Effort to honor first Native American physician expands in Walthill

Efforts to honor the first Native American physician are expanding in Walthill. Local resident Vida Stabler has maintained a historic Folk Victorian home in the reservation town for 37 years. The initiative focuses on recognizing the physician's legacy within the community and preserving local history.
WALTHILL — For 37 years, Vida Stabler raised a family and carefully maintained a two-and-a-half story, Folk Victorian home in this reservation town. It was a fixer-upper, she said, but ideal for her and her husband, newly married. “I loved every morning here,” Stabler said. “Sitting out on the porch. Being surrounded by all the […]
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