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Skating with friends

Brainerd's skating rinks are open after a colder weekend.

122920.N.BD.Skaters1.jpg — Friends Elizabeth Heintzeman (left) and Isabel Erfurth skate Monday, Dec. 28, at the Gregory Park rink in Brainerd. The ice seems to be in top shape for skaters after this weekend's colder temperatures. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

December 28, 2020 at 4:45 PM

Friends Elizabeth Heintzeman (left) and Isabel Erfurth skate Monday, Dec. 28, at the Gregory Park rink in Brainerd. The ice is in good shape for skaters after this weekend's colder temperatures. 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.