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Stocking Shelves, Restoring Hope

by Marti Attoun

When 17-year-old Nick Graham bought and reopened the only grocery store in Truman, Minn. (pop. 1,259), 16 months ago, he wanted townsfolk to have easy access to biscuits, birdseed, pork chops and pickles.

first appeared: 1/6/2008

compassion

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I have been very blessed to get to spend time watching and helping my youngest son in his passion. As long as I can remember he has loved animals, all animals. He has raised slugs, stick bugs,

first appeared: 1/4/2008

My Amazing Niece who is surviving Cancer

shared by blessedbeyond

a video about my niece

first appeared: 1/2/2008

Little Girl, Big Heart

by Tracy Leinberger-Leonardi

When Kennedy Kulish's baby brother, Kaeden, was born in 2003 with a hole in his heart, she spent a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms watching other children and their parents come and go.

first appeared: 8/26/2007

Billy Ray Cyrus: Father Knows Best

by Robyn Flans

It's been a whirlwind day for Billy Ray Cyrus. It's 6 p.m. and he's spent several hours at a photo shoot in Los Angeles for the second season of the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, on which he plays dad to his real-life daughter, 14-year-old Mil

first appeared: 5/10/2007

Granting Prom Wishes

by Robyn Hoffman

White lights twinkle in the atrium of the CityPlex Towers in Tulsa, Okla., casting a faint glow on Tiffany Grant's pink satin formal as she glides across the dance floor with her date.

first appeared: 4/15/2007

Emily Weinberger Orchestrates a Musical Gift

by Sheryl Kayne

When 13-year-old Emily Weinberger took the stage during a performance with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO) in June 2006, she received a hero's welcome.

first appeared: 8/27/2006

Hosting the Farmers Market

by Marti Attoun

Just 13, Lindsey Brenkus is an old hand at managing the Bellville Farmers Market, which she founded in 2003.

first appeared: 7/30/2006

Leading By Example

by Doug Goodnough

Grassroots leaders like teenage mayor Michael Sessions are making their communities better

first appeared: 4/16/2006

Crafting Cosmetics on the Farm

by Margaret Schroeder

Elisa Bentz won two national FFA awards for creating her business, EZ's Butterfly Boutique, and a line of beauty products made from agricultural products such as soybean oil, beeswax, aloe vera and witch hazel.

first appeared: 2/26/2006

7 Girls in the Reel World

by j. poet

At an age when most girls use their free time to go to the movies, seven young women in Petaluma, Calif., worked tirelessly to bring the movies to their community.

first appeared: 2/12/2006

A Kid Who Cares

by Lori Erickson

Annie Wignall’s project has grown into the non-profit Care Bags Foundation, a national movement that has brightened the lives of more than 8,000 displaced, abused and disadvantaged children.

first appeared: 7/31/2005

Senior Prom

by Marti Attoun

Teens host a night to remember for senior citizens

first appeared: 4/24/2005

Billy Gilman: Heart Songs

by Marti Attoun

Singer Billy Gilman & poet Mattie Stepanek celebrate a partnership of the heart

first appeared: 6/29/2003

Joining Old and Young

by Laurel Holliday

It was sadness that helped 14-year-old Alexis Kusy form a musical group that brings joy to lives of both young and old.

first appeared: 6/1/2003

Shelby's Mission

by Marie Hoeffner

Shelby Roberson's campaign for a cure for diabetes has made the fifth-grader one of Montana's youngest lobbyists, taking her from the classrooms of her elementary school to the corridors of Congress.

first appeared: 2/16/2003

A Gift For Speed

by David M. Frey

Runners Laura and Jackie Zeigle are hard to tell apart in the Bingham High School hallways, but they look quite different running shoulder to shoulder, each with her individual style, ponytails bobbing in unison.

first appeared: 5/26/2002

A Study in Determination

by Mary Miller

Spelling big words that are difficult to pronounce has always come easily to Sean Conley, but it took six years of intense studying and dogged determination for the 13-year-old from Shakopee, Minn., to become the nation’s top speller.

first appeared: 1/13/2002

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