Holidays: The Perfect Time for Traditions

Holidays: The Perfect Time for Traditions

Article and Photos by Pam Vukelic One of the great joys of retirement, I’ve recently learned, is that I have more time to spend with my grandchildren. There is nothing quite as satisfying as doing things with them. With the holiday season approaching, it is a...
Find Your Happy Place: The Gift Closet

Find Your Happy Place: The Gift Closet

Article and Photos by Deb Seminary It could be one of the most important rooms in a home, and you may not even have one. Yet. The gift closet. Whatever stage of life you are in, you can benefit from a gift closet. Single? Think about gifts you may need for co-workers,...
Oh Man: John Lopez

Oh Man: John Lopez

Article and Photos by David Borlaug Sitting with visitors in a downtown café over lunch, Lemmon, South Dakota sculptor John Lopez reflects on time. The time spent growing up with rural values instilled in him. The time since returning home 10 years ago and how quickly...
A Family Affair: Generations of Caregivers

A Family Affair: Generations of Caregivers

by Kathrin Youngberg Submitted Photos When Joanne Faulhaber began working at the Dickinson Nursing Center (now called St. Benedict’s Health Center) in December 1968, she had no idea that decades later, she’d still call the place home. “December 1 marks the 50th...
First Responders: Lasting Friendships

First Responders: Lasting Friendships

by Marci Narum |  Photography: Callie Wachendorf For the first time in 13 years, Bismarck police officer Scarlett Vetter has a job with regular hours. She’s a school resource officer at South Central High School and Wachter Middle School in Bismarck, North Dakota....
Community Contributor: Best Friends Mentoring Program

Community Contributor: Best Friends Mentoring Program

Give us a little history of your organization. Best Friends Mentoring Program was founded in 1995 by a group of concerned counselors and community leaders who noticed that school-age youth who were unsupervised during non-school hours were spending time in negative...
Mary Latham: More Good

Mary Latham: More Good

By Jody Kerzman | Submitted Photos For the past two years, Mary Latham has been on the road trip of her life. Except this is more that just a road trip. Mary is on a mission, one she calls “More Good.” “I am going to visit every single state in the United States to...
Follow the Horse from Midway,  Kentucky

Follow the Horse from Midway,  Kentucky

by Carole Hemingway  | Submitted Photo A few days ago, I was doing some intense meditation and praying about my situation here in Kentucky horse country. I fell in love with Smarty Jones and Midway in 2008. For years, it drew me out here from the coast of Maine like a...