Create The Life You Want
By Joia Traver, age 13 Arkansas is a beautiful place with many outdoor activities. The lakes are a big attraction. During the summer, many people rent wakeboards and tubes and head down to the lake. They take the weekend off … Continued
Judy and her husband, Bob Winkelman, are newly retired, Judy from a 30-year banking career in Marion County, and Bob from a 50-year career as a museum exhibit specialist. In addition to thoroughly enjoying their children, grandchildren, and home, they … Continued
Shannon Nachtigal is the Chief Nursing Officer at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She is responsible for 700 staff members, nursing practice, and compliance with nursing standards of care. She is married with 2 daughters, 4 stepchildren, 3 … Continued
Joia Traver and her sister, Tiana (everyone calls her Peeka), learned to swim before they could walk. They swim for the Mountain Home swim team and have competed in the Junior Olympics for three years so far. Joia, 13, grew … Continued
By Trieneke Self It was mid-July, 98 degrees and sticky hot, but I kept working with determination as I gripped my “Arkansas rock bar,” lifting the heavy steel pole as high as I could and aiming at the hard dirt … Continued
Jo Wolf grew up all over the world in an Air Force family, moving every 3 years. She was a medical social worker for 25 years in a large Southern California hospital. She and husband Buzz retired to Mountain Home, … Continued
Trieneke Self is a retired funeral director/after-care provider and is a volunteer grief support group facilitator for Hospice of the Ozarks. In addition to gardening and landscaping, she enjoys handwork, cooking, teaching ladies Sunday School class, serving through Rotary, sewing … Continued
Sarah began her career in graphic design 16 years ago at AY Magazine, a regional publication, based in Little Rock as their Creative Director after graduating from Eastern New Mexico University with her BFA in Graphic Design. After seven years … Continued
By Janet Wood | Photo courtesy of Janet Wood My entire life has been wrapped up in sports and nature. As a child, I spent an enormous amount of time playing basketball (our dirt court was as hard as concrete … Continued
Irene is a jewelry artisan who creates original hand-beaded, nature-inspired jewelry from vintage beads, Swarovski crystals, lampwork beads, and her own handmade precious metal clay beads. She started beading as a way to relax after work as a computer analyst … Continued