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Farmington woman learned to love the life of a pastor’s wife
Jeanne Trygstad took some convincing when the young man she’d been seeing asked her to be his wife.
He asked once, and she said no.
He asked a second time, and she turned him down again.
By Nathan Hansen , May 13, 2012
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Catherine Millard celebrated her 100th birthday April 22 
There were about 75 people on hand April 22 to help Farmington resident Catherine Millard celebrate her 100th birthday.
April 29, 2012
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Walter Klaus, longtime state Representative, turned 100 April 19
Consider this: When the Great Depression began in 1930, Walter Klaus was 18 years old. It was 55 years ago that voters in rural Dakota County first elected Walter Klaus as their representative. On April 19, that man turned 100 years old.
By Chad Richardson , April 19, 2012
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Farmington's Meals on Wheels program needs drivers
Mary Alice Wachter has a problem: the number of volunteers to drive for Farmington’s Meals on Wheels program is decreasing, but the number of meals that have to be delivered is not.
By Michelle Leonard , April 19, 2012
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Rambling River Center pays its debt to city of Farmington two years early
The members of Farmington’s Rambling River Center pay their debts. And they pay them early.
Rambling River Center has been operating at the site of the old Farmington City Hall, on Fourth and Oak streets, since 2009. The city of Farmington funded most of the renovation, but the center’s membership was required to raise $90,000 for the project, as well. The city gave Rambling River Center a $90,000 loan, and five years to pay it back.
By Michelle Leonard , April 19, 2012
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Q and A: Rambling River Center depends on its volunteers
April is Volunteer Recognition Month, but Farmington’s Rambling River Center coordinator Missie Kohlbeck is thankful for her many volunteers every day. In 2011, 108 people volunteered 4,601 hours to the community’s senior center.
By Michelle Leonard , April 13, 2012
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Rambling River Center sewing group gathers to do good
Their fingers aren’t as quick as they used to be, and they have a little more trouble threading a needle, but there’s little question the members of Rambling River Center’s lap robe group still have their hearts in the right place.
By Nathan Hansen , February 12, 2012
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Seniors: From country girl to city kid
Jeannette Schauer grew up in the country, but the search for work turned her into a city girl pretty quickly.
Schauer was born to a farm family in Enderlin, North Dakota. The third of six children, she was a self-described daddy’s girl who loved driving the horses and the tractors as the family worked the fields. She attended a country school where she had just four other students in her class.
By Nathan Hansen , December 13, 2011
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Editorial: Seniors accomplished a lot
The members of Farmington’s Rambling River Center have done something pretty remarkable over the past three years. Since 2009, the group has raised close to $80,000 as part of an agreement they made when the center moved to an expanded space in the former Farmington city hall.
December 08, 2011
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Fundraising efforts pay off at Farmington's senior center
They come from a generation where hard work and dedication were not options – they was a way of life. If they wanted something, they had to work hard to get it.
That’s probably why, after just 2 1/2 years, the members of Rambling River Center have raised almost $80,000 of the $90,000 they were required to raise as part of an agreement made before the current Rambling River Center opened in 2009.
By Michelle Leonard , December 08, 2011
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After attack, communication can be a challenge
Holding a conversation can be a challenging experience for Byrl Peterson. He knows what he wants to say, but the words don’t always come to his mind when he wants them. His thoughts can be disorganized. He often speaks slowly, with long pauses while he searches for the right thing to say.
October 14, 2011
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Golf ball collection fills Farmington man's home
Frank Lamberty doesn’t golf much anymore, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the entryway of his home.
See, Lamberty collects golf balls. Lots and lots of golf balls. Close to 2,500 golf balls, in fact. And he’s got most of them on display in his Farmington home.
October 03, 2011
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Session will focus on making tough end-of-life decisions
Nobody wants to make the tough decisions that come when a loved one dies. But sooner or later, almost everyone will have to.
What can make it harder are all the questions that come with death. What do we do now? Cremation or funeral or a combination of both? How much will this cost? What about any outstanding hospital or nursing home bills – who takes care of those?
By Michelle Leonard , September 29, 2011
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Ausen completes his Eagle Scout project at Trinity Care Center
Logan Ausen, a member of Boy Scout Troop 119 in Farmington, completed his Eagle Project on Aug. 3 for Trinity Care Center in Farmington. Ausen, along with his family, friends and other Scouts, built a garden arbor trellis bench.
September 18, 2011
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Business owners work hard to make life easier for others
Peter Roufs had long dreamed of opening his own business. So when he lost his job earlier this year, he figured it was the perfect time to make that dream a reality. The only question he had to answer was, what kind of business did he want to open?
By Nathan Hansen , September 10, 2011
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