Local news briefs

The Brainerd Family YMCA has space available for its Thanksgiving Holiday Day Camp Friday.

Registrations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Sign up for a half day or a full day. Activities include swimming, gym games, arts and crafts, and songs and stories. Free before and after care is available.

Call the YMCA for more information at 829-4767.

Workshop on erosion planned

Interested Crow Wing County public officials and citizens are invited to attend a workshop by Jay Michels of the Minnesota Erosion Control Association to learn about Project NEMO (nonpoint education for municipal officials), which provides tools to address erosion control and stormwater management in Crow Wing County.

The workshop is 3-5 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Brainerd Public Library.

The event is co-sponsored by the Crow Wing County Water Plan and Crow Wing County Soil and Water Conservation District.

NEMO is an educational program for land use decision makers that addresses the relationship between land use and natural resource protection. The basic NEMO educational presentation -- Linking Land Use to Water Quality -- explains the links between land use, water quality, and community character.

For more information or questions about this workshop, call Crow Wing SWCD at (218) 828-6197, or Crow Wing County Water Plan Coordinator Bonnie Finnerty at (218) 824-1106.

Airport panel to meet Dec. 4

The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission will meet 10 a.m. Dec. 4 in the airport conference room.

Garrison to receive fire and rescue funding

GARRISON -- The Garrison Fire and Rescue Department will receive $48,488 as part of the 2002 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Sen. Dean Barkley, I-Minn., announced Monday.

The money will be used for fire operations and firefighter safety. It will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Fire Administration. The Garrison department is one of seven Minnesota fire departments included in the grant.