Gretchen Beito is the author of "Coya Come Home," "Tales of the Secret Earth River," "From Agassiz to Zeh," and five Scandinavian doll books in this Maurtua Collection. She earned a Master’s degree in history at UND and lives in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and Hudson Wisconsin. Inez Mostue earned a B S degree at Concordia College, Moorhead, and later studied floral design when she and her husband George owned Mostue Floral Co. Inez, 94, lives in Thief River Falls and creates dolls to donate to bazaars at her church.