Women’s Connection in Ogallala Aug. 20

The August meeting of the Grant & Ogallala Women’s Connection will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Petrified Wood Gallery in Ogallala. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and tickets will be available for purchase at the door. 

The afternoon will begin with Joyce Michelson demonstrating how to cut and prepare a melon basket, followed by refreshments of  melon and fruit. 

Carol Nankivel will be the guest speaker sharing her story, “Sticks & Stones” Nankivel will  share how the power of words has affected her life and how she has overcome a battle with low self-esteem and depression to change her life from the negative to the positive.  

She encourages writing down memories and life stories and keeping them in a notebook, because “everyone will one day want to know about their grandparents” and stories of their life and heritage. 

Nankivel lives in Rapid City, S.D., with her husband, Ron. They have two sons and a daughter, all married and living in Rapid City.  They enjoy country living but the best part is having seven grandkids nearby.  

She is a homemaker and a retired Black Hills Tour Guide who enjoys learning new hobbies. Her latest hobbies include watercolor painting and drawing.  

Reservations are very much appreciated and can be made by calling Wanda Poppe at 308-353-1715, Marilyn Dahlkoetter at 308-284-3837 or  Evelyn McGregor at 308-289-5801 or via email to Evelyn at evelynlmcgregor@gmail.com.