Mar 1, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Marci Narum | Photography: Margo LaPanta When CBS affiliate, KXMB-TV in Bismarck hired the first female sports anchor in western North Dakota nearly 22 years ago, the station’s management had no doubts. Marney Gellner was right at home with the sports team. “She...
Feb 28, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
By Jody Kerzman Submitted Photos The goal of any athlete is to win. It often takes years of training, hours in the gym, in the pool, or on the field. And even then, only a select few will ever win championships, set records, or move on to the next level. Still, many...
Feb 28, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Jamie Christensen | Submitted Photos An idea. A passion. A movement. Inclusive Sports in the Bismarck Public Schools (BPS) was an idea which emerged during the summer of 2017. BPS athletic directors saw that Inclusive Sports—a program that combines students of...
Feb 28, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
By Lee Timmerman | Submitted Photos Sports, for many people, is their passion. For me it’s been my life. I’ve been fortunate to cover sports as my profession full-time since 1986. I started part-time in 1982 and I began the KFYR-TV part of my career in...
Feb 28, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Amber (Schatz) Danks | Photography: SnapChad The BisMan Bombshellz burst onto the North Dakota roller derby scene eight years ago. “When we very first started in 2010, I think a lot of people thought tutus, fishnets, and sexy girls in skates. We had 60 women in...
Feb 28, 2018 | 2018, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Paula Redmann | Submitted Photos “I like to play hockey and hang out with my friends.” That seems like a pretty typical statement for a high school senior; any high school senior. But it’s much more than typical for Bismarck’s Britta Curl. Britta is back home in...