By Linn Zander Every day, Bismarck Cancer Center’s Amanda Ihmels teaches patients and survivors how to make healthier food choices. She’s one of only two board certified oncology dietitians in the whole state of North Dakota. Amanda has provided nutritional counseling for almost seven years at the Bismarck Cancer Center […]
By Paula Redmann | Photography: Photos by Jacy When Audrey Herman was in eighth grade, she told her mother, “If I could be a nurse, I would be so happy.” Fast forward to today, and Audrey, a Registered Nurse at Sanford Same Day Surgery in Bismarck, is very happy. Her […]
By Michelle Farnsworth I admit it. I’m late to a consistent and effective skincare routine. As a child I had great skin and would constantly be outside, playing in the North Dakota sunshine. No sunscreen applied. I just didn’t do it. I’m sure many of you growing up in the […]
By Marci Narum Sharing an office with someone can often present tension and anxiety. Not for Guy McCommon and his office partner, Cooper. In fact, it’s just the opposite—by design. Cooper makes people feel much more at ease when they visit Guy’s office at DeCoteau Trauma-Informed Care and Practice in […]
By Dr. Preston VanLoon | Submitted Photos At 6:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning I was notified by the American Red Cross (ARC) that they wanted me to leave Bismarck within 24 hours for a two week deployment to Houston, Texas. I was to serve as a disaster spiritual care […]
By Amber (Schatz) Danks While many people consider giving donations to charities during the holidays, Julie Silha is busy giving to her communities year-round. Instead of donating money, she gives her time. Julie volunteers for three different organizations in the Amidon, Bowman, and Dickinson areas, including Prairie Senior Citizens Group, […]
By Stephanie Fong Shannon Binstock of South Heart, North Dakota, has received so many requests for her contact information over the past few years that she decided to order business cards. Her title: Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor. The tagline on the back of the card: Keep Moving Forward. Shannon has […]
When Katie Oakland began volunteering her time with an organization which offers therapeutic riding, it sparked a dream. She witnessed the impact horses make in the lives of participants, and she knew then that someday she wanted to offer the same opportunity in her own community. That was 15 years […]
By Patrick Atkinson I watched a rooster fight last night. No, not the cruelty-to-animals one where two drugged-up animals are thrown into a cage to battle it out. The one I saw was much more senseless. You see, the dirt road in front of my Central American home has a […]
By Amber (Schatz) Danks Three women, who share a love for horses, are leading the charge in equine-assisted therapies in southwestern North Dakota. Kristi Blaser, Jackie Freitag, and Robyn Mrnak started giving Hope and Healing Therapeutic Riding lessons in May of 2016. The nonprofit organization offers equine-assisted activities and therapies […]
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