Liz Peterson:  

Life Life since high school (hey it's only 30 years, I'll keep it short LOL)... In January 1980 I graduated early from high school and took off to Kentucky where I worked at an insurance company (they thought I was 18) in Louisville. That didn't last too long--just long enough to return to Kalispell but miss graduation and all such celebrations (for a while there I thought you'all didn't think I graduated LOL). Anyway, I was married that same year and Joe and I had two beautiful children, Jessy and Anika. I worked for Ellingson Insurance for several years and I am always thankful for the opportunity they gave me. Like many young marriages, ours didn't last and fairly early on, I moved to North Idaho to be near my family (mom, grandma, etc) and continued to work in insurance until I met my husband Court. My kids and I lived with Court and his son Courtney for seven years before we married, and we have been together for about 22 years now. When I was 29, I decided to go to college. I never really thought about college after high school, and with my husband's encouragement completed my Associates Degree at NIC. I was so scared my first day thinking I was sooo old, but worked hard, earned good grades and actually learned something. After I graduated from college, I worked in the Records Department at Kootenai Co Sheriff's Dept and later as the Investigations Div...Expand for more