And as such, she works with local cranberry marsh owners and has extensive knowledge of their operations. Considering many of them as friends, she knows firsthand their hardworking ethic and their generosity to the community. She has donated days of her time over several years working at the Warrens Cranberry Festival raising money for local band and choir groups, and the local PTA. And one year even set up a booth with her husband, selling puppy pictures. Diane has taken writing classes at Western Wisconsin Technical College and has attended various writing seminars at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.