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This was Brainerd - March 29

20 years ago (1991)Wildlife artist Les C. Kouba will be the first inductee into the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. A banquet will be held at Madden's...

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This Was Brainerd
Hunters convene in Crosslake for annual show

...statewide membership to at least 5 percent of the 70,000 bowhunters in Minnesota. Another newcomer was Cyndi Nelson, a wildlife artist from Verndale. Just a few of her published credits include work for The Bradford Exchange, Wildlife Federation...

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This was Brainerd

20 years ago (1979) Les Kouba, the Pine River native who made good in a big way as a wildlife artist, has accepted the position of honorary chairman of the 1980 Camp Confidence Celebrity Golf Tournament. Succeeding Chet Lundberg...

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Minnesota people remember Schulz

...art instruction school in Minneapolis. Davis Maass of Orono attended the school around the same time and became a wildlife artist. ''Our paths went in different directions, but I was always a great admirer of Charles Schulz. It gave all of...

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Despite another change in directors, Jaques Art Center in Aitkin continues to thrive

...Jan. 9, followed by a show of works by the center's namesake, Francis Lee Jaques, an internationally famous wildlife artist with Aitkin roots. The University of Minnesota's Bell Museum will provide the pieces for the Jaques exhibit, which...

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Wildlife works by artist with ties to Aitkin on display at University of Minnesota museum

...University of Minnesota opened a major retrospective Jan. 28 on the life and works of Francis Lee Jaques, a famous wildlife artist with Aitkin roots. One wall of the exhibit is dedicated to 31 oils created for Outdoor Life magazine, while two...

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Artist's return to painting wildlife rewarded with award

Bernie Glasby, a Brainerd wildlife artist, started oil painting in seventh grade but eventually quit because of the cost. Photos In 1998 he began sketching animals and...

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Rural Verndale man mauled by captive bear

...stood seven feet tall. The Nelson's also have three wolves and a bobcat as pets, Tebben said. Cyndi Nelson is a wildlife artist. The bear did not get outside the corn crib, Tebben said, and will not be destroyed. "As long as it's confined...

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Jacques Art Center intends to break ground next year for expansion project

...reference to the museum's purpose of preserving the works and memory of Francis Lee Jaques, an internationally renowned wildlife artist with Aitkin roots. A gift shop, now located in the second floor's exhibit space, and the basement administrative...

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Hotel rooms tell a city's story

...for by each town at a cost of $130 to $200. Those in the Watertown, S.D., room will get a taste of renowned wildlife artist Terry Redlin, a native of that town. Watertown sent a large photo of Redlin's art museum and threw in a couple...

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