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JANUARY 2018 | Vol. 23 | Issue 1 | Mail Run: 8,472 | Total Print Run: 11,500

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Resolution Contest by Deb Abraham Spalding

How Did They Fare?

In 2017, The Catoctin Banner staff followed the progress of two residents’ resolutions. Artist, Rachel Mohler, resolved to complete a painting-a-day of the
scene outside the window of her Sabillasville home. Health and Wellness Coach, Susan Torborg, resolved to impact the health of others by sharing her R3
Weightloss Plan. Take a look at how they progressed in meeting their resolutions. Thank you Rachel and Susan for being a part of this year-long adventure!

Rachel Mohler Susan Torborg

Rachel Mohler Photo by Deb Abraham Spalding charms and the We first introduced Courtesy Photo In addition to
of Sabillasville charms were Susan Torborg in our helping hundreds
started 2017 with selling out. Along March 2017 issue as our of R3 individuals,
the resolution the way, several second Catoctin Banner Susan conducted
to paint the collaborations Resolutions Spotlight. the first official
view outside and projects At the time, she and her six-week R3 Weight
her kitchen presented husband, Jim, and their Loss Challenge,
window every themselves, and five children lived in from November 1
day. In May, Rachel followed Fairfield, Pennsylvania. through December
I interviewed the opportunities. In her introduction 13, 2017. In this
Rachel to write She’s been very article, Susan showed challenge alone,
a progress busy. a picture of her vision there were 552
update. At the First, a long- board for 2017. On participants from all
time, she and time friend, Amy it, she indicated that over North America
her family had V. Lindenberger, she wanted to achieve and Canada. The
learned valuable who owns a balance in her life, with participants in
lessons from co-op art gallery family first, followed that challenge lost
the resolution: more awareness in Gettysburg, called The Drawing by faith, motherhood, a total of 2,428.8
of nature and changes in the Room Gallery, asked Rachel to start health, and financial pounds and 3,036
weather, as well as the overall selling her art this coming March. freedom. total inches. Susan
lesson to notice more detail about Rachel will have at least a dozen With a degree in far surpassed her
life. Shortly after our interview, in pieces for sale at one time there. exercise science, Susan’s Susan Torborg is pictured during one original resolution
June, construction started for an Second, as an analog pen life mission has been to of her live streaming videos on Face- goals.
addition on her home. During that pal artist, Rachel’s friend, Trina help others. She has been book in December 2017. Susan had
time, life at the Mohler’s house was O’Gorman of WarriorWriting a personal trainer; she achieved success!
complete chaos, as her family of five on Instagram, asked Rachel to even marketed her own workout CD But, like most lessons in life, it was
had to live in two rooms, around collaborate with her on a year- in the 1990s with some success. In the journey to the results where her
construction and construction long journaling project. As an more recent years, she has been on a bigger achievements were found.
workers. You can imagine that artist, when Rachel sends a letter, mission to enhance the lives of other Shortly after a resolution update
painting took a back seat and was she paints something on the letter. people by educating them about how article that appeared in the July issue
limited during that time. As summer The letters are placed in a pocket to live chemical-free in their homes of The Catoctin Banner, Susan’s
went on, the thought of painting notebook and sent back and forth. and how to achieve their weight- husband, Jim, was recruited for a new
daily became unreasonable. Trina wrote an article about Rachel loss goals. She introduced her FREE job in Minnesota (where his large
Despite the distractions, Rachel and their journal project for her six-week weight loss program, called family lives). Within a month, the
completed some watercolor newsletter. Rachel said, “It was a “R3 Weight Loss Plan.” In 2017, Torborg family moved to Minnesota
paintings to sell. Seemingly as a wonderful, very touching article.” through the R3 Plan, Susan had re- so their children could start school in
distraction, she made some art …Story continued on page 21 solved to help over 300 people lose the beginning of the new year.
a cumulative total of 1,000 inches Susan’s biggest achievements
and at least 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of in 2017 resulted while helping her
fat. “People love the R3 Weight Loss children settle in the new schools,
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