In search of a job

Richard Dewes

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Age: 61.

Live: Northeast Brainerd.

Employment status: "I've been unemployed for two to three years. I can do pretty much anything. I've helped assemble cabinets. I've had a few jobs in Brainerd since I moved here in 1972. I worked at Palmer Motors for awhile and I did construction jobs. I'm trying to find work through the WorkForce Center."

Greatest fear: "Not having a job. I need to make some money."

What would you do if you won the Powerball: "I'd get myself a car, a better place to live and a job. But I wouldn't win because I don't play."

Richard Dewes, who lives in northeast Brainerd, recently took a minute after eating at the Dairy Queen at the Westgate Mall to talk about his life. Dewes who has been unemployed for two to three years is hopeful he'll get a job soon. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger» Purchase reprints of this photo.

Dream job: "Working with cabinets."

Favorite Dairy Queen treat: Strawberry shake.

Greatest achievement: "Being healthy."

Favorite movie: "Cinderella."

- By Jennifer Stockinger, Staff Writer