Linda Sailer
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Tammy Schuh likes to walk, jog and swim, but when it comes to strength training, she consults her personal trainer, Michelle Orton. “I want to maintain a healthy weight and a healthy heart, but more than anything I want a healthy lifestyle,” Schuh said. She does cardio exercises on her own, but works with Orton three times a week on the strength training.
Jennifer Wing, who lives a mile outside of Killdeer, has launched a home-based business that celebrates the western culture of North Dakota. She names the business, Winghide to reflect the family’s name and the products she sells -- rustic cowhide rugs and accessories. Jennifer launched her business in the winter of 2011. “I wanted a home-based business where I could stay home with the family and the farm and still make a decent income,” she said.
Connie Carter, of Arnegard, likes to get her hands really dirty -- it means she’s having fun with clay. Connie and her husband, Chris, have a sideline business, Shipping Crate Pottery, through which they manufacture vases, dishes and anything made out of clay. Working as an oilfield materials manager for ConocoPhillips, Connie described the pottery as a stress reliever.
Willard Beaudoin, of Dickinson, is pursuing his dream to invent and manufacture portable stages for anyone involved theater or music. The company has been named Upstage, a branch of his professional stage curtain business, Center Stage Curtain Company.
The Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3444 participated in a labor of love on Dec. 14 when members filled gift baskets for 12 veterans in the Dickinson area. The veterans were identified by the Stark County Veterans Service Officer Jessica Clifton as not having anyone living nearby to remember them at Christmas. “We want to make sure all veterans in the community know they are not alone -- that we are here for them,” she said.
The inmates at the Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehabilitation Center in New England are using their new knitting skills to give back to the community. They recently completed 40 baby caps to be donated to CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Dickinson.
St. Benedict’s Health Center, of Dickinson, will sponsor its fifth annual “Crab Crack on the Prairie” on Sunday, Jan. 15. “It’s a unique event, unlike any other in Dickinson,” said Bridgett Perry, director of marketing and development. “We like to promote it as an evening to socialize or perhaps take out the company staff for a holiday event in a welcoming atmosphere.”
The Dorcas Society members and Trinity High School students scurried around the home economics room on Tuesday, distributing the canned goods, sorting out the gifts, and making sure each food basket had a ham or turkey. After months of preparation and fundraising, the day had finally arrived to make the annual Christmas deliveries to approximately 30 families in the Dickinson area. “It’s mass chaos and it's fun,” Dorcas Society member Mary Peters said.
The American Legion Riders Matthew Brew Chapter No. 3 have taken the spirit of Christmas to a new level. The members gave away Christmas trees -- complete with ornaments and lights -- to ten veterans and their families. In addition, more than 30 veterans are recipients of food baskets with money raised by the Riders. “We’re identifying veterans in our community who would appreciate a holiday gift basket -- they may be alone during the holidays,” said Jessica Clifton, Stark County Veterans Service Officer.
Emily Wolf, a junior nursing student at Dickinson State University, was named DSU’s Student Nurse of the Year at the annual competition Dec. 8. A native of Glen Ullin, Wolf...
