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Choosing a headstone is a personal and often emotional decision. It marks a place of rest and carries the memory of a life.

FARGO - When Kim Buchholz was studying art at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, she never imagined that one day her canvas would be a headstone or that sand would be her pen.

“It’s been a struggle and it’s been frustrating,” said Douglas Webb, treasurer of Great Basin Monuments and Engraving. Business is booming for the headstone company. Demand is up nearly 200%.