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Rennae Gruchalla: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Rennae Gruchalla Fargo, ND Central patch + North Dakota and 1,000-Mile rocker Compiled by Joan Young It was a beautiful, warm March day. The sky was a brilliant azure blue. I decided to get some miles in for the Hike 100 Challenge, so I drove out to the trailhead near Colfax, ND. Being alone, […]

Rennae Gruchalla: Volunteer Spotlight

“We all worked kind of randomly at first,” explained Rennae, “but by 2009 we established our new Chapter, the Dakota Prairie Chapter. It began with approximately 10 members. I was hooked from the very beginning.” Rennae Gruchalla, Vice President of the NCTA Dakota Prairie Chapter, is certainly a hardworking volunteer worthy of a spotlight. Rennae […]