It seemed Andel was doing well, but it was often hard to tell, she said. She'd spoken with Andel early in the week, and they planned to hang out this weekend. Saxberg said Andel told her about untrue rumors that'd been swirling about her for months, but she was also having a tough time taking the death of Shyler Harr, a close friend who'd died Sept. "It's channeling that frustration toward something good." "People are looking for things to do," Edland said. Andel's family wants to donate the proceeds to anti-bullying programs. Rebecca Edland, owner of T and Signs Designs in Cooperstown, said she is working on a memorial T-shirt honoring the 16-year-old. A request to speak with relatives passed along via the funeral home was declined Friday.
She was a musical girl who played piano, sang in the choir and played in the school band, a basketball player who loved to hunt and shoot photos and a Sunday school teacher at Trinity Lutheran Church, her family wrote in her obituary. "The entire region is in shock."Įven students from other area schools were stung by the loss, with grief counselors dispatched to some of them, Flatland said.įlatland said Andel was a bright and articulate teen, a Griggs County Central sophomore who had joined the football team this year on a lark and participated in a mock accident to raise safety awareness this fall. "We're devastated," he said of Cooperstown, a city of 1,200 roughly 50 miles north of Valley City, N.D. Proceeds will go to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation and also will be used for scholarships to local sports programs.As heart-wrenching condolences and recrimination spilled freely on the website Facebook, Cooperstown kept its grief closer to the vest as several residents declined to speak publicly about the suicide.ĭespite the reticence to talk in the close-knit town, the pain was felt broadly, said Jon Flatland, owner of the local newspaper, the Griggs County Courier. Bands will include North 2nd Crew, Miss Jacque, the Inturns, Bunch James & the All Night Drivers, and Frech & Co. There will be five bands, food trucks, drinks and activities for kids.
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2, a free community-wide suicide prevention event called Christian’s Corn Stand Jam will happen at RiversEdge amphitheater in Hamilton’s Marcum Park from noon to 11 p.m. Explore Butler County suicide coalition working to reduce anxiety, deaths for students Free concert “This year is a very different year than any other year” for students, Smith said, given that many students worked remotely last school year, and with the delta variant, uncertainty about health still remains, including in many people’s homes. The second night will build upon the first evening’s discussions.įood will be served at both events and everyone who attends the events both nights will receive a $50 gift certificate for Famous Footwear that can be used to buy shoes for children. Quinton Moss and Amitoj Kaur, a student at Miami University, who will speak from the student perspective about emotional wellness and how parents can help their children and teens navigate these difficult times, with the pandemic and other factors. Speakers the first night will include Dr. The program will be called Step into Your Child’s Shoes. In collaboration with the Fairfield City Schools, the Butler County Suicide Prevention Coalition will host a two-part discussion for parents about stress and anxiety students are facing, particularly this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
23, there will be a presentation of the flag, a 21-gun salute, and “Taps” will be played.
Volunteers can step forward using this website. “We lose 17 veterans to suicide every day,” said Loren McKenzie with the veterans service commission, who said organizers are looking for two people, who do not need to be veterans, to accompany the coffin in 20-minute shifts. The coffin will stand in front of the Butler County Veterans Service Commission’s office at 315 High St., beneath an overhang. and ending at midnight the next day, to represent the 17 veterans a day in this country who die by suicide. Participants will tie yellow ribbons to a fence facing the roadway, spelling out the word HOPE for passing motorists.įor the first time in Butler County, veterans and other volunteers will stand a “Silent Watch” over a flag-draped empty coffin for 17 hours on Sept. Explore Suicide in Butler County: How bad is it, and what are officials doing about it? People who register will be guaranteed to receive a T-shirt in their size and will be registered for a raffle for a self-care basket. The event is free, but organizers ask that people register in advance at using the Walk to Remember button on the homepage so they know how many might attend.
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