With April giving way to May and warmer temperatures finally on the horizon, it won’t be long now. Occasional grass fires are drawing firefighter response in the area and burning restrictions set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are creeping northward.
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge looking to open site in Alexandria
A purchase agreement has been signed and Douglas County commissioners approved a letter of support for the project. 4:50 pm, Apr. 20, 2021 × Andrew, a participant of the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, spoke at an open house Friday in Alexandria. Sam Anderson (right), the director of the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge center in Brainerd, listens with others as Andrew shared his story. (Per program policy, only first names of participants are shared.) (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
There’s hope in the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge program.
At least that is the message from one of its participants, Andrew, who spoke at an event last week in Alexandria. (Per program policy, only first names of participants are shared.)