TO OUR READERS

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to May! This is the time of year when so many things are happening. Parents are preparing for their children to graduate or wrap up the school year, construction season will soon be hitting the ground, gardeners are anxiously waiting to plant, and anglers are gearing up their boats for dipping that first line in the water for the fishing opener.

May is a wonderful time of year. Perhaps I feel this way because I was born in May. I have to include a photo as I am writing this (in April), as today feels like the 365th day of January — the winter that wouldn’t end. I hope that by the time you read this, you can feel the warmth in the air and not the sting of winter.

Heather Kohl

Kathleen Zerwas

Kia Ronning

Megan Forsyth

Molly Solberg

Samantha Roffers

Tony Bennett

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ON THE COVER:

October Allen of Duluth has been named Minnesota’s 2022 Mother of the Year by American Mothers, an organization dedicated to honoring mothers across the nation.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF OCTOBER ALLEN

We have a fantastic issue packed full of inspiring stories to share with you, another great round of meeting Northland women and businesses who are working daily to make a large and positive impact on our communities and people within them.

October Allen, who was named Minnesota Mother of the Year, shares her journey from a place of pain and how she turned her life around and now gives back to her community. We also paid a visit to Dani Schultz, owner of Red Stiletto Boudoir, where every photo session is intended to empower women and help them recognize their own unique beauty. We then took a cruise to Ashland where we had the opportunity to meet Bridget McCutchen, who aspires to be the youngest person to ever ride a motorcycle around the world. Additionally, in celebration of Nurses Week, we will feature three nurses where all three women shared some of their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. An entrepreneur who fuses art and community, Keeks Kreations owner Kia Ronning, who started this as a hobby to reduce stress. There are many more amazing stories in this issue, and I truly hope you enjoy what we have to share.

Thank you for picking up this issue of The Woman Today, we appreciate all of our loyal advertisers who make this magazine a reality, and all of our readers who continue to clear the racks each month when we distribute the magazine. Reminder, the fifth annual Rosie Awards take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the DECC Horizon room; for tickets please visit our website, www. thewomantoday.com!