A new child care center has opened adjacent to GoldPine Home in Bemidji, allowing for intergenerational activities. 7:30 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
From left: Mohid Kaes, Elena Owens and Violet Hart play “Poppin Hoppies” on Monday, Dec. 14, at Pine Pals in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI For years, intergenerational activities have been common at GoldPine Home in Bemidji. Young people from the community have danced, sung and mingled with the home’s elderly residents.
Now, with the opening of the 15,000-square-foot Pine Pals child care center, the kids are right next door. The center opened on Nov. 30 with 26 children enrolled, and during that first week the kids went outside to visit their “grandfriends” through the windows at GoldPine, waving and showing off their artwork.