Team of the Year 2018
Congrats to the GFAFB Supervisor team for receiving the 2018 Team of the Year! We avoid selecting employees/teams based on a single act in response to a crisis situation. In this case, there was a crisis situation. However, the award is to recognize more than the immediate reaction to the crisis. The team of GFAFB... Read More
Employee Spotlight May 2018
Congrats to May’s Employee Spotlight recipient, Stacey Greene. Stacey recognizes the importance of family connections and has taken steps to help one person feel connected to family by looking at pictures, talking about family members, even searching for online information about a brother that he hasn’t seen recently. Her efforts are working – the person... Read More
Kalix in the News May 2018
KMOT did a three-part story on recycling in Minot. View all three parts of the series below
Free E-Waste Collection Event 2018
We’re excited to partner with the City of Minot to bring a free E-waste collection event to Minot residents. Bring your electronics to the Public Works at 1025 31st St SE on May 11th & 12th and the city will take care of recycling fees!
Employee Spotlight April 2018
Congrats to April’s Spotlight recipients, Lynette Schmike, Wendal Ebach, and the Active Support team: Diane Boutilier, Holly Peterson, Melody Baker, and Krista Opstedal. Lynette is being recognized for successfully increasing the frequency and variety of participation in community activities. Over the last few months, tenants from 1105 have attended an assortment of events, public shows,... Read More
Earth Day 2018
Come celebrate Earth Day with us at the Kalix Recycling Center! During the week of Earth Day, April 16th through 21st, you will earn double tokens for recyclables (excluding aluminum) that can be used like cash at Marketplace Foods. No coupon necessary! Save your aluminum for Friday, April 20th, when you will receive a premium... Read More
Employee Spotlight March 2018
Congrats to Val Hubsky for receiving March’s Employee Spotlight. Val is recognized for her work in improving quality control and production in the bakery with cookie and cracker projects.
Employee Spotlight February 2018
Brittany Kummer (Day Hab SS) develops relationships with people in order to build trust. For example, when a new person mentioned living near the ocean, she pulled together information about the ocean to discuss and view together. Amy Backer (Pre Voc PS) has worked hard to build teamwork within the PV staff and participants, resulting... Read More
Employee Spotlight January 2018
Congrats to January’s Employee Spotlight, Holly Peterson. Holly was nominated for her support for the ICF programs – her ideas for AT devices, persistence, and modeling for staff has helped people achieve progress with independence and behavior management.
Employee Spotlight December 2017
Coleen Billing takes initiative to creatively get people involved in fun and interesting activities! She has come up with several Active Support protocols to increase independence. She also finds ways to start conversations between people enrolled in services and the public. One example: Coleen set up a scavenger hunt at Town & Country Mall that involved the hunters (people from Day Hab) getting pictures with employees at the mall.