Choice Therapy has ribbon cutting ceremony at new Bagley location

Choice Therapy held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new building on Thursday, August 17 with free food and a variety of door prizes for those who attended. The new building is the old Food and Fuel gas station west of the stoplight in Bagley owned by Dennis Nisswander. Extensive remodeling has been done to the building for viewing last week. 

The business is owned by Cheri Ware and Joe Kapaun. 

Cheri Ware was born in rural North Dakota and grew up on a farm. She attended the University of North Dakota where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy in 1986 and 17 years later went on to receive her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2005. Cheri moved and changed jobs several times before settling down in Bemidji in 1992. She married Brad in 1989 and has two boys, Benjamin and Aaron. In her leisure time she enjoys the great outdoors, family activities, traveling and karate.

Joe Kapaun was born in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Casselton. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. He started his career in Spokane, Washington and then moved to Bemidji in 1997. Joe has been performing industrial rehabilitation including on site services since 1997. He has been married to his wife, Naomi, since 1995 and they have three children, Grant, Kolbie, and Gavin. They live north of Bemidji and enjoy doing many activities outdoors as a family. In Joe’s spare time he likes to gather food for his family through hunting and fishing. Joe is a youth baseball coach, and enjoys four wheeling, snowmobiling and spending time outdoors.

Also shown in the picture are  Kelsey Buelow, who grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota. After high school, she sought out her undergraduate and graduate degree at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in Kinesiology and Occupational Therapy. 

Jodi Soderstrom, Office Assistant, was born and raised in Bagley, MN where she attended Bagley High School. She has 3 great kids – Holly, Carsen, and Kennedy – and has been married for 10 years. 

Mandy Hoie grew up and currently lives in Bagley, on a small family farm. In  2007, she graduated from the University of North Dakota with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. While in high school and college she enjoyed playing competitive volleyball and basketball. She married her husband Matt in 2008 and now have 3 wonderful children, MaKalyn, Mazie and Matsen.  After 9 years as a PT with Sanford Health, Mandy joined Choice Therapy in February 2016.

Kirsten Landmark was born and raised in International Falls. She graduated with her Master’s Degree from the University of North Dakota in 2014. After two years in the school setting, she joined Choice Therapy full-time in July of 2016 as a Speech Therapist. 

Leah Weller was born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She pursued a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences graduating in May 2015. Leah had the opportunity to complete several outpatient orthopedic clinical rotations throughout the country including Washington, Colorado, Idaho and Minnesota. 

Candace Slettvedt, Office Manager for Choice Therapy, was born in Slidell, Louisiana and raised in Thief River Falls. She graduated from Bemidji State University with a major in Business Management. She has over 15 years of experience in management and more than 25 years of experience in customer service. Candace is married and has 2 children.

Choice Therapy is a private practice Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy clinic serving Bemidji and surrounding Northern Minnesota communities since 2009.

They offer six convenient locations to serve their clients across Northern Minnesota. The six include Bagley, Bemidji, Blackduck, Clearbrook, Hibbing and Kelliher.

Each of the locations offers specialized areas of care, plus Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy services. The Choice Therapy Clearbrook location is in the Good Samaritan Center.

Their goal is to provide exceptional personal health care in the fields of Physical, Occupational, & Speech Therapy to the communities they serve.