North Dakota agency moving its sacred adoption files for safekeeping
The closing of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota left many in the community asking where the agency s adoption records will be stored. Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
The last filing cabinet filled with adoption records from Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is loaded into a van to be moved from LSS care to The Village on Wednesday, Feb. 3. C.S. Hagen / The Forum
FARGO Jim Holmes was put up for adoption twice.
Once when he was 6 months old, but his birth mother changed her mind. The second time was less than two months later, and his new parents brought him to Walhalla, N.D.
Scheduled Giving Hearts Day donations suggest we haven t lost our heart for giving
Apparently, the pandemic and trials of the last year have made North Dakotans more generous, as Giving Hearts Day organizers report that scheduled gifts are up a whopping 62% from this time last year.
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Minot-born celebrity Josh Duhamel has helped promote Giving Hearts Day in several ads. Special to The ForumSpecial to The Forum.
FARGO When times are tough, there are two schools of thought on human generosity.
The cynical one is that people become more curmudgeonly and miserly and focus on their own immediate tribe and survival.
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota takes on senior program in North Dakota
The change comes as a result of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s decision to close due to significant financial struggles in its affordable housing development services. 4:07 pm, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
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Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota assumed operations of the Senior Companion program in North Dakota on Monday, Feb. 1.
The change comes as a result of
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s decision to close due to significant financial struggles in its affordable housing development services. The move ensures that the support service for older adults will continue.
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Feb 2, 2021 5:40 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota assumed operations on February 1 for the Senior Companion Program in North Dakota, assuring that essential support through the service continues for older adults. The change comes as a result of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s decision to close due to significant financial struggles in their affordable housing development services.
“Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota provides a natural home for the Senior Companions program, given its experience in delivering the same services in an adjacent state,” said Bob Otterson, President and CEO, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota. “I’ve been in the sandwich generation, and I know firsthand the importance of personal connections for our older adults who feel isolated. I’m so pleased that our colleagues from Minnesota will continue this help to our neighbors in North Dakota.”
Vaccinations continue in Grand Forks County, but herd immunity still a ways away
According to Michael Dulitz, who is doing data analysis for the Grand Forks Public Health Department, just over 10% of county residents have received at least one injection of the coronavirus vaccine and 4.6% are fully vaccinated. 6:52 pm, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
The Grand Forks County Office Building, photographed on Nov. 23, 2015. Photo by Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald
Vaccinations for COVID-19 are continuing in Grand Forks County, and the county ranks second in the state in terms of vaccinating those in eligible tiers.
According to Michael Dulitz, who is doing data analysis for the Grand Forks Public Health Department, just over 10% of county residents have received at least one injection of the coronavirus vaccine and 4.6% are fully vaccinated. In Minnesota, in Polk County, just over 11% of the population have received one dose of the vaccine, and slightly under 3% have received