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BIG TENT! 507.387.3454 236531A 16 50 59 12 contents Publisher • 2014 New Century Press {{ august } Chief Operating Officer Jim Hensley 8 General Manager Lisa Miller GO Managing Editor Spaces.................................................................20 Eileen Madsen A Taste of the River Valley . 24 [email protected] You CAN Pack Light ....................................................30 Fun, Festivals & Frolics..................................................46 Sales Manager Natasha Weis Treasures ..............................................................52 [email protected] BE Sales Team Strut Your Stuff ................................................................ 32 Erin Fritz Ruth Klossner Be Well: Chew on This.......................................................... 36 Tami Leuthold Be Well: The Revival of the IUD ................................................. 39 Deb Moldaschel Be Well: Celiac Disease ......................................................... 41 Chris Zelenka Designer DO Amy Leuthold Breathing New Life into Old Clutter.....................................34 Readers Rave ..........................................................40 River Valley Woman Garden Gal: Powdery Mildew...........................................44 New Ulm & Mankato, MN 507.354.6158 Money Talk: Estimating College Costs...................................48 Good Reads: Rachael Haner . 50 For advertising and editorial contact Good Taste: The Better Brown Bag . 51 information and a list of newsstand locations visit CONNECT rivervalleywoman.com Lather, Rinse, Repeat - Editor’s Column ...........................................6 River Valley Woman is published monthly and Ruthie Johnson - Ready to Embrace Change ......................................8 distributed free in the Minnesota River Valley area. The content used in this magazine is Rebecca Bergman - First Woman President of Gustavus Adolphus . 12 copyright 2014 River Valley Woman and may not be reprinted in part or in whole without Dr. Annette Parker - South Central College President ............................ 14 written consent by the publisher. All articles and Dee Thomas - Retirement from Education Paves Way for New Adventures ....... 16 editorial material represent the opinions of the respective authors. Kathy Blank - Immanuel Lutheran Fixture....................................... 18 The publisher reserves the right to edit, reject, We Connect . .7 or position any advertising. In the event of any What Next? Summer.... School.................................................. 35 error, River Valley Woman will rerun the incor- rect part of the ad or cancel charges on the Connections Business Cards ................................................... 42 incorrect portion. 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POWER BASES BASES · PILLOWS · PILLOWS & &ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES BEDROOM · DINING ROOM ∙ ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLES ∙ HOME THEATER ADJUSTABLE POWER BASES · PILLOWS & ACCESSORIES BEDROOM · DINING ROOM ∙ ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLES ∙ HOME THEATER ADJUSTABLE POWER BASES · PILLOWS & ACCESSORIES NDND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF 2 &ND CHERRY STREETS – DOWNTOWN MANKATO VISIT US AT WWW.EARLJOHNSONFURNITURE.COM & WWW.TCINTERIORS.NET LOCATEDLOCATED AT AT THE THE CORNER CORNER OF OF 2 ND2 & & CHERRY CHERRY STREETS STREETS – –DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN MANKATO MANKATO VISITVISIT US US AT AT WWW.EARLJOHNSONFURNITURE.COM WWW.EARLJOHNSONFURNITURE.COM & & WWW.TCINTERIORS.NET WWW.TCINTERIORS.NET LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF 2 & CHERRY STREETS – DOWNTOWN MANKATO VISIT US AT WWW.EARLJOHNSONFURNITURE.COM & WWW.TCINTERIORS.NET 236602 Lather, Rinse, Repeat by Eileen Madsen, Editor I am not sure what delusional The five women in education we highlight in this issue we know are just Someone,individual, started the rumor that school days a few of many. From women at the helm of their schools, retired teachers are the best days of our lives. If that was the case still keeping their hand in, to one who balances teaching with being a I’m afraid there wouldn’t be a lot to look forward published author, we hope you will again be inspired by their stories. t o a f t e r t h e a g e o r 2 2 o r s o . I t h i n k a n y d a y s can be the best (or worst) days of your life But before we head back to school, let us not forget we still have a month depending upon what makes up the days. of summer left! August is one of my favorite months. It’s a great month for When I was in school, days that included gym fresh produce, sunflowers, lightning bugs and days where the light has a class equaled worst days, art class —best days. curiously pre-fall angle to it that is slightly melancholy and exciting at the It’s all relative. same time. Kind of like the first day of school come to think of it. So with that said, RVW goes back-to-school with August is also a good month for vacations. I have to admit I am not big our education issue. It was a lot harder (like an on vacations that last more than four days. After that I lose interest in algebra test) than we thought choosing our “vacationing.” But nevertheless,