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10•August6-12,2023•BrainerdDispatch 97Minutes It'saraceagainsttimewhenter- roristshijacka767airplaneen routetoLosAngeles.Withfuel dwindlingrapidly,authorities haveonly97minutestosavethe passengersbeforedisaster strikes.Asgovernmentofficials struggletodetermineaplan, NSADirectorHawkins(Baldwin) passionatelyarguesforshooting downtheplane,regardlessofthe civiliancost.Meanwhile,NSA DeputyToyin(Martin)opposes, adamantthatthepassengerscan berescuedwiththehelpofanin- sideagent,Alex(RhysMeyers), anInterpolagentworkingunder- coverintheterroristcell.Withthe clocktickingdown,it'suptoone operativetosavethepassengers andpreventtragedy. Director:TimoVuorensola.Stars: JonathanRhysMeyers,AlecBald- win,MyAnnaBuring,JoMartin, MichaelSirow,AnjulNigam,Pa- vanGrover.2023.93mins.Ac- tion/Thriller. The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Apromisingyoungscientistun- intentionallycauseschaosafter resurrectingthebodyofherde- ceasedbrother.Vicaria(Hayes)is a17-year-oldprodigycaughtina violentneighborhood,where conflictisaregularwayoflife. Havinglosthermothertovio- lence,Vicariaviewsdeathasa diseasethatcanbecured.Be- comingfixatedondevelopinga curetopreventdeath,Vicaria's brother,Chris(Atsu-Swanzy),is brutallymurderedwithnohope forjustice.Pushingaheadwith herexperiments,Vicariasuccess- fullyresurrectsherfamily,onlyto discovershe'screatedamonster hungryforvengeance.Amodern takeontheclassictaleofMary Shelley's"Frankenstein." Director:BomaniJ.Story.Stars: LayaDeLeonHayes,Denzel Whitaker,ChadL.Coleman,Reilly BrookeStith,KeithHolliday, EdemAtsu-Swanzy,BethFelice, ShilohXavier,TracieFrank.2023. 91mins.Horror. her loved ones and consumed with grief and vengeance, Becky sets off on a bloody quest for revenge. Directors:MattAngel,Suzanne Coote.Stars:LuluWilson,Se- annWilliam Scott,Denise Burse,Jill Larson,Michael Sirow,Aaron DallaVilla,Court- ney Gains,MattAngel,Kate Siegel.2023.83 mins.Action. The Wrath of Becky Two years after surviving a bru- tal attack on her family,teen- age Becky (Wilson) is now un- der the care of Elena (Burse),a positive figure in her life.How- ever,tragedy follows Becky once again as an ugly incident at her workplace provokes three violent extremists,known as the Noble Men,(Sirow,Dalla Villa andAngel) into murdering Elena and kidnapping her dog, Diego.Once again severed from ExtremeSudoku Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 4x4 box contains the digits 1 through 9.AND the lettersA through F. Solution below LuluWilsonin"TheWrathof Becky" Videoreleases CUSTOMCANVASWORK • AUTO&BOATINTERIORS 218-587-2279•Hwy371inPineRiver RESERVEYOURAD SPACETODAY! 2023LaborDayProgressEdition By Renee Richardson Brainerd Dispatch Change. It's a constant in business, especially during the last three tumultuous years. Even before the pandemic, change seemed to be coming as fast as a loaded toboggan on a steep, icy hill. Matt Seymour, an active member of the lakes area business community, is one of a number of people who found this was the right time for a change. Seymour sold his independent gas station/convenience and liquor stores in the lakes area in April. The move was an option he said he was exploring before the pandemic's challenging times arrived in the spring of 2020 with the last few years contributing to the right moment. Even as he is transitioning to a new way of defining himself outside of work, Seymour remains optimistic about the lakes area. "We're blessed to be in a unique area," he said. "I believe there is a resilience built into the lakes area that serves us very well." Seymour said it's about managing challenges versus hoping or holding out for change. He was quick to point out he wasn't an economist when asked about the workforce landscape and labor shortages, which were anticipated to challenge business long before anyone heard of COVID-19. With his extensive experience and as an employer of about 50 people, Seymour doesn't expect changes in the workforce for some time, saying it will take a generation. "I think it's stressful for everybody," he said. One of the ongoing challenges is creating a workplace that is Gretchen Rogers, North Central Medical Supply president and CEO, said the company's 10-year lease in its current location ends this year. After looking for space to move into before the end of the year, Rogers said they looked at options to build to suit their business. And the corner property, which has been on the market, provided the opportunity they were lookingfor amid a host of medical businesses and clinics and with a senior living complex currently under construction nearby in the Gracewin Living Cooperative. VIDEO Forvideo, see brainerddispatch.com GROWTH:PAGE4 Table of Contents Achanged workplace and workforce ......................................................1 Generations of families enjoy hitesh Chain .......................................1 Sugarberry Creek Candle Co. brings great outdoors home ...................2 Nature Link Resort gets guests to unplug...............................................3 FranklinArts Center's creative community............................................13 Readers share job and career advice ...................................................13 The Mercantile Thrift � Gift tries to nd something for everyone ........ 14 Aitkin taps into small town charm with business savvy ........................25 Next generation steps up in the family business.................................. 25 Folklore Tattoo oers intuitive experience............................................ 26 True North Basecamp, Cuyuna Cove provide outdoor getaways .........27 Sanchez Burrito manifests theAmerican Dream...................................37 Crosslake Town Square businesses thrive on camaraderie..................37 Mattson Lumber faces change as family...............................................37 For companion videos and photo galleries to go with the stories profiled in the annual Progress Labor Da y editiongototheDispatchhomepagewww.brainerddispatch.comwherereaders,viewersandlistenerswillfind links to videos and photos. Readers can also connect with Dispatch stories via a daily podcast, the Brainerd Dispatch Minute. Growth, challenges and inthe lakes area opp tunities abound By �ean Bnon Echo Journal Vacations on the Whitefish Chain, though modernized, have remained largely unchanged for nearly a century. The list of amenities has grown, and the toys have gotten bigger, but someofthesameresorts remain from when they were first opened in the 1930s or '40s. "It sounds odd, but several years ago we put in air-conditioning, and (before that) we didn't have air-conditioning," said Mike Schwieters, owner of Boyd Lodge on Lower Whitefish and Rush lakes. Schwieters has seen the modernization in resorting first hand. His maternal grandfather, Lynn Boyd, started the resort in 1945, begin- ning with a tent cabin and slowly building more. When Schwiet- ers' grandparents were killed in a car accident in 1966, his mother returned with her fam- ily to the resort she grew up at. Schwieters grew up during an era of resorting boom. He saw the installation of the first swimming pool at Boyd Lodge. When he eventually took over, he helped lead the expan- sion of the resort, add- ing seven new cottages and a main office and store with a small gath- ering space to join the 17 three-to-five bed- room cabins. "Everything's bigger and better. We've got dishwashers and gas grills instead of char- coal grills and air-con- ditioning and screen porches," Schwiet- ers said. "That stuff's changed, but the feel of when you're here, hopefully, has stayed somewhat the same." Schwieters is one o f many running a fami- ly-owned resort on the Whitefish Chain. Every resort on the chain is privately owned and operated, with most having been in the fam- ily for at least two gen- erations. Compared to the rest of the lake, Karen and Dan Scholz, Beacon Shores Resort, are Generations of families enjoy Whitefish Chain, including owners The resorts of the Whitefish Chain remain locally owned and operated, and many have been owned by the same families for generations Hiring signs remain a constant in changed work landscape 0HJDQ%XႈQJWRQ(FKR-RXUQDO As vacationing becomes more extravagant, resorts grow further from their roots as simple getaways to the lake.At Beacon Shores Resort, owners Dan and Karen Scholz want to preserve simplicity with modern amenities. WHITEFISH: PAGE 5 SEPTEMBER 3 & 7, 2022 2022 3KRWRV E\ 6WHYH .RKOV %UDLQHUG 'LVSDWFK Construction continues on Gracewin Living Cooperatives, a complex for senior living, in Baxter. To advertise, call218-855-5895, advertising@brainerddispatch.com One of our most soughtafter, highly read special sections of the year. - Susie, Advertising Director Wetreatyourpetslikeourown VISITUS ONLINE! 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