WELCOME TO BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS FEATURED FRIDAY
ALUMNI. Today, we would like to
recognize 2002 alumni, Samantha Lathwell.
Samantha was raised on Lathwell Farms in Benzie County. She attended
Crystal Lake Elementary from Kindergarten through 6th grade. She
then attended the Jr. and Sr. High school 7th through 12th
grades. Samantha was involved in Basketball and Softball all four years of high
school. Samantha also attended the Career Tech Center for business
administration and dual enrolled her senior year at Northwestern Michigan
College.
After high school, she moved to Wausau, Wisconsin where she
received her veterinary technician certificate. She made the move back to
Benzie county in 2007 where she pursued her nursing degree. Samantha graduated
from Northwestern Michigan College with her Associates degree in Nursing. She
completed her testing and became a Registered Nurse in 2013. While finishing her nursing degree, she met
her fiancé Brian Adams while working at a golf course. Together, they took a
leap of faith in 2012 and opened “The Stone Oven Restaurant” in Lake Ann. In
May 2018 they will have been open for six years. Being an entrepreneur has
always been in her plans, she just wasn’t sure how! Samantha shared, “This has
been an amazing adventure, with a growth rate that has been fast and furious.
We are grateful for our community and our staff for the support and hard work
through all of our growing pains we have endured these last six years. Benzie
County has always been my home and I am proud to be someone that can offer jobs
to others and give back to my community when necessary. Our greatest
achievement was born in June, 3 years ago. Our little boy Jude is our pride and
joy! He is the reason that hard work, perseverance and leaps of faith are so
important!”
Samantha, thank you so much for sharing your journey with
us. Congratulations on your
accomplishments and on your successful local business. The Stone Oven has been a great addition to
our #OneBENZIE community. Yes, you got
it…Mrs. Crossman is feeling the liking, the loving and the sharing! (Stop in the Stone Oven for a great meal, too)
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