In the midst of blizzard conditions, it is still mighty warm and cozy in Summit, South Dakota. In true Midwest form, community members in Summit rose to the occasion when student fans of UND's hockey team couldn't continue their trip home due to worsening conditions. They opened facilities in town where the students could settle [...]
Tag: Community
The singular designation – I am North Dakotan.
I was drawn today to Teri Finneman's last Ask Your Government column. Teri's started a doctoral program and will not be doing this column any longer, but she leaves it with a powerful exit. The column addresses this question: Can someone be fired in North Dakota because they are gay? Teri went to Labor Commissioner Tony Weiler for an [...]
For all women, let’s have the 2nd talk.
I have shared on my blog in the past my disdain for the delightful changes I am experiencing in perimenopause. I refuse to suffer this assault on my body silently under an umbrella of shame. I am fortunate to have friends who have shared their experiences with perimenopause with me; as such, I was more clued [...]
Caring – North Dakota style.
It wasn't until I moved to North Dakota that I learned what the concept of community meant. Of course I knew the word from grade school on, but knowing a word and understanding its meaning in a conceptual way are two very different things. I lived the bulk of my life in California and although [...]
Jared Frisco has Diane Stark.
I like the marketing campaign Target Stores has used this season - Santa has elves; you have Target. It is one of my favorite holiday marketing campaigns for quite awhile. Of course, I still love the crazy Target lady that has been used for a couple of years now; but, mega-retailers like Target have to [...]
Two paws up!
Partnerships - a combining of talents, energy, thoughts and efforts to accomplish a goal. Simple concept...used everyday in a hundred different ways. Sometimes partnerships are created to meet our individual needs, sometimes they are created to create business solutions, and sometimes they are created for the good of society. In my field, emergency management, partnerships are [...]
A community embrace…
It has been a very sad week in the West Fargo School District. The death of 17 year old Eleni Wilson from a brain aneurysm permeated the district with the somber reminder that we never know how long we have with anyone. Even though we all intellectually understand that, the loss of anyone so young is difficult to [...]
THE NEW FORTY 