21 years after hantavirus

by Niki Turner on September 20, 2019

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Annie Merriam Berlemann and her 7-year-old daughter enjoy horseback riding together. The 1999 MHS alumnae survived a nearly deadly bout with hantavirus at the beginning of her senior year.
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MEEKER |Twenty-one years ago, 18-year-old Annie Merriam had a summer job with the Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) youth and natural resources program and was planning for her senior year at Meeker High School. An athlete and musician in the…