The group had a good year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Board Chair Henry Praska told the council, and is still trying to expand what community action is beyond the Fourth of July festivities the organization is known for.
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Ski Loons, residents clash: Parks board urges better communication in future
Members of the Brainerd Ski Loons are at odds with Rice Lake residents, who believe the waterskiing team is infringing on homeowners rights to use their own docks. 6:59 pm, Jul. 14, 2021 ×
A loon family swims around near the Brainerd Ski Loons ramp Wednesday, July 14, 2021, near Lum Park on Rice Lake. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
The Brainerd Ski Loons and Rice Lake property owners will have to work out their disagreements over lake use among themselves, the Brainerd Parks Board told the two groups Tuesday, July 13.
About 50 people packed the council chambers at Brainerd City Hall Tuesday, many speaking during the public forum portion of the parks board meeting about the Ski Loons water ski team and their use of Rice Lake in Lum Park.
After a Crow Wing Energized presentation, members of the Brainerd Parks and Recreation Board discussed whether they would like to see all city parks tobacco free.
Tony Sailer credits the supportive staff around him for many of his accomplishments over the years. 3:13 pm, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
Brainerd Parks and Recreation Director Tony Sailer poses with a goat in September, when a group of the animals was hired to eat European Buckthorn in Rotary Park to prevent the spread of the invasive species. Sailer retired Friday, Dec. 18, after 21 years with the city. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
Even the best quarterbacks need a strong team around them to be successful.
Tony Sailer views his work in the same light.
“I’ve always said, Joe Montana would not have been a good quarterback without an offensive line. And I had one hell of an offensive line,” Sailer said in a phone interview Friday, Dec. 11.