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Construction Photo View from the Southwest.

Photo taken from dining room looking east toward the elevator and stairway to second floor.	Photo was taken from 2nd floor looking down on the dining room. There will be a balcony from where the photo was taken, so residents will have this same view overlooking the dining area and lobby when the construction is complete.
Construction workers pour concrete for the drive up loop.

Breaking ground at Oak Crest

Members of the Oak Crest Senior Housing project turn the ceremonial shovel of dirt at a ground breaking celebration at the facility’s construction site in June. Pictured from left to right: Shannon Carlson, project coordinator; Julie Rokke and Mark Lundberg of YHR Architects; John Marsch, Kraus/ Anderson Construction; Butch Koehmstedt, USDA; Roseau Mayor Jeff Pelowski; Larry Vatnsdal, Citizens State Bank; Board members Sandy Baumgartner, JoAnne Thompson, and Alice Halvorson; Cheryl Gumeringer, Director of Oak Crest; Don Miller, Board of Directors Vice Chairman; Dave Hagen, past RAHH CEO; and Board members Gail Johnson and Mike Hetteen. Absent are Board Chairman John Wahlberg and Dr. Robert Anderson from the Board of Directors.

Members of the Oak Crest Senior Housing project officially broke ground in June during a ceremony at the construction site in Roseau.

Located on seven acres overlooking Oak Crest Golf Course, the senior housing complex will feature a 43-unit congregate housing community with services and on-demand assisted living options for its residents.

Oak Crest is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to provide quality, life-enhancing housing with services for seniors of Northwest Minnesota. The campus will accommodate the growing needs of area senior residents by promoting an “aging in place” concept, whereby residents can receive additional services as needed.

Along with startup costs of $1.1 million by RAHH, Oak Crest’s long term financing has been secured through a USDA Direct Community Facilities Loan and a USDA guaranteed loan made possible through Citizens State Bank and Border State Bank. Oak Crest will function independently of RAHH.

Occupancy agreements will be offered beginning in late July according to Cheryl Gumeringer, Director of Oak Crest Senior Housing.

For more information, please contact Gumeringer at (218) 463-4783.

USDA Check Signing

Members of the Oak Crest Senior Housing Board of Directors receive a $4 million check from representatives of the USDA. Pictured from left to right: JoAnne Thompson, USDA national representative Shane Goettle, Mike Hetteen, Shannon Carlson, John Wahlberg, USDA state representative Steve Wenzel, Alice Halvorson, and Sandy Baumgartner.

Members of the Oak Crest Senior Housing Board of Directors met recently to welcome representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and receive a $4 million check to fund construction of the new 42-unit assisted living facility.

Visiting Roseau from Washington D.C. was Shane Goettle, Chief of Staff to the USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Gil Gonzales. Also present for the ceremony was USDA State Director Steve Wenzel.

Funds for the project come from the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities Program, which provides loans and grants for vital community infrastructure like hospitals, emergency response equipment, assisted living and childcare facilities, and community centers.

“We are thrilled by the USDA loan we have received and look forward to breaking ground next spring,” says Shannon Carlson, project coordinator. A fall 2004 start was postponed due to higher than expected construction costs.

For more information on the Oak Crest Senior Housing project, please call (218) 463-4306.