Media Contact: Ashley Johnson, Communications Specialist 201 3rd St. NW ~ Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218-759-2057 ~ FAX: 218-759-2328 ~ e-mail: ashleyj@nwmf.org Bemidji, MN – May 15, 2015 – Since 1993, the Foundation has recognized the contributions of individuals and organizations in northwest Minnesota. Sixty-nine excellence awards have been given, which includes an unrestricted grant
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on June 8. In recognition of this event, the Tri-Valley Administrative Office at 102 N. Broadway in Crookston will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that day. The public is invited to attend the event, enjoy refreshments and learn more about
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. will hold three community forums in the month of April. Two of the forums will be held on Wednesday, April 22. The first forum will be held in Crookston at the Crookston Family Service Center and it will run from 9-10 a.m. The second forum on April 22 will be held
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced it will offer Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Workshops during the month of April. The workshops will be held on April 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Polk County Human Service Building (1424 Central Ave. NE) in East Grand Forks, Minn. and will run from 6-8 p.m. The Four
By Marie Wood The Land Associate Editor | Every May, migrant farm workers come to Minnesota to work the fields. The jobs vary — picking rocks, hoeing weeds, seeding and sorting potatoes, picking apples, dairy farming or working in the vegetable packing plants. Packing plants in Minnesota pack peas in June until mid-July when they
Lori Tate CSFP Program Coordinator, North Country Food Bank and Susie Novak Executive Director North Country Food Bank were guest speakers at the Tri-Valley Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion In-Service held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston. Tate spoke about the NAPS Program, the Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors which is available for income eligible
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. in Crookston will hold an open house and social hour honoring former Tri-Valley Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dennis P. DeMers on his upcoming retirement on Thursday, September 25. The open house, celebrating over four decades of service, will be held at the Tri-Valley Transportation Office located at 1345 Fairfax Avenue in
Governor Mark Dayton will help commemorate 50 years of Community Action by delivering remarks Friday, August 8th, in Duluth at a statewide training conference for members of Minnesota’s largest poverty-fighting network. “Mark Dayton has been a friend and partner with Community Action for thirty years, first as Commissioner Dayton, then as Senator Dayton and now
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. in collaboration with Inter County Community Council (Oklee) now offers Employment and Training Programs for youth in Norman and Polk Counties. Three separate programs encompass the Employment and Training Programs. The programs are the Youth Program, Older Youth Program, and Out of School Youth Program. The Youth Program is for students’
Employees from the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Head Start Program took part in a three session Family Service Credential Training on December 17-19, February 18-20, and May 6-8, 2014. Those completing the training from Tri-Valley included Elizabeth Zamora, Leticia Bravo, Melanie Wolff, Nancy Ramon, Marie San Miguel, Trish Schilling, Edna Tudon, Laura Elfert, Julie Christianson,
