Articles

New informal Maris luncheon honors friendships

FARGO – Tami Blanchard Llewellyn remembers making sandwiches for the golfers with her mom at the first Roger Maris Golf Tournament 30 years ago. Now the 45-year-old Fargo woman and her 18-year-old daughter, Paige Knain Blanchard, have been volunteering at the event side by side for more than 10 years.

• Tami Blanchard Llewellyn and Paige Knain Blanchard

School's out!: Summer break lets local teachers focus on other interests

FARGO - During the summer, Bennett Elementary fourth-grade teacher Kim Belgarde leaves the classroom for camp.

• Kim Belgarde

Bittersweet Father's Day: Women who lost their dads to pancreatic cancer recall their impact

FARGO – Last summer, Angela Boser’s son Daniel was born shortly after her father’s funeral. “It was bittersweet because I know my dad really wanted to meet the baby,” the Fargo woman says.

• John Coler with his daughters
• Michael Olson with his daughter Angela Boser

5 things Friday: 5 ways to talk finances with your fiancé

FARGO – Financial counselors at The Village Family Service Center say engaged couples should talk before they walk.

• Discussing finances

Woman learns emotional healing is necessary for lasting physical transformation

FARGO - It took a few attempts for Angela Skaff to summon the courage to send a text message to her former employer in January. “I wasn’t sure if I could make it on my own anymore at that point, and I didn’t know who else to reach out to,” the 29-year-old West Fargo woman says.

• Angela Skaff works out with Mariah Prussia
• Skaff works out
• Prussia shouts encouragement
• Skaff in 2008

Rescue dog helps Fargo woman manage challenges of bipolar disorder

FARGO - Naomi Woods describes her psychotic break as sliding into an abyss with no way out. The experience terrified her husband, best friend and son, but she doesn’t remember it.

• Naomi Woods and her dog Fargo

Rescue dog key to college student’s recovery from eating disorder

FARGO - A curly-haired dog with a limp was the key to Angela Flacksbarth’s recovery. The 4-year-old Lhasa apso-poodle mix came into the college student’s life when she most needed him.

• Angela Flacksbarth with her dog, Liam

Tuesday Tip: Creamer bottles make convenient containers

FARGO – I love coffee, but I don’t drink it black. I’ve tried, but I just can’t do it.

Beauty breakdown: Professionals weigh in on hair, skin and makeup advice

FARGO – Women start learning beauty tips and tricks as soon as they’re old enough to observe their moms’ habits. Then come the sleepovers, magazines, websites and blogs. All devoted to beauty.

• Mascara wand

Holt: The decision to end personal training

If money were no object, I’d gladly pay for personal training sessions for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, it is, so I canceled my contract this month to cut down on expenses.

• Meredith Holt

Columns

Holt: Surgery helps Fargo woman lose 200 pounds

Fargo -- Heather White’s seamstress mother was making final alterations to her wedding dress just a few hours before the ceremony.

• Heather White in March 2011
• White now
• Meredith Holt