Business challenge: The dental office of James Graff won the 2012-13 TeamMates Business Challenge and a traveling trophy. The annual competition challenges employees at businesses to become TeamMates mentors to Gothenburg school students. Each day, during the school year, mentors visit a student at school for an hour with the goal of meeting with the child until he or she graduates. Group activities for all TeamMates are also scheduled. For more information or to join the local TeamMates program, contact coordinator Lindsey Tederman at 537-3651, ext. 407 or

529-2361 or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Tederman also gives presentations about the organization to local businesses. Steve and Joan Windrum were last year’s business challenge winners.