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Blood Drive

Steve Kohls/ Brainerd Dispatch American Red Cross collection specialist Lynn Doege (left) monitors Kathy Toensing's progress during the blood drive Wednesday at the Brainerd National Guard Armory.

By Steven L. Kohls

September 21, 2016 08:36 PM

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American Red Cross collection specialist Lynn Doege (left) monitors Kathy Toensing's progress during the blood drive Wednesday at the Brainerd National Guard Armory.

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.