Mild Minnesota weather workout

121020.N.BD.Mildweatherworkout1.jpg — Brayden Kern passes the football Wednesday, Dec. 9, in short sleeves on Don Adamson Field as temperatures hit the mid-40 degree mark. The Baxter third-grader is training for the All American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from December 27-31. He was chosen with 99 other third-graders from across the country to compete in the event. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

December 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Brayden Kern passes the football Wednesday, Dec. 9, in short sleeves on Don Adamson Field as temperatures hit the mid-40 degree mark. The Baxter third grader is training for the All American Bowl Dec. 27-31 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was chosen with 99 other third graders from across the country to compete in the event. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

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.

Mild Minnesota weather workout

Weather was balmy Wednesday afternoon in Brainerd.