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    June 3, 2017
    New Perham dog park to celebrate grrrrrand opening
    Perham area residents—and their dogs—are invited to attend a grand opening celebration for the new Wardale Dog Park in Perham. A leash cutting ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, though the celebration will run from 4:30-7 p.m. The dog park is located...
    News/localJune 3, 2017 - 10:18am
    May 25, 2017
    A picture of Rodney Hanson taken from his third and final book, "Fading Memories." Used with permission from the Hanson family
    A ‘good guy’ is gone: Rodney Hanson remembered for his kindness, love of local history and many community involvements
    Rodney Hanson’s many friends and family members are mourning the loss of one of the “good guys.” Hanson, a nearly-lifelong resident of...
    PeopleMay 25, 2017 - 11:06am
    Perham High School graduation is one of many events coming up over the next few weeks. File photo
    Perham area calendar of events
    Friday, May 26 Chamber Golf Scramble, Perham: At Lakeside Golf Course. Annual Perham Area Chamber of Commerce event. For more information, contact...
    entertainment/eventsMay 25, 2017 - 8:53am
    May 14, 2017
    Letter carriers will 'Stamp Out Hunger' May 13
    Saturday, May 13, postal workers across the country will be collecting food for the National Association of Letter Carriers' 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Letter carriers will be picking up non-perishable food items at mailboxes and ensuring that those donations get to...
    NewsMay 14, 2017 - 11:10am
    May 9, 2017
    The Perham Area Boys & Girls Club has grown tremendously since opening in 2011. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Boys & Girls Clubs celebrate growth, success
    The Boys & Girls Clubs of Detroit Lakes and Perham are doing some great things, as the burgeoning membership at both sites attests. Last...
    News/localMay 9, 2017 - 10:26am
    April 24, 2017
    John and Anne Alexander pose for a photo while celebrating Christmas in 2014. Forum News Service
    Always together in life, husband and wife of 64 years die hours apart in Detroit Lakes
    John and Anne Alexander were always together after 64 years of marriage, rarely doing anything without their spouse at their side. "They were...
    News/localApril 24, 2017 - 9:52am
    April 17, 2017
    Students at Underwood High School honor Henning sophomore Jacob Quam with a sign after he died in a car crash Thursday. Submitted photo and illustration
    Henning comes together to mourn tragic loss of Jacob Quam
    On Wednesday afternoon, April 12, players on the Ottertail Central football and Henning basketball teams met in the weight room at Henning High...
    News/accidentsApril 17, 2017 - 8:39am
    April 3, 2017
    Teresa Stoderl has been in nursing for 40 years, and has taken care of hundreds of local patients and their families. She's gotten to know most of them on a personal level, and has cared for up to three generations of some families. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Going 'above and beyond': Perham nurse Teresa Stoderl has touched ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of lives during her 40-year career
    Forty years ago, Teresa Stoderl was at a fork in the road, and there was a good chance that there would be potatoes at the end of that fork....
    News/localApril 3, 2017 - 11:24am
    March 21, 2017
    Little Remi VanCleef of Perham, sitting on mom Heather Lehman's lap at the fun fair Sunday, was all smiles and giggles as she got her face painted. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Giggles, games and goodies: St. Henry's Fun Fair
    It was games and goodies galore at the St. Henry’s Fun Fair on Sunday. The gym at the Perham Area Community Center was packed with tables full...
    entertainment/eventsMarch 21, 2017 - 9:01am
    March 16, 2017
    Kellie Smith with her daughter, Olive, whom she says has been “an angel” since the accident. Kellie suffered a traumatic brain injury in a head-on car crash which has given her a new perspective. Submitted photo by JMA Photography
    'How beautiful the brain is': Perham woman and crash survivor, Kellie Smith, reaches out to others like her with new brain injury support group
    She awoke to the sound of her 3-year-old daughter screaming in the back seat of the car. Her head throbbing with pain, she had no idea how long...
    community/peopleMarch 16, 2017 - 4:32pm
    Brian Cooney and his daughter Claire at Hector International Airport Wednesday, March 15.play button
    Perham father reunited with daughter who went missing
    After 46 days, a Perham father is back at home with his daughter after he said the 6-year old was taken by her mother. Brian Cooney said it's...
    News/localMarch 16, 2017 - 9:13am
    March 15, 2017
    Cory Hepola, a weekend news anchor at KARE 11 in Minneapolis, is pictured on the cover of the March issue of Twin Cities Business magazine. Cover image used with permission
    Perham grad Cory Hepola featured in metro area magazine
    A familiar face is on the cover of Twin Cities Business magazine. Cory Hepola, a 2000 Perham High School graduate, is one of five notable young...
    News/localMarch 15, 2017 - 10:31am
    March 14, 2017
    Claire Cooneyplay button
    Father of Claire Cooney 'overwhelmed with joy' to bring her home to Perham
    A Perham father is being reunited with his daughter after he says the 6-year old was taken by her mother. The little girl was found more than...
    News/localMarch 14, 2017 - 9:27am
    January 30, 2017
    Prairie Wind Middle School student Joe Goodman, front, and his Kinship mentor Gary Foss, of Perham, keep the focus on fun when spending time together. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Boys just want to have fun: Perham Kinship mentor shares slice of life with mentee
    Joe Goodman went deer hunting for the first time this past fall. The Perham 13-year-old and his mentor, Gary Foss, trekked through the hills...
    News/localJanuary 30, 2017 - 12:33pm
    January 13, 2017
    Tanya Sazama and her husband Rick with their four children, left to right: Hunter, 20, Rhagen, 4, Cassidee, 2, and Mason, 12. Tanya has owned the Wagon Wheel store in Richville for the past 15 years. She was diagnosed about a year ago with a very rare form of terminal stage IV lung cancer, a type that tends to occur in younger nonsmokers like her. Submitted photo
    Time Race for Tanya: Benefit planned for Richville mother of four diagnosed with terminal cancer
    Rick Sazama says the news of his wife’s illness was “a life-changing shocker.” When he first heard that Tanya, his high school sweetheart...
    community/peopleJanuary 13, 2017 - 9:56am
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