MUCH OBLIGED

Another Kinship Partners' Christmas Party for kids and adult partners has just taken place. All who attended had a wonderful time, thanks to the many helpers we had. The Women of the Moose provided beverages to all partygoers and supplied cookies for everyone to decorate. The Brainerd Women of Today provided materials and "woman" power that enabled all who attended to make beautiful Christmas decorations. Students from Claire Steen's wellness class at Pequot Lakes High School (Wes, Shane, Lisa, Laura, Mariah, Taneal, Spencer, Steph, Dana and Ashley) as well as students from the Underhill/Bundy Confirmation Class from Brainerd Area Catholic Churches (Samantha, LeeAnn, Darin, Chris, Colton and Josh) provided hands-on help with games, crafts and photography. Karen and Johanna at our Christmas card station helped everyone design and decorate cards they could give to loved ones. As usual, the highlight of the afternoon was a visit from Santa (Mark Ulm) Claus who distributed Christmas gifts to all of the children. Members of First Lutheran Church of Brainerd, Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Pequot Lakes and Immanuel Lutheran Church of Crosby generously filled Santa's sleigh with all of these gifts. Thank you to all of you for helping us with this annual event.

Kinship Partners Staff

Nisswa Parks

The Nisswa Park and Recreation Department would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the following businesses for contributing to the Nisswa Park in 2005: Allied Machinery & Supply Company, Morey's, Anderson Construction, Nisswa Dairy Queen, Arvig Communication, Nisswa Dental, Associates in Eyecare, Nisswa Insurance Agency, Bagatelle, Nisswa Lion's Club, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Nisswa Marine, Breezy Point Golf Course, Nisswa Motel, Carlson Hardware, Nisswa Women of Today, Century 21, Nisswa Women's Club, City of Lake Shore, Nor-Son Construction, Close Converse, Northern National Bank, College of St. Scholastica, Optimum Mortgage, Community Sound & Security, Positive North GMAC, Cragan's Resort and Golf Course, Precision Tool, D H Docks & Tracks, Radco, Don Hickman, Rafferty's Pizza - Nisswa, Eagles Nest Resort, Redebaugh Chiropractic, Echo Publishing, Schaefer's Foods, Edward Jones Investments, Song of the North, Faust & Company, Spirits of Nisswa, Fred Boos, Stern Industries, Good Ol' Days Resort, Structures International, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, The Fine Line Salon & Spa, Grand View Lodge, Totem Pole, Griggs Cooper & Company, Triangle Oil Company, Henderson Electric, Viking Label & Packaging, Integra Realty, Wellness One, Iven's on the Bay, White Fish Golf Club, Johnson Candy, Widseth Smith & Nolting, Kuepers Construction, Xcel Energy, Kurilla Real Estate, Ye Old Pickle Factory, Kurt & Stephanie Nelson, Lakewood Bank, Lost Lake Lodge, Mattson Lumber, Midwest Family Eyecenter, Mills Ford, Minnesota Hockey Camp, MK Auto Body, Woodland Meadows, Legacy Golf Course, Gull Lake Glass.

Also, thank you to all the volunteers who donated their time and energy to make this year so successful. Your generosity is much appreciated! We apologize if we inadvertently didn't mention a business.

The Nisswa Parks and Recreation Department

YAR

Youth As Resources thanks everyone who helped make this year's Brunch

with Santa the most successful brunch ever! Thanks to everyone who

attended. In addition thanks to Jerry Walseth, Todd Lyscio & Community

Ed, BL Broadcasting, 3WI, Cindy Clough & the Just For Kix Dancers,

Brainerd Rotary, Brainerd Kiwanis, Brainerd Lakes Sertoma, Bremer Bank,

Northern National Bank, Bob & Fran's Furniture, V.I.P. Floral, Brainerd

Dispatch, Brainerd Family YMCA, the Girl Scouts, FFA PALS, BHS

Junior Class Cabinet, Walmart, Brainerd Community Action and, of course, Santa!

Dawn Stattine

Director

Youth As Resources

Brainerd