November/December 2018 On The Cover... Judy Stratman contents 3 Micki’s Meanderings 4 Kathy The Original 7 Understanding Epilepsy 8 A Stitch Back In Time 13 Self Defense 14 Making Memories 16 The First Holidays In Yankton 20 Jones Spreads Holiday Cheer 23 Book Review her voice Editor and Publisher...............................Gary L. Wood Advertising Director ...............................Micki Schievelbein Composing Manager .............................Kathy Pritchard Composing Department.........................Andrea Logan Alex Max Business Manager..................................Tonya Schild Circulation Manager...............................Steve Swenson Digital Media Director............................Beth Rye Internet Department..............................Brandi Bue Advertising Department..........................Penny Ascheman Ang Byykkonen Jeannine Economy Carol Hohenthaner Toby Gall Bi-monthly by the Advertising Department of Yankton Media Inc., 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD 57078. ©2018 Yankton Media Inc. Editorial Correspondence: Contents of Yankton Media Inc. are protected by U.S. copyright laws. All rights reserved. Reproduction or transmittal by any means, including photocopying, is prohibited without written permission of Yankton Media Inc. The opinions or comments by HerVoice columnists are not necessarily the opinions of this publication or its staff. 2vHERVOICEvNOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018