FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a facility that will help cancer patients from out of town have a place to stay. The Peltier Lodge will be located just across the street from the Roger Maris Cancer Center in north Fargo. It is named after a family from Arthur, North Dakota, who made a lead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 2024 Roger Maris All-Star Week is underway and the whole week will be filled with many events. It serves as a fundraiser for Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center as a destination for cancer research, treatment, education and training. It also honors the life and memory of Roger Maris, a legendary baseball figure from Fargo. His…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Roger Maris Swing Training at Suite Shots was a chance to make some big announcements about the 40th annual Roger Maris All-Star Week. The events kick-off June 14 with a youth baseball tournament and a home run derby the next day. The Celebrity Golf Tournament returns June 20 featuring former Major League Baseball MVP Steve Garvey,…
FARGO, N.D.– Sanford Health kicks off the annual Roger Maris All-Star Week by promoting health for kids and talking about their efforts in cancer research. Sanford is putting on a week full of events including sports clinics for kids, Roger Maris night at the RedHawks and a celebrity golf tournament. Current Bison football players and Davies Eagles players came out…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Holiday Hand Up is a giving event to raise funds for families across our community struggling because of health issues or other trauma. You can donate to up to 26 families fundraising this year now through December 15th. Every donation is boosted in value by 20 percent up to $5,000 per family, so generosity makes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health is celebrating the opening of the region’s first and only bone marrow transplant program. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Tuesday morning at 10 at Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center. The center hosted its first bone marrow transplant last October. Since the program began, nine patients have successfully donated their own cells for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – In the words of Clay County Attorney Brian Melton, “it’s good to be alive.” Melton, who underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 2018, learned earlier this year that some cancer had returned. Doctors recommended several sessions of additional radiation treatments. Melton says after completing those treatments, he’s now considered cancer-free. Melton says he had no symptoms…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sports legends Kent Hrbek, Paul Molitor and Chad Greenway are coming to Fargo next month for All-Star Week and the 38th Annual Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament. The 18-hole tournament tees off at Rose Creek Golf Course on June 16. A 9-hole scramble will take place at Osgood Golf Course. In addition to Hrbek, Molitor and…
FARGO, N.D. – Change in 24 is a fundraiser for patients at Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo. Change In 24 started in 2016 for cancer patients and their families coming from outside the metro. They wanted to find a way to ease some financial stress. The money raised will go towards helping with transportation, accommodation, and other treatment…
