Organization strengthens women in careers and self-esteem Story and photos by Sally Ince Racheal Balke, a Lincoln University softball team member and marketing major, heard about Dreams to Reality through Lincoln’s career services where she was then submitted into the referral process. “I feel...
Story and photos by Sally Ince Commemorating their final day of business with heartfelt smiles and a champagne toast, Saffees clothing store has closed their doors after 96 years of service, fashion and friendship. The four siblings who owned Saffees announced in October they would be retiring...
Pretty in Pink Ladies Cocktail Party 2018 Council of Clubs Fall Fashion Show Zonta Says No 5K Second Annual Holiday Mart Fundraiser Festival of Trees CASA Fundraising Meet & Greet/Social Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association Gala Princess Party fundraiser Miss Fashionetta Cotillion...
Strut Your Style Fashion Show & Luncheon models walk the runway for a reason Story by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Julie Smith They are wives, mothers, sisters and grandmothers. They are leading business women in Mid-Missouri and volunteers in the community. They are strong, positive, beautiful...
Story by Samantha Pogue Six months before her scheduled mammogram in 2001, Nancy K. Gratz felt God was with her. At that time, she had mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection. Then she discovered a lump. “I was very busy and I did think about canceling...
A recurring theme Lori Hoelscher heard throughout her battle with breast cancer is “You’re going to be OK.” Her husband Delbert, her family, her friends and loved ones who had been through the same battle often said those words, but they said it with conviction. This simple, powerful declaration...
Liz Morrow knew soon after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was not going to let it win. After going in for a routine mammogram Nov. 28, 2017, shortly after finishing her doctorate degree classes, she was called back for a biopsy on Dec. 4. Her mother Bertha Armstead was with her when...
If there is one piece of advice Pam Schnieders could offer others diagnosed with breast cancer, it is to listen to your body and advocate for yourself if you feel like something isn’t right. She followed her own advice after she found a lump in her breast in 2007. “They did a mammogram and an ultrasound and...
American Cancer Society’s wig shop boosts survivors’ confidence Story and photos by Sally Ince “In a word, it was fabulous,” Linell Dozier said when describing the first time she picked out a wig at the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society is one resource that provides free...
