Northern Lakes Conference football Friday.
Wolves roll past Tigers
PINE RIVER -- One play.
Hornets fall in three games
ROSEMOUNT -- The First Baptist Rosemount volleyball team defeated the Lake Region Christian Hornets of Baxter 25-16, 25-14, 25-16 in high school volleyball Friday.
Wheaton plunders Verndale Pirates 34-14
WHEATON -- Verndale's Isaac Johnson scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Runyan in the third quarter as the Pirates fell 34-14 to the Wheaton Warriors in high school football Friday.
Warrior football could run the table
This Brainerd Warriors football team might have the potential to duplicate the feat of its 2002 edition.
Panthers bury Pillager
PARKERS PRAIRIE -- The Parkers Prairie Panthers cruised past the Pillager Huskies 64-0 in a Park Region Conference football game Friday.
Hawks soar past Rangers 26-6
HERMANTOWN -- Nikki Holt threw for one touchdown and rushed for another to lead the Hermantown Hawks past the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 26-6 in a Sea Range Conference football game Friday.
Sports shorts
The Brainerd Warrior sophomore football team defeated the Bemidji Lumberjacks 31-14 Thursday.
Late touchdown gives Patriots win
PARK RAPIDS -- Pequot Lakes' Nathan Geike hauled in a 29-yard touchdown pass from Kris Durham with 40 seconds left in the game as the Patriots came from behind to beat the Park Rapids Panthers 13-8 in Northern Lakes Conference football Friday.
Green Wave tops W-DC
EAST GRAND FORKS -- The East Grand Forks Green Wave scored 26 first-quarter points en route to a 46-7 thumping of the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in Northern Lakes Conference football Friday.
Riding the ridges
Four youth motocross racers practiced driving over the whoops at the Racefreex Motoplex south of Brainerd Friday.
Flyers snap 10-game losing streak
LITTLE FALLS -- Little Falls' Tony Kuebelbeck scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 29 seconds left to tie the game and Paul Krebs scored from 10 yards out to give the Flyers a 26-20 overtime win over the Willmar Cardinals in Central Lakes Conference football Friday.
Pioneers silence Jaguars
PIERZ -- The Pierz No. 1 doubles team of Kaitlyn Jensen and Mel Waytashek scored a 6-3, 6-2 win to lead the Pioneers to a 6-1 victory over the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars in Central Minnesota Conference tennis Friday.
Baseball
East Division
Pioneers rout B-B-E for first win
PIERZ -- The Pierz Pioneers rolled up 567 total yards, including 398 yards on the ground, in a 66-15 drubbing of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars Friday.
Providing a spark
There isn't much Isaac Johnson can't do on a football field.
Upcoming sporting events
Radio guide
Upcoming sporting events
SATURDAY
Rocori wins first meet in six years as Flyers fall
COLD SPRING -- The Rocori girls swimming team won its first meet in six years, defeating Little Falls 101-82 in a Central Lakes Conference meet on Thursday.
Cusac credits teammates
Erin Cusac is a good player on a good Pine River-Backus volleyball team, and she knows it.
Defense stymies Spuds
On the night fund-raising efforts for Steve Nunnink officially kicked off, Brainerd's former defensive coordinator would have beamed about the play of the Warriors' defense.
'The Political Machine' brings presidential politics to PC
Political couch potatoes who can't get enough of the impending presidential election will find endless fun with "The Political Machine."
Website of the Week
P.F.S. Design is a local full service drafting and design firm and they have a newly designed, clean and airy web page on lakesarea.net.
Women making small inroads in video game industry
AUSTIN, Texas -- Jennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making.
Tuning up for the next battle in the online music war
Suppose a company asked you to buy a computer based on how much you like its portable music player. Would you bite? For Apple, the tactic might work, and that says a lot about the state of the computer and music industries these days.
What's your favorite?
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Confusion is custo-mary for foreign travelers
One of the few compensations that offset the disappointment of having to end a great vacation abroad is the opportunity to bring back some of your favorite foreign goodies to eat at home as you try to recapture the taste and smell and feel of those glorious vacation days.
New Petco ballpark is downtown centerpiece
But there's a new noise echoing in downtown San Diego -- the roar of 40,000 baseball fans.
My favorite vacation photo
Julie and Jorge Brasil of Baxter recently took a trip to Spain.
Rising from the ashes
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. -- Hiking along the Backbone of the World, as the Blackfeet Indians called this ridgeline, I found it hard to imagine these mountains awash in flames. Or the crisp, rain-scrubbed air choked with smoke and ash.
Fall in Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) -- The crowds of summer are gone and it's a bit nippy for ocean dips, but there are plenty of reasons to visit Nantucket Island this fall.
Ivan's remnants batter Appalachians, much of West dry, clear
Hurricane Ivan's remnants moved across the South on Friday, swamping streets and battering the southern Appalachians, while the West was mostly sunny and dry.
Hunting season
Weather drawing by Duncan Vinje in the Baxter School third-grade class of Mrs. Brenny.
AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center Expects Hurricane Jeanne Will Track Into Florida Early Next Week
STATE COLLEGE, PA Sept. 16, 2004 AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists stated today that Florida may see yet another hurricane hit as Hurricane Jeanne is expected to make landfall on the Florida Peninsula early next week. This differs from the National Hurricane Center's forecast track as of 11 am EDT, which had the storm moving toward the Carolina coast early next week.
State forecast for Iowa
.Today...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
State forecast for Minnesota
.Today...Partly to mostly sunny. A chance of late afternoon
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the 80s east to upper 90s central and west.
The Weather Elsewhere With Tomorrow's Temperature Forecast
Saturday
Colder-Than-Normal Start to Winter for Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast
STATE COLLEGE, PA September 16, 2004 AccuWeather.com meteorologists stated today that winter could get an early start in the Great Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast as below-normal temperatures are forecasted for the period October through December.
State forecast for North Dakota
...Wind advisory today all but northwestern counties...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s to around 80. Cooler near the great lakes.
ORGANIZATIONS
Brainerd Jaycees
Much Obliged
Brainerd Lakes Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the second annual fishing event. We could not have done it without the support of: Archery Country, Inc., Brainerd American Legion Club, Disabled American Veterans-Brainerd Chapter No. 22, Fishing The Wildside, Central Minnesota Gobblers-Jakes, Confidence Learning Center, Crow Wing Power Community Trust, Gull Area Lakes Association (GALA), Lakes Area Lions Club-Brainerd, Minnesota Bass Federation, Minnesota Walleye Alliance, Minnesota Association of Structure Fisherman, Minnesota D.N.R., Nisswa Lions Club, Paralyzed Veterans of America, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Gull Lake, 3M Company, Atlas Abstract & Title, Inc., Auto Truck Service Co., Bar Harbor Supper Club, Blue Lakes Disposal, Inc., Cotton Cordell & Smithwick, Cragun's Resort, Cub Foods-Baxter, Culligan Water Conditioning-Baxter, East Brainerd Quick Lube, Ernie's on Gull, Gary's Painting, Inc., Grandview Lodge, Jim Head Racing, IKON Office Solutions, In-Fisherman, It's About Thyme Catering, Kemps Dairy Products-Brainerd, Lake Shore Innovations, Landecker & Associates, Lifestyle Innovative Builders, Inc., Lindner Media Group, Lindy Little Joe, Madden's Resort, Minnesota Bound-Ron Schara, Minnesota T's, Nature Thyme Bed & Breakfast, Nisswa Marine, Northland Fishing Tackle, Outdoor News, PureFishing, Rohlfing Supply, S&W Bait, Target-Baxter, Teva Neuroscience, The Great Frame Up-Minnetonka, Universal Title, U.S. Food Service, Viking Coca-Cola, WriteOutdoors and Zorbaz on Gull.
LAKES AREA SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
803 Kingwood St., Brainerd