LIFESTYLE LETTER
JUNE 2018 PUBLISHER
Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR
Sue Collins | scollins@lifestylepubs.com SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Karyn Slovin | karyn.slovin@lifestylepubs.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Happy Father's Day, Guys FOR THIS MEN’S ISSUE, I CHANNELED MY DAD, SPUD SPARLING, WHO LIVED LIFE VORACIOUSLY AND WAS GREGARIOUS, HARD WORKING AND ATHLETIC. He worked hard but played harder. I was the first girl after four boys so
Jenny Kepano | jenny.kepano@lifestylepubs.com Grisel Shtaida | grisel.shtaida@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Kendra Gensemer ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Darce Richardson | darce.richardson@lifestylepubs.com
I ran faster, climbed higher and just did more, not to keep up with my brothers, but to
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
keep up with my dad. He and I white water rafted down the Snake River in Oregon,
Dennis Malcolm Byron, Corinne Cummings
sailed Lake Michigan and canoed the Au Sable River in the dead of winter. It’s no wonder I loved working on this issue, traveling to the Orvis Fly Fishing School at Pursell Farms in Alabama to push myself and breathe in the landscape and reflect on my blessings. I'm holding my first-ever bass caught with a boogle bug popper! We’re thrilled to introduce five men who live or work in our community who are making an important contribution through their work in and out of the office. Say hello when you see them and let us know if there are men in your world who are making a difference. Chime in on our Facebook page or drop me a line so we can continue to tell stories about the engaging people who live right here. Happy Father’s Day, Spud!
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Dennis Malcolm Byron, Heidi Geldhauser, Kamil Lee
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Sue G. Collins, Editor P.S. Congratulations to my son Patrick Collins for graduating from Grady High School and to all the grads in BuckHaven this month. Best wishes for smooth sailing!
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Steven Schowengerdt Matthew Perry DeLand Shore Brad Broockerd Sara Minor Janeane Thompson Nicolette Martin Victoria Perry Lindsey Howard Chad Jensen Cyndi Harrington Alicia Huff Adella Wrisinger Jessica Soetaert Cyndi King Dana Rudolph Emily Stout Hailey Stepanek Carli DiMarco Melanie Carlisle Randa Makeen Michael O’Connell Annie Chan Harshith Potu
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ON THE COVER Our editor fished her wish writing this month’s cover story at the Orvis Fly Fishing School at Pursell Farms in Alabama, one of only two such Orvis schools in the country. Less than three hours drive from BuckHaven. Classes and guided trips at Orvis.com 4
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