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Spring brings high school prom proposals

It is the time of year for asking that favorite person for a date to the high school prom.

Boy stands holding a prom proposal sigh and a girl holds a box of cookies he gave her in a parking lot. — Dawson Pieplo holds a poster with the message "You'd be 1 smart cookie if you would go to prom with me," as his date Kamryn Peterson holds a box of cookies Monday, April 18, 2022, in the Brainerd High School parking lot. She accepted and they will be together at the Brainerd High School Prom May 7 in the Northern Pacific Center.

By Steven L. Kohls

April 19, 2022 at 7:15 AM

Dawson Pieplo holds a poster with the message "You'd be 1 smart cookie if you would go to prom with me," as his date Kamryn Peterson holds a box of cookies Monday, April 18, 2022, in the Brainerd High School parking lot.

Kamryn accepted and they will be together at the Brainerd High School Prom May 7 in the Northern Pacific Center.

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.