Walls are up at the new Thief River Care Center building along Highway 59 on the southeast side of Thief River Falls. The 80,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in September 2011. (To purchase this photo, go to photos above right.)

    Work progresses on the new Thief River Care Center building along Highway 59 on the southeast side of Thief River Falls. The 80,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in September 2011. With construction and other affiliated costs, the project is estimated to cost $13 million.
    “Construction is going very well,” said Scott Jackson, director of projects and community services of St. Francis Health Services. SFHS owns the care center.

Hannah Enge looks on while Valley Home resident Lawrence Brunelle takes his turn at Wii Bowling. Valley Home residents now play their Nintendo Wii on a 46-inch Sanyo television, thanks to a fundraiser led by Enge called “Hannah’s Helping Hands - Just Trying to Make a Difference.” (This photo may be purchased online at www.trftimes.com.)

    Valley Home is now home to a brand new 46-inch Sanyo flatscreen television, thanks to the fundraising efforts of “Hannah’s Helping Hands - Just Trying to Make a Difference” and the fundraiser’s creator, 11-year-old Hannah Enge.
    Hannah, daughter of Aaron and Allie Enge of Thief River Falls, came up with the fundraising idea earlier this summer after she started volunteering at Valley Home.