Detroit Lakes' Mary Rotter wins first-ever Nancy Jost Early Childhood Advocacy Award

Detroit Lakes' Mary Rotter wins first-ever Nancy Jost Early Childhood Advocacy Award

DETROIT LAKES — When Mary Rotter first learned that she would be the inaugural recipient of the Nancy Jost Early Childhood Advocacy Award from West Central Initiative, she was very surprised. "I nominated (other) people for the award myself," she said, noting that the award competition was open to nominations from anywhere in the nine-county region served by WCI. "I have a lot of mentors in this region." But she was less surprised when she learn…