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Snowy Spring Morning

A snow covered branch reflects in a pond north of Brainerd near Merrifield Monday morning after a fresh coat of new snow fell in Central Minnesota. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls...

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By Steven L. Kohls

April 08, 2015 at 9:32 PM

A snow covered branch reflects in a pond north of Brainerd near Merrifield Monday morning after a fresh coat of new snow fell in Central Minnesota. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

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.