Never stop doing what makes you happy

ster’s Doodle Bug Play-School for over 15 years before moving on to run the play school at Grace United Church, where she still works today.

“We closed the doors at Doodle Bug for a variety of reasons and I had made a phone call to Lana Lane at Grace United,” she said.

“I knew they had just redone their basement and I had all of this equipment to sell, so I asked if she would be interested in it … her response was ‘yes, and you’re also coming here to work.’”

Haygarth explained not even 48 hours went by before she was employed by the church.

“When I closed the play school, I wasn’t ready to end that chapter in my life. Once the school system started offering free pre-K, it was hard to compete because how do you compete with free?” been involved in every aspect since before we got married. I was involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Now at Grace United, Haygarth spends her days with 110 students Monday through Friday, something she’s truly blessed for.

“I guess the volunteering all started with my mom and dad. They were always involved in the community and volunteered for basically everything they could, and when you grow up in a small town that’s just what you do, everybody pitches in or it doesn’t get done.”

Community involvement and volunteering have also played important roles in Haygarth and her husband’s lives, something they learned from their parents and passed on to their own kids.

“We’ve been a part of the community forever,” she said.

“My husband coached the junior hockey team and we’ve

It was this example that led her and Danny to raise their own kids with the same sense of community.

“This next generation, I think it’s extremely important to instil those values in your kids,” she said, noting she’s also been heavily involved with the Lloydminster Bobcats for years.

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Roughly 32 years ago, Nancy Hippe saw a need for a new canine boarding facility in the Border City, fast forward to the present date and that boarding facility has grown into the Lloydminster Pet Pad Inc., an award-winning business Hippe never imagined possible.

“As a child, I always dreamt of owning a pet store, I just never thought I actually would,” said Hippe.

“I worked for the Battle River School Division with administration and I drove a school bus, and I wanted to do something for myself.

“I’ve always been passionate about pets, so this seemed like a perfect fit.”

Hippe started the Pet Pad as a grooming and boarding facility in December 1990, and it didn’t take long for her to also get into the