Today's Hero Blog

My first boss, Stacey Duncan, helped shape my life when I was just a teenager, and he will always be a hero to me.
I came from a very dysfunctional family; growing up we lived on food stamps and whatever my parents didn’t drink up from our welfare checks. Both of my sisters got pregnant by [...]

My buddy Mike Stoffer is everybody’s hero, because he always puts everybody else first. If you have a problem, Mike is there to help out. If you need help putting a new roof on your garage, or you need a ride to work, or just somebody to unload on when you’re having a bad day, [...]

Patrick Ulander has been an inspiration and a role model to at least three generations of young men in my home town.
Patrick is a police officer who has served the community all of his working life and he is also the leader of our Scout troop. He teaches Hunter Safety classes, and he is always [...]

My high school principal, Ronald Halderman was a major influence on my life and I think he deserves recognition.
I came from the wrong side of the tracks, and just living in the neighborhood where I grew up gave me a big black check mark in front of my name back in my hometown. It didn’t [...]