With temperatures above freezing Monday, Jan 4, Cheryl Wallin skies a groomed classic trail in the Northland Arboretum. Arboretum officials remind skiers a Minnesota Ski Pass is required to use the groomed trails. Members of the arboretum can park for free in the upper lot near the building. 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.
