Born without hearing in his left ear and reliant on hearing aids for much of his life, Gary Grunig was devastated when he lost those hearing aids in a house fire in February.
Morgan Gobely has been sober for the past four and a half years and works as a peer recovery support specialist for Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge.
Hortense McKay, a 1927 graduate of Washington High School in Brainerd, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for her work in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Bataan in WWII.
Sisters of brothers who died while living in sober homes say they needed more structure than provided. Men, who lived or are living in sober homes, say it provides a step toward their new life.