Community Contributor: Lemonade Day

Give us a little history of Lemonade Day. Celebrating 10 sweet years, Lemonade Day originated out of Houston, Texas. What started with one young lady, inspired to make money to acquire a pet turtle, has now turned into a program that has over 30,000 participants in...

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...

Turn Baby Blues Into Workout Cues

By Lisa Dingeman Postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety are nothing to shrug about. In fact, 80% of women will battle with a mild form of anxiety and PPD, also known as baby blues. They are common in the first few days and weeks after baby is born, but sometimes the...

Rethink That Drink

By Sandy Tschosik We could all use a girl’s night out once in awhile. However, when it comes to having some cocktails with your gal pals, how much is too much? Do you think it is okay to binge once in awhile? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...