The NHS Northstar Blog

  • February 2026, Employee Milestones and Welcomes

    Published On: February 11, 2026

    NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 24 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service: February Anniversaries Bret Stenstrom, Learning and Development - 24 years Scott Diamon, Rosewood - 12 years Justin Craven, Grandview - 8 years Lorena Yeager, Viking - 8 years Michael Vanoverschelde, Viking - 5 years Candace Williams, Orion - 5 years Angie Carlson, Residential Float - 4 years Tristen Fears, Utah - 4 years John Bickford, Maintenance - 4 years Breanna Breckenridge, Iris - 3 years Joshua Wopata, Alpine - 3 years Tarsia Mattila, Evans - 2 years Jarred Janezich, [...]

  • February 2026, Shining Star of the Month: Christian Solberg

    Published On: February 6, 2026

    Direct Support Professional @ Rosewood (Chisholm, MN) Employed with NHS Northstar: 1.25 years Christian was nominated by: Stephanie Lee, Amanda Miller,  Samantha Mitchell, & Candace Williams, who shared the following: Christian is reliable, caring, and always willing to help Orion staff and clients. Our clients ask for him by name, and he often checks on our house to see if we need help. It is evident that he takes pride in caring for the clients. He stops whatever he is doing just to help a client with a task they need assistance with. He does the same with staff. He never makes you feel like helping was a burden. We are proud to have Christian [...]

  • January 2026, Employee Milestones and Welcomes

    Published On: January 14, 2026

    NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 14 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service: January Anniversaries Joseph Scofield, Central - 14 years Krista Stafsholt, Quality Dept. - 6 years Tommy Thompson, Grand Rapids Community - 4 years Breonna Sirjord, Orion - 3 years Ayden Tintor, Yellowstone - 3 years Scott Rodwell, Program Operations - 2 years Catherine Poradek, White Pine - 2 years Shaun Rosik, Iris - 1 year Megan Jylha, Midway - 1 year Melanie Rahier, Balsam - 1 year Cameron Cross, Nova - 1 year Lisa Hahn, Cedar - 1 year [...]