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NorthernersGiftShop16TuesdayDecember102013DoyouknowsomeoneinyourcommunityortheNWTwhohasbeenanoutstandingleaderrolemodelorvolunteerPleasetakethetimetonominatetheminoneofthefollowingfourcategories.NomineesmustbeofFirstNationdescent.2013AboriginalSportsCircleAwardsDinnerJanuary232014NOMINATIONSOPENNOWUNTILDECEMBER132013Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.ascnwt.cawww.facebookAboriginalSportCircleNWTASCNWTcoachawardsportawardcommunitybuilderculturalawardFINDASACKFULLOFSAVINGSATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFECHOOSEBETWEENAThefolksatNorthstarChryslerinHighLevelandLaCretemusthavebeengoodlastyearbecauseSantabroughtthemanearlygiftAsackfullofsavingson2013stosharewithyou2013RAMCREWCABSLTRegularly45500NOW34140Theirgifttoyousavingsover110002013DODGEDARTNOW16995thats600offthelistedprice.www.northstarchrysler.caORByMARIACHURCHOpeningherownstorehasbeenadreamforDianePorterforaslongasshecanrememberbutitwasntuntillastsummerafterfacingandconqueringalifethreaten-ingillnessthatshedecidedtherewerenomoreexcuses.WhenaspaceopenedupinthebuildingcurrentlysharedbyHarokitiSalonEpicPinkEstheticsonPortageAvenuePorterjumpedontheopportunityandbeganmak-ingplansforagiftboutique.CranberryWillowopenedtwoweeksagoinFortSmithandPortersaidGiftshopfulllsdreamsopensinFortSmithshecouldntbemorepleasedwiththereception.Itsbeenfantastic.Hon-estlysuchgreatcommunitysupportandwellwishesshesaid.IwasnervousbutonceIstartedtoreceivefeedbackIfeltcondentthatIhadmadetherightmove.ThestorecarriesuniquegiftshandselectedbyPorterfortheiroriginalityqualityandhealthylivingfeaturesincludingprod-uctssuchasLampeBergeranaturalhomefragrancecollec-tionfromParisandbathlineHappyHippos.Portersaidshelovesbeingabletosearchforthebestproductsonthemarketandchoosewhatshewantstobringintoherstore.Imscouringtheworldforgreatproductsshesaid.IresearchproductsthatIlikedandthenlookintothecompa-niesandtheirphilosophiestoseeifwewereagoodmatch.Thecommunityalsohasasayshesaidandwillhope-fullyhelpdictatewhatshesellsinthefuture.Theplanatthemomentistocontinueorderingavarietyofprod-uctstoseewhatsindemand.ThehardestpartofthebusinesshasbeenwaitingfororderstocomeinPortersaid.ArecentorderofRoyalApothicsbubblecreamwontlikelybeinforanothermonth.Asafirst-timebusinessownerPortersaidshehasbeenfacingeachnewchallengeasitcomessuchaslearningthatextendingherhoursuntil530willaccommodate9-5workers.Formeitsallnew.Imto-tallylearningasIgowhichisOKshesaid.Sharingthespacewiththreeotheryoungbusinessownershasbeenahugehelpshesaid.Theresfourofusinde-pendentbusinessownersinthesamebuildingshesaid.Theothergirlshavemoreexperiencesotheyvebeenhelpingout.Ivebeenabletoaskthemaboutcer-tainthings.Attheendofthedayown-ingabusinessisnotasmuchastrategicventureasitisaboutPortersdreamandwell-beingafterthissummersawherun-dergosurgeryforasub-cranialhemorrhage.Thediagnosiscameasacompletesurpriseforherandherfamilyliv-inginEdmontonatthetime.AfterthesurgeryPorterdecidedshedidntwanttobeinthecityiftherecoverypro-cessleftherdisabled.Itwasjusttoohardwithoutfamilyandfriendsandthesmallercommunityshesaid.PorterandherhusbandKevinHerondecidedtopackuptheirfourboysandreturntoFortSmithwheretheyhadrststartedalifetogether.ImmakingaremarkablerecoverybutIdidntwanttocommittofulltimeworkatthatpointsothiswasabet-teroptionandadreamsoIdecidedtofollowthedream.Thisismyrecoveryplansheaddedwithalaugh.CranberryWillowisopenMondaytoFriday1-530p.m.PhotosMariaChurchDianePorterhasbeendreamingofopeningastoreforyears.CranberryWillowislocatedonPortageAvenueinFortSmith.ThegiftstorecarriesuniquebrandssuchasLampeBerg-erahomefragrancecollectionfromParis.