Ruth Bastien Kummer:
CLASS OF 1976
Hastings High SchoolClass of 1976
Hastings, MN
Winona State UniversityClass of 1980
Winona, MN
Ruth's Story
I completed my B.S.in Business Administration at Winona State U motivated by the knowledge that Smeads was not my career of choice.
Spring of 1981 armed with my sense of adventure and the optimism of the very young I moved to the "oil patch" of West Texas for culture shock and career opportunities. Who knew scorpions love to nest in office supply boxes? Odessa TX will always have a special place in my memories and my heart.
In 1984 I married Ken Kummer whom I had met in Fort Worth at a Sunday school museum tour but surprisingly was born in MN. His father who was an air traffic controller who had moved the family to Farmington for a short time.
We have 3 sons and 5 grand kids who live nearby so we are able to see them frequently which is a joy. Ken is now a miraculous 11 year cancer survivor ...Expand for more
so we are grateful each day and reminded to live in the "present".
I've been working in accounting for 20+ years and also own/operate Doves4Yall which is a white dove release service for special occasions. My birds have performed on stage at the Gaylord Texan resort during an Easter play and an internationally broadcast Nike commercial run during 2008 Olympics. When I received a call from "Hollywood" I nearly hung up thinking it was a joke but was delighted to discover it was a genuine request for a dove release. I had no idea commercials were such hard work that required so many people and hours to complete but was impressed with the friendly and talented people I met during that filming under the hot Texas sun near Waco.
We live near Ft Worth but visit family in Hastings as often as I can.
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