Vickie Barfuss:  

Following high school, I attending BJC for one year, UND for 3 years, graduated with a BS in nursing, and got married. My husband farmed near Leonard, ND for 16 years. I worked as a nurse on and off. We had three children. In 1992, we moved to Winner, SD where my husband was the manager of a fertilizer plant and I worked as a staff nurse at the nursing home. At this time, he is the energy/safety manager at the local Country Pride Cooperative and I'm the MDS coordinator at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center - Long Term Care. Our daugter, Heidi, lives near LeSeuer, MN and works at an assisted living center. She is an SDSU graduate. Our son, Jon, lives here in Winner. He and his wife, Haley, graduated from SDSU. He works as an agronomist for Jorgensen Land and Cattle. Haley works as a preschool teacher for children with disabilites in Mission, SD. They have two children, Aiden and Lilly. That makes me a grandmother - and loving it. Our youngest son, Karl, graduated from SDSM&T and works as a safety engineer for Nucor Steel in Norfolk, NE. I always wanted to be a nurse when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have friends, information, and energy to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My heros were my grandfather, aunt, and uncles who were involved in the healthcare field. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel my bedroom and add on a bedroom. My dream home would be circular. If I could see a teacher, again, it would be Mr. Knaak - but ...Expand for more