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YWCA Preps to Open Renovated Shelter

After a pipe burst causing extensive damage the YWCA in Fargo is nearly ready to get back to normal operations

February 2, 2017

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The YWCA is just one day away from reopening their Fargo shelter after the building closed due to damage from a burst pipe. The YWCA’s Fargo shelter has been closed for about six weeks. “We had residents’ rooms destroyed, the stairwell ceiling collapsed,” said Communications Coordinator for the YWCA, Anne Slette. In the early morning hours of December 20th, officials…

Frostival 2017 Shows That You Can Have Fun in the Cold

Frostival is a day of fun-filled cold-weather events

January 28, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — Twenty-nine degrees may be cold for some, but for others it’s perfect for the 2017 Frostival. If you happened to see kids sliding down hills in cardboard sleds, don’t be confused – it’s all a part of Frostival 2017. Most of the events started at 8:30 am after last night’s opening ceremony. From cardboard sled races to…

River Pointe Senior Living Takes Part In Project Linus

Senior Citizens contributed to Project Linus by making blankets for children

January 20, 2017

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River Pointe Senior Living made blankets for the needy over a plate of pigs in a blanket. Senior citizens gave back with Project Linus, a project providing homemade security blankets to children in need. The blankets are then delivered to places such as hospitals, adoption and foster care agencies and women’s shelters. People at River Pointe were also treated with a…

Mothers In The Fargo-Moorhead Area Come Together For A Special Event

Babywearing International Inc. Held Their First Coffee And Carry Of 2017

January 7, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. Babywearing International Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote baby wearing as a universally accepted practice, with benefits for both the child and caregiver. It was their first ‘Coffee and Carry’ event of 2017. “It’s really fun it’s very laid back. There’s usually a lot of people at the Saturday meetings so it can get…