No longer a vacant building

The news hit the Clearbrook Community hard as the powers that be closed the Good Samaritan facility with a 90 day notice. Patients were to be moved to other sites by December 8, 2017.

The building has been vacant since that time and it has been heated and cared for by  a maintenance person since the last date for patients.

It has been announced that the Good Samaritan Center will be the site of the third Eagle’s Healing Nest facility in Minnesota. The other sites are at Anoka and Sauk Centre. It was a subject of discussion at the last Clearbrook City Council meeting. 

A promise to one and a need of many was what created the vision of “Eagle’s Healing Nest”. The “Eagle” represents the past, present and future military strength, independence, pride and honor. The “Nest” is full of meaning such as home, family, brotherhood, safety and security. The “Hands” cradling the nest represents the many that will wrap their support and give services to the veterans and military members to help reintegrate them back to their families and into their communities.

Their Mission Statement at Eagle’s Healing Nest’s mission is to provide assistance with the healing of the invisible wounds of war carried by our service men and women…past, present, and future.

The Good Samaritan Society held a meeting in October that was not public and only for residents and their family members.

Susan Raper Regional Vice President of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Michael Deuth, an Executive Director of the Society  who covers the Brainerd and Pine River area were there to answer questions of the many people who came to the meeting.