Club members involved in tie-blanket making included (from left to right, front row): Sam Morris, Ava Sand and Kylee Frisbee, all of Foley; (back row) Allie Frisbee, Kaitlyn Maehren, Shianne Morris, Skyler Morris and Emily Frisbee, all of Foley, Richelle Peacock, Sauk Rapids, Ellyana Sand, Foley, and Veronica Peacock, Sauk Rapids.
The St. Pat’s 4H Club has been very busy this fall and early winter. As soon as the fair was over in August the St. Pat’s 4Hers were busy with an election of officers, brat sales at the Gilman Creamery and taking part in the Palmer Day Parade handing out Golden Plump items. The month ended with ditch cleaning. October was a bit less busy. The group held its annual Halloween party and hay ride. A great time was had by all. The November meeting was important as the Candlelight Installation of Officers was held. Installed into officer were the following: Shianne Morris, president; Sam Morris, vice president; Kaitlyn Maehren, secretary; and Emily Frisbee, treasurer. After the ceremony the group quickly got busy making Christmas cards for troops and tie-blankets to donate to the benefit silent auction for Mette Kirsch held Nov. 22 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids. The St. Pat’s 4H Club finished 2015 with a Christmas party and caroling at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. The have lots of plans to make 2016 a year to remember.
Shanna Stark, RN, recently joined Good Shepherd as director of assisted living services in June 2015. In November, Stark completed the home care nurse manager certificate program presented by LeadingAge Minnesota in partnership with the Minnesota HomeCare Association. Stark completed sessions featuring clinical skills and case management, financial management and leadership, regulations and human resources, supervision, delegation and staff training.
Kayla Schotl, Sauk Rapids, recently graduated with a master’s degree in occupational therapy from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minn.
Colby Kaschmitter, Sauk Rapids, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Ridgewater College, Willmar, Minn.
To qualify, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Four Sauk Rapids-Rice students recently graduated from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minn.
They are the following: Sarah Plumski, bachelor’s degree in health information management; Erin Voth, summa cum laude, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Lauren Hoeschen, cum laude, bachelor’s degree in nursing; and Kristine Wainright-Tadych, master’s degree in business administration.
Plumski, Voth and Wainright-Tadych are from Sauk Rapids; Hoeschen is from Rice.
Seventeen Sauk Rapids-Rice students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo.
They and their majors are as follows: Megan Claassen, pharmaceutical sciences; Hannah Deaton, animal science; John Deaton, computer engineering; Tyler Froelich, mechanical engineering; Andrew Gass, electrical engineering; Ashton Haider, pharmaceutical sciences; Corey Haller, political science; Tyler Jacobson, mechanical engineering; Blake Kerfeld, construction management; Jennifer Lukach, animal science; Nathan Maciej, university studies; Michael McConnell, dietetics; Cody Oltz, civil engineering; Aaron Peckskamp, nursing; Adam Pflipsen, criminal justice; Amanda Schubert, pharmacy; and Benjamin Varoga, pharmacy.
All are from Sauk Rapids, except Haider, Lukash, Maciej, McConnell and Schubert are from Rice.
Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Heartland Hospice serving Minnesota North recently achieved a Level Two status within the We Honor Veterans Program for their continued care and support of the veteran population.
All wars are different and provide unique experiences and often difficulties for the veterans who served in them. WHV was launched by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs to help improve the care veterans receive from hospice and palliative care providers.
“I know the importance of Heartland’s initiative to better serve these United States veterans,” commented Dr. John Hamerly, medical director. “I am a veteran myself, and I believe we not only care for the mind, body and spirit of our veterans, but Heartland is a hospice provider trained to care specifically for veterans.”
The We Honor Veterans program provides four levels of recognition to organizations that demonstrate a commitment to improving care for veterans. In order to reach Level Two, Heartland was tasked with building organizational capacity and providing quality care for veterans and their families. WHV also provides resources to assist hospices to achieve the next status level.
To learn more about the We Honor Veterans initiative, the steps agencies have taken to receive this acknowledgement or to see where other Heartland agencies are at in the process of achieving this honor, visit www.wehonorveterans.org.