By KIM HYATT khyatt@owatonna.com | Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 6:00 pm OWATONNA — Aracely Delgado read to her 2-year-old daughter Camila for more than 3,000 minutes in the month of October. They were just one of the many families at the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council in Owatonna to help meet this month’s reading challenge of
-By Melody Hedden (Family and Community Services Manager, Crookston)- When my parents signed me up for Head Start in 1979 I am sure they weren’t aware of the impact it would have on my life. Head start is the foundation from which my life skills were built. Born into a family stricken with poverty wasn’t
By MARIE WOOD | Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:10 pm (The Land Online) Education Season: Part 1 of a 2-part series on support for the children of migrant farmworkers The banner reads “Para Los Ninos” (for the children) and hangs outside the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Early Head Start center housed in
Congratulations Grandma Dianne! FRIENDS OF EDUCATION were honored at a celebration in Thief River Falls. Lake of the Woods School Teachers picked Dianne Turgeon to receive this honor. Dianne lives in the Baudette area. She volunteers her time as “Grandma Dianne” to Kindergarten students. She enjoys listening to them read, helps them learn how to
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs held its annual recognition luncheon at the Crookston Eagles Club on Wednesday, October 8. The event acknowledged the hard work and dedication provided by so many generous individuals. All volunteers were recognized from new enrollees to those who have provided an outstanding 23 years of
