Grief Center brings support, education about grief and loss
Brenda Wiese was still new to Rice Memorial Hospital’s Grief Center in Willmar when a high school-aged boy came in to talk to her about the recent death of a classmate. Wiese hadn’t dealt with many adolescent males and wasn’t sure how the session would go. Would she say the right things? Would it be helpful?
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By the time the Rice Health Foundation’s annual holiday festival next weekend is over and done with, more than 100 volunteers will have been involved in everything from handing out programs to enlisting corporate sponsors.
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With the rut getting into full swing and the sun coming out for the first time in weeks, I thought Saturday afternoon would be a great time to go hunting.
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SPICER — Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center will be hosting its annual deer firearms hunt for persons with disabilities.
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WILLMAR — Prospects for the 2009 deer firearm season that opened today can be summed up very easily.
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DULUTH — Maybe you can feel it in the air. Or smell it in the aroma of decaying popple leaves. Or see it in the thick, gray days we’ve had lately.
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ST. PAUL — The late harvest and extremely wet weather has resulted in several problems for farmers, including the appearance of mold on the ears in standing corn. Many farmers are asking what they need do to make sure they comply with all crop insurance procedures for any crop loss.
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WILLMAR — A new publication released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides the latest information regarding the amount of U.S. agricultural land that is owned by foreign persons.
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SPICER — Three times Kevin Fasen has hunted the African continent, but a trio of Midwestern states has made possible the hunting accomplishment that he is most proud.
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Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
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Stocks are climbing in early trading after the government reports a bigger-than-expected drop in workers seeking unemployment benefits.
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