8 OVER 80: Lakota’s Gunny Schmidt maintains town’s food pantry
November 24, 2010 at 11:07 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Gunny Schmidt went to work helping hungry people with nothing but $20 and a dream. Since 1988, the now 86-year-old Lakota woman has worked hard to maintain the local food pantry. And people know she’s the go-to woman willing to lend a hand. Continue Reading
We came to North Dakota with the Air Force in 1973 and retired to a southern state in 2003. It is people like Gunny Schmidt that we will always remember as representative of the great state of North Dakota. Being Louisiana natives, it is the Dakotas that we hope to return to live out our days. The people are the best and the story about Gunny Schmidt is really uplifting. Thanks GF Herald.
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