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Mary grew up in Omaha, NE, and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Stephens College. “I was lucky enough to study at a school that allowed the dance majors to also study within the theater program,” she said. “I ended up leaving with a BFA that felt more like a musical theater degree.”
“In the beginning, it took me a while to come to terms with it. I got diagnosed, and I remember laying in bed and thinking about how I didn’t want to do chemotherapy,” said Erica George of Pine Plains, NY.
Meghan Bornes is a recent graduate of Norwich University in Vermont and a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) for the U.S. Navy. Meghan, who graduated in May with her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and attended Stissing Mountain Jr./Sr. High School, is about to start her service aboard the U.S.S. John S. McCain at Naval Station Everett in Washington.
With the holidays rapidly approaching, there are a variety of events and parades coming up all across the region. While this is by no means a complete guide, we've rounded up as many fairs, parades, and events that we could find for the surrounding area.
Les, who is a physical education teacher and coach at Stissing Mountain Jr./Sr. High School, enlisted in June of 1986, right after graduating high school. “At that time, it was making a decision between college or doing something else, and I didn’t know what I wanted to do just yet,” he said.
Brian worked in the U.S. Army Civil Affairs, which meant that much of his work dealt with liaising with local governments and militaries to increase stability, enable local governments, and improve the quality of life for civilians.
The Stissing Theatre Guild (STG) is presenting their fall play, “Fools” by Neil Simon, on December 1, 2, and 3 at Stissing Mountain High School.
When U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Valyou was shot in the chest, his first thought upon waking up from a two day coma was “When can I go back to Iraq?” The short answer was never.
“My purpose for joining this group is two-fold,” Babette Fasolino said of joining the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA). “One, I’ve always been passionate about journalism, and I like this association because their focus is to give a voice to Native American issues. Two, is to try and encourage Native American college students to pursue careers in journalism. We need more people in journalism to begin with, but we need more diverse voices as well.”
Over time, he was drawn more to track and field. “All of the different aspects of it – the running, jumping, and throwing – just had me hooked,” he said. “Track seemed to be the ultimate test of pushing boundaries and I continued to fall more in love with it.”
