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Not Just By The Numbers
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With more than a numbers background, Val Knudsen is the CFO for the Cote Family Companies; including Grand View Lodge and Camps Lincoln and Lake Hubert in Nisswa. by Jenny Holmes
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Read the story of a woman who lived through the 2010 earthquake and tells her Haiti story about the children. by Mary Aalgaard
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Children Of Haiti
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Foreign Fotos
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Light and Lampshades
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Jill Of All Trades
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Signe’s Garden
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A writer for Her Voice, this time Jan Kurtz shares her photos from far-away adventures. by Jan Kurtz
Here’s an artist who creates and restores lush and luxurious Victorian lampshades. by Judy Kuusisto
Lost Lake Lodge — it’s a hidden gem of a resort property run by general manager Lori Needham. She can do it all. by Beth Luwandi Lofstrom
This Baxter woman has a passion for posies — and continues to tend the garden into her 90s. by Carolyn Corbett
In This Issue editorial
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A n Aw a r d W i n n i n g M a g a z i n e by Meg Douglas
good reads
F a i t h I n O n e Po c k e t a n d H o p e In The Other by Stacy Eber t
athletes
Wo m e n W h o Tr i by Denise Sundquist
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outdoors
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writers
homegrown
Fear lessly Facing Her Future by Karen Ogdahl
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clubs and clusters
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Quilt Auction Ahead by Kay Antos and Katie Antos-Ketcham
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Guilt Sandwich by Jill Ander son
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Cowgir ls Round Up by Stephanie Br istow
16 Clocks by Sandra Opheim
W o o d t i c k Po e t s by Char maine Donovan
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Ca ptivating Beauty by Kathleen Kr ueger Ta e K w o n D o By Rebecca Flansburg
interior design
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weddings
recreation
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entrepreneurs 16 21
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Scents That Linger by Mar lene Cha bot
business
Cragun’s Camarader ie by Diane Peter son
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On The Cover
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Photo by Joey Halvorson. CFO of the Cote Family Companies, Val Knudsen, loves living in the land of woods and water.
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SUMMER 2013 | her voice
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