Inspired by Joy

Article and Photos by Stephanie Fong Jackie Hoff and her mother Barb Dohrmann always dreamed of owning a gift shop together.  They had crafted and attended numerous craft fairs and running a store in Dickinson was a hoped-for project they both looked forward to. As...

Donna and the Photo Pioneer

By Jody Kerzman One of the people instrumental in Donna Hardt’s success as a television news photographer has been Dwayne Walker. The two were childhood friends in Selfridge and their paths continued to cross even after Donna’s family moved to Bismarck. Dwayne...

Donna Hardt: Through the Lens

By Jody Kerzman Name a significant news event to happen during the past 40 years in North Dakota, and chances are, Donna Hardt was there capturing the news with her camera. Donna has been a television news photographer since 1976, give or take a few years. “I took a...

Choosing a Career: Find Your Passion

[supsystic-gallery id=42] By Lexi Kerzman You could say I grew up in a newsroom. My mom worked as a reporter and an anchor for the local NBC station until I was in middle school. She tells stories about having to pick me up from daycare and then taking me back to work...

Women’s Work: Exciting Possibilities

By Betty Mills For a young woman the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” had always a limited list back in those now long ago days when I was of an age to be asked that question. “Teacher, nurse, secretary,” were the usual responses with an occasional...