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Kate Orton enjoys the freedom of a run through the grounds of the Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center Peace Garden in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls...

Kate Orton enjoys the freedom of a run through the grounds of the Essential Healh- St. Joseph’s Medical Center Peace Garden in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

By Steven L. Kohls

August 19, 2014 at 1:32 AM

Kate Orton enjoys the freedom of a run through the grounds of the Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center Peace Garden in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

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.