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    November 23, 2017
    Derek and Krystal Boyd, with their son, Traesyn. The couple went through a long and arduous adoption process to get Traesyn, but Krystal says they'd do it all over again in a heartbeat; their son is worth it. Submitted photo
    'It's just a feeling you can't explain'
    Editor's note: This is the second of two feature stories in today's newspaper on local families that are thankful to have gone through the adoption...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 4:40pm
    The Pauruses had this photo of their family members' hands taken after the adoption. Marie Johnson / Perham Focus
    Thankful for family
    Editor's note: November is National Adoption Month, and what better time to talk about family than at Thanksgiving? Family, in all its many modern...
    newsNovember 23, 2017 - 12:48pm
    October 31, 2017
    Students line up to eat as Sue Sailer carries a freshly-baked pizza to the table while teacher Mary Karkela cuts another pizza into pieces. Marie Johnson / Perham Focus
    Community cooking: Making pizzas the old-fashioned way
    Learn. Bake. Share. Those three words are depicted on the side of Sue Sailer's new wood-fired brick oven, a permanent nod to the spirit in which...
    news/educationOctober 31, 2017 - 10:39am
    October 4, 2017
    Lois Porath with her beloved dog, Riley, at an airport shortly before her recent bout of infection-related fevers started. She had to cut her hair soon after this picture was taken, she says, because the fevers killed hair follicles. She's lost about 75 percent of her hair. Submitted photo
    'Last hope': After 16 years of serious health struggles, a new mix of antibiotics could be the answer for Lois Porath
    The prick of a needle. The pain as it's pushed into a nerve root. A spreading ache as the fluid in the syringe is released. Then, relief. Lois...
    newsOctober 4, 2017 - 10:26am
    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...
    community/peopleMay 25, 2017 - 11:06am
    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...
    newsApril 24, 2017 - 9:52am
    April 6, 2017
    Perham High School teacher plans book about notable grads
    Over the course of Perham High School's 100-year history, scores of graduates have gone on to achieve great things. Now, in an effort to preserve...
    newsApril 6, 2017 - 12:37pm
    Dallas Flynn poses next to a high tunnel greenhouse. Meagan Pittelko/Forum News Service
    'It's my heaven': How Frazee growers are creating their own year-round farm
    For most gardeners living in northern Minnesota, the start of the spring growing season is still a few weeks away. But at Forest Glen Farm in...
    newsApril 6, 2017 - 10:18am
    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....
    newsApril 3, 2017 - 11:24am
    March 16, 2017
    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...
    newsMarch 16, 2017 - 9:13am
    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...
    newsMarch 14, 2017 - 9:27am
    March 2, 2017
    Kay Morris, left, with Crosspoint Alliance Church Youth Group members Serena Langen and Janie Wunderlich, at Big Sandy Summer Camp in McGregor, Minn. Morris has held a position on the governing board of the camp for the past few years, and takes about 100 Perham area kids and teens there every summer. Submitted photo
    Perham's Kay Morris, beloved Crosspoint Alliance Church leader, is about to make a difference on the global stage
    Years of exemplary leadership at Perham's Crosspoint Alliance Church have paved the way for Kay Morris to play a global role within the denomination—one...
    newsMarch 2, 2017 - 7:30am
    February 28, 2017
    Kelsey and Greg (Goob) Zitzow welcomed a perfectly healthy little boy, Liam Duane Zitzow, into the world on Jan. 8 after being told he wouldn't survive birth. Submitted Photo
    Defying the odds: Vergas woman delivers baby that wasn't expected to live
    Pregnancy, even of the "normal" variety, is no easy task. Forty weeks of mood swings, strange cravings and swollen feet being just a few of the...
    newsFebruary 28, 2017 - 11:11am
    February 10, 2017
    Wayne and Pearl Romann have been ‘dancing through life’ together for the past 68 years. The couple met at an old dance hall outside of Perham when Pearl was just 17 years old, and Wayne was 23. Pearl says she realized "just about right away" that Wayne was the one for her, and they married a year later. Their shared love of dancing has continued through the years, and they still regularly go out dancing together. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Dancing through life: Long-time loves Wayne and Pearl Romann reflect on 68 “easygoing” years together, on and off the dance floor
    Wayne and Pearl Romann have a lot of shared loves, but the one that brought them together is dancing. It was on the dance floor where the pair...
    community/peopleFebruary 10, 2017 - 8:32am
    February 1, 2017
    Julie Peters, the cardiac rehab program coordinator at Perham Health, said rehab helps patients build confidence in themselves and their physical abilities, and also provides them with a social outlet, a place to discuss their heart problems with others like them. Jan Nermoe is pictured here at the center, using the treadmill. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Bless her heart: Jan Nermoe faces heart disease with perseverance and determination
    It all started with pain and pressure in her chest. Jan Nermoe was working out at the Perham Area Community Center eight years ago when she experienced...
    community/peopleFebruary 1, 2017 - 4:01pm
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