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Volume 13, No. 2
November/December 2015
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“Really, we can’t!” we insisted,
is that we usually divvy up jobs and 31 in Kandy’s Jetta driving in “Sport” cover photo
browsing the menu and wondering Liz Lancashire, manager of Fustini’s in Traverse City.
meetings and spend most of our work mode, the first use of it ever. (Poisoning See her story on page 8.
what the hell we were doing exactly.
day apart. everyone with our VW exhaust the Photo by Beth Price, Beth Price Photography
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So a road trip, together, no kids and entire way.)
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was a two-hour drive home. That left Melissa Cartwright, The Beancounter
by 4 p.m. Jetta diesel fumes billowed. We grabbed
exactly one hour of free time. A quick Contributing Writers
But, as always, we took it too far: our GTWoman paraphernalia and pre-
Mapquest search confirmed we had an Rodasi Campbell
We tacked on plans for a bike ride pared to leap from the car, every second
additional hour of driving round-trip Deb Dent
at Glacial Hills Pathway on our way counting. Joy Frawley
to our third meeting, leaving no time Janice Keegan
home. Kandy had talked about doing Tap, tap, tap. Liz Lancashire
to actually meet.
this trail for three years now. To be We looked up; a man was at our car Kristen Lowe
Would we go anyway, call someone Susan Melton
driving by it, kid-free, for the first time window. Holly Olszewski
else to pick up the kids and make it Carrine Pomaranski
in her life, was too tempting an invita- Tiny window crack.
happen? We called our dad to do it. No Lindsey (Jonkhoff) Rogers
tion. There was no way we were com- “Yessssss?” Johanna Schmidt
answer, straight to voicemail. Rachael Sherman
ing home without getting dirt under Reaching for pepper spray.
More silence from the Jetta. Kari Sovis
our tires. “Ma’am, this is valet parking only. Barb Termaat
It was clear that there was only one Dorothea Wilson
May I park your car for you?”
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'Bike Happy' By Johanna Schmidt
Name: Johanna Schmidt, 41, Traverse City
The hardest part: Some Friday nights, after a long
Jobs: Co-founder and “super volunteer” of Norte! week of shuffling kids around, the last thing I want
Youth Cycling; physical therapist at Munson Com- to do is go for a mountain bike ride. But once I get
munity Health Center; mom to Carter, 11, and there and hang out with the kids, I’m so happy I
Jameson, 8. made the effort.
The start: My husband, Ty, and I saw the need for The perks: I’ve met some awesome individuals and
an organization to empower and educate youth families. And although my husband and I are both
about safe riding. We saw the need while riding successful Cat 2 road racers/elite level mountain
bikes with the kids on neighborhood bucket-sling- bikers, we are most proud of seeing our two boys
ing sessions for Carter’s Compost and when leading fall in love with bikes. We believe that bicycles are
rides to school, We also saw an opportunity to share much more than tangible things or toys. They are
our love of bikes-for-life with local kids. So Ty and I powerful tools in promoting independence, free-
founded Norte! Youth Cycling in the fall of 2013 to dom and confidence.
advocate for more active, engaged riders in Traverse Whether it’s commuting to work year round
City. It is an organization to empower youth to be or just riding to the library, bikes are a huge part of
independent, confident and safe on their bikes. our family. We say: Bikes for health. Bikes for hap-
piness. Bikes for fun.
The name: I’m a northern girl, a native of Leelanau. Johanna and her son, Jameson, celebrating
her birthday with a bike ride.
Ty and I met after college in Tucson. After spending The background: I started cycling in my early 30’s
several years together in southern Arizona—where as a way to get back into shape after having our first
we fell in love with the Hispanic culture, the Mexi- The growth: We had an average of 60 people show
son. I rode with a women’s club and then a race
can food and the Sonoran desert—we moved North up for the weekly summer rides. Nearly 200 showed
team spun off. It turned out I was pretty competi-
(Norte!) to Traverse City in 2006 to be closer to my up to ride with the music group, The Acciden-
tive on the bike. I raced for about nine years, then
family. Norte! seemed like the perfect name for our tals. And B2SFri is growing. We’ve exceeded 100
retired from that part of cycling two years ago. I’ve
organization. bike-train riders TC-wide already this school year.
been riding at kid pace ever since. I have to admit, I
Some 70+ awesome people showed up for Take-a-
much prefer kid pace.
The details: Norte! organizes “TC Rides”—Tra- Kid-Mountain-Biking Day Oct. 3. And nearly 60
verse City’s weekly community bicycle rides every showed up for Vasa Domingos to ride with Mr. Ice-
The Iceman connection: Mr. Iceman has been a
Wednesday evening through the summer. The goal man Steve Brown himself later that month.
supporter of Norte! since day one. He comes out for
is to create awareness for the growing presence of our weekly Sunday mountain bike rides. He spends
people on bikes in Traverse City. Norte! uses the The best part: I love riding with the kids. Recently
lots of time with the kids helping them become more
power of the bicycle to build community. It’s infec- I took two sisters, ages 6 and 9, mountain biking at
efficient on the bike and to be safe on the trails.
tious. The rides start at F&M Park and finish at The The Commons during our Friday night ride. Their
The Norte! kids are in full-blown Iceman fever.
Little Fleet for beverages and food-truck eats. mom was unable to ride with them as she had two
I think we’ll have about 20 racers enter the Slush
In addition, Norte!’s “Bike to School Fridays” younger siblings to watch. If anyone has walked The
Cup and two are doing the full Iceman in the ju-
(B2SFri) is Traverse City’s community-wide, multi- Commons, you know there isn’t an easy trail there.
nior scholarship category on Nov. 7. They all have
school celebration of kids on bikes actively trans- At some point, you’re going to go up and then down.
trained hard and I can hardly wait to watch. Anoth-
porting themselves to school. This is the third year. The younger sister had to push her bike up a cou-
er bonus of retiring from racing is that I can enjoy
Thanks to a partnership with TCAPS and our Safe- ple of hills, but she was OK with that. When we got
cheering on everyone else.
Routes-To-School-funded program, The Great Tra- to the downhill, that’s when the tears almost start-
Now my philosophy is: Bike Happy. Bike Más.
verse City Bike Train Experiment, B2SFri aims to be ed. I told her just to follow me. We went slowly and
Bike TC.
bigger and better than ever before. It’s fun and can she made it to the bottom and immediately said,
reduce car line congestion. Plus, it’s also a scientific “Let’s do it again.” The next time around she was Johanna Schmidt can be contacted by email at
fact that biking to school can make you happier, the first one down the hill and I could barely keep norteyouthcycling@gmail.com. To learn more about
smarter and healthier. High five! up with her. Norte!, visit elgruponorte.org.
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By Liz Lancashire
“When you guys opened, I never thought you’d make it.” Customers weren’t the
only ones unsure about the possibility of an oil-and-vinegar-tasting shop succeed-
ing in Traverse City. I was still new to town when I saw the Fustini’s storefront be-
ing finished, and I scoffed at the idea as much as anyone. I had no idea that seven
years later it would be such a big part of my life.
I moved here from Portland, Ore., in 2006 with my husband, Michael, and our
three boys. Michael owned an ad agency in Portland, where I also worked part-
time, allowing me to spend most of my time at home with our then-small children.
Life was good in Portland, but we were ready to slow things down a bit. As the
city and the traffic quickly grew, we decided we wanted to live in the kind of place
we were driving longer and longer to find for weekend getaways. We ended up driv-
ing 2,500 miles to TC and found it permanently.
We knew we were taking a big chance with this move, but we felt good about it
as soon as we got here. A little too good, perhaps. We spent a year not working—
not even looking for work—just enjoying Northern Michigan and having time with
our kids.
Unfortunately, we’d never heard the phrase, “A view of the bay is worth half the
pay” until it was too late. It quickly became obvious that we’d have to use a wider
set of our job skills to make it in this smaller market.
Admittedly, it was pretty rough for a while before we really got our feet under
us again. In order to be more versatile, Michael split his role as an agency creative
employees. For me, it feels a little like having 15 kids; you hate to see
director into individual parts as designer, copywriter and photographer.
them go, but you have a sense of pride that maybe you were a part of an
For me, it meant going back to my most marketable skill—retail management.
experience that will be useful to them in the future.
Before having children I had been vice president of a 12-store import chain in Or-
This town made Fustini’s a success by being open to this crazy little
egon, in charge of human resources and, while the owner was gone on extensive
niche company in the first place. Giving back a little through our col-
buying trips, day-to-day operations. I was also fortunate enough to go on a few of
laboration with organizations like Food Rescue is one of the more re-
those trips to Mexico and Indonesia all the while learning all aspects of the busi-
cent and rewarding aspects of working at Fustini’s.
ness.
My whole family has been affected too. Fustini’s is an important part
With this experience under my belt I felt pretty confident about what I could
of my husband’s freelance business in TC—he does all of the branding
offer—but let’s face it, in the retail world you don’t just walk into many such great
and design. Our children, while they would love it if I had both week-
opportunities.
end days off, recognize what a great company we are involved with and
I joined Fustini’s in August of 2007, just four months after they opened. I liked
even have their favorite product flavors in the Front Street shop. Some-
to cook so it seemed as good a place as anywhere else. It soon became clear that it
times I have to remind them that the samples are for customers and that
was something entirely different than what I initially expected. I realized the store
tasting 10 spoons of honey is a bit much…
could and would succeed. And I leapt at the chance to become manager.
In the end, through the big move from the West Coast we made all
Within four years, Fustini’s expanded to four Michigan stores (and last year
those years ago and the professional life I’ve found here, I’ve learned a
added a Maui location). We’ve published five cookbooks and expanded our product
lot about myself. I’ve learned how important support is from all sides.
line to include the Fustini’s Pantry (items that work well with our oils and vinegars).
And I have learned how important a strong community is.
And just this spring we opened the Fustini’s School of Cooking in Traverse City.
I am constantly learning about work-and-home balance. I’ve learned
I have been very fortunate to see my role grow along with all these developments.
it’s so important to be where you want to be, even if it means you have
Fustini’s works because it’s a simple formula done well: sell a fantastic product in
to journey far and change your life. And, most importantly, I have
an appealing way and provide great service. Good service starts at the top, and the
learned not to make assumptions about people, jobs or life—you just
owner, Jim Milligan, is a perfect example of this. He leads by example and expects
never know when an opportunity might pop up.
me to do the same.
For the last five years I’ve also been lucky enough to work along with the best
Liz Lancashire is the manager of Fustini’s in Traverse City. When not waxing
assistant manager in town, Maxine Ferris. We are one big “Fustini’s family” and
poetic about oils and vinegars, she loves spending time with her family, run-
over the years we have seen marriages, babies and college graduations among our ning, gardening and hiking. Visit www.fustinis.com.
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Creating a
MESSAGE
out of your
By Deb Dent
The word “mess” is defined as “a situa- mean! Secretly, I had been wishing and hoping free, striving to overcome the pain of abuse,
tion or state of affairs that is confused or full of all through high school for my knight in shining learning how to make better choices for myself.
difficulties.” armor to come whisk me away like they do in the Bruises and physical injuries heal up relatively
This fully defined my life for many years. fairy tales. My mom used to read those books fast, but the scars left from the emotional and
I was a senior in high school at a prestigious to me when I was a little girl. (Didn’t all of our mental abuse, well, those took a lot longer to
all-girl Catholic school, where we wore stiff plaid moms!?) And I wanted so badly to believe that heal. I had to fight hard to find my way back to a
uniforms and were taught mostly by full-habit- those things could happen in real life. Whether place of healing, where I felt worthy again, where
clothed nuns. I was a good student from a good my prince had a horse or a motorcycle was no I felt “whole.” With much work and plenty of
family, had many friends, had a decent job bag- concern to me. I just longed for that sweet, sweet prayer, I was eventually able to stand strong and
ging groceries at a local store, and was involved story of true love, where we would ride off into get back to me and to who I was supposed to be;
in several extracurricular activities. the sunset together and live happily ever after. to who I “wanted” to be.
I had my whole life ahead of me and a world That one boy, that one decision to enter into We learn so much about ourselves and what
full of endless possibilities. I wasn’t quite certain a relationship with someone so undeserving, we are truly made of from how we rise after we
what I wanted to do with my life at that point, changed the entire course of my life. I didn’t go fall. I did more than just fall... I did a triple somer-
except that I wanted to make a difference in the to U of M, I moved out of my parents’ house and sault, followed by a major face plant! But I got up!
lives of others. My dad had high hopes of his away from my family. And that boy I thought Troubled times can defeat you or they can de-
first-born attending the University of Michigan, worthy of my unconditional love was the first fine you, but only if you let them. To me, it is
and he was willing to do whatever it took to boy to hit me. no coincidence that the word “message” actually
make that dream a reality. But then along came That one choice led me down a path of de- contains the word “mess.” Now, I use my story,
this boy. structive behavior and bad relationship after bad my “mess,” as my message to help guide teenage
My parents said he was from “the wrong side relationship. I don’t even know who that girl girls to make better choices than I did at that age.
of the tracks” and did everything they could to was... so insecure, so frightened, so alone and so It breaks my heart to witness way too many
steer me away from him. I just thought they were damaged. young girls making poor choices and defining
being overprotective and didn’t want me dating I lost myself. Years of being with various men, themselves by which little boy or how many little
a boy who went to a public school. They told me hopeful at the beginning of each new relation- boys they are involved with. These choices often
that they knew he was trouble. But I was a naïve, ship that it would be different. Each had a dif- leave them broken and with a hole in their lives
wide-eyed little girl who had struggled with self- ferent face, but sadly, all were the same person, that they are consistently trying to “fill up” with
esteem since grade school; and suddenly here with the same M.O. all the wrong things. They need a strong exam-
was this wild, long-haired cute boy with a mo- I have heard it said that, when life knocks you ple of someone who has “been there, done that.”
torcycle, who would tell that innocent little girl to your knees, you are in the perfect position to Someone to teach them what not to do. Someone
everything that she had always wanted to hear. start praying. And that is exactly what I did. In to show them how to navigate the rough waters
I fell hard, and I fell quick. the quiet, peace-filled moments of my chaotic of teenage years, and how to come out confident
I was never much of a “popular girl.” I had a life, when I was down on my knees, God whis- and secure on the other end. Someone to help
few good girlfriends, but was not really “high pered to my heart: “You deserve better.” them recognize their value and to help them be-
in demand” with the boys, if you know what I For many years I struggled, trying to break lieve in themselves.
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That is why, when I was presented with an opportunity to use my
experience to mentor teenage girls, I jumped on it! Every summer, I
get the chance to work with an amazing group of young girls, through
the Life Works Girls program, offered through the local non-profit: the
Traverse Life Center.
Some of the young ladies in our group come from very challenging
family and home dynamics. This program is specifically designed to
help combat family breakdown and poverty. Through this program, we
teach the girls necessary life skills and the value of good work-ethic and
servant leadership.
“We learn so much about ourselves from how
we rise after we fall. I did more than just fall . . .
I did a triple somersault, followed by a
major face plant! But, I got up!”
We pour every positive thing we can into them, to help them grow in
character and confidence, and to help them increase their self-esteem
and self-worth. In today’s society, this program is invaluable, and every
teenage girl can benefit from these lessons. I only wish something like
this existed when I was young.
Feeling blessed that God is using me to help these young girls, I al-
ways share my story openly with them, hoping that they will learn from
my mistakes. If I can use the experiences of my “mess” to help at least
one little girl go down a better and brighter path than I did at that age,
it would make going through all of it worth it.
Helping to steer them away from a life that I, with the grace of God,
escaped from, would bring something positive out of my darkest days.
Helping these girls fills me with such joy.
There is so much POWER in owning your story.
There is FREEDOM in sharing your story with others.
And there is HEALING in using your story to help others change the
course of their own story.
Use your MESS as your MESSAGE to the world!
Deb Dent lives in Traverse City with her three amazing children. She works
as an account executive for GTWoman and as a leader for the Life Works
Girls program. When she is not running around playing taxi-cab Momma or
cheerleader Momma, she thoroughly enjoys freelance writing. Check out her
blog at http://soaringsoloinnorthernmichigan.wordpress.com or email her at
deb@grandtraversewoman.com.
change a life
The Life Works program is offered through
Traverse Life Center, a local non-profit organization.
Eight-week summertime sessions for both boys and
girls (12 to 15 years old) are available.
For more information, visit
www.traverselifecenter.org
or contact Deb directly:
deb@grandtraversewoman.com
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Local mom creates book to
help children with loss
By Lindsey (Jonkhoff) Rogers
As a funeral director at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in downtown Traverse
City, I get asked a lot of questions. Some of the questions are pretty standard: “Why are you
a funeral director?” … “Isn’t it hard to be around death all day?” … “Do you cry every day?”
Then there are questions that are more difficult to answer: “Should we bring our 6 year
old to the funeral or cemetery?” … “How do I prepare my children for what they will see?” …
“How do I explain death to kids?”
These questions kept coming up and I am sure they always will. As a parent myself, I know
kids ask a ton of questions!
Back in March, while brainstorming with my mom, Peg Jonkhoff, we came up with an idea
that might help to answer those difficult questions. We thought a coloring book would be a
great tool for educating families and their young children about death in a simple and honest
way.
Our funeral home had already been giving kids a teddy bear keepsake since the mid-1990s.
So we decided to use that character as inspiration for the new book. And then it hit us: we
should name the bear “Hannah Bear” after Perry Hannah, the founder of Traverse City and
original owner of the building (once his retirement home) that is now the Reynolds-Jonkhoff
Funeral Home.
Lindsey holds her new Hannah Bear coloring book and I was excited to get to work on this project and a few days later, while at home waiting for my
plush toy outside the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
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2-year-old son to wake up from his afternoon nap, the ideas easily fit into a purse or diaper bag) and the ideal
started flowing. Just 45 minutes later, I had my first draft. paper so that it would be suitable for crayons,
After writing the text, I was eager to show my family. I was colored pencils and markers. (I had no idea there
faced with new questions as a few people wondered: “Isn’t were that many types of paper!) All that was left to
something like this already out there?” do was print it. It is amazing to think back on all
To find the answer I began researching and reading every that went into this simple 12-page coloring book
book I could locate on the subject. I discovered there were a available at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
ton of books for adults who experienced the death of a loved Looking at this completed project, and knowing
one and a few coloring books for kids who had experienced how it helps families, brings me joy in my job. My
a loss. But a coloring book that did both—helped kids and favorite page of the book reminds readers to: “Re-
offered tips for adults—simply didn’t exist. I knew I had to member, with grief there is no rule book, no time
make one! frames and no stages to pass through or complete.
Over the next few weeks, I continued to edit each page of
Grief is as individual as a snowflake.” I hope read-
Hannah Bear and started looking for an illustrator. My prayers
ers, both young and old, truly grasp that concept.
were answered when my colleague, Tom Gorsline, recom-
The only cure for grief is to grieve.
mended Jenifer Thomas, a local graphic designer and illustra-
I am proud to be a funeral director and carry on my family
tor.
legacy. My job allows me to help families and friends through
After our initial meeting I knew she was just the person
emotional and difficult times in their lives. The circumstances
to help make our dream a reality. Jenifer was able to capture
that bring people into my care vary greatly. Some days are
the vision, and turn my sketches into actual artwork that ex-
ceeded my expectations. difficult, but I know that I am helping the family, and that
Once the text was written and the illustrations complete, provides solace. Plus, with each family I have the opportunity
I sought advice from a trusted group of friends. World-re- to assist in planning the celebration of the life that was lived.
nowned grief expert Mary Raymer read the book to ensure I And, in case you’re wondering, yes, I do cry! I think most
Lindsey (Jonkhoff) Rogers is a busy
was providing good (and accurate) advice. My mother-in-law, funeral directors cry. Tears are good. We all cry because we
wife and mother to two happy boys:
Robbi Rogers, a retired elementary school teacher, proofread care. Harvey, 2, and Carson, 3 months;
the book to make sure the reading level was on point. And Recently at work, I saw three kids sitting in the family proud sixth-generation funeral
several of my colleagues reviewed it as well, searching for any lounge during a visitation for their grandmother, coloring pag- director at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff
missed errors. es inside Hannah Bear. I couldn’t help but smile, knowing and Funeral Home; avid golfer and
author of Hannah Bear. Email her
We then selected the size of the book (small, so that it could hoping that I, in a very small way, was able to help.
at lindseyj@reynolds-jonkhoff.com.
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Flying
with the
President By Rachael Sherman
Sgt. Sherman (left) waiting for Vice President Biden, January 2009.
Meet the second-ever female 'Marine One' crew chief who
flew Presidents Bush & Obama & lunched with the first lady
I knew in high school that college year until my security clearance was approved HMX-1 also had its first-ever female pilots, and
wasn’t in the cards for me. I had no idea how I and I transferred to presidential helicopters. on July 16, 2009, two pilots, a female Marine
would pay for it. So when my brother joined the Before long, I began traveling all over the coun- Corps security guard and I formed the first all-
Marine Corps, I decided that I would follow in try with the squadron wherever the President female crew to transport the president by heli-
his footsteps. went. copter.
I raised my right hand to take the oath of en- I will never forget the breezy day in October We picked President Obama up at Andrews
listment on my 17th birthday. And after gradu- 2008 when President George W. Bush visited Air Force Base and flew him to the south lawn
ating from Traverse City West Senior High in the squadron before he left office. He shook the of the White House where there were hundreds
2004, I promptly began my training to become hand of every marine and sailor to say “Thank of onlookers, cameras and news reporters.
a United States Marine. you.” By that time I had already gotten pretty good
I achieved my goal on my dad’s birthday When my turn came, the President shook at pretending not to be nervous, but when I
when I marched across the parade deck of Ma- my hand, looked me in the eye and asked how opened the door of the helicopter and looked
rine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and I was doing. I felt like the only person in the out, I was terrified. It was probably the scariest
was awarded the Eagle, Globe and Anchor that room. He truly and genuinely cared for each day of my life. I had to march and do what I was
would forever signify me as a Marine. and every one of us. That was easy to see. supposed to, but I felt dizzy, like I was going to
After one year of additional training I was as- After President Obama took office, I knew pass out, throw up or both.
signed to The Presidential Helicopter Squadron that a new Marine One crew chief would be I was scared most of all that I would fall be-
HMX-1 to be a helicopter crew chief of the CH- chosen and I wanted to be considered a serious cause I’m a little clumsy and it wouldn’t have
53E Super Stallion. candidate for the job. been the first time. I’d heard rumors of holes or
When I first found out my assignment, I was Marine One is the title given to any crew divots in the south lawn grass by the landing
upset. I had wanted to deploy, as crazy as it chief or pilot who flies with the president. The pad, but when Marines march we cannot look
seemed. I joined the military for a reason and I crew chiefs serve under the title for one year down, we must have the “thousand yard stare.”
knew that this squadron did not deploy. It trav- with a new one selected every three months. I guess being dizzy and feeling like I was go-
eled, but never into a war zone. It was a rather I was selected to be the second-ever female ing to spontaneously combust at any moment
cushy version of what I wanted at the time. Marine One crew chief! helped me forget about the ground under my
I worked as a crew chief and mechanic for a The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. feet.
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It was tremendously humbling to be a part There were so many highlights of my time ther. I have a great job as an administrative as-
of the historic moment, but the best part was serving in the military. During my travels I was sistant at a local doctor’s office and I’m less than
hearing how proud my parents were. That was able to see so many things that I never knew a year away from earning my bachelor’s degree.
worth so much more to me. I remember, after I wanted to see. I visited dozens of states and I am currently majoring in Healthcare Man-
I left the south lawn, I checked my phone and places like Roswell, Kennebunkport, New York agement through Southern New Hampshire
saw that my mom had called a few times. She City, New Orleans, West Palm Beach and Sac- University and I will graduate in August 2016. I
had seen me on CNN and was so excited, even ramento. I also stopped in most of the cities in am not sure what I want to do specifically but I
more than I was. (I supposed that’s because I Texas as it is President Bush’s home state and he know I want to help people.
had a job to do.) spent a lot of time there. With my rare free time I enjoy volunteering
Then in November 2009 I opened my mail- My time in the Marine Corps also made it at Reining Liberty Ranch, where veterans can
box one day to find a thick envelope with a pres- possible for me to visit destinations I never receive free horsemanship training as a form of
idential seal. I had been invited to join the First imagined I’d see like the Maginot Line (the pre- therapy. I love being around the animals and
Lady at the White House for tea and cucumber WWII fortifications) in France and the Chichen knowing that every poop I scoop is helpful in
sandwiches with some of the highest ranking, Itza (the Mayan archeological site) in Mexico. so many ways.
most incredible and influential women in the Despite all the adventure, I still think the Service is important to me, whether it’s mili-
military. My achievements were minuscule com- best experience I had was visiting an elementary tary service or community service. It was Gan-
pared to the amazing pioneers at the event. school for career day. Several pilots had children dhi who said that “the best way to find yourself
There, I met Jill Biden. I met a woman who at the same school, so we landed a helicopter in is to lose yourself in the service of others,” and
was a Marine Corps Humvee driver in World their playground. All the kids were in awe. They he was absolutely right. When one person gives
War II. I met the Commandant of the Marine loved meeting me, especially because I was only selflessly, it brings joy to so many.
Corps and the Sergeant Major of the Marine 18 at the time and I probably looked like a child
Corps. And, of course, I met Michelle Obama. myself. It was such a fun day. Rachael Sherman is a 29-year-old Marine Corps
I honestly don’t remember my conversation All that I’ve experienced in my short life is veteran and Traverse City West High School gradu-
with the First Lady. I just remember her being only the tip of the iceberg. I want to travel and ate. She enjoys learning, volunteering and discovering
so confident, well versed and poised with an al- witness other cultures and help others even new ways to get involved in her community with an
most regal air about her. She’s a powerful force more. emphasis on veteran outreach. Contact Rachael at
and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity I am so indescribably fortunate and thank- rayrayofsunshine86@gmail.com.
to shake her hand. ful for all the places I’ve been able to see, all the
All of these incredible people graced me powerful people I’ve had the opportunity to MEET RACHAEL
with their presence and I was actually fighting meet, and doing so alongside the greatest col- Rachael will also be speaking about her
through a fever and flu symptoms the whole day. lection of human beings ever to walk this great experiences at GTWoman’s Nov. 11th
I couldn’t eat the cucumber sandwiches, despite planet of ours: United States Marines. Network Nite at Sarah Brown
how lovely they looked. But I didn’t want to miss I was honorably discharged from the Marine Photography Studio. We will be honoring vets
this once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was a day I Corps in July 2010 and I moved back to Traverse and celebrating women in service!
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Sgt. Sherman with President Obama, 2010. TOP: Sgt. Sherman in Kansas City, MO.
Bottom: The Sherman Family, Christmas 2010.
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