Stephanie Christianson

Romania to Poland to Germany to Wisconsin: One Family’s Odyssey

Posted by Stephanie Christianson | Sep 14, 2022 | Community

By Michael M. Miller [email protected] credit: Sabrina HornungIn May 2022, the Rauter family of Wisconsin visited the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection. Paul Rauter of Osseo, Wis., donated the family history,...

A Traditional Cure-all for Just About Anything That Ails You

Posted by Stephanie Christianson | Aug 17, 2022 | Community

By Michael M. [email protected] “Northwest Blade,” Eureka, SD, published a wonderful article in August 2020, “Granddaughter keeps grandmother’s precious chamomile seeds,” by Cindy Schumacher. Cindy wrote about the...

Keith Hapip Jr. and His War Against Sinners

Posted by Stephanie Christianson | Jul 20, 2022 | Community

By Melissa Van Der Stad [email protected] credit: Keith Hapip, Jr.One North Dakota family is in the midst of an ongoing dispute with the Protect North Dakota Kids group and its primary member, Keith Hapip, Jr. The...

The Very First Turtle Mountain Pride Drag Show

Posted by Stephanie Christianson | Jul 20, 2022 | Community

By Eric [email protected] Back in the mid-2000’s, a guy punched me at the bar for dancing with another man. 15 years later I was in drag onstage celebrating the first Pride on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in front of...

Acting Out

Posted by Stephanie Christianson | Jul 20, 2022 | Community

By Sabrina Hornung [email protected] month, Chris Stoner, also known as Miss Janessa Jaye Champagne, a 20-year veteran of the North Dakota drag community, was targeted in a variety of posts from the anti-LGBTQ Facebook group...