Health & Wellness
They say necessity is the mother of invention. It was certainly the case for Sarah Tyree of Minnetonka, businesswoman and mom of sons AJ, 24, Sean, 23, and Hunter, 13. She noticed her kids’ feet always stayed cold, no matter how many layers of socks they wore playing in the snow.
In The Price of Victory and the Fear of Innovation, author Linda Tedford tells the story of longtime Deephaven resident Brad Robinson, who passed away in October at age 78.
In July, the St. Paul RiverCentre rolled out the red carpet for the annual Starkey Foundation gala.
The Wabasha Street Caves were home to a speakeasy during Prohibition. Today, the legality of liquor has changed but the music has stayed the same, thanks in part to the efforts of Beasley’s Big Band.
In July, Insight Brewing hosted Sharing America’s Marrow (SAM) with live music by Orono musician Steve Noonan. SAM is a cross-country venture working to enroll bone marrow donors in hopes of finding a match for those in need.
The Orono Foundation for Education has raised more than $4 million for Orono Public Schools since its launch. In April, supporters gathered at Wayzata Country Club for the foundation’s annual gala.
The holiday season is all about bringing people together, and for the last nine years, downtown Excelsior has done just that with their Christkindlsmarkt festival the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Wayzata resident Kate Shannon wrote her first book when she was 5, but it wasn’t until she had a child of her own that she wrote her second. She realized that there were good books for children, but they could be better. So she wrote Hey, Baby, Look!
The daily pressures of schoolwork can add up, noticed Stephanie Weitz, a mom of Wayzata High School students. She thought high schoolers needed a pick-me-up, so she started the parent-run volunteer group Stress Busters.
The Orono U13 and U14 Girls Soccer teams made it their mission this year to experience the Women’s FIFA World Cup. They washed cars, sold Orono “wrappers” and ran a raffle, raising a grand total of $22,000.
