After 2 inches of rain this weekend, a workman with Northland Dewatering balances on a panel before hooking it to a crane Monday at Lum Park. The work is part of a project to bring utilities to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. (Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve 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.
