Mark LoMurray, director of Sources of Strength in Suicide Prevention came to Harvey to teach teens peer to peer suicide prevention. After meeting with local 7th and 8th graders, he met with high school students, then provided an informational meeting for community members. For more information on the Sources of Strength in Suicide Prevention contact Mark LoMurray at 701-471-7186 or Tammy Neurohr at 324-4769 Ext. 342.
Harvey’s Trail Blazer’s Snowmobile Club provides a snowmobile safety course. For more information about the Trail Blazer’s Snowmobile Club contact Larry Reutter at 324-4630 or Joann Seltvedt at 324-2698.
On March 1st there will be a memorial snowmobile ride for Dustin Vallier. All proceeds will be donated in memory of Dustin to the Harvey Ambulance Service. This event starts with registration at 12:00 noon at the Eagles Club and the run begins at 1:00. There is a $10.00 registration fee (which will be donated back to the local ambulance). Door prizes, lunch, fun and a great project for all! Registered participants will be invited to attend the Ambulance lunch and dance after the ride.
More than 80 people showed up at the Harvey Assembly of God church for a free super bowl party. The intent was to provide a safe place to party for the entire family. While football fans enjoyed the game on a big screen, others played board games, videos, watched movies and visited. There was fun and special activities for all ages. Of course no super bowl party would be complete without lots of good snacks and food!
St. Aloisius contacts with St. Alexius Medical Center to provide hospice services to patients and families who are facing terminal illness. It is a comprehensive team-oriented program of care that seeks to treat and comfort terminally ill patients and their families. Hospice establishes pain management and symptom control as clinical goals, and understands that psychological and spiritual pain are as significant as physical pain.
Volunteers compliment professional staff by providing companionship, respite care and prayer support. Through bereavement services, hospice supports family members of patients who have died for up to 13 months following the death.
For more information on hospice, please contact St. Aloisius Medical Center at 324-4651.
RSVP is a federally funded program that connects agencies with needs and volunteers with skills. By participating in RSVP, volunteers who are 55 years old or older are provided with a supplemental insurance that protects them while providing volunteer services. This benefit is at no cost to the volunteer.
For more information about the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, contact the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program at 324-4769 Ext. 342
Senior Companions are healthy older adults who help other adults live independently. They provide support to family caregivers by assisting with grocery shopping and other daily living tasks necessary to maintain independence. Senior Companions become part of a team of caregivers by alerting doctors and family members to potential health problems. They also provide short periods of respite care to primary caregivers and help with therapy and exercise for adults with physical disabilities.
For more information on the Senior Companions program, contact the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program at 324-4769 Ext. 342
Wells Co. Mentoring was established in 2003 and is now under the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program. The mission of WCM is to strengthen our young people by providing them with caring, positive relationships.
We feel that every child can benefit by having an extra caring adult in their life. We focus on teaching young people leadership skills and providing them with tools to make healthy choices. Mentoring has proven to be one of the most effective prevention efforts for today’s youth.
Mentors are screened and carefully matched with a young person, then asked to spend a minimum of one hour per week or four hours per month with their youth. Training is provided around common youth issues and information from the latest in mentoring research. Fun monthly group activities are offered, along with opportunities to participitate in service work, the development of leadership skills and training on current prevention efforts.
WCM typically has approximately 50 adults or teens matched with young people. According to Mark LoMurray, former director of the ND Rural and Native Mentoring Project, Wells Co. Mentoring is one of the most successful mentoring groups in the state.
For more information on the Wells Co. Mentoring Program, contact Tammy Neurohr at 324-4651 Ext. 342.
On January 12th over 75 people celebrated Winter Trails
Day with the Lonetree Chapter at an event that featured a variety of
fun, family-friendly activities in Harvey, ND on a beautiful North
Dakota winter day. The schedule included snowshoe clinics and gear
demos, cross country ski clinics and gear demos, workshops on winter
wildlife, a guided nature trek, and door prizes. Despite light snowfall
in central ND this winter, participants were able to make fresh tracks
on the Sheyenne River. Other sponsors for the event included
Scheels All Sports who provided the demo gear and instructors; North
Dakota Game & FishDepartment who sent Greg Gullickson to share some of
his wildlife knowledge; the City of Harvey which provided some of the
food and the use of Schroeder Park; ND Branded Beef donated yummy brats
for lunch; North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department helped with
publicity; and St. Aloisius Health Center provided the indoor
facilities. Thanks to all for a great North Country winter event!