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HEART RIVER VOICE FEATURE
From chasing dreams to Chasing Horses
By Georgiann Kman O'Bryan                     created a Facebook page that fit this need   their new Medora store inventory. It
                                              more than they realized. Within a year       was at about this time that Christine
                                              of conception, they found themselves         was ready for a career change; her and
                                              with over 11,000 followers from not only     Gary wished to now work full time doing
                                              across the United States, but all around     what they do best, Chasing Horses.
                                              the globe. They have followers from          Thus, came the birth of their brick
                                              Africa, Australia, Canada, Germany, Great    and mortar store in Medora. With the
                                              Britain, and many places in-between.         support of the Dickinson Chamber of
                                                 Their newfound Facebook followers         Commerce, Dickinson Convention and
                                              had many requests and suggestions for        Visitors Bureau and the Small Business
                                              the couple, from selling their prints, to    Development Center, their dream became
                                              Christmas cards, calendars and even          a reality.
                                              books. The most exciting endeavor from          Chasing Horses, Gifts – Decor – and
                                              their Facebook page came when they           More is located in Teddy's Village at
                                              were contacted by a non-profit group         312 Pacific Avenue in Medora, and will
                                              in Germany called Laufstall-Arbeits-         celebrate its grand opening on Thursday,
                                              Gemeunschaft or LAG, who inquired            May 9th. This new venture is a horse
                                              about the possibility of licensing their     lover’s haven where you can purchase a       community does not always receive the
                                              photos. They wanted to use them for          souvenir that depicts an actual horse you    recognition they deserve, Christine and
                                              a special edition of the magazine their      may have viewed at the nearby TRNP,          Gary are more than happy to not only
                                              organization produces that would be          as Christine and Gary's photographs are      share their artwork but to bring attention
                                              released at the Equitana 2019 Worldwide      integrated into many of their products.      to the artist’s finished work as well.
    What started out as a job transfer from   Expo to be held in Germany in March of       From canvas prints, ceramic tiles and           As if their plate wasn't full enough, at the
Illinois to North Dakota soon morphed         2019. The end result was the organization    trivets to board games, sun catchers,        request of many of their online followers,
into a new entrepreneurial venture, or        using the photographs and stories from       T-shirts and even a kids’ section, there     it is now possible to Chase Horses with
should I say adventure, for Gary and          Chasing Horses to produce a beautiful        is truly something for everyone. While       them through their new venture called
Christine Kman.                               full color educational magazine that will    much of their merchandise is horse           “Wildlife Photography Experience”. They
   Not long after taking her new position     be used for years to come by LAG.            themed, you can also find other wildlife     are fully permitted with the National Park
with a large company in Dickinson,               Christine and Gary see many wild          and outdoor themed items as well.            Service and also fully insured, to share
Christine and her husband, Gary, started      horse dramas unfold in the park every           An important aspect of the Chasing        their Chasing Horses experience with
spending their leisure time visiting the      season of the year, with one touching        Horses Mission Statement is to help          others. Dates are filling up fast for this
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It          their heart so deeply that they felt a       sustain and preserve the history of the      season. Simply contact Christine or Gary
wasn't long before they realized that wild    need to put their feelings on paper. This    Nokota Horse, therefore, one of the          online at chasinghorses.com to reserve
horse herds roamed the rugged Badlands        resulted in the publishing of their first    things they have chosen to do to work        your date with the wild horse herd and
and soon fell in love with these impressive   book titled “Miracle.” Plans are currently   toward that goal is to donate 100% of        all that the TRNP has to offer.
animals. They upgraded their camera           in the works for subsequent true stories     the profits from the sales of T-shirts and      While they are elated to have realized
equipment and became quite adept at           of a TRNP horse or herd.                     sweatshirts printed with a Nokota horse      their dream which encompasses their
wildlife photography with emphasis on              “The Notebook” was their next           to the Nokota Horse Conservancy.             lifelong passion for horses, they look
these horses.                                 big publishing project. A 220-page              As another way of giving back, when       forward to improving on their concept by
   They soon found that they were             reference manual that chronicles each        people from the artistic community           continually learning from the wild horses
gathering a collection of photographs and     and every horse in the wild herds with       request to use Chasing Horses’ photos or     themselves. Christine and Gary's wish is
decided that they needed an outlet for        accompanying personal photographs.           images for use in their own art mediums,     for the everyone to be able to experience
their photos and also a place to document     This notebook is updated regularly and       they quickly oblige. It humbles them to      the beauty and strength of the Wild One's
their adventures at the park. They            can be found online as well as part of       know that their photos inspire others        in this unique National Park in Southwest
                                                                                           in their work. Knowing that the art          North Dakota. █

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COVER ARTIST                                    grades 7-12. We also started an Art
                                                Club four years ago. Art Club is active in

Cameron                                         the community creating murals in the
                                                schools and local businesses.

Brown                                             With my personal art, I tend to dabble
                                                in all kinds of media. I use graphite,
                                                acrylic, watercolor, oil, pastels and color
   I have been teaching art for Beulah          pencils. Being open to a variety of media
Public Schools for nine years. My wife,         has given me a broad perspective on
Savannah, and I have been married for           creating art and developing my style. My
eleven years. We have three daughters           style changes depending on the media I
Zoey (7), Ella (5) and Letty (2). I graduated   am using. My work with pencil tends to
from Dickinson State University in 2010         be more realism based and my paintings
with my Bachelors in Art Education.             tend to be more stylized.
   Throughout my years of teaching in             You can see more of my art on my social
Beulah, I have been able to expand the          media pages on Facebook and Instagram
course offerings from two to six across         @cameronbrownart. █
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CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU                                                             SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT
Help us preserve our                                                                       SWDHU serving the
photographic memories                                                                      community
                                                                                           By Karen Goyne
                                                                                               Southwestern District Health Unit       Infants and Children. This may not
                                                                                           (SWDHU) has evolved and changed             seem like a lot but each one of these
                                                                                           over the years. It began in 1945 when       programs consists of many different
                                                                                           six counties – Adams, Billings, Bowman,     sub-programs or different roles.
                                                                                           Golden Valley, Hettinger and Slope          Nursing     includes:   Immunizations,
                                                                                           joined together to bring better health      Comprehensive Health Maintenance,
                                                                                           care to their residents. Stark and Dunn     Women’s       Way,    Dental    Fluoride
                                                                                           Counties joined the original six counties   varnishing, TB testing and medication,
                                                                                           to make the existing                                  HIV/AIDS, School screenings,
                                                                                           eight-county        health                            Health Tracks, Post-Partum
                                                                                           unit that exists today.                               visits, Community Health
                                                                                           Their mission continues                               focusing on hypertension,
                                                                                           to promote, prevent                                   Behavioral    Health    which
                                                                                           and     protect    optimal                            focuses on Underage Drinking
                                                                                           community health.                                     prevention, Opioid Prevention,
    Local history and paleo discoveries      businesses. Being able to see the original        In addition to the                                and Depression screenings –
are a passion of the Dickinson Museum        town sites and the businesses that were       main office located at 227                            Suicide Prevention.
Center’s Board of Directors, the Stark       iconic places in many local communities,      16th St W in Dickinson,                                        Today, SWDHU has
County Historical Society and the SW ND      brings back not only memories for             public health has offices                             34 employees and continues
Museum Foundation. New and exciting          older residents, but also gives younger       in Hettinger (Adams County), Beach          to be committed to health promotion
projects have been in the development        residents a chance to see what others         (Golden Valley County), Medora (Billings    and disease prevention so that health
stages for the past few years, bringing      before them had worked so hard on             County), Bowman (Bowman/Slope               decisions can be based on knowledge
two types of history to life in Dickinson.   to build the southwest North Dakota           Counties), Manning (Dunn County) and        to assure that our children can grow
They say a photo is worth a thousand         communities. Activities, events, awards       Mott (Hettinger County). Those offices      up to be healthy adults and our adults
words, and there are many stories to         and more are a part of these great            are staffed by Registered Public Health     can maintain their health status to an
gaze upon, reflecting, remembering the       collections. To view the collections, go to   Nurses.                                     optimum level.
old buildings, events, and the people,       http://dmc.omeka.net.                             Over the years, programs have              Over the next few months, we will be
who build not only a community, but a           The Stark County Historical Society        increased and changed. Today the            providing more specific information on
sense of place that once appeared to be      Board of Directors and the Dickinson          main programs include:           Nursing,   each of the programs and the programs
simple compared to today’s complicated       Museum Center has embarked on                 Environmental       Health,      Tobacco    within programs SWDHU provides to
social world.                                a multi-year project to inventory,            Prevention, Emergency Preparedness          the communities throughout our eight-
    Who doesn’t love looking at the old      catalog, and digitize the photographic        and Response and WIC – Women,               county region. █
escalator stairs filled with people in the   collections before time takes them away.
Woolworth’s store, previously located        Preservation comes at a high cost and
on 1st Avenue and Sims? How about the        this project will take several years and
1950’s 4th of July                                                 thousands of hours
Parades traveling                                                  to complete. The
down on Villard                                                    goal is to have a
Street past the old                                                visual catalog of
Ray Hotel?                                                         the people, places
    The       Stark                                                and things that
County Historical                                                  have made our
Society         was                                                community unique.
formed in 1975                                                     Community
to collect and                                                     involvement and
interpret       the                                                support to keep
history of Stark                                                   the photos for the
County. One of the                                                 future generations
current projects                                                   is very important.
is the digitalization of the old photos of   The proper handling of the large number
our area. There are literally thousands of   of photos is an investment that the Stark
photo negatives from southwest North         County Historical Society hopes you will
Dakota from local photographers such         be a part of by participating with your
as the Osborn and Presthus/Horstman          monetary gift to continue and complete
Studios. They captured not only formal       the collections. If you are interested in
photo of graduates and families, but         being a part of this photo investment,
also many great day-to-day activities,       please contact the Dickinson Museum
including ranching and local community       Center at 456-6225. █
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DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY                                                               Conference (NCHC) for the past several
                                                                                         years, most recently in Boston. The
                                                                                                                                              set up family-friendly activities, while
                                                                                                                                              volunteers from the community had their

Living the strenuous life
                                                                                         students can network with other honors               heads shaved to raise money. Some of the
                                                                                         students and exchange ideas about how                TR Scholars also shaved their heads. The
                                                                                         to improve the TRHLP.                                                last event, which raised
                                                                                            Aside from the                                                    funds for the DVRCC,
By Holly McBee, Chair, Department of Language & Literature/Associate Profes-
                                                                                         curriculum,         the                                              was the annual 5K Hawk
sor of English and Director, Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program                students are very                                                    Walk on Saturday, April
  What might the deranged Easter          the 2000-01 school year, and the current       dedicated to the four                                                27 at the BAC. For other
Bunny costume from the 1983 movie, A      curriculum for the program includes            service events held                                                  events, students created
Christmas Story, and Freddie Mercury      honors general education courses and           each year. This aspect                                               or refurbished wood
of Queen have in common? Not much         specialized courses on leadership,             of the program best                                                  projects for a silent
aside from being costumes that two TR     with the students earning a minor in           demonstrates        the                                              auction during a tailgate,
Scholars wore while participating in the leadership studies. The curriculum              students’ leadership                                                 with proceeds going to
recent Sweating for Scholarships Bike-    is rigorous and engages innovative             abilities          and                                               the Back Pack Program,
a-Thon, sponsored by the DSU Heritage     approaches and themes to challenge             opportunities as they                                                and this past fall they
Foundation. These types of events are     the students. One project has students         work with people                                                     set up a zombie-themed
an important part of the Theodore         begin with a red paperclip and make            at DSU and in the                                                    escape room.
Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program       several trades, ideally getting better         community to reserve                                                    There     is     often
(TRHLP) because they provide a chance items each time, that are auctioned off,           rooms, get sponsors                                                  grumbling about the
for the students to serve the community with the proceeds going to the DVRCC.            and supplies, and help                                               younger       generation,
and have a fun time too. The TR Scholars  Students also study the impact of              with advertising. The                                                but    that     grumbling
combine their intellect, creativity, artificial intelligence and the ethical use         students decide what these fundraising               is unfounded as these students are
and dedication to make the TRHLP an       of technology. Other courses are more          events will involve and which group will             dedicated to being responsible and
engaging and worthwhile component of      experiential in their approach, including      receive the proceeds. On Saturday, April             empathetic citizens. The TR Scholars
DSU.                                      service learning, internships, a study         6, the TRHLP held its second annual                  emulate their namesake, Theodore
  The DSU Heritage Foundation provides tour, and a conference proposal. Students         Brave the Shave fundraiser in Scott Gym,             Roosevelt, who argued for living “the
a generous scholarship for 60 TR have visited the Richardton Abbey and                   with proceeds going to local families                strenuous life.” █
Scholars, yet the program is much more the Mandan Powwow. Students have also             affected by pediatric cancer. The students
than a scholarship. The TRHLP began in    attended the National Collegiate Honors

BEST FRIENDS MENTORING PROGRAM
Fong, Breitbach selected as leaders for Western
Wellness Foundation Board of Directors
   By Mark Billings                         eight as president, and retired from the     Caleb Burgard, a facilities supervisor at
    Carter Fong, a teacher and athletic     board in December 2018.                      Dickinson Parks & Recreation, as well
director in the Trinity Catholic Schools        The board also appointed Chase           as Amanda Lindvig, an assistant vice
in Dickinson, is the new president of the   Breitbach as the board’s vice-president.     president and mortgage loan officer at
Western Wellness Foundation (WWF)           Originally from Oakes, ND, Breitbach is a    Gate City Bank.
board of directors.                         school social worker and student support        Since 1995, BFMP has delivered
    The WWF is the parent organization      liaison at the Dickinson Middle School.      mentoring services to an estimated 3,000
of the Best Friends Mentoring Program       A graduate of the University of North        youth aged 6-16 in Dickinson, as well as
(BFMP).                                     Dakota, he is a former Juvenile Court        Stark, Bowman and Morton counties. The
    A Dickinson native, Fong is a 2002      Officer and is active with the Association   organization’s 21st annual Family Fun
graduate of Dickinson High School           of Social Workers – North Dakota Chapter.    Day is scheduled from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.                                 Fong                   Breitbach
and 2006 graduate of North Dakota           He joined the WWF board in 2016.             on Saturday, June 29 on the front lawn               kick off from this location at 7:30 a.m. For
State University with majors in history         “As a young professional, Chase has      of Dickinson State University. A youth               more information, contact BFMP at (701)
education and social science education.     devoted his career to empowering the         competition and 10K/5K races will also               483-8615. █
He has served in various leadership and     future of youth,” said Fehr. “He brings
education roles at the Trinity Catholic     a thoughtful, progressive voice to our
Schools and was appointed to the WWF        board.”
board in 2013. At the end of Trinity’s          As board members, Fong and
2018-19 school year, Fong is stepping       Breitbach will help set policy and guide
into a new position with Knights of         decisions for BFMP, which served more
Columbus Insurance.                         than 130 youth in Dickinson, Hebron,
    “Carter brings a solid, leadership      Glen Ullin and New England this past
dynamic to our organization,” said Kris     year. The organization has also expanded
Fehr, executive director of the WWF         into Bowman County.
and BFMP. “He is well known in the              The WWF board of directors also re-
community for his strong family roots       elected other community members as
and investment in our local youth. We are   officers for 2019, including Secretary/
very fortunate to have him as a leader.”    Treasurer Kevin Moberg, an assistant
    Fong succeeds Greg Kontz, who served    professor of English and Education at
                                                                                             Pictured L to R: Chase Breitbach, Kevin Moberg, Caleb Burgard, Carter Fong, and Amanda Lindvig.
on the board of directors for nine years,   Dickinson State University and Directors
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#BOOKWORM                                                                                    How to Hide an Empire
                                                                                             by Daniel Immerwahr;

Here comes summer!                                                                           Spearhead by Adam
                                                                                             Makos; Ten Caesars by
                                                                                             Barry S. Strauss
By Cindy Thronburg                                                                            • Adult DVDs: Green
   It’s hard to believe, but summer will     and coloring contests. Grand prizes for         Book; Venom; The
be here before we know it. This is the       the kids’ age groups include a Bean Bag         Favourite;    Bohemian
busiest time of the year for Dickinson       Bagimal Monkey, Talking Microscope,             Rhapsody; A Star Is
Area Public Library. Our biggest and best    Rocket Ship Tent, Mini Drone, Lego              Born; First Man; The
event of the year begins: the Summer         Space Shuttle, and Beaker Creatures             Wife; Mary, Queen of
Reading Program (SRP). The theme this        Reaction Lab. Teen prizes offered include       Scots; A Simple Favor;
year is “A Universe of Stories,” which       a Plasma Ball Lamp, Doctor Who Sonic            White Boy Rick; Lizzie;
allows for all sorts of fun space-related    Screwdriver, and Astronaut Food.                Boy Erased; The Hate
activities.                                                            P ro g ra m m i n g   U Give; The Happytime
    Going on for what is                                            is ramped up for         Murders; Westworld,
undoubtedly decades in                                              the summer as            Season Two: The Door;
some form or another                                                well. Tons of free       Can You Ever Forgive
(I fondly remember                                                  activities will be       Me?
doing summer reading                                                offered, including        • Children’s DVDs:
                                                                                                                                           Second World War; Budgeting Smarts;
challenges     at    the                                            STEAM         events,    The Great Summer Campout; PAW
                                                                                                                                           The Science of Survival
library when I was a                                                Teen         Events,     Patrol: Summer Rescues; LEGO Jurassic
                                                                                                                                             Monthly Mini-Review:
child), the SRP gives                                               crafts, story-times,     World: The Secret Exhibit; Chicken Stew;
                                                                                                                                              I typically prefer movies that are
the opportunity for                                                 movies,        Space     The Nutcracker and the Four Realms;
                                                                                                                                           usually off the radar for some people. An
patrons of all ages to                                              Camp, and more!          PAW Patrol: Pups Save Puplantis; The
                                                                                                                                           example of one I watched recently was A
read for chances to                                                 Children         will    Backyardigans: Mission to Mars
                                                                                                                                           Simple Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and
win prizes. Sign-up                                                 definitely not have       • Children’s Easy Books: Hilda and the
                                                                                                                                           Blake Lively. This movie, based on a novel
begins on June 2nd                                                  a hard time finding      Runaway Baby; Pine & Boof: The Lucky
                                                                                                                                           by Darcey Bell, is about a single mother
with our 8th Annual Kickoff Carnival.        something to do while out of school.            Leaf; Anna and the Tooth Fairy; Bear and
                                                                                                                                           who befriends a mom at her son’s school,
The carnival runs from 1:00-4:00pm and           We hope you will swing by this              Wolf; Sing, Don’t Cry; Seamus’s Short
                                                                                                                                           and then her new friend goes missing.
will have various activities, including      summer and join in on the fun!                  Story; The Black and White Factory; How
                                                                                                                                           The film wasn’t how I thought it would
bouncy castles, live music, chalk drawing,      New titles added to the collection:          To Be a Lion
                                                                                                                                           be. The film is listed on IMDB.com as
photo booth (with space backdrop and          • Adult Fiction: The Boy by Tami Hoag;          • Children’s and Teens’ Fiction:
                                                                                                                                           comedy, crime, and drama. The film did
props), and DSU Discovery Dome Shows.        The Chef by James Patterson; California         Breakout; The Strange Fascinations of
                                                                                                                                           have comedic elements, but not enough
Sign-up is free and open to all ages,        Girls by Susan Mallery; Chocolate Cream         Noah Hypnotik; How We Roll; The Lady’s
                                                                                                                                           where I would describe it as funny. That
including adults. The more you read the      Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke; The Secret          Guide to Petticoats and Piracy; Pride;
                                                                                                                                           being said, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had
more chances you have to win some of         of Clouds by Alyson Richman; A Justified        The Museum of Us; Desmond Cole Ghost
                                                                                                                                           several plot twists as any good mystery
our grand prizes! The program, which         Murder by Jude Deveraux; The Next to            Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door
                                                                                                                                           story should. I would rate it 3/5: not life-
includes a coloring contest for ages 3+,     Die by Sophie Hannah; Open Carry by              • Children’s      Nonfiction:     March
                                                                                                                                           changing, but still worth watching. █
will run through July 31st. To wrap up the   Marc Cameron; Mission Critical by Mark          Forward, Girl; Facing Frederick; Votes for
summer, we will have an ice-cream social     Greaney                                         Women; To the Moon; The Beloved World
on Friday, August 9th from 3:00-5:00pm        • Adult Nonfiction: The End of the End         of Sonia Sotomayor; Voices from the
to announce the winners of the reading       of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen;

  AROUND TOWN                                                                                expansion project
                                                                                             6) Dickinson      Dinosaur       Museum
                                                                                                                                          with and support our local educators
                                                                                                                                          from the university level, to our private

  Mayor’s memo                                                                               expansion
                                                                                             7) The building of a First Responders
                                                                                             regional    training     facility   with
                                                                                                                                          and public school systems to meet their
                                                                                                                                          ever changing roles in educating our
                                                                                                                                          future students and workforce.
  By Scott Decker                                                                            classrooms and an indoor shooting                Summer will be very busy for all of
       As summer approaches there will be     projects the city will have to tackle next     range at our Fire Training Site              us and as we move into approving a
  many things on local residents’ minds.      year.                                          8) The results of our RFP in regard to a     city budget for 2020, I want to assure
       Dickinson residents will be voting        Here is a list of some of the projects      Dickinson Event Center                       the public that we, as a commission, are
  to approve the construction of a new        we will be discussing:                         9) Mausoleum expansion and possible          continuously working to improve the
  Dickinson High School, the 2019             1) A major road repair project in one of       veterans’ cemetery                           quality of life in our city.
  graduates will be making plans for their    the busiest parts of town. This project        10) North Hills Industrial area fire             This will be my last column until the
  futures and, everyone’s schedules will      may cost the city 2 to 3 million dollars.      suppression update                           budget is approved and I can give more
  fill with plans for summer activities.      2) The remodel and expansion of the               Also, on our agenda will be               details on what projects have been
       The summer months are very busy        Dickinson Public Library                       discussions on how to recruit and retain     prioritized for the city of Dickinson in
  for the Dickinson City Commissioners        3) Repairing the roof at City Hall             new workers to southwest North Dakota        2020.
  with multiple days set aside for budget     4) Funding of the 2020 SIRN project            to meet the needs of our ever-growing            Have a great summer, enjoy all the
  talks. This coming 2020 budget will be      5) Continued support of the Theodore           community. We will continue to support       activities that happen in Dickinson
  a difficult one because of many large       Roosevelt Regional airport runway              the development of a Behavioral Health       and continue to be good neighbors by
                                                                                             Facility here in Dickinson. We work          looking out for each other’s safety. █
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WHERE BUSINESS GOES TO GROW

First Pitch with SDC
By Darrell Neubert, Business Advisor, Small Business Development Center
   Martin Luther King, Jr. once said night of each month.
something along the lines of “Faith            First Pitch gives aspiring entrepreneurs
is taking the first step even when a chance to prove their business idea
you don’t see the whole staircase.”         and network with people who can
Although his cause of equal rights was      accelerate their success. Monthly First
much greater than that of your local        Pitch winners are selected at the Startup
entrepreneur, the meaning still rings true  Your Night events throughout the year
in entrepreneurship. Every existing or and are rewarded a cash prize. Winners
aspiring entrepreneur has taken that first will be eligible for the Final Pitch Night in
step of uncertainty at some point without   November and a grand prize.
seeing the whole staircase beforehand.         Participants will have three minutes
Often that first step is telling a friend   to pitch their business idea, concept,
or family member about your idea or product or invention. There will be
coming in to your local Small Business      two minutes of judges’ question time                                     ADVERTISE WITH US
Development Center Business Advisor allotted per participant. Pitches are                    Heart River Voice is the voice of Dickinson and Stark County. We are supported by small and large
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                                                                                                       7500 copies of Heart River Voice are distributed across our area each month.
with aspiring and existing entrepreneurs    of business and community leaders and
on a daily basis through my position as     one winner will be selected at each event.                   Contact Kelley Jilek at 701.290.2063 or email kelley@heartrivervoice.com
Business Advisor with the North Dakota      Winners will receive $100 gift card, entry
Small Business Development Center           into the Final Pitch event, and support
hosted on the campus of Dickinson State from business mentors to prepare for the
University. I can tell you with certainty,  final pitch. This contest is targeting new
that every one of my clients has taken      business ideas or existing businesses
that first step of uncertainty at some with new ideas or concepts in the region.
point and lived to tell the tale. Well most Established business ideas are not
anyway, but we will save that story for eligible.
the June addition of Heart River Voice…        First Pitches will be evaluated on the
   This year, in partnership with Stark     following:
Development Corporation and local              • Validity of the business concept/idea
lenders like Dakota Community Bank,            • Potential customer base and problem
we are offering an opportunity for you to        identified
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for it through our First Pitch at Startup      • Business model described
Your Night events. Entrepreneurs and           • Persuasiveness and quality of pitch
innovators will have the opportunity           Please register prior to pitch night by
to pitch their business ideas, concepts, emailing your interest to team@starkdev.
products, or inventions throughout com. See full schedule of day and night
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 THE URBAN HOMESTEADER
 Gardening for soil health and human health
 By Jon Stika
    As we learn more about how the              more detail in a book I published in           growing. Strive to keep living roots in
                                                                                                                                                                                    Jon Stika is a former USDA
 human microbiome affects our health,           2016 titled “A Soil Owner’s Manual: How        the soil as much of the time as possible
                                                                                                                                                                                     scientist and the author of,
 there is also a parallel exploration of the    to Restore and Maintain Soil Health.”          throughout the year. Though some                                                         “A Soil Owner’s Manual:
 soil microbiome and how it affects soil        The book is a culmination of over              warm-season plants, such as tomatoes,                                               How to Restore and Maintain
 health. When we speak of health, we are        twenty-five years of my exploration and        won’t survive even a light frost, crops                                               Soil Health” and numerous
 actually examining how well something,         teaching about how the soil is designed        such as broccoli will not perish until                                                articles for Brew Your Own
 or someone, is functioning. A healthy          to function as a biological system.            temperatures drop to near 10°F. So                                                                     magazine.
 human is expected to be able to perform           The first principle of restoring soil       don’t be in a hurry to pull or destroy
 certain vital functions and the same is        health is to disturb the soil less. Why        plants, leave them standing through the
 true of the soil.                              is this so important? Tilling the soil         winter to feed and cover the soil.         process simple sugars and amino acids
    Soil health is the capacity of the soil     is the equivalent of an earthquake,               Plants and plant residues are the       into more complex compounds that
 to function. The soil should be able           hurricane and forest fire to the home          clothing of the soil. Don’t garden         insects cannot digest, thus making the
 to carry out the essential functions           of microscopic organisms in the soil.          naked…especially in the winter! The        plant less attractive as a food source for
 of infiltrating and storing water and          Tillage wreaks severe damage upon the          soil needs physical protection from rain   them.
 cycling nutrients in concert with plants,      world beneath our feet. Many organisms         drop impact and wind, just like we do.        To improve the health of your soil, go
 the soils’ inseparable partner. When I         are killed, and those that remain have         Leaving a mulch layer of plant residues    easy (better yet, eliminate) tillage, grow
 refer to soil, I am not simply referring to    no home. Roto-tilling your garden is           on the soil also provides habitat for an   a diversity of plants, keep living roots
 sand, silt, and clay. I am also referring to   the worst thing you can do to your soil        important group of organisms that live     in the soil, and keep the soil covered at
 the living part of the soil responsible for    and its inhabitants! Leaving the soil          under the residue at the soil surface.     all times. Focus more on encouraging
 the majority of the functions we expect        undisturbed and simply scratching a               Gardening for soil health is about      things to live in your garden instead
 the soil to perform. It is the diverse and     furrow or poking a hole large enough           creating the best habitat possible for     of on killing things you don’t want in
 countless microscopic inhabitants of           to insert seed into the soil is all the soil   everything that lives in the soil. It is   your garden. Heathy soil, healthy food,
 the soil that make it tick. Managing the       disturbance that is necessary to plant         about striving to have as much life        healthy people! █
 soil to provide a good home for these          each crop.                                     in the soil as
 tiny life forms is our charge, if we are          The diversity of plants grown in            possible. When
 to improve soil health, plant health, and      the soil is akin to you eating a diverse       the       greatest
 our own health. Plants grown in healthy,       diet. Plants feed the soil and the soil        diversity       of
 functioning soil, make healthy food for        organisms feed the plants. No one can          life is present
 us as well.                                    remain healthy eating only one thing           in    the     soil,
    So how does one go about restoring,         all the time. The soil cannot become,          few individual
 or developing, healthy soil? There are         or remain, healthy by having the same          organisms have
 four basic principles of restoring and         plant grown in the same place year             an opportunity
 maintaining soil health: disturbing the        after year. This is why it is important to     to become a pest
 soil less, increasing the diversity of         rotate crops in your garden by planting        to your plants.
 plants grown in the soil, maintaining          something different in each part of the        A plant that is
 living roots as much of the time as            garden from one year to the next.              well fed by a full
 possible, and keeping the soil covered            Plants feed soil microorganisms best        complement of
 with plants and plant residues at all          through the sugars they put out into           soil organisms
 times. I describe these principles in          the soil while the plant is green and          is also able to

                                                                                                                                                  Jerry D. Schwartz
                                                                                                                                                   C O N S T R U C T I O N ,   L L C

                                                                                PHOTO COURTESY OF JON STIKA                                                                                FORD
                                                                                                                                                                                           DICKINSON, ND
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  FINANCES                                       financial future,” said Vaune Johnson,
                                                 Market President at Cornerstone Bank
                                                                                                 can hurt your credit history for up
                                                                                                 to seven years and can affect your
                                                                                                                                               enough to qualify for your company’s
                                                                                                                                               full match – it’s free money that adds

  6 smart                                        in Dickinson. “Living expenses add up
                                                 quickly once you’re out on your own,
                                                                                                 ability to get loans, the interest rates
                                                                                                 you pay and your ability to get a
                                                                                                                                               up to a significant chunk of change
                                                                                                                                               over the years. Automatic retirement

  money                                          and many young adults who didn’t plan
                                                 ahead are delaying major milestones
                                                                                                 job or rent an apartment. Consider
                                                                                                 setting up automatic payments for
                                                                                                                                               contributions quickly become part of
                                                                                                                                               your financial lifestyle without having

  moves for                                      like getting married or buying a home
                                                 because of their financial situation. The
                                                                                                 regular expenses like student loans,
                                                                                                 car payments and phone bills. Take
                                                                                                                                               to think about it.
                                                                                                                                               • Prepare for emergencies. Hardships

  new college
                                                 good news is that you can have a bright         advantage of any reminders or                 can happen in a split second. Start an
                                                 financial future if you think strategically     notification features. You can also           emergency fund and do your best to
                                                 about money right out of the gate.”             contact creditors and lenders to request      set aside the equivalent of three to six
  graduates
      By    Cornerstone      Bank      and
                                                 Cornerstone Bank recommends the
                                                 following financial tips for new college
                                                                                                 a different monthly due date from the
                                                                                                 one provided by default (e.g., switching
                                                                                                                                               months’ worth of living expenses. Start
                                                                                                                                               saving immediately, no matter how
                                                 graduates:                                      from the 1st of the month to the 15th).       small the amount. Make saving a part
  American Bankers Association                   • Live within your means. Supporting            • Avoid racking up too much debt.             of your lifestyle with automatic payroll
      More than 70 percent of college            yourself can be expensive, and you              Understand the responsibilities and           deductions or automatic transfers from
  graduates began their career owing             can quickly find yourself struggling            benefits of credit. Shop around for a         checking to savings. Put your tax refund
  more than $37,000 in student loans             financially if you don’t take time to           card that best suits your needs and           toward savings instead of an impulse
  in 2017. Considering the additional            create a budget. Calculate the amount of        spend only what you can afford to pay         buy.
  living expenses they will soon face,           money you’re taking home after taxes,           back. Credit is a great tool, but only if     • Get free help from your bank. Many
  new college graduates would be wise            then figure out how much money you              you use it responsibly.                       banks offer personalized financial
  to focus on their financial future right       can afford to spend each month while            • Plan for retirement. It may seem odd        checkups to help you identify and meet
  now. Cornerstone Bank has highlighted          contributing to your savings. Be sure           since you’re just beginning your career,      your financial goals. You can also take
  six smart financial decisions college          to factor in recurring expenses such as         but now is the best time to start planning    advantage of free digital banking tools
  graduates should consider to position          student loans, monthly rent, utilities,         for your retirement. Contribute to            that let you check balances, pay bills,
  themselves for financial success as they       groceries, transportation expenses and          retirement accounts like a Roth IRA           deposit checks, monitor transaction
  embark on their next phase of life.            car loans.                                      or your employer’s 401(k), especially         history and track your budget. █
      “The habits new graduates develop          • Pay bills on time. Missed payments            if there is a company match. Invest
  right now will have a big effect on their

PIECE BY PIECE
                                                                                                                                                            In
Memories and quilting tips                                                                                                                             Remembrance
By Suzy Rummel
   May, the month of May Day, Cinco
de Mayo, Mother’s Day and Memorial
                                                lucky enough to still have your mom here
                                                on earth, give her an extra hug, send her a
                                                                                                 get it done. 4. Change your rotary blades.
                                                                                                 5. Use a lint roller to clean your design
                                                                                                                                                         of those
Day but it is also the month of some
interesting days such as International No
                                                card, call her up just to say hi, or sing with
                                                her because it is never the same once she
                                                                                                 wall or mat. 6. Test your quarter inch
                                                                                                 seam by sewing three 2 ½ inch strips                     we lost
Diet Day, Have a Coke Day and National          is gone!                                         together. They should measure exactly 6
Limerick Day. I think I will stick to writing       Here are some quick tips for quilters. 1.    ½ inches. 7. Pin, pin, pin. 8. Every time
about the traditional days like Mother’s        Wind a few bobbins; you can never have           you sew a seam, press that seam. 9. Read
Day and Memorial Day.                           enough on hand. 2. Clean your machine            the whole pattern before you start the
   I have mixed emotions in May, (who           often. Pipe cleaners are great for getting       quilt. 10. Have fun, enjoy the journey, but
am I kidding, I have mixed emotions             lint from tight spaces. 3. Kit projects. Put     remember that finished is better than
every month) but in May they are mixed          the patterns and fabrics together in a bag;      perfect. █
because of weather and Mothers. I am            it just may be the motivation you need to
happy because the weather should be
getting nicer and am sad because I miss
my mom more in May for some reason.
I supposed it is because of Mother’s Day
and I don’t have a mother to visit any
more.
   Most days I celebrate her memory, but
there are days I just miss certain things;
the way she would rub the back of my
head when I had a headache and her
singing while she played the piano. But
the thing I miss most is that nobody will
ever love me the way she did. I know I am
blessed beyond belief with my amazing
family and friends. I know she is in a
better place and all I have to do is talk
or think and she will hear me, but some
days I am selfish and just miss her and
want her physical body back. If you are
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REMEMBRANCES
Memorial Day Tribute
Photography by Wilson McLaughlin - 4N3 Photos

 DICKINSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 New High School facts and figures
                                              statistics and trends continue, in fifteen   Even with Perkins and Will, our current     other school events like graduation.
    By Kevin Hoherz,                          years there could be over 2000 high          architect, the building has grown           Unlike the current building, the new
    Principal, Dickinson High School          school students.                             and shrunk based on research and            school will have one main secured
     We are in the midst of exciting times        In the early 80’s, with the large        community input. The current design         entrance and the students will not
 for Dickinson High School and the city       enrollments slightly higher than our         is not the largest presented or the most    have to leave the main building to go
 of Dickinson. There has been a lot of        current enrollment, portable classrooms      expensive. The design keeps about 40%       to outlying buildings for classes. If
 discussion about the construction of         were put up in the auditorium and            of the current building, which increases    students need to go to the 1997, they
 a new high school. The community             other open areas around the high             the size for about seven million dollars    will be able to pass through an enclosed
 forums have been well attended and           school. The design and planning of the       cheaper. The cost of the new building,      skywalk from the new building. Along
 informative.                                 high school wanted the construction          remodeling the 1997 wing, and               with the fieldhouse and the current
     There have been discussions on           to limit the disruption of learning. The     renovations to the current activities       gym, there will be seven different sport
 enrollment trends. It is hard to predict     current design allows us to stay in          area will cost about $84 million. The       courts available for the community to
 what the future holds without a crystal      the current high school until the new        rest of the $108 million for projected      use.
 ball, but we do know student projections     building is completed. No portables          building will be for the furnishings           It has never been the main goal of the
 based on our current enrollments in the      and no temporary classrooms. This is         for the new school and removal of the       building committee to build the biggest
 district. Our enrollment for the 2018-       important to us and from what we have        unused current building. When we            and fanciest building. The design has
 19 school year was 1015 high school          heard, for the community.                    reach 1600 students, Dickinson High         been developed to keep the cost to the
 students. The enrollment with the                Based on the projections stated          School will be the largest high school      taxpayers as low as possible but still
 students that are currently enrolled is      previously, we will be over our              enrollment in one building in the state     meeting the needs of our student to
 going to increase to 1156 students when      projected capacity of 1100 students for      of North Dakota. We need to have a          accomplish their educational needs.
 the current fifth graders are freshmen       our current building during the 2020-        school to accommodate those students.       Our goal has been from the start to build
 in 2022-23. The district has averaged        21 school year. During community                 The new high school is designed with    the most efficient building with a vision
 a 4% increase in enrollment each year.       forums, the discussion was whether           a focus on trades and career education.     to the future that will enhance student
 Using the 4% change, our enrollment          we should build a second high school         It has an open main area for students to    learning to its fullest. With input from
 for the 2022-23 school year projects to      or build a new school to accommodate         congregate which our current building       design experts, staff, and community
 be over 1200 high school students. 		        the projected students. Community            does not have. This common area is also     members, we feel we have a modern
     With the current enrollment in lower     members made it known at forums they         the spine of the building for students to   school that will make the students and
 elementary students, when they are           did not feel that Dickinson was a two        centralize and then head out to classes.    community of Dickinson proud.
 in high school, the enrollment will be       public high school town. Pros and cons       The main academic area will have               Please go the Dickinson High School
 just under 1300 students. The last two       of different size options were weighed       three floors. There will be a modern        website,      http://www.dhs.dickinson.
 years, the new births in Dickinson are       before finally deciding to design a new      auditorium that will seat 800 patrons       k12.nd.us/ for the most updated
 reported to be over 700 babies. Statistics   high school for 1600 students.               for music and drama productions and         information on the progress of the
 show that about 80% of the new births            From the DLR design a few years back     a fieldhouse gymnasium that will seat       project. Administrators are also more
 will be enrolling in kindergarten. That      to the current proposal, at least seven      around 2750 spectators. The fieldhouse      than willing to visit with groups or
 is about 560 students per class. If those    different options were considered.           will host sporting events along with        individuals to answer questions. █
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                                       The Connection
    Advisor Craig Tessier                 Dickinson’s newest radio station rises                                                  us exactly what we needed. In fact, there
    with American                      up from the ranks of talk radio to become                                                  are quite a few ‘God Stories,’ as I call
                                       the only local Christian Contemporary                                                      them, that have happened to build up this
    Insurance Center at                Music Radio in Stark County. The flip was                                                  radio.”
    701-483-9104.                      made just over a year ago: March of 2018.      Dakota, but not much about it was local.”      “We are a listener-supported radio.
                                       General Manger, Reese Saxon explains:             With this goal, Ms. Saxon approached     That means we don’t do commercials. We
                                          “I was approached in the summer of          the manager in April of 2017 to explain     depend on our listeners to support the
                                       2016 to join the radio board, but didn’t       her ideas. The manager smiled and told      ministry of connecting the community to
    Products and services offered      realize then that I would be trained to        her that he was moving to Tennessee and     Christ. And we have reached out to other
    through American Insurance         take over the radio. I came to the station,    with all that training he had given her,    non-profit organizations to give them
    Center are: * Not a deposit        located in the Nodak Insurance building        she would now need to run the station.      air time, free of course, to bolster their
    * Not FDIC insured * Not insured
    by any federal government
                                       on Fifth Ave West, eager to help and to        Reese was shocked. She immediately          work for the people here. We’re all here
    agency * Not financial             learn how a radio station works. The           began praying for help. In July of 2017,    together and need to support each other.”
    institution guaranteed             manager at that time was simply re-            her new pastor moved to town, and           The radio can be heard locally at 103.7.
                                       broadcasting a satellite feed from a talk      with him came his wife who had over 10      If you are traveling out of Dickinson,
                                       show radio program. I felt that since          years’ experience in this specific genre.   and still want to be connected to your
                                       this community has a few good talk             Together with their board, they made        home town radio, it is streaming on their
                                       radio stations, Dickinson really needed        plans to flip the radio. But they needed    website at 1037TheConnection.com.
                                       a Christian Contemporary station to call       money. Again, through prayers, their        They also have their own Alexa Skill. Ask
                                       their own. That type of music was being        needs were met. She exclaims, “I never      Alexa for The Connection radio. Check
                                       piped into the community from South            asked anyone for money, but God sent to     them out on Facebook, too. █
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                                                                    THE ARTS
 STOP BY, SAY HI,
 AND PICK UP A COPY!                                                North Dakota artist
                                                                    spotlight -
           Find Heart River Voice at the
          following fine establishments:                            Jamie Azevedo
                                                                       “The Female Gaze” is a solo
  DICKINSON                         Frankie’s West Side Shell       photography exhibit created by Williston
  Family Fare (Roughrider Blvd)     Simonson Station Store          artist, Jamie Azevedo which is currently
  Cashwise                          Villard Cenex                   touring North Dakota and Montana until
  Country Kitchen                   Lucky's Xpress                  April of 2020. Azevedo is a self-taught
                                                                    artist whose work examines what it feels
  Country Rose Diner                M&H
                                                                    like to inhabit the female form. She also
  Dakota Diner                      Tiger Discount Truck Stop
  Blue 42                           The Hub
  The Brickhouse                    Rosie’s Food & Gas
  The Brew                          The Rock
  Mandy's Bagel Bar                 Fluffy Fields
  Dunn Brothers Coffee              Dickinson State University
  Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt 		   Dickinson Area Public Library
    Regional Airport                Trinity High School
  Community Action                  Dickinson High School
  Southwestern District Health 		   Dickinson Middle School
    Unit                            Ace Hardware
  Stark Development Corporation     Jacobsen's Music
  Dickinson Area Chamber of         CHI St Alexius Health
    Commerce                        Sanford Health East and West
  Dickinson Convention and            Clinics                                                                     this effort. Azevedo says she was inspired
    Visitors Bureau                                                                                               to give back to her community when
  Downtown Dickinson                SOUTH HEART                                                                   considering how hard her single mother
    Association                     I Don’t Know Bar                                                              fought to put both of her daughters
  Dickinson Museum Center                                                                                         through college. “This is my way of
                                    South Heart School                                                            thanking my mother for all her hard
  West River Community Center                                       explores themes of interconnectedness         work in affording my sister and I an
  Edgewood Hawks Point              TAYLOR                          and isolation through using the long          opportunity she never had. I feel strongly
  Consolidated                      Taylor Nursery                  exposure technique with her camera as         there is a woman out there today who
  Dan Porter Motors                                                 well as photographing her subjects in         would love to attend college but may not
  Sunset Senior Center              RICHARDTON                      desolate, haunting spaces.                    have the resources to do so. I hope this
  City Hall                                                            Her current exhibit is also being used     scholarship finds her,” Azevedo states.
                                    Johnny's Cafe                   as a fundraiser to create a scholarship for     For more information on this exhibit,
  High Plains Dental                Cenex C-Store                   a female Williston State College student      please contact the artist at www.
  DePorres House of Barbering 		    Suzy’s Stash                    through the WSC Foundation. For each          jamieazevedoart.com. █
    and Lounge                      The Country Drug Store          piece sold, $50 will be donated towards
  Holiday Inn Express & Suites        Pharmacy
  Hampton Inn & Suites
                                                                                                                                Call for Artists
                                    Richardton-Taylor High School
  La Quinta Inn & Suites
  TownPlace Suites                                                                                                            Are you a North Dakota
                                    BELFIELD                                                                                  artist who would like to
  Microtel Inn & Suites             Superpumper                                                                              be featured in our paper?
  Hawthorne Suites                  Trappers Kettle                                                                          Do you know of someone
  AmericInn                         Belfield Public School                                                                 who deserves a "spotlight?"
  Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge         City Hall                                                                              Send a short biography (300
  County Line Truck Stop                                                                                                     words or less) and some
                                                                                                                             high resolution images of
  Heart River Voice is a free community                                                                                     your artwork for consider-
                                                                                                                           ation. We'd love to show off
  publication. Please let us know if you’d like                                                                                     your talents!
  copies delivered for your customers to enjoy!                                                                                       Email to:
                                                                                                                              kelley@heartrivervoice.com
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SAFETY FIRST

Infant Swimming Rescue
By Kayla Dorwart
    Drowning is the leading cause of                                                                                                         got themselves out. The biggest reward
accidental death in children ages 1-4 and                                                                                                    is knowing that I have helped give these
the second leading cause of death for                                                                                                        kids a chance at survival and a safe and
children 5 years and older. The saddest                                                                                                      respectful love of the water.
thing is that drowning is preventable. If a                                                                                                      The ISR self-rescue skills are taught
child can physically get to the water, they                                                                                                  through one-on-one lessons, conducted
can learn self-rescue. At ISR, our mission                                                                                                   five days per week with each lesson
is that Not One More Child Drowns. In                                                                                                        lasting no longer than 10 minutes.
just a matter of weeks, my students                                                                                                          Because our lessons are customized for
can competently and confidently swim                                                                                                         each child, there is not a set number of
horizontally with their face in the water,                                                                                                   lessons. On average, it takes 6 weeks for
roll to their back to float rest and breathe,                                                                                                an instructor to teach the ISR skills. This
then flip back over to continue swimming                                                                                                     is very different from traditional swim
until they can get themselves to safety.                                                                                                     lessons that take several years.
    Traditional lessons usually teach                                                                                                            Children can begin lessons as early as
students to swim with their face out                                                                                                         6 months old. 6 to 12-month-old children
of the water, with the use of flotation                                                                                                      (or if not walking) will learn how to hold
devices. Using flotation devices give                                                                                                        their breath underwater, roll onto their
kids a false sense of confidence. If the                                                                                                     back and float unassisted until someone
child were to get into water without it,                                                                                                     rescues them. A child that is 12 months
they would instantly revert to vertical                                                                                                      (that is walking) and older will learn
position and wouldn't be able to keep           Billings Clinic Emergency Department           swim programs, nothing emphasized the         how to hold their breath underwater,
their head above water. At ISR, we teach        for 3 years. I have been a Certified ISR       water survival skills I wanted my son         swim with their face in the water, roll
our students to be independent, relying         Instructor for 5 years. I was the first, and   to have, especially knowing my parents        onto their back to float, rest and breathe;
on their own natural buoyancy to swim           am currently the only, instructor in the       had a pool and no matter what barriers        then roll back over to resume swimming
and float in a horizontal position in           state of North Dakota.                         we had in place, my son could Houdini         until they reach the side of the pool and
water.                                              I first became interested in ISR in        his way to the water. With no other           crawl out. This is called the ISR swim-
    I am a native Montanan turned North         2013, one month after my oldest son was        instructors in the area, I decided this was   float- swim sequence. All children, in the
Dakotan, who lives in Dickinson with my         born. I had seen a video on the web of a       something I was meant to do. I went on to     last week of lessons, will learn how to
husband, Cole, and our three rowdy little       small child in blue cotton footed pajamas      become an ISR Instructor in June 2014,        perform their skills in different types of
boys (Dillon 4yrs, Logan 2yrs, and Layne        fall into a pool and roll to his back to       and at just 8 months old, my son was able     clothes. This is because the majority of
6mos). We moved from Billings, Montana          float and maintain that float for several      to self-rescue.                               drownings happen when the child is fully
in the summer of 2017. I earned a degree        minutes. I knew I needed to get my own             There is no better feeling than           clothed. Upon completion, ISR students
in Human Biology from the University            son in “that" program. When trying to          knowing that the skills you have taught       will have the survival skills necessary to
of Montana. Before becoming an ISR              find an instructor to sign my son up for       a child could save his life. These lessons    save himself along with the enjoyment of
Instructor, I was an EMT working on             lessons, the closest instructor was over       are so much more than just swimming           recreational swimming. No child is too
an ambulance for 6 years and in the             300 miles away. After looking into other       lessons, they are lifesaving aquatic skills   old to learn these vital survival skills. If
                                                                                               along with problem-solving abilities that     your child doesn't know how to swim
                                                                                               will give each child healthy confidence       and FLOAT, I will teach them how to do
                                                                                               equal to their skill level.                   both and SURVIVE.
                                                                                                   I absolutely love what I do! My               Parents wanting to sign up can contact
                                                                                               favorite part about teaching my students      me at k.dorwart@infantswim.com for
                                                                                               is watching them conquer skills that they     more information. They can also visit
                                                                                               had no idea they could do and seeing          my website for more information www.
                                                                                               the confidence radiate from their happy       bigskyisr.com. I am currently registering
                                                                                               little bodies. Watching my students roll      for July and will soon open registration
                                                                                               to their back independently the first time    for my September session. █
                                                                                               gives me warm feelies every single time.
                                                                                               Plus, the kids are so darn fun!
                                                                                                   The most rewarding part is getting a
                                                                                               call from a parent saying their child fell
                                                                                               off the dock into the lake in their clothes
                                                                                               and when the parents went to grab them,
                                                                                               they were laying in their float doing
                                                                                               exactly what they had learned to do. Or,
                                                                                               when a parent tells you they were at a
                                                                                               pool party and it had been 6 months since
                                                                                               the child's last refresher and their child
                                                                                               went straight to their back then flipped
                                                                                               over to swim to the side of the pool and
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