Look What She Did: Pam Aadnes

Look What She Did: Pam Aadnes

Family is everything for Pam Aadnes. But we’re not just talking about her husband, two children, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and six grandchildren. Pam considers all her students her family as well. Pam has been teaching since 1995, first in McClusky, North Dakota,...
Look What She Did: Rhonda Gowen

Look What She Did: Rhonda Gowen

Rhonda Gowen first picked up a clarinet when she was in fourth grade. She hasn’t stopped playing since. “I just love the clarinet. It’s a really melodic instrument that I think sounds like a human voice,” says Rhonda. Rhonda also plays the piano and teaches piano at...

Oh Man: Chris Klieman & The Golden Rule

by Marci Narum  | Submitted Photos While the Friday night lights stay off for a few more months, college football coaches have been ardently recruiting players for the 2018 season. NDSU Bison head coach Chris Klieman leads a defending NCAA Division I championship...

Thanks, Mom

By Jody Kerzman I’ve been writing since I was seven years old—my first “project” was cleverly titled “Jody’s Journal.” The weekly newsletter, typed very slowly on my mom’s super-cool typewriter, included all the highlights of my family’s life. I sold copies of the...

Randi Heisler: A Mother’s Intuition

by Jody Kerzman  | Photography: Photos by Jacy As a young mom in nursing school, Randi Heisler suddenly realized she didn’t want to be a nurse. “I hated nursing school, but it was important for me to finish school.” And so she did, never expecting she would actually...