Behind the Scenes - August 2017 20 September 2017 StephanieE Behind the Scenes Julie (Sales Engineer) and her friend, April, completed the 21st Annual Naperville Rotary Ride! They completed the 62 (metric century) mile route. The ride benefits Rotary International's Campaign to End Polio and two local charities: Loaves & Fishes/Naperville CARES, and Naperville Responds For Veterans. Jada's (Technical Support Specialist) daughter, Ava, and friend, Anna, won the Red Wing’s Got Talent show. Mike (Quality Assurance Manager) and his family traveled to Columbia, Missouri, to see the total eclipse. Carole (Staff Accountant) participated in an all breed open horse show with her 15-year-old Arabian gelding and took home first place awards in all five of the speed event classes they competed in.
Behind the Scenes - August 2017 10 August 2017 StephanieE Behind the Scenes Katrina’s (Administrative Assistant) daughter, Kyla, enjoyed a boat and beach outing. Connie’s (Technical Writer) daughter, Jenna, traveled with her Spanish class to Costa Rica for a trip of a lifetime! They stayed with host families to be immersed in their culture and practice speaking Spanish, learned Costa Rican cooking and dancing, visited the beach, mountains, and pineapple, chocolate, and coffee plantations. Jenna thought the best part of all was zip lining over the rain forest. Marlene (Technical Support Specialist) and Dick (Development) and family of four married daughters and 12 grandchildren had a great family vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Our cabin overlooked the majestic Smoky Mountains. Hiking trips with steep inclines were an adventure with 12 kids, but playing at Laurel Falls was an awesome reward at the end. The family picture was taken in front of Laurel Falls. No one was ready to leave the Smokies! Stephanie (Marketing) and her boyfriend Glenn took a trip to Europe, where they stayed in Vienna and Bratislava, and took a tour of Slovakian castles. It was a trip of a lifetime!
Behind the Scenes - June 2017 14 July 2017 StephanieE Behind the Scenes Carole (Staff Accountant) is a member of the Goodhue County Sheriff's Posse. She and her Arabian gelding RTR Thunder Lord "Blackie" attended the local public library summer reading program kickoff. Katrina (Administrative Assistant) and Ashley (Support Technician) took their girls to the Crayola Experience at Mall of America. Larry (IT) and his kids ran in Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. Larry and Ellie ran the half, and Marcus ran the full. A first for all of them. Mike (Quality Assurance Manager) performed in a dad’s dance at his daughter’s (Kadence) dance recital. Bruno Mars was the theme of the dance.
Behind the Scenes - May 2017 13 June 2017 StephanieE Behind the Scenes Mike (Quality Assurance Manager) and his dad have been working with his daughter Kadence and some of her 6th grade class, building three little libraries as part of a service project for their community. Employees at Red Wing Software are cleaning their book shelves at home to contribute to the libraries. Katrina (Administrative Assistant) enjoyed Mother’s Day with daughter Kyla and a ride in “The Beast” (the truck her husband restored and drag races). Ashley’s (Technical Support) daughter Paytin had her dance recital. She participated in jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, and tap. Ryan (Graphic Designer), Cori (QA Analyst) and their children Liam and Maggie went hiking at Tettegouche State Park while vacationing on the north shore of Lake Superior with Cori's family.
Behind the Scenes - April 2017 12 May 2017 StephanieE Behind the Scenes Jayme (Support Technician) visited her dad who lives in Zihuatanejo, Mexico near Ixtapa. While there they went fishing and caught a mahi mahi. Ashley (Support Technician) and her daughter Payton celebrated birthday/spring break at Disney World. Janet’s (Customer Service Representative) horse Cherry is waking up from her LONG WINTER NAP. Stephanie (Marketing Manager) and Roxie (Administrative Assistant) attended a performance of "Wicked" at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.