Herald Journal

Serving the communities of Howard Lake, Lester Prairie, Winsted, Watertown, Mayer, New Germany, Waverly, MN and the surrounding area

Girl from Liberia experiences rural Carver County


NEW GERMANY, MAYER, MN – Liberia may seem like a different world, but in some ways, 18-year-old Gifty Kollie’s life back home wasn’t so different from the lives of teenagers in America.

In fall 2014, Gifty made the 5,667-mile journey to Minnesota, and met her rural New Germany host family, Dave and Becky Henning.

Look for her story in the Monday, Feb. 23 edition of the Herald Journal. For an online subscription to the paper, click here.

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