The sun bursts through a pine tree on the shore of the Gull River in East Gull Lake Monday, Dec. 14, near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campground. The light dusting of snow during the weekend applied a coating of snow on the tree branches. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
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.
