The Fergus Falls Daily Journal

Three days have passed since PioneerCare residents moved into their new home along South Mabelle in Fergus Falls. The move generally went well and residents, family members and staff praise the new surroundings. Cathy Jankowski came from Arizona to help her mother, Mary Pletta, make the move from the old residence along South Sheridan to [...]

Sharon Trangsrude, left, Daceyn Wentler and Teresa Heikes hold the new PioneerCare sign as they follow the Fergus Falls Marching Band down Channing Avenue Monday during the PioneerCare Center’s moving parade. A total of 93 residents made the move from the old facility to the new one, located on Mabelle Avenue in Fergus Falls.

The old PioneerCare served area residents well for over 80 years. The new Pioneer Care Center, which celebrated a grand opening and ribbon cutting Friday afternoon, is a facility that in the words of CEO John Richards “can adapt and serve the community well for the next 80 years.” On Friday guests and dignitaries heralded [...]

A total of 56 seventh-grade students from Family and Consumer Science Class at Kennedy Secondary school have been sewing wheelchair and walker bags and have presented them to PioneerCare Center residents. Most of the students had no previous experience at operating a sewing machine. They quickly mastered threading the machine and practiced their sewing skills [...]

The number of seniors living independently has increased over the years, and soon new products and services offered by PioneerCare will make the option even more viable. An open house will be held Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Otter Tail Power Community Rooms to demonstrate two PioneerLink services the company [...]