The Cake Life: How Sweet it Is

The Cake Life: How Sweet it Is

by Stephanie Fong | Submitted Photos It started with a single cake, a labor of love to celebrate her nephew’s first birthday, and to help her sister with the day’s celebrations. “It was my first cake,” explains Erin Cronbaugh, owner of The Cake Life of Gladstone,...
Look What She Did: Marlene Sapa

Look What She Did: Marlene Sapa

Quilting has been a part of Marlene Sapa’s life for as long as she can remember. “My mom and grandmother were quilters. The whole family would gather, and they would quilt while the kids would play under the quilting frames,” recalls Marlene. “It was a social time for...
Look What She Did: Pam Aadnes

Look What She Did: Pam Aadnes

Family is everything for Pam Aadnes. But we’re not just talking about her husband, two children, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and six grandchildren. Pam considers all her students her family as well. Pam has been teaching since 1995, first in McClusky, North Dakota,...
Look What She Did: Roxanne Jablonsky

Look What She Did: Roxanne Jablonsky

After working as nurse for 15 years and as an at-home quality auditor for the past seven years, Roxanne Jablonsky was looking for a change. “I missed the interaction I had when I worked in the hospital, but going back to the shift work of a hospital nurse didn’t...
Sunshine and Mo: Spreading Happiness

Sunshine and Mo: Spreading Happiness

by Jody Kerzman  | Submitted Photos It’s not unusual for a high school student to have a part-time job. It is, however, a bit uncommon for a high school student to successfully run her own small business. But don’t tell that to 16-year-old Morgan Salwei. “I took an...