Kasey Redlich and Tammy Hohenleitner go to Vegas for StenoCAT Training! Whoohoo!
Kasey Redlich, CSR, RPR, Star, Idaho, and myself took off for Las Vegas to see if we could learn some new and useful StenoCAT 32 (Gigatron) software tricks at the StenoCAT Users Network (SUN) seminar April 26-28, 2007.
I can now (finally!) global an untranslate and/or fingerspell from my steno machine in realtime. I was excited about finally understanding and being able to apply the automatic indexing feature to my transcripts.
It’s been said we only use 10 percent of our brains. I think it might also be said that we only use 10 percent of our software features!
It was such a wonderful and positive opportunity to make friends and network with many reporters from around the country. We had lunch as we attended the SUN Business Meeting. G. Allen Sonntagg shared with us his TV appearance as a court reporter on “Candid Camera” a few years back. Hilarious! I’m going to try and get my hands on a copy of that to share with you!
Vegas was a new experience for me. What a crazy place! The highlight of the trip was the M&M World store. Four stories of M&M stuff! We had a blast shopping there and left with lots of goodies! Kasey and I had a great time and laughed a ton!
What’s great about court reporting is there are always new and exciting things to learn and techonology to apply. There are many wonderful people in our profession. Every time I attend a conference or seminar, I am re-inspired and excited about striving to be the best court reporter I can be!
– Tammy Hohenleitner, CSR, RPR
To my fellow reporters of Idaho:
What a blast Tammy and I had in Vegas last month. Not only did I learn some new moves on my trusty StenoCat software, but I learned what a wonderful reporter Tammy Hohenleitner is! What passion she possesses for our profession and for us as individuals.
The seminar was very educational and informative with many new things to learn on the new update. I appreciate and thank all who were involved in making the weekend a success!
It is always exciting to meet new reporters all around the country to share our stories and experiences with. It’s always good to learn that I’m not the only one who has undergone the unexpected when it comes to our profession. But knowing that we all stress over our jobs at times, when we come together as a group of reporters and uplift one another, it creates a more positive and energetic light in us all.
By Kasey Redlich, CSR, RPR
A page in our book of memories was gently turned today. Lynda Charlene Habel, our beloved wife, mom, grandmother, daughter, and sister passed into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, April 28, 2007. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at the Cloverdale Chapel in Boise. A reception will follow. Lynda was born on March 31, 1948 in Fort Benton, Mont. to Charles and Mary Ann Conn. The youngest of three daughters, she thrived living on a farm, riding their Shetland pony for hours with all three girls on board! She was an active little girl, 4H Club, Girl Scouts, Theta Rho and Youth Group, who was always gracious, kind, thoughtful, and smiling, always smiling. She graduated from Fort Benton High School, and attended Montana State University. She worked for Boeing in Seattle for several years. Later she became the first female apprentice in the history of the Seattle Post Intelligence. During this time she met the love of her life, Jack Habel. They were married on July 20, 1976. She found her passion in court reporting and attended school to become a certified court reporter. They lived in San Bernardino, Calif., moving to Eagle, Idaho in July of 1978. Lynda began her work as a court reporter for Tucker & Associates, Burnham & Associates and subsequently fulfilled her dream of owning her own court reporting business, Burnham Habel & Associates Inc. How she loved her work and the wonderful people she met and worked with. Lynda loved to play too! She could ride a snowmobile with the best of them, always with that beautiful smile on her face, always with Jack by her side. That smile turned to laughter as she spent precious time with her grandchildren and another joy in her life, her beloved dog, Mauli. A friend once said “if we lived as Lynda lived, the world would be a better place.” Survivors include, her husband, Jack; her stepson Kirk (Jennifer) Habel; grandchildren, Riley and Casey; her parents, Charles and Mary Ann Conn; her sisters, BJ McIntosh of Portland, Ore., Billie (Peter) Burke of Blair, Nebraska; extended family; and many friends. The family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff at MSTI, Dr. Kreisle, his nurse Jill, and the hospice nurse, Deanna for the special love and care they gave to Lynda. Special thanks to DeEtta, the receptionist at MTSI, for her friendship and kindness during Lynda’s illness. A memorial will be established at a later date. “Lynda, we love and miss you. Go with the angels!” Love, your family
