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BRIEF: Battle Lake Child Care Center -- A beacon for families: A groundbreaking ceremony marks end to 'child-care desert'

Fergus Falls Daily Journal - 4/23/2018

April 23--BATTLE LAKE -- Saturday the Battle Lake community broke ground on a much-needed child care facility being named the Battle Lake Area Child Care Center, conveniently located off Highway 210 behind the Oasis Restaurant on its north side.

Juan Herrera, a BLYCI board member referred to the area as a 'child-care desert,' because of lack of child care options.

"All of us here today are part of a happening," Gary Harrington, the master of ceremonies for the event and capital campaign co-chair said. "That is, we are the hope for young families -- parents-to-be, businesses and yes, the grandparents too. We'll become another child care option in the Battle Lake Area."

With 80 percent of the funds raised -- over $500,000 -- needed to start construction, the Center hopes to be up and running in time for the start of the next school year in September.

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