Dear Smiley: Your stories about strong women reminded me of a story my paternal grandmother told. She was descended from the Van Hoosier family that settled in the New York area from the Netherlands.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 15—GRAND FORKS — Helen Smiley, a former UND athletics administrator and women's sports pioneer, has died. Smiley, 87, died ...

VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota has captured the Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award for the seventh time in the last eight competitions. The Summit League’s year-end awards ...

GRAND FORKS — Helen Smiley, a former UND athletics administrator and women's sports pioneer, has died. Smiley, 87, died Friday in Davenport, Iowa. Smiley, who spent 14 years in Grand Forks, was ...