September/October 2017 On The Cover... Rachel Wood Photo Courtesy of Photography By DeAnn contents 4 Micki’s Meanderings 5 Reflections Of Days Past 6 Twelve Miles Per Hour 8 Rachel Strikes A Chord In Music Industry 10 Alissa Bartling – Chainsaw Artist 12 Living 15 Girls Play Football, Too! 18 Overcoming Obstacles 20 Fall’s Bounty 24 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..........................Ang Byykkonen Jeannine Economy Jim Gevens Cathy Sudbeck Jackie Williams Bi-monthly by the Advertising Department of Yankton Media Inc., 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD 57078. ©2017 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. HERVOICEvSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017v3