Girl Scouts: A second family

Nancy (LePard) Barker grew up in Fowlerville and became a Girl Scout when she was 10. Nancy remembered the year that she ended up being the “oldest” girl in the cabin and how the younger girls thought Nancy not only “old” but also “sophisticated.” (Nancy was 13 at the time.)

Interview: Gary Erickson, CLIF Bar co-founder

Gary Erickson is an admirable man. He remains at the helm of CLIF Bar a company he co-founded 20 years ago, when he could have retired ten times over. More than simply keeping things private, in a business sense, he’s cultivated a sense of family within CLIF Bar Company that is different from any corporation, public or private. He and his wife recently opened up 20-percent of CLIF’s shares to ...

Interview: Gary Erickson, CLIF Bar founder

Gary Erickson is an admirable man. He remains at the helm of CLIF Bar a company he founded 20 years ago, when he could have retired ten times over. More than simply keeping things private, in a business sense, he’s cultivated a sense of family within CLIF Bar Company that is different from any corporation, public or private. He and his wife (who shares the CLIF helm with Erickson) recently ...