Born and raised on a family dairy farm "up north." Yes, out milking cows at 5 AM and PM all through grade and high school. I come from a family of teachers (my Mom and 2 older sisters were all teachers). First teaching job was at a one-room school with 35 students in all 8 grades. Now that was a challenge! 
Also taught in Neenah and Mequon schools, but library was my calling. Master's from UW-Milwaukee and served school and public libraries in Manitowoc and Mequon. My "dream job" was as Director of the public library in Mequon-Thiensville for 20 years. Also did library consulting for several years after retiring.
Rotary and 4-H have provided me with many opportunities for travel, US and international. I was a 4-H International student in 1963 for 6 months to Germany and led a Rotary Group Study Exchange to So. Korea in 2001. Steve and I have hosted many of the 4-H exchange chaperones from Japan and So. Korea so when the Rotary conference was in Seoul, we attended and visited our friends there. We also went on to Japan to see our friends there. I have attended Rotary conferences in US (Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago-for 100th anniversary). Also went to Lisbon, Portugal for Rotary conference.
Rotary has given me so much with good friends and opportunities to serve. It is a guide for my personal life as I interact with my fellow residents here at Newcastle and beyond.