KNOWN AS “Grandma Rita,” Rita Gergerich visits with children from Cherry Valley Elementary in Polson. Gergerich is part of a foster grandparent program that is coming to an end this school year.
May 2, 2018
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May 2, 2018 4 a.m.
Foster grandparent program ending
Five days a week, Rita Gergurich leaves her apartment in Polson and heads to Cherry Valley Elementary School, where she teaches children in the library and works one-on-one with students who need more face time with a teacher.