Each year Nisswa Tax Service offers a $300 scholarship to a student who has demonstrated excellence in the Arts.

The Patricia Marchel Memorial scholarship is awarded to a student planning to pursue a degree related to language arts. This student displays personal motivation, academic ability and strong character.

The Phyllis Cooksey Memorial scholarship is a new 2019 scholarship offering. Phyllis was a nurse in the Army Nurse Corp during WWII and taught maternity classes at North Memorial and Maternity Hospitals. Phyllis was passionate about women’s health and...

Richard and Beverly were people who believed in and supported academic and athletic excellence.

Awarded to a student who believes in and supports academic and athletic excellence.

Roy and Mildred Sargent were long-time residents of the Brainerd area and lived and farmed about 10 miles south of town. They did not have children of their own, but took great pleasure in their “adopted” family of neighborhood children. The gift of this foundation...

Ruth Padgett was born and raised in the South Long Lake area. One of eight children, Ruth left the family farm to attend high school in Brainerd. Because her parents did not think she needed to attend high school, Ruth worked as a maid to put herself through school....

On behalf of the School Board and School Administrators

Steven was a music major who participated in band at BHS as a percussionist. Staff Sgt. Steven J. Kuhn, died Saturday, April 24, 1999, in San Bernardino, Calif., as a result of an automobile accident when he was only 28 years old. He was born Sept. 6, 1970, in...

Stewart C. Mills Sr., founded Mills Companies in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1922. The family later created an oil company and opened a dealership and auto parts stores. Stewart and his sons Henry and Stewart C. Mills Jr, founded Fleet Farm in 1955.

The Tammy Bluth Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Tammy Bluth who was killed by a drunk driver in 1985. She was a high school student at the time. The community outpour of support was so great, the family took the funds to start a scholarship in...

Smiles for Jake is: Hopeful People need hope. Smiles for Jake is built on the promise that everyone should have hope—we believe those words, and we plan to spread the hope we feel. Positive Smiles for Jake exists to prevent suicide by being positive. Our movement...

This One’s for Hop, Inc. was founded in 1999. It all started when Jon Haapajoki (Hop) passed away from a long battle with cancer, shortly after taking over the Men’s International Softball Tournament. The softball tournament began funding Camp Sertoma (at Confidence...

The Weicher Realtors Tower Properties Scholarships were established to honor a student seeking a degree a four-year degree in sales/business with a current GPA of at least 3.0.

William Dammann was a well respected coach and staff at the Brainerd Public Schools and was Minnesota Basketball coach of the year in 1933. HIs name still comes up frequently when visiting with local residents. The discussion always focuses on Bill being a great...

Our family scholarship fund is intended to honor our parents, Sai Foo and Man la (Sandy) Ng who founded and operated the Silver Dragon Restaurant for 22 years on 515 Washington St. in Brainerd, MN. Although my father did not attend school past 3rd grade, he learned...

The Brainerd, MN Zonta Club was officially chartered on November 16, 1954. Since that time, it has worked to support both local and international efforts to improve the lives of women and girls. The Brainerd club is the local chapter of Zonta International which is a...