The Braham Event Center, built entirely by grants and donations of labor and time, has provided Braham and surrounding areas with a place for events and community gathering. The Center is nearing the end of its second year of operation and so far, the event calendar has had no problem filling up.
The plans for the development of a community meeting center has been in the books for Braham since the 1980s when then-Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich visited Braham and planted the seed; he suggested that for communities to grow successfully they require a
kAmA=246 E@ >66E[ H9:49 qC292> H2D =24<:?8 2E E96 E:>6]k^Am
kAm!6CA:49’D 4@>>6?E =65 E@ 2 D6C:6D @7 4@>>F?:EJ 56G6=@A>6?E H@C<D9@AD =65 3J E96 x?:E:2E:G6 u@F?52E:@?[ H9:49 AC@G:56D 64@?@>:4 DE23:=:EJ 2?5 8C@HE9 E@ r6?EC2= |:??6D@E2 E9C@F89 =@2?D[ 8C2?ED 2?5 7:?2?4:?8]k^Am
kAmx? a__g[ %FD6? %24<[ 2 d_`W4XWbX ?@?AC@7:E[ ;@:?65 E96 x?:E:2E:G6 u@F?52E:@? @? E96 AC@;64E] %FD6? %24< :D 2? 2==\G@=F?E66C @C82?:K2E:@? E92E 92D 366? D6CG:?8 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 7@C ae J62CD] %96 @C82?:K2E:@? @H?D 2?5 @A6C2E6D &D65 2 q:E %9C:7E DE@C6 2?5 ?@H 2=D@ E96 qC292> tG6?E r6?E6C[ 3FE 2D s@C@E9J y@9?D@? @7 E96 6G6?E 46?E6C D2JD[ “xE’D 6G6CJ3@5J’D DE@C6 2?5 6G6CJ3@5J’D 46?E6C]”k^Am
kAm“!C@7:ED C6EFC? E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “(96? J@F 3@@< 2? 6G6?E 96C6[ J@F <?@H E92E J@FC >@?6J :D 5@:?8 8@@5 H@C<D]”k^Am
kAm%96 @?=J A2:5 6>A=@J66D 2E 6:E96C 6DE23=:D9>6?E 2C6 E96 4FDE@5:2?D 6>A=@J65 3J x?5FDEC:6D x?4@CA@C2E65[ 2 ?@?AC@7:E E92E DFAA@CEDk^Am
kAmA6@A=6 H:E9 5:D23:=:E:6D 2?5 @E96C 492==6?86D 3J AC@G:5:?8 E96> H:E9 EC2:?:?8 2?5 6>A=@J>6?E D6CG:46D E92E C6DF=E :? 8C62E6C :?56A6?56?46 :? E96:C 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^Am
kAm%96 4:EJ @7 qC292> 5@?2E65 E96 =2?5 FA@? H9:49 E96 r6?E6C :D =@42E65] %96 AC@;64E 7:?2==J 925 2 E2?8:3=6 6?5 52E6 27E6C 2? 64@?@>:4 762D:3:=:EJ DEF5J C6DF=E65 :? E96 E2D< 7@C46 36:?8 2H2C565 E96 |:??6D@E2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t>A=@J>6?E 2?5 t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E 8C2?E]k^Am
kAmp7E6C J62CD @7 7F?5C2:D:?8[ 92C5 H@C< 2?5 A=2??:?8[ E96 4@?DECF4E:@? 7:?:D965 2?5 E96 c_[___\DBF2C6\7@@E 46?E6C @A6?65 :? u63CF2CJ a_`c]k^Am
kAm$:?46 E96?[ E96 r6?E6C 92D D66? 2 5:G6CD6 D6=64E:@? @7 6G6?ED :?4=F5:?8 H655:?8D[ >6>@C:2= D6CG:46D[ E962E6CD[ 4@?46CED[ 36?67:ED[ H:?6 2?5 366C E2DE:?8D[ 6G6?E 72:CD[ 4=2DD6D 2?5 56A2CE>6?E >66E:?8D]k^Am
kAm%96 r6?E6C 762EFC6D 2 =2C86 32==C@@> 2?5 EH@ D>2==6C 6G6?E C@@>D 2G2:=23=6 7@C C6?E] xE :D 9@>6 E@ 2 D>2== =:3C2CJ C@@> 2?5 >2?J @E96C =@42= @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E FD6 E96 DA246 7@C 7C66]k^Am
kAm“~FC >:DD:@? :D E@ D6CG6 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 H6 @776C 5:D4@F?E65 C2E6D E@ ?@?AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@?D[” D2:5 |2C:6 vCF?536C8[ 7C@> E96k^Am
kAm6G6?E 46?E6C] “(6’C6 =@42E65 2E E96 4@C?6C @7 7@FC 4@F?E:6D :? E96 46?E6C @7 E96 DE2E6[ 2? 2=>@DE 6BF2= 5:DE2?46 E@ E96 %H:? r:E:6D[ sF=FE9 2?5 $E] r=@F5] ~C82?:K2E:@?D 7:?5 E9:D 2 4@?G6?:6?E >66E:?8 A=246 7@C E96:C >6>36CD[ EC2G6=:?8 6BF2= 5:DE2?46D 7C@> 24C@DD |:??6D@E2 2?5 36J@?5]”k^Am
kAm%96 C62=:K2E:@? @7 2 4@>>F?:EJ >66E:?8 A=246 :? qC292> H2D >256 A@DD:3=6 E9C@F89 E96 677@CED 2?5 5@?2E:@?D @7 %FD6? %24<[ E96 x?:E:2E:G6 u@F?52E:@? 2?5 qC292> pC62 w:89 $49@@= 2=F>?: 2?5 @E96C @C82?:K2E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 {2<6D 2?5 !:?6D r@>>F?:EJ p4E:@? r@F?4:=[ t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E $6CG:46D x?4][ t2DE r6?EC2= t?6C8J[ E96 #@D2 pC49:E64E vC@FA 2?5 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6]k^Am
kAm%9:D J62C[ E9C66 =@42= AC@>D 2C6 36:?8 96=5 2E E96 r6?E6Ci qC292>[ ~8:=G:6 2?5 #FD9 r:EJ]k^Am
kAm%96 E2D< 7@C46 :D 9@A:?8 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 3F:=5 2 9@E6= :? E96 4:EJ\@H?65 AC@A6CEJ 25;246?E E@ E96 46?E6C E@ 2==@H 7@C =@?86C 6G6?ED]k^Am
kAm“%92E’D @?6 @7 E96 32CC:6CD WH6 D66X] u@C EH@\ 2?5 E9C66\52J 6G6?ED[ H6 5@?’E 92G6 =@58:?8[” vCF?536C8 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 AF3=:4 92D 366? :>AC6DD65 3J E96 2C49:E64EFC6 @7 E96 r6?E6C]k^Am
kAm“!6@A=6 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ 766= 2E 9@>6 96C6[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “%96J 3C:?8 E96:C 72>:=J 2?5 G:D:E@CD E@ E@FC E96 A=246] %96J’C6 AC@F5]”k^Am
kAm%96 r6?E6C :D 2=H2JD :? ?665 @7 G@=F?E66CD E@ 96=A CF? :E] r2== ba_\bhe\b`ff 7@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 H6C6 D@ 3FDJ ECJ:?8 E@ 86E E96 3F:=5:?8 3F:=E[ @?46 H6 8@E :E 3F:=E[ H6 5:5?’E C62=:K6 H6 925 E@ CF? :E] $@ 96C6 H6 2C6[ CF??:?8 :E[” vCF?536C8 D2:5] “(6 ?6G6C <?@H H9@ :D 8@:?8 E@ H2=< :? E96 5@@C 2?5 H92E E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ C6BF6DE]”k^Am
kAm%96 qC292> tG6?E r6?E6C :D =@42E65 2E edd t:89E $E] $( 2?5 :D @A6? 7C@> h 2]>] E@ f A]>] @? |@?52J 2?5 7C@> h 2]>] E@ ?@@? %F6D52J E9C@F89 uC:52J] ':D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^3C292>46?E6C]@C8Qm3C292>46?E6C]@C8k^2m 7@C 255:E:@?2= :?7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m&A4@>:?8 2?5 @?8@:?8 6G6?ED 2E E96 r6?E6Cik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm• $2?E2 s2J :D 7C@> f 2]>] E@ a A]>] s64] d] %96C6 H:== 36 2 'u( A2?42<6 3C62<72DE 96=5 7C@> f 2]>] E@ `` 2]>] D6CG65 H:E9 D2FD286[ 688D[ ;F:46[ 4@7766 2?5 >:=<] %96 4@DE 7@C E96 3C62<72DE :D Sf] ~E96C 24E:G:E:6D :?4=F56i $2?E2’D 8:7E D9@A H:E9 277@C523=6 8:7ED 2G2:=23=6 7@C AFC492D6[ t=G6D (@C<D9@A H:E9 4@=@C:?8 24E:G:E:6D[ A9@E@D H:E9 $2?E2 W3C:?8 2 ?@?A6C:D923=6 7@@5 :E6>X[ |CD] r=2FD q2<6 $2=6[ 9@=:52J >FD:4 2?5 42C@=:?8 2?5 564@C2E65 EC66D 7@C D2=6]k^Am
kAm• %96 p=:46 $EF5E {:3C2CJ :D @A6? |@?52JD 7C@> `aib_\eib_ A]>] 2?5 %9FCD52JD 7C@> g 2]>] E@ ?@@?] %96 =:3C2CJ 92D 4@>AFE6CD 2G2:=23=6 7@C AF3=:4 FD6 H:E9 (:\u: 4@??64E:@? 2?5 AC:?E:?8 D6CG:46D W492C86 :D ad 46?ED A6C A286X] ':D:E@CD 42? 2=D@ 3C:?8 E96:C @H? =2AE@AD E@ FD6] p H:56 D6=64E:@? @7 3@@<D[ >@G:6D[ s'sD 2?5 49:=5C6?’D >2E6C:2=D 2C6 2=D@ 2G2:=23=6 7C@> E96 t2DE r6?EC2= |:??6D@E2 #68:@?2= {:3C2CJ {:?<] |2E6C:2=D 42? 36 C6BF6DE65 7C@> E96 t2DE r6?EC2= #68:@?2= {:3C2CJ 7C@> %:>[ E96 =:?<\D:E6 =:3C2C:2?]k^Am
kAm• tG6?E r6?E6C 3:?8@[ DA@?D@C65 3J E96 p>6C:42? {68:@?[ E2<6D A=246 6G6CJ |@?52J 7C@> e\g A]>] p =:89E >62= :D 2G2:=23=6 7@C Sd]k^Am
kAmp 'u( !2?42<6 qC62<72DE :D D6CG65 E96 7:CDE $2EFC52J @7 6G6CJ >@?E9 7C@> f\`` 2]>] %96 4@DE :D Sf]k^Am
kAm• %96 3@@< 4=F3 >66ED >@?E9=J :? E96 p=:46 $EF5E {:3C2CJ 2E `ib_ A]>] 2?5 5:D4FDD6D 2 ?6H ?@G6= 6249 >@?E9] %96 ?6IE >66E:?8 :D s64] `]k^Am
kAm• %96 7C:6?5D @7 E96 =:3C2CJ H:== 36 >66E:?8 2E c A]>] s64] `] %9@D6 :?E6C6DE:?8 :? G@=F?E66C:?8 2C6 2=H2JD H6=4@>6]k^Am
kAm• $6?:@C $@4:2= w@FC >66ED E96 7:CDE (65?6D52J @7 6G6CJ >@?E9 2?5 5:D4FDD6D G2C:@FD E@A:4D @7 :?E6C6DE 7@C D6?:@CD] %96 s64] h >66E:?8 H:== 36 =65 3J |2C:6 vCF?536C8 2E a A]>] r@7766 2?5 EC62ED 2C6 AC@G:565]k^Am
Post a comment as anonymous
Report
Watch this discussion.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.