Friends and Neighbors: Katie Warner

An early childhood filled with music inspired one former Kimball graduate to make a career of singing and when you do what you love it really doesn't seem so much like work.

Katie Warner, nee Hansen, said she has been singing as long as she can remember, first at home with her family all singing along.

"I started piano lessons in the first grade and found that I loved learning about music as well," Warner said. "I also sang in the church choir for many years."

As her passion for music grew, she began looking for more ways to challenge herself, using her voice as her instrument of choice.

"When...