The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch of Minot dedicated the Zurcher Cottage building on Friday, Nov. 14, giving invitees a sneak peak at the new Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility.

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch gave invited members of the public the opportunity to get an early look at the Zurcher Cottage Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility at its Minot campus on Friday, Nov. 14.

Zurcher Cottage will provide care and treatment for the youngest and highest-needs children served at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, with most between 10-14 years old. The facility is still under construction.

Dr. Wayne Martinsen, the Ranch medical director, said the updating or replacing the current PRTF cottages had been a dream of his since he first came to the Ranch more than 20 years ago. Martinse

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