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Dementia the topic of pair of events this month

A pair of events in Willmar this month will focus on Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders and how caregivers and the community can best care for this population. Richard...

news / local / region Mon, Oct 04, 2010 - 12:00am

Montevideo School Board discusses the impact of district's cuts, classroom sizes

MONTEVIDEO -- Larger class sizes and reduced extra-curricular opportunities were among the topics Monday before the Montevideo School Board. Superintendent Luther Heller said that budget cuts are being felt in...

news / region Thu, Sep 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Democrat says GOP workers' presence is intimidating voters

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton says Republican workers who videotape almost his every move are getting so close that they intimidate voters trying to talk to the DFL governor candidate.

news / local Tue, Aug 17, 2010 - 12:00am

First Medicare rebate checks arriving

WILLMAR -- Refund checks are starting to trickle through the mail to Medicare recipients whose high prescription drug expenses pushed them into the "doughnut hole" last year. The one-time tax-free...

news / local Fri, Jul 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Katherine Blauvelt, left, and Debra Wallace, both Central Minnesota field representatives for Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., answer questions about senior benefits and programs during a senior listening session Thursday at the Willmar Community Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

For aging population, need for community services is outgrowing the funding

WILLMAR -- Despite all the transportation, nutrition, respite and other services in the region to serve the aging population, Lynn Buckley still sees elderly individuals who fall through the cracks...

news / local Fri, Jul 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Franken's staff to host Willmar hearing on senior issues

WILLMAR -- Staff with Sen. Al Franken's office will visit Willmar Thursday to hear from the area's senior population about the issues they face. The meeting will take place from...

news / local Wed, Jul 14, 2010 - 2:28pm

A long-awaited expansion and renovation will start this fall at Rice Care Center on Willmar Avenue Southwest. Over the next four years, $5.5 million will be invested in building a new short-term stay wing and renovating the existing nursing home. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

$5.5 million expansion and renovation project set to begin later in the year at Rice Care Center

WILLMAR -- The first shovelful of dirt will be turned late this fall for a long-awaited $5.5 million expansion at the Rice Care Center. Over the next four years, the...

news / local Wed, Jun 09, 2010 - 12:00am

County dedicates $10K to fight against invasive species in local lakes

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Lakes Association will use a $10,000 county grant to increase public awareness about preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species, like Eurasian water milfoil, curly-leaf...

news / local / life Thu, Apr 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Mary Jane Stredde, left, received the District E Volunteer of the Year Tuesday from the Aging Service Minnesota Institute. Stredde was the guest of honor during a ceremony at Centennial Square in Willmar where Bethesda Health and Housing CEO Doug Dewane presented the award. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

'Something to live for': Bethesda volunteer, 75, presented award from Aging Services of Minn.

WILLMAR -- Mary Jane Stredde was so busy greeting well-wishers Tuesday afternoon that she hardly had time to sip her coffee. Stredde, 75, shook dozens of hands as friends and...

news / local Wed, Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Bethesda launches capital campaign

WILLMAR -- The exercise equipment that will be installed in Bethesda Health and Housing's new senior wellness center is designed to be kind to older adults -- safe, easy to...

news / local Wed, Jan 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Kate Selseth, director of the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, explains Medicare prescription drug enrollment to an audience Tuesday at Bethesda Pleasant View in Willmar. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

A helping hand along the way

WILLMAR -- Not far into Kate Selseth's presentation on the ins and outs of Medicare and how to compare plans on the Medicare.gov Web site, someone in the second row...

news / local Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: Thanks for Prime Time stories

I really enjoyed reading the stories written by all of the "over 55" set published recently in the Prime Time section of the West Central Tribune. I would like to...

opinion / letters Mon, Nov 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Lori Petersen of Olivia wears goggles Wednesday that will be part of the virtual dementia tour at Church of St. Mary in Willmar. "It should change people," Petersen said of the tour, intended to provided insight into what it's like to live with dementia. The goggles are designed to give people an idea of how someone with dementia navigates through the world. The tour is being offered Tuesday on an appointment basis. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

New regional network focuses on meeting a growing need

Ask just about anyone who works with or provides services for older adults, and they'll list dementia as one of the most pervasive needs. "It's everywhere," says Sheri Nordmeyer, program...

news / local / region Thu, Oct 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Scott Larson has served Madison Lutheran Home Inc. since 2002 in roles as chief financial officer and assistant administrator and, since 2007, as chief executive officer. The campus has invested $7.2 million in capital improvement in the last decade. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

While many fretted implications of aging population, Madison health care invested $7M in its future

MADISON -- The age wave predicted to sweep across Minnesota from 2020 to 2030 reached rural Lac qui Parle County 10 years ago. By the turn of the century, more...

business / region Tue, Oct 06, 2009 - 12:00am

John Chester, left, the building contractor for the new wellness center at Bethesda Pleasant View, speaks about the program during the ground-breaking ceremony Friday. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Bethesda breaks ground for innovative $6M senior wellness center

WILLMAR -- Bethesda Health and Housing officially broke ground Friday for an innovative new senior wellness center at its Pleasant View home. The $6 million project, the first of its...

news / local Sat, Aug 29, 2009 - 12:00am

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