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Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Katie’s Roar Commemorates Family Friend In Toy Drive This Year

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two family members lost have brought these two Hawley families together. Lisa Bjorndahl, a mother who lost her daughter to an overdose on September 29, 2018 started Katie’s Roar. The nonprofit to help those with mental health commemorates her daughter. Katie was known to people as someone who helped others more than herself. This year, Lisa…
Community, Health, Local News, Minnesota News

How A Family Affected by Suicide is Spreading Mental Health Awareness

According to the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States
Site Staff,

HAWLEY, Minn. — A Hawley family is celebrating the memory of their daughter exactly one year after her passing. The Bjorndahls lost their daughter Katie to an overdose on September 29, 2018. Now, nearly 150 friends, family, teammates, teachers and colleagues are gathered at the Hawley Softball Field in her honor. The memorial is a marriage of music, poetry and…