The newest president of the Chanhassen Historical Society was born for the role. Paula Atkins, 53, grew up in Chanhassen, the proud progeny of the Roeser/Jorissen and Schneider/Notermann families.

“There were just over 250 people in Chanhassen when I was a kid,” Atkins said. “Both my parents came from large families who married into other Chanhassen families so it seemed I was related to everyone. I had many cousins in town around my own age and they were good friends. I met more cousins when I got into high school.

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Jeremy West picks a peck of peppers from his front lawn. Mowing the steep front yard was such a nightmare West swapped out a lush lawn for a lush garden.

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By Sammy Wanyonyi

He is humble, he is joyful, and he works hard to make a difference among a Kenyan rural town’s community. That is Dr. Nathan Matasi, a gynecologist serving in Kitale town, Western Kenya.

There are hardly any hospitals in this part of the world. The one government-operated hospital in Kitale town serves a population of more than 1 million people from the town and the surrounding rural farm communities.

Annika Spargo

By Unsie Zuege

Annika Spargo draws on her own experience as a youngster in successfully teaching music to elementary school-aged children.