Staff Blogger: Josh Hildenberg, Journalism/Creative Writer Intern
As if there weren’t enough new and exciting things at Lakeside this summer, there are now two new Rhein Center staff members to welcome when you return– Michelle Johansen and Ellen Venema.
Neither of these ladies are new to Lakeside, so you may even recognize them.
Johansen first caught the Lakeside bug in 2004 when she stayed at the Idlewyld Bed & Breakfast with her husband, Bill, and two sons, Bobby and Zach. After that, the Johansen family was hooked.
Yearly, Johansen has returned and taught classes at the Rhein Center. Why has she come back every summer since? Reasons familiar to most of us; she feels a great sense of community and peace.