Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is offering a convenient way to get out and see the seasonal colors. Tri-Valley Transportation and T.H.E. Bus will again be welcoming back autumn with Fall Leaf Tours to Park Rapids and Warroad. T.H.E. Bus will travel to Park Rapids and Warroad on Friday, September 27th and again to Park Rapids
Story courtesy of Christina Killion Valdez, life@postbulletin.com After years of bouncing between jobs and relying on family to care for her three children, Nimo Keyman, of Rochester, found stability in what’s designed to be a temporary program, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start. From April to November, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start offers child development, health
After a national competition and 18 months of waiting, local Community Action Agency receives a Notice of Award from federal funding source [Office of Head Start] Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received two federal grant awards for Head Start and Early Head Start in Northwestern Minnesota and for the
The Child Care Aware Program at Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced today that local child care programs are seeing stars; Parent Aware Star ratings that is. Kim Feiro, Karen Salentiny, Sunrise Center for Children and Families in Crookston and Susan Weber and June Kassa in East Grand Forks recently completed the Star Rating process called
Dr. Saul Ovalle, DDS, has been coming to the EALC for the past four years to provide the dental screenings for the children. This year, he was “Wowed” by the healthy teeth and cooperative children that hopped on his chair! While visiting with him afterwards he commented on the great improvement he’s seen since his
Tami Northagen, Center Manager at Tri-Valley’s Grafton Family Service Center was able to meet and speak with North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp on Tuesday, July 2. The two spoke about the many great things happening with the Head Start Program. Northagen invited her to visit the center and to meet with Head Start, Child &
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. would like to thank the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation for their generous donation of 650 books for the children and families at the South Central Area Learning Center (Winnebago), South Eastern Learning Site (Rochester) and Elysian Area Learning Center (Elysian) through the Book Start grant. Photo left to right: Jenn Derry- Winnebago
The Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Summer Fun Bus is available again in the communities of Crookston and Thief River Falls. Since the program began, numbers have continued to rise. So far this summer, there are nearly 40 riders in Crookston and over 50 participants in Thief River Falls. Summer Fun Bus passes and punch cards
Andraeh Szczech has been with the Tri-Valley Region V Head Start/Early Head Start since 2010 as the Representative for the Crookston center. Andraeh held the Vice President position for the 2010-2011 program year and the President position for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 program years. Andraeh has been very active in the Minnesota Head Start Association
Robert Weber has served as a Community Representative for the Region V Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council. Robert is a Driver/Applicator at CHS Ag Services in Grand Forks, ND. He has been a lifelong resident of Crookston and has been active in the Tri-Valley Region V Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council where he
