A taste of Halloween humor is displayed on the front entry of John Wesphal's home at 13015 Perch Lake Drive Monday, Oct. 26, in Baxter. With the use of a manakin, the scene depicts a person who was hanging holiday lights but suddenly becomes stranded away from the ladder. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
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.
