Workers erect a spotlight scaffolding Tuesday at Brainerd International Raceway for the upcoming Lakes Jam country and rock music festival which begins Thursday and continues through Saturday night. (Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls)...
Workers erect a spotlight scaffolding Tuesday at Brainerd International Raceway for the upcoming Lakes Jam country and rock music festival which begins Thursday and continues through Saturday night. (Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls)
Workers fasten sponsor signs to the stage before the final set up Tuesday at Brainerd International Raceway for the upcoming Lakes Jam country and rock music festival which begins Thursday and continues through Saturday night. (Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls) Video
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.