Grand Cities Woman Volume 3 Issue 6

COMPLIMENTARY

Volume 3, Issue 6 December 2014 | January 2015

The Valley is Alive with the Sound of Music!

Arioso Music Academy

Congratulations to the Safe Kids Grand Forks

Cutest Baby Contest

This contest was held in conjunction with the Safe Kids Grand Forks Tummy to Toddler Expo held on October 12. Liam is the son of Michelle and Carson Robinson of Grand Forks.

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Grand Cities

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Publisher Girl on Fire Publishing Managing Editor/Ad Sales Autumn Graber (701) 261-2692 grandcitieswoman@live.com

Advertising Sales Mary Glessner

(701) 330-3150 gcwmagazine@gmail.com

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Read about an area new home construction project. Get design inspiration for your home and learn about the area business that made it possible.

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Please call ahead to confirm events. Promote your February and March community events by sending information to grandcitieswoman@live.com or calling Autumn at (701) 261-2692 by January 1, 2015.

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Altru’s Rehab Autism Diagnostic Clinic 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Altru Rehabilitation Center One in 88 children are diagnosed with autism.

Early detection contributes to more effective treatment while decreasing the likelihood of developmental problems later in life. Altru will hold Rehab Autism Diagnostic clinics throughout the year to focus on early identification and intervention of autism in children. Parents who have concerns regarding a child’s development have access to the autism screening clinic at no cost.

For more information, call 701-780-2481.

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Truyu Holiday Event 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate the season, enjoy a night out, and complete your holiday shopping with Truyu. For additional details on this event and more, find Truyu Aesthetic Center on Facebook.

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Downtown Holiday Ladies Night 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Visit True Colors in downtown Grand Forks and other downtown businesses for holiday promotions.

Candlelight Memorial Service 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Altru Hospital Main Lobby Sponsored by Wings of Hope Infant and Child Bereavement Program and Altru Alliance, this service is dedicated to all babies who have died before or shortly after birth, or in early childhood.

Ornaments will be placed on a tree in Altru Hospital’s lobby.

Scandinavian Holiday Open House Velkommen, downtown Grand Forks 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This day marks Grand Forks 29th annual Scandinavian Holiday Open House. Here’s your chance to learn to make and sample Scandinavian almond cake and the new Swedish pepparkakor cake. In addition, Uff Da Chips will be available.

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Child Passenger Safety Made Simple 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Rydell GM Auto Center, 2700 South Washington This class is for expectant parents or those of newborn babies. If you have already purchased a car seat, bring it along for hands-on training on how to properly install the car seat into your vehicle. For more information and to register, please call 701-780-5179.

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Car Seat Checkup 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Rydell GM Auto Center, 2700 South Washington Stop by and make sure your children have a safe ride. For more information, contact Safe Kids Grand Forks at 701-780-1489 or go to www. safekidsgf.com.

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A resale shop featuring brand name fashions from Chicos to the Buckle, along with your favorite new boutique brands, and unique gift items.

6 S 3rd St., Downtown Grand Forks, ND 701-795-5660 www.truecolorsconsignment.com

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Food Allergy Support Group 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Choice Health & Fitness Food allergies are on the rise. Since 1997, there’s been a 50 percent increase in the number of children with food allergies; now, 1 in 13 children deal with them. Food allergies can affect people at any age and can cause serious life-threatening reactions. If you or a loved one live with food allergies, join Altru allergist Dr. Fatima Khan for a monthly Food Allergy Support Group to connect with and learn from others who deal with food allergies. This group is free and open to families/ individuals who have been diagnosed with lifethreatening food allergies. For more information, call 701-780-6400.

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Affordable Care Act: Finding Healthcare Coverage for Patients 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Altru Rehabilitation Center The Affordable Care Act was established to help make access to healthcare coverage more widely available and affordable for individuals and their families. However, it can be difficult to navigate the wide variety of different options that are available. Altru Health System is here to help. Our HERO (Healthcare Eligibility Resource Options) program provides services to screen uninsured and underinsured patients for any healthcare coverage that is potentially available through local, government, and internal programs. Certified application counselors are able to explain the process every step of the way.

Enrollees should bring financial information (tax return, pay stub, W-2) and an identification card.

Scandinavian Inspirations: For Home and Holidays Velkommen, downtown Grand Forks 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays Heritage visions, verse and the wonderful sound of music return for the 29th year. View new mixed media featuring their methods, their design work of functional art and walk away with a gift—gifts you will love giving to others but equally love to spoil yourself with. For more information, call 701775-8482.

Twin Forks Chorus Christmas Show 4:00 p.m.

East Grand Forks High School Performing Arts Center Please join us for our annual celebration of the season. Bring a non-perishable food item in exchange for the cost of admission. Visit us at www. twinforkschorus.org for more information.

Healthy and Fit Kids and Families 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sanny and Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention and Genetics Need a fresh perspective on child and family health? Join this fun and free introductory session.

For more information, call the Sanny & Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention & Genetics at 701-732-7620.

Holiday Open House Frandsen Bank During Business Hours Visit us at one of our three locations for our Holiday Open House. Frandsen Bank is located in Grand Forks on 1616 S Washington Street and 2755 10th Ave. N, or in East Grand Forks at 1413 Central Ave. NW.

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Free Sleep Apnea Screening 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Altru’s Sleep Center (located within Altru Specialty Center) Do you sleep well, or is it interrupted by waking throughout the night? Sleep apnea occurs when people momentarily stop breathing while asleep.

Snorting and excessive daytime sleepiness are common symptoms. If not treated, sleep apnea can result in heart attacks, strokes, impotency, or other problems. A quick screening can help to diagnose sleep apnea. Stop by for your free screening, which is available for ages 5 through adult. For more information, call 701-780-5484 or go to altru. org/sleepcenter.

Don Adler Concert 7:30 p.m.

Muiderman Theater, Thompson Tickets for this event are $20.

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Goal Setting for Success trainND Northeast located at Job Service ND, 1501 28th Ave S., Grand Forks 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Goal Setting for Success explains what makes a goal attainable and how to avoid common mistakes when creating achievable goals. This course helps you discover SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) when setting goals and identifying an outcome strategy. You will also learn how to develop a matrix for measurable success and practice writing measurable objectives. Most important, you will have an opportunity to set your goals into action and discover how to monitor your progress. Additionally, we’ll show you how to deal with changes in goals so you can move forward for success. The cost is $125 per person. For more information and to register, call 1-800-443-1313 ext.

21578 or go to www.lrsc.edu/workforce.

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Survivors of Suicide Support Group 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Altru Psychiatry Center Offered by Altru’s TEARS Suicide Prevention Project, this group aims to bring together those who have experienced suicide loss to help them know that they are not alone. Come share your stories or simply listen to others. Many of the feelings you’re experiencing are not unique but are shared with others in your circumstances. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month. For more information, please contact Mike Dewald at 701-780-3451, Sandy Kovar at 701-780-2379, or send an email to TEARS@altru.org.

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Child Passenger Safety Made Simple 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Rydell GM Auto Center, 2700 South Washington This class is for expectant parents or those of newborn babies. If you have already purchased a car seat, bring it along for hands-on training on how to properly install the car seat into your vehicle.

For more information and to register, please call 701-780-5179.

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Resolving Workplace Conflict trainND Northeast located at Job Service ND, 1501 28th Ave S., Grand Forks 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Resolving Workplace Conflict teaches leaders how to recognize the signs of escalating conflict and take appropriate action to minimize damage.

Leaders are introduced to two resolution tactics—coach and mediate, where you first practice using the Interaction Essentials to coach and then mediate to resolve a conflict. Prerequisite: Communicating for Leadership Success. The cost is $169 per person. For more information and to register, call 1-800-443-1313 ext. 21578 or go to www.lrsc. edu/workforce.

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Altru’s Rehab Autism Diagnostic Clinic 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Altru Rehabilitation Center One in 88 children are diagnosed with autism. Early detection contributes to more effective treatment while decreasing the likelihood of developmental problems later in life. Altru will hold Rehab Autism Diagnostic clinics throughout 2014 to focus on early identification and intervention of autism in children.

Parents who have concerns regarding a child’s development have access to the autism screening clinic at no cost. For more information, call 701-7802481.

Healthy and Fit Kids and Families 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sanny and Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention and Genetics Need a fresh perspective on child and family health? Join this fun and free introductory session.

For more information, call the Sanny & Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention & Genetics at 701-732-7620.

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Dr. Stacy Hallgren

Helping you perform your

best.

Pregnant?

Chiropractic care can help with pregnancy pain as well as promote an easier birth.

Don't wait, call today!

701-732-2888 4350 South Washington Suite 100 Grand Forks, ND

Affordable Care Act: Finding Healthcare Coverage for Patients 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Altru Business Center The Affordable Care Act was established to help make access to healthcare coverage more widely available and affordable for individuals and their families. However, it can be difficult to navigate the wide variety of different options that are available. Altru Health System is here to help. Our HERO (Healthcare Eligibility Resource Options) program provides services to screen uninsured and underinsured patients for any healthcare coverage that is potentially available through local, government, and internal programs. Certified application counselors are able to explain the process every step of the way. Enrollees should bring financial information (tax return, pay stub, W-2) and an identification card.

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Driving Change trainND Northeast located at Job Service ND, 1501 28th Ave S., Grand Forks 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In today’s complex and competitive environment, it’s no surprise that 70 percent of workplace change initiatives fail. For workplace change initiatives to be successful, organizations need leaders who are able to turn resistance into commitment and inspire team members to take ownership of change. Driving Change provides the tools and resources that leaders need to accelerate the process of implementing change with their team members and to create an agile work environment where people are more open to change. Prerequisite: Communicating for Leadership Success. The cost is $169 per person. For more information and to register, call 1-800-443-1313 ext. 21578 or go to www.lrsc.edu/workforce.

M-F 9-5 Sat 9-2 Under The Flags Downtown on Third

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Find these items and more through local retailers. When purchasing an item that you’ve seen in our shopping guide, make sure you tell them that you saw it in Grand Cities Woman.

Claims that products make in the Grand Cities Woman Shopping Guide are of product manufactures’ and not of Grand Cities Woman or Girl on Fire Publishing.

Truyu at Choice

Velkommen

This six piece Mini Marvelous Moxi Lip Collection and other Bare Minerals Holiday kits are available at Truyu at Choice. Find their ad on page 15.

Get ready to whip up some tasty rosette/timbale treats with this essential 7-piece boxed set for creating these Norwegian holiday staples. Cast aluminum with wood handle. Recipes and instructions included from the area’s #1 Scandinavian resource, Velkommen downtown Grand Forks. See their ad on page 5. $39.95 Limited Supply

True Colors

Write your notes in style with these decorative notepads from True Colors. See their ad on page 4.

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Lifetime Vision Center

Kate Spade New York - Protect your eyes with stylish sunglasses from Kate Spade. Gold tone logos lend a signature accent to the temples of retro sunglasses with classic style.

Polarized lenses. Available at Lifetime Vision Center. See their ad on page 13.

Truyu

Looking for a gift idea? Gift the gift of beautiful skin with a Clarisonic! Available at all Truyu locations. See their ad on page 15.

Day Dreams Specialties DayDreams Specialties is your resource for all your personalized gifts this holiday season.

See their ad on page 15.

True Colors

A wish is a powerful thing. It tells you where your heart is. It speaks of what truly matters. And, more often than you might realize, a wish has a way of becoming your future. The Wish book is a beautiful reminder to welcome the extraordinary every day. This elegant book makes a perfect gift for a graduation, a promotion, the holidays, or for any new beginning or hopeful occasion.

This book and many others are available at True Colors. See their ad on page 4.

Lifetime Vision Center

Bold, contemporary eyewear from OGI is available at Lifetime Vision Center. See their ad on page 13.

Sublime Aesthetic Professionals

Sublime Aesthetic Professionals

In addition to being paraben free, gluten free and 100% vegan, all of the Norvell products available at Sublime Aesthetic Professionals contain our signature Natural Actives Sunless Complex™ — a proprietary blend of natural ingredients combined together to optimize, build, and extend sunless tanning results like never before. See their ad on page 24.

The Vectus® Laser service available at Sublime Aesthetic Professionals is a dedicated, reliable, and powerful solution for high-volume hair removal. It allows aesthetic practitioners to easily treat the large and growing population of people seeking a fast, permanent way to remove unwanted hair.

See their ad on page 24.

Day Dreams Specialties DayDreams Specialties is your resource for all your personalized gifts this holiday season.

See their ad on page 15.

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Sublime Aesthetic Professionals

Achieve an ultra modern, jewel-like gloss that glides on smoothly and shines brilliantly. Propel/repel crayon component ensures ease of application for lips.

Vitamins C & E condition lips while providing antioxidant protection against environmental aggressors. Pick up your private label Sublime makeup at Sublime Aesthetic Professionals. See their ad on page 24.

Sublime Aesthetic Professionals

For a limited time during the holidays, purchase $100 Sublime Gift Card and receive a complimentary $20 Gift Card for yourself! See their ad on page 24.

Day Dreams Specialties

Customize a clock with your favorite team logo or make one for your business from Day Dreams Specialties. See their ad on page 15.

Day Dreams Specialties DayDreams Specialties is your resource for all your personalized gifts this holiday season.

See their ad on page 15.

Velkommen

Lifetime Vision Center

eyebobs® are not your run-of-the-mill, drugstore cheaters. Handmade readers with durable Italian plastics, quality ophthalmic lenses and state of the art metals. Express your personality and make a statement with eyebobs®. Available at Lifetime Vision Center. See their ad on page 13.

Here’s to more functional design with this cleverly detailed and joyful God Yul (Merry Christmas) 15” greeting sign inspired by the fold painting traditions of Scandinavia; for indoor use with a pre-drilled hole for mounting.

This and other innovative holiday trims and gifts are available from the area’s #1 Scandinavian resource, Velkommen, downtown Grand Forks. $59.00 limited supply/limited time

True Colors

Open a card whenever you need to. These pop open cards each have a different message. This great stocking stuffer idea is available at True Colors. See their ad on page 4.

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True Colors

Find this beautiful green leather Michael Kors handbag and wallet at True Colors. See their ad on page 4.

Sterling Carpet One

Find one of a kind, elegant lighting in the showroom at Sterling Carpet One in Grand Forks.

See their ad on page 19.

Truyu on Demers

Results Now. Results Forever. Looking for a treatment that can slow down the aging clock? Forever Young BBL functionally rejuvenates skin and delays skin aging. Available at Truyu on DeMers.

See their ad on page 15.

Rilos and Mimi

This children’s hooded bath towel is available at Boots and Heels in Devils Lake or online at www.etsy.com/ shop/RilosAndMiMi.

Lifetime Vision Center

Velkommen

Bold, contemporary eyewear from OGI is available at Lifetime Vision Center. See their ad on page 13.

Ready. Set. Gift. We spotted this eye-catching porcelain serving bowl ideal for salad or mashed potatoes from the Sagaform design group in Sweden. Crisp white glaze on the outside and vibrant red on the inside will surely brighten up someone’s smorgasboard table. It even comes with a heart motif wooden spoon. Wishing you a very warm welcome to the wonderful world of Sagaform found exclusively at Velkommen, downtown Grand Forks. See their ad on page 5. $79.00 boxed 2 piece set

Amish Gallery

Give the gift of time with this Harmon wall clock from the Amish Gallery. See their ad on page 17.

Truyu at Choice

Get your bling on this holiday season with the OPI Gwen Stefani color collection at Truyu at Choice. Find their ad on page 15.

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Written by Christy Remmick During the holidays, it’s fun to do some crafting with your kids; whether you use the items for your own decorations or give them as gifts to friends and family. The following are creative holiday crafts that you can enjoy with your kids.

Christmas Bird Feeder Ornaments Materials Needed • ¾ cup birdseed

Ribbon Christmas Tree

• ¼ cup water

Materials Needed

• 1 small envelope of Knox gelatin

• Sticks (approximately 8-inches long) or popsicle sticks

• Ribbon, twine, or string

• Scissors

• Cooking spray

• Assorted colors of ribbon (approximately 5)

• Wax paper

Directions

1. Cut your ribbon or string to desired length and tie in a loop with a knot.

1. Cut 16 pieces of ribbon in 7-inch strips.

2. Tie the ribbon around the sticks using a basic knot.

• Cookie cutters or Mason jar lids

Directions

2. Mix together the envelope of gelatin with ¼ cup of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly until the gelatin is dissolved.

3. Once all the ribbon is tied, lay the tree flat on the table and cut the ribbon in a triangle shape for the tree.

3. Remove from heat and let cool for a couple minutes; stir in the birdseed.

4. Cut an additional 9-inch piece of ribbon and tie to the top of the tree for hanging.

5. Fill each cookie cutter half way with the birdseed mixture.

Clothes Pin Holiday Surprises

4. Place the cookie cutters or lids on wax paper; spray with cooking spray.

6. Place your ribbon or string in the center of the cookie cutter.

7. Fill in with remaining birdseed mixture, covering the ribbon.

Materials Needed

8. Push the birdseed mixture evenly into the cookie cutter until it’s full.

• Colored construction paper

9. Allow the bird feeders to dry overnight.

• Clothes pins

10. Carefully push the feeders out of your cookie cutters.

• Glue • Scissors • Small popsicle sticks or markers Directions 1. Create a fun holiday shape with construction paper such as a present, Christmas tree, or stocking.

2. Cut the shape in two pieces.

3. Glue the shape’s bottom piece to the front bottom of the clothes pin (on the fastener end, just below the joint).

4. On the same side of the clothes pin, glue the shape’s top piece to the front top of the clothes pin (on the open end, just above the joint).

5. Decorate a small piece of construction paper for the inside of the shape with stickers or markers.

6. Glue the inside piece if the back bottom of the clothes pin.

7. Let the piece completely dry before opening and closing the clothes pin.

Christy Remmick | Writer Christy is a stay-at-home mom with three children: Hunter (6) and twin daughters Riley and Emersyn (3). Christy also runs a blog and online shop called Rilos & MiMi (rilosandmimi.com), which are the nicknames that her son Hunter gave her twins daughters when they were babies. Christy graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in Communications. She grew up in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada and first came to Devils Lake to play volleyball at Lake Region State College. Christy married Robert, who grew up in Devils Lake, and 11 years after meeting each other, they moved back to Devils Lake to raise their family. Christy keeps busy by thinking of fun, creative ways to spend time with the kids and with sewing and writing for her online shop and blog. To keep sane, she also enjoys gardening, running, and travelling.

If you would like to become a contributor to Grand Cities Woman, please contact us via email at grandcitieswoman@live.com or call us at 701-261-2692. We are currently searching for experts in their industry to submit articles relevant to women in our area.

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Solutions for all

your workforce needs!

Written by Betsy Waldo Christmas is just around the corner, and soon it will be time to start your winter decorating. I love Do-It-Yourself projects and sharing them with others. The following is a quick and easy Christmas decoration for creating a Christmas rag ball.

Supplies: Styrofoam balls Cotton Fabric (a one-quarter yard piece will cover at least 5 balls) Scissors Glue

Instructions: 1. Cut strips that measure approximately 12 inches long by a ½ inch wide.

2. Glue the end of the first strip to the ball and wrap the fabric around the ball; then, grab a new fabric strip, apply glue to the end, and wrap. Continue wrapping strips until the ball is completely covered in fabric.

You have now succeeded in covering your first decorative ball!

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Writer | Betsy Waldo Betsey Waldo is all about home dĂŠcor, interior redesign, and furniture repurposing. She specializes in refurbishing furniture, re-purposing vintagefound items, taking on do-it-yourself projects, and interior decorating on a budget. Betsey owns Truly Yours, a home-based business in Devils Lake.

If you would like to become a contributor to Grand Cities Woman, please contact us via email at grandcitieswoman@live.com or call us at 701-261-2692. We are currently searching for experts in their industry to submit articles relevant to women in our area.

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Ways to be Charitable

This Holiday Season

Written by Stephanie DeJean

This holiday season, as I reflect on the things that are important to me and those that I’m thankful for, I’m inspired to look for ways I can be more charitable. When I focus on fulfilling my wants versus my needs, it’s easy to lose sight of being generous, appreciative, and kind. When I take the time to focus my energy on these values, without fail, life becomes more joyful and peaceful.

acting in a theater production, or assembling a gift basket for a silent auction. Be creative with your unique talents!

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Get in shape and support a cause. Winter makes it easy for us to go into “hibernation” mode. Break out of your rut by signing up for a bike race, marathon, triathlon, or 5k walk that benefits a cause you’re passionate about. With so many different events popping up around town, it’s easy to find one that’s the right fit for you. Training for a race to support something you care about will give you extra motivation, while raising money to do good.

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Instead of buying gifts, donate. What do you buy for the person who has everything? They don’t need another ugly holiday sweater. Why not make a donation in their honor?

Many nonprofits will send a letter to your loved one notifying them of your gift. If this is not a service the nonprofit offers, consider making a gift and explaining it to your loved one in a thoughtfully written card. Spreading some holiday cheer in their name should put a smile on their face.

The following are a few ideas for how we can all do more to meet the needs of others this holiday: 1.

Donate to your favorite organization. This might be the most obvious way to be generous. The old adage that “every bit counts” really does mean something when you consider some of the amazing philanthropic work being done throughout the Grand Cities. If you don’t have one cause that’s close to your heart, consider researching to find a cause that you are passionate about supporting. For an even more direct impact in your community, you might want to donate to a local organization where your money will be used to improve the lives of family, friends, and neighbors.

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Ask a local nonprofit how you can help. If you don’t have the means to make a cash donation, there are plenty of ways to help that don’t involve money. Volunteer your time to help your local hospital or food bank. Join a committee to put on a fundraising event. Donate things around your house that you don’t use any more. There are hundreds of ways you can help—just ask how.

Whether it’s your time, talent, or treasure, giving back can be done in big or small ways.

This holiday, my husband and I will make a donation to Altru’s Camp Good Mourning in honor of our loved ones (sorry to ruin the surprise, Mom!).

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Use your talents to benefit others. Do you have a knack for knitting or quilting? Donate some of your work to a local homeless shelter or cancer center. Using your talents to keep others warm this winter will no doubt be appreciated. If knitting isn’t for you, consider coaching a kids’ sports team,

I challenge you to put some of your energy into being charitable this holiday season. You might be surprised at how much you get back in return. [GCW]

Stephanie DeJean | Writer Stephanie grew up in Burnsville, MN and moved to Grand Forks in 2012. Although she completed her bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Minnesota, she found her career in philanthropy as the client communications director of Altru Health Foundation. When she’s not doing fundraising for patient care, she enjoys volunteering at St. Michael’s parish, reading magazines, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Tony, and English bulldog, Lucy.

If you would like to become a contributor to Grand Cities Woman, please contact us via email at grandcitieswoman@live.com or call us at 701-261-2692. We are currently searching for experts in their industry to submit articles relevant to women in our area.

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Lifelong Learning:

A Family Affair with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Submitted Learning is driven as much by nurture as by nature.

That’s Lori Swinney’s perspective.

Director of the UND Center for Instructional & Learning Technologies, Swinney holds a PhD from UND and is an active Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) learner, along with her mother, Maxine Rasmussen, who holds a PhD in counseling psychology. Swinney shares that she grew up in a learning-supportive environment. Her dad, a chemical engineer, started his own fertilizer and chemical business, where Swinney worked for 20 years before returning to her original love: teaching and learning (though, she still does the bookkeeping for her mother’s business).

Swinney and her mother don’t just learn together.

“For years, we also taught communication classes to young people who wanted to get married,” said Swinney, whose work for her master’s degree included designing a curriculum for her mother’s online Intro to Psychology course at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

“I learned about how to engage learners and all about content delivery, and how to teach with technology,” she said.

Once she was done taking the free classes to get her advanced degrees, Swinney turned—with her mom—to OLLI. “She and I both love to do that,” she said. “We both love learning.”

Learn more about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UND by going to http://und.edu/olli. [GCW]

“We’ve also done workshops on creativity, and [courses on] working with difficult children,” she said.

When OLLI came along, Lori and Maxine joined immediately.

“My mom and I took the first course together,” Swinney said. “It’s one of the things that I love most about UND: it’s having close access to lectures and special programs such as OLLI.” “Learning is a quest I have always followed,” Maxine said. “I like filling up space in my mind with new ideas and concepts; it is exciting.”

Since then, it’s been an ongoing interest.

“We love the environment,” Swinney said. “For example, we took two history courses during the same semester that were taught by historians Hans Broedel and Bill Caraher—Hans about witchcraft and the Middle Ages, and Bill about the fall of the Roman Empire. They worked very well together; they were both very engaging.”

“Learning is where it happens,” Swinney says, “and it’s not always [done in] a classroom.”

“When I was working with my dad in the feed and fertilizer business, when we did a lot of deliveries to farms, I learned a lot of things about animals that I didn’t know,” Swinney said. “For example, I learned what ‘settled’ means—when you say a cow is settled, it means she is pregnant.”

When Swinney came back to UND, she started taking advantage of the policy of one free course per semester—it’s how she got through her master’s and PhD programs. girlonfireonline.com

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Women in Business Profile

Q A &

with Dr. Stacy Hallgren from Performance Chiropractic

What is the history of your business? “Performance Chiropractic came to life in 2007, shortly after my graduation from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA. We moved to our current location in 2008 and were able to expand services in 2012 by remodeling the space and adding another chiropractor.”

What specialized services do you provide? “I help patients of all ages with the typical chiropractic conditions (i.e. neck pain, headaches, and back pain) but also have post-graduate training that especially helps women through pregnancy, infants, and children whose parents recognize how helpful chiropractic care can be for their growth and potential as well as children that require more comprehensive care to help with conditions like ADD, ADHD, Autism, and other spectrum disorders or neurologic delays.

The specific training I have completed to help these patients includes the Webster Technique, which can be hugely helpful when trying to conservatively address issues with pregnancy such as breach presentation.

My work with M.A.P.S. (previously D.A.N.) has helped provide parents with alternative options to helping children with ADD, ADHD, Autism, and other spectrum disorders.

Additionally, I have post graduate training in chiropractic management of extremity problems, which can be life changing for those that are elite athletes or hairstylists and anyone in between that suffers from injury or chronic symptoms in the shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands, hips, knees, ankles, and feet.”

What is the one thing women should consider when contemplating chiropractic care? Either as athletes, general care, or while being pregnant? “Chiropractic works. Chiropractic is safe and effective. Chiropractic is the largest, drugless, natural healing profession in the world. Chiropractic is a health care profession that emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. If you have concerns or have previously had a poor experience, then it could be as simple as finding the right fit.

It is important to find a chiropractor who listens to you and helps you understand how to meet your health goals. You should trust that [he or she] has your best interests in mind. If you have previously had a poor experience and are hesitant to see another chiropractor, consider this analogy: most of us have had a haircut or style that we didn’t like, but we didn’t give up on the idea of having our hair cut or styled because of a bad 14 girlonfireonline.com december 2014/january 2015

experience. It is likely you either asked the stylist to do something different next time or you went somewhere else. Giving up on chiropractic after a bad experience might be the reason you still suffer with the same symptoms or health problems. No one should let a bad experience ruin future opportunities with your hair or your health!”

How do pregnant women most benefit from chiropractic care in your office? “A chiropractor can help with the aches and pains as a woman’s posture changes during pregnancy. As the body changes during pregnancy, the head, spine, and pelvis can become biomechanically stressed—leading to headaches, neck, and back pain. Chiropractic care provides gentle and effective treatment without medication. Finding a drug-free treatment alternative is becoming more and more important as we continue to learn how medications—even common over-the-counter drugs—can have a negative impact on the baby.

Chiropractic care during pregnancy focuses on balancing the woman’s pelvis, which helps reduce unwanted stress to the uterus and the supporting ligaments.”

What is some advice you would have for someone who has never seen a chiropractor? “Similar to my advice to women considering chiropractic care: chiropractic works. Chiropractic is safe and effective. Chiropractic is the largest, drugless, natural healing profession in the world. Chiropractic is a health care profession that emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. If you are hesitant about chiropractic and have never had a chiropractic adjustment before, then make sure your chiropractor understands your concerns and can offer multiple treatment options to help address your concerns. You may have symptoms like headaches, neck or back pain, but many people choose to see the chiropractor to help improve their overall health and their life.”

Can children benefit from chiropractic care? “It isn’t a secret in our office that children are some of our favorite patients. Most children come to our office for reasons different [from] our adult patients. Some see us for wellness care that helps improve their quality of life as they grow because their parents value the benefits of conservative preventive care. Others might have symptoms similar to adults, [such as] aches or pains, after a fall or other playtime accidents that all kids experience from time-to-time, but what is great is that they respond so quickly and are back to their normal selves.

We also help families with children who suffer with developmental disorders like ADHD, Autism, and other spectrum disorders. We are increasingly seeing that families are looking for conservative alternatives to help improve their quality of life.

With very young children, we help our newborn and infant patients struggling with things like digestive issues, colic, torticollis, ear infections, and even cases of difficulty with nursing.”

Any additional information about your business that you want readers to know? “We have 2 chiropractors and offer a variety of treatment options for multiple health conditions and help people without symptoms improve their overall health. We are happy to consult with anyone that has questions about chiropractic and how it might be able to help them. Anyone with questions or interest in learning more about us can find our website www.PerformanceChiropracticND.com, on Facebook www.facebook. com/PerformanceChiropracticND, or call 701-732-2888 anytime with questions. We are located on South Washington across from Choice Health & Fitness and see patients Monday through Friday.”

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If you are anything like me, this time of year is one of longing and excitement. I find myself glancing out the frosted window panes, fondly thinking of warm memories of past holiday seasons. My mind is filled with this mini motion picture of my family laughing and sitting around the kitchen counter, oversized snowflakes dusting the deck outside the patio door, freshly baked cookies stacked neatly in the little tins by the fridge, and my little nieces and nephews providing us with endless laughter as we cook our family dinner. These are precious moments; ones we should protect. And, there are small, easy, everyday choices we can make to help ensure that our families stay safe all through the upcoming holidays while still preserving those moments.

Cooking and baking are great ways to spend time with your family during these cold winter months. That being said, the kitchen can pose various threats to your children’s safety. Thankfully, a few simple choices can help prevent harm from happening.

First, if you have young children, don’t carry or hold them while you are working at the stove. Instead, bring a highchair into the kitchen and seat them safely inside it.

This way, they can see what you are doing, and will provide a way for you to talk with them. You can use this time to build your relationship, talk with them about the food you are cooking, or educate them on how to be safe in the kitchen.

Little ones have a remarkable talent—or rather an affinity—for stretching their little fingers to grab things off of tables, counters, and stoves. This can be extra hazardous

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in the kitchen where hot food and pans are often found. Simply keeping all hot food or beverage items toward the middle of the counter, as opposed to the edge, and using the back burners when heating something up on the stove can go a long way.

For those of you who own gas-powered stoves, the knobs are likely on the front and down by the oven door. Unfortunately,

Carma Hanson, MS, RN, Safe Kids Grand Forks/Altru Health System Coordinator | Writer Safe Kids Grand Forks is an injury prevention coalition whose mission is to prevent unintentional injuries and death to children.

Altru Health System is proud to serve as the lead agency for Safe Kids Grand Forks. To learn more about our program or for other safety tips, go to our website at www.safekidsgf.com or “like” us on Facebook at Safe Kids Grand Forks. You can also send an email to safekids@altru.org. Safe Kids Grand Forks is keeping kids safe at home, at school, at play, and on the way!

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those knobs can be quite tempting to your little one. One way to keep your child safe is to remove the knobs and store them in a safe place. This will keep the temptation at bay and also eliminate a dangerous fire hazard.

Toys. Playing with our kids is another great way to nurture family relationships and create moments that will be treasured by our children for years to come. It is during this

time of the year that our kids will receive new toys from us, other relatives, or friends. There are so many types of toys and various manufacturers that it can be an overwhelming task in determining what brands or toys you can trust.

An easy first step in protecting your child is to read the packaging before you purchase a toy. It is always a good idea to acknowledge the age range given by the manufacturer, because it can give you direction on whether it is an “okay” purchase for your particular child. In addition, make a practice of reading all the warning labels and instructions. You want to be 100 percent comfortable with the toy before you let your child play with it. Sometimes, you might not be comfortable with a toy, or you might want your children to get a little older before they handle a specific toy. That is perfectly all right; trust your instincts.

Once you open the package, look over the contents. If you have young children, be sure to check the product for small parts that could present choking hazards.

One thing to remember is that if you have an older child who received a game with small pieces, he or she should store them in a separate location and place where younger kids cannot access them.

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After you take these initial precautions and have approved the toys for use, take the initiative to keep informed about product recalls. This is something that Safe Kids can help you with. Notices are sent out twice a month, listing recalls for child-specific items. You can sign up to receive these notices by clicking on our Links tab at www. safekidsgf.com. This is a great way to simplify your life!

One aspect of product safety that you may not initially consider is battery safety. Kids use their mouths to discover the world around them; therefore, they will lick or taste most anything. In the United States, every three hours a child is seen in the ER after swallowing a button battery, and the number of battery-related deaths has gone up by a factor of nine over the past decade. If you have any reason to suspect that your child might have ingested a battery, seek medical attention immediately. Unlike a coin, which can be allowed to pass through the intestinal tract, a button battery needs to be taken out within two to three hours of ingestion. A chemical reaction occurs wherein the battery can burn holes in the intestinal tract. Even if you have the tiniest amount of doubt, it is still a legitimate reason to seek the help of a medical professional.

The best thing to do is to avoid these terrible situations in the first place. Thankfully, there are some simple measures you can take to help reduce your children’s risk for battery-related injuries or fatalities:

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Keep all coin lithium battery-operated products out of children’s sight and mind. Examples of these items include: singing greeting cards, key fobs, remote controls, watches, garage door openers, digital thermometers, and t-light candles.

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Make sure all your loose/unused batteries are stowed away and out of reach of your kids.

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Place duct tape over the battery’s location on all devices.

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Decorations. I love the smell of Christmas trees, the sparkling of Christmas lights, and the smell of candles. If you are anything like me, and as you put up your Christmas decorations, or when you take them down and replace them with those fun streamers, party hats, and kazoos for New Year’s, remember to check these decorations to ensure that they are child friendly.

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You and your family can do the following to help better prepare yourselves for the festivities of December and January: •

When decorating your Christmas tree, be sure to keep all heavy, breakable, or ornaments with metal hooks higher up on the tree and out of the reach of younger children. You can have your older kids help by showing them which items should go where on the tree.

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Remember to not overload your outlets, power strips, or extension cords with more devices than they were intended to handle.

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If you light candles this winter, be sure to keep them in the room with you; and, do not leave them lit after you go to bed. Also, all lit candles need to be kept 12 inches away from all other items to prevent fires from occurring.

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Keep heavier decorations far enough in on your counters, tables, and mantels so that they are not likely to fall or be pulled down onto your child.

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For those party favors given out at Christmas and New Year’s, make sure they are childfriendly and instruct your children on how to properly use them.

I hope that you are having a great start to the holiday season, and that you now feel better equipped to protect your children over these next couple of months. We at Safe Kids Grand Forks wish all the Grand Cities Woman readers a blessed end of 2014 and great beginning to 2015. For more information on childhood injuries safety, contact us at Altru Health System, the lead agency for Safe Kids Grand Forks: safekids@altru.org or by calling 701-780-1489.

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Robin Riveland

The Valley is Alive with the Sound of Music!

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The saying goes: “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Not many people are that fortunate, but it appears that Robin Riveland, owner of Arioso Music Academy in Grand Forks, has hit the right note.

“It’s not about the money but about helping my students find a joy in music as well as a discipline,” says Riveland.

Sitting in Arioso and listening to the classes and the one-on-one with students, an outsider would believe that Riveland had parents who encouraged her from day one, decades worth of performing under her belt, and natural talent oozing from her.

Truth is, she wanted to play the flute starting in fifth grade. A teacher who took payment for lessons but never showed up to teach Riveland may have set in motion a path to a passion, at that time, not yet tapped.

Riveland practiced on her own, but with no success. Her parents later returned her flute, but they could not silence her passion.

“I never gave up the desire [to play the flute], but I truly never received the opportunity because no one understood that I didn’t get it and I was ashamed to ask for help. Music is not an easy language to learn.”

Years later, her oldest daughter Ashley was diagnosed with status epilepticus, a seizure disorder where the brain never stops seizing. Additionally, she was diagnosed with simple partial seizures that would secondarily generalize, meaning she would have “grand mal” seizures that would last over 45 minutes. The seizures left her with some brain damage. She needed therapy. Riveland and her husband decided on music therapy.

“Everyone needs help in some way and everyone learns differently. Sad to say [that] no one curriculum is ever perfect, which is why I became so involved in my own children’s music education.”

Riveland attended the lessons and tried to figure out a way to incorporate it at home. This led to her licensure for early childhood music and she went back to school for sign language.

“I think I was born to teach and maybe that is why things came hard to me. It helped me to be creative and break things down for students.”

In 1998, Riveland and her family moved to Grand Forks. She began teaching Kindermusik at a local music studio, where she eventually became the director. After ten years, the company moved out of the downtown area, so to keep the Kindermusilk classes, she opened Arioso Music Academy. Six years later, there are 15 studios and a full rental, repair, and retail business.

Riveland thinks she has had over one-thousand students over these last 15 years, and she

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revels in their successes. “I get graduation announcements, senior recital notes, and this year, three of five of the students that were semi-finalists for national Honor Scholarships were Kindermusik students before they started school and continued in music.”

One of the hardest parts is when parents don’t see the promise and the wonderful advantages music offers to children. “Practicing music is like cooking. Just boiling the water isn’t enough; you have to put the noodles in, that’s the practice. Perfecting it is putting the seasoning and sauce on.”

And with five children of her own, Riveland has heard every excuse in the book. Now, all of her children not only play multiple instruments, but they also teach. Even Ashley, who wound up graduating with honors, teaches in Bismarck.

“The studio really became, not a second, but a first home for my kids.”

To this day, Riveland’s favorite age range to teach is three to five. “I love to see the excitement each and every time they learn or grasp a new concept or song. Children are amazing and they learn so much; and sometimes the information is over their heads, but given the right light, they can grasp these things.”

Over the years and hundreds of kids, there are a couple that really resonate, and even less that have ever been asked to leave.

Pictured: Robin Riveland at Arioso Music Academy.

“One of the most memorable experiences was a child I had, he was doing so well and was generally a happy person. One day, he came in and just cried. He did it the following week too.”

Riveland sat with this student, rocked him, listened to him, and tried to create a way for him to want to play again. In the end, the boy had such perfect pitch that he couldn’t tolerate listening to his mother practice out of tune, but he wouldn’t tell her. “I shudder to think if we had [become] frustrated or given in to his silence.

Every child needs the patience of his or her teacher to help reach that place where learning is optimal.”

Riding high on caffeine and children’s funny answers to her questions, Riveland appears to take it all in stride; but the studio, the music, and the kids are her family. To miss that note is to misunderstand Arioso as a warm, happy, familyfriendly, patient place where there are many high fives, smiles, hugs, and laughter in an environment that could be harsh and intense. “I treat my students as part of my family because they are important, just like family. Most of my families are so wonderful and dedicated. Parents are doing this because they want something wonderful for their child and they trust me with that.” It’s not a responsibility she takes lightly. [GCW]

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