Look What She Did: Pat Vannett

In 2003, Pan Vannett of Mandan, North Dakota joined the International Association of Lions Club through a local Mandan Lions Club. Now she’s making history as her district’s first female candidate for International Director of the association. Pat’s multiple district...

Look What She Did: Sue Balcom

“These kids nowadays.” That’s a phrase author Sue Balcom heard over and over as she gathered interviews for her latest book, “Women Behind the Plow.”  The book, published by the Tri-County Tourism Alliance, honors the unrecognized contribution of women who grew up or...

Look What She Did: Stacy Schaffer

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” Proverbs 31:8 That’s a verse Stacy Schaffer has taken to heart. It led her to start working on the issue of human trafficking 11 years ago, and two years ago to start the nonprofit 31:8 Project, designed to educate...

Woodpeckers, Villages & Aerial Bombings

By Patrick Atkinson free·dom – the condition of not being controlled by a situation, another, or a belief. The red-crested woodpeckers wake me every morning at my home on Hippo Wallow Pond. There weren’t many there before, I’ve been told, so I must have brought...

Let Freedom Bring Health for Your Family

By Lisa Dingman You may know me as a fun, health inspiring columnist, but I would like to share with you the dark side of some of America’s common food selections so that you might have peace of mind. I have picked the two most popular patriotic snacks and will help...