Rollin’ into spring at Grand Arbor
May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
A new bike program at Grand Arbor’s Nelson Wellness Center in Alexandria provides residents and members the opportunity to get on a bike again. Continue Reading
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Delivering comfort to wounded warriors
May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Piece by piece, stitch by stitch, quilt by quilt – a group of quilters volunteered their talents over the last 18 months to deliver comfort to wounded soldiers.
Five local women from the Honor Quilts organization recently joined forces with quilters from Fergus Falls, Perham, Dent and Underwood to sew and hand-deliver 950 Quilts of Valor (QOV) to injured soldiers at Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. Continue Reading
Don’t take your health for granted
May 7, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
What if you essentially had to learn how to eat all over again?
This became one woman’s reality after being diagnosed with celiac disease. Continue Reading
An ‘accidental’ discovery
April 30, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Brady Lind of Alexandria is your typical 9-year-old rough-and- tumble boy. He loves hockey and baseball and playing with his brothers Evan, 12, and Caleb, 7.
That’s why his parents, Scott and Linda, weren’t surprised when he ended up with a possible fracture in his elbow. Continue Reading
‘Busy and active and socially happy’ despite Parkinson’s diagnosis
April 23, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
After 33 years of harried deadlines and countless evenings and weekends spent covering area sporting events, Larry Holverson was looking forward to retirement.
But his vision of what retirement looked like changed considerably just two weeks before he wrapped up his career. In May 2007, the Echo Press sports editor was told he had Parkinson’s disease (PD). Continue Reading
So much to do, so little time
March 12, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The only thing Harry and Joan Davis of Brandon have to worry about during retirement is how to find enough time to get everything done.
Their shop is full of projects patiently waiting to be completed. While the projects themselves aren’t in any hurry, the Davises are. Continue Reading
Mittens that heal
March 5, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
It all started with a simple black and white tie.
Judy Oatman of Lowry found herself grieving her father’s death. When she traveled back home from his funeral in Washington, she brought along a few of her father’s ties he wore as an usher at church on Sundays. Continue Reading
Biking across America
February 26, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
It’s likely a childhood bike ride with her sisters from Lazy Day Villa Resort in Alexandria to Carlos Corners inspired Megan Ausen to tackle a bike ride across the country in adulthood. Continue Reading
75 years of love
February 10, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
With death, long marriage ends just short of Valentine’s Day DILWORTH At age 23, Clifford Bjerke’s mother was worried he’d become an old bachelor. So she sent him down the road to visit young Mildred Warwick, the only girl she knew worth marrying.
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75 years of love
February 10, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
With death, long marriage ends just short of Valentine’s Day DILWORTH At age 23, Clifford Bjerke’s mother was worried he’d become an old bachelor. So she sent him down the road to visit young Mildred Warwick, the only girl she knew worth marrying.
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