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"When I get out of bed, I appreciate the opportunity to live life as my best self. I am really excited about living my best life!" Stacie Behler grew up in the Detroit area, with her older brother and parents. Dad was an appliance service man; Mom was a dental...
April/May 2018
Meet Morgan Craig. Morgan joined Hudsonville Creamery and Ice Cream as the product development scientist in October 2016. In other words: she's the woman behind the flavors and creamy texture of the iconic West Michigan treat. "How do you get a cool job like that?"...
STACIE BEHLER April/May 2018
I grew up in a family business that focuses on kitchens and baths, so perhaps you might assume that I've redone a bathroom or two in my life. You would be wrong. I only recently took my maiden bathroom-remodel voyage. Being that I was working directly with my...
"I've been around art my whole life," said Cindy Awrey, 2018 Tulip Time® Festival Poster Competition winning artist. Her painting "Together" was selected from a total of 99 works from 47 artists. "My mom was a self-taught artist," Cindy said. "She had this little...
February/March 2018
Nestled along the Thornapple River in Cascade, the "cottagey-modern" home of Dave and Donna Hockstra is warm and welcoming and open. The Hockstras worked with Rock Kauffman Design, a company that breathes new life into old and forgotten homes by reinventing them into...
Sandra Gaddy was born and raised on Detroit's east side. She's a J.W. Finney High School graduate. Her dad was a pastor and a Chrysler autoworker; her mom started a home daycare when she was 7. Sandra is the second child and first girl among three sons and three...
Jeanne LaSargeBono, Metro Executive Director, has been with the American Heart Association for about a year. She works closely with Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties and the broader West Michigan area up to Traverse City, increasing awareness of cardiovascular...