| It's off to the circus school for one Mendota Heights teen |
Spinning down from the ceiling while clutching only a thin cloth rope may not be for the faint of heart, but for 16-year-old Anna Hamer of Mendota Heights, it has a unique appeal.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
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| Shoreview mom introduces "Money, honey." |
Most new mothers spend their free time folding laundry, washing baby bottles and changing diapers.
But Shoreview resident Susan Seyfarth took a new approach when she became a new mother in 2003. With the birth of her daughter Claudia, Seyfarth knew her spare time would be limited, and she decided to use the time to pursue her longtime dream of writing a book.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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| Running, gawking and relaxing |
It might seem that nearly 15,000 people traveling hours, and in some cases days, to run in one of the hilliest cities in America is a bit odd.
Until you experience Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth, you probably will still continue to think that.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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| Roseville student skates into thriving business |
Like many kids his age, 17-year-old Rosevillle resident Dennis Nelson is spending a lot of his summer days on his skateboard.
But when Dennis isn't at the local skate park, he's running his own business: HighFly Clothing, where he features apparel he's designed himself.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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| Daring to dream |
Best-selling author Kao Kalia Yang, a petite, dark-haired young woman with a soft voice brought many in her audience to the verge of tears as she spoke of her parents and grandmother and their escape from Laos, her early childhood in a refugee camp and then the difficulties of starting a new life in St. Paul.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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| Take me out to the ballgame - Clyde Doepner: living his dream |
Everyone yearns for what they consider a "dream job;" a lucky few find it.
A well-known local man has stumbled onto such a situation.
Clyde Doepner, a North High 1962 grad and a member of the school's 1961 state champion baseball team, smiled broadly and said, "I can't believe I'm doing this and getting paid!"
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
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| "We're Gonna Win, Twins" brings fans back, and into present |
While growing up in the mid-to-late 1990s my dad bought a pair of Minnesota Twins season tickets for $100 where we had free rein to pick nearly any upper deck seat in the Metrodome.
Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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| Minnesota author depicts Irish Catholic roots, untimely death |
Those who listen to Minnesota Public Radio are probably familiar with the voice of Nick Hayes. Hayes, a professor of history and the chair in critical thinking at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., frequently appears on MPR's "Midday," lending his views on politics and world happenings.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| Amazon swimmer Martin Strel receives local honor |
Martin Strel, the only man to swim the 3,274-mile Amazon River in Brazil, was back in Roseville visiting his friend Yul Yost last week. Yost and fellow members of the Twin Cities Slovenian Club honored Strel with a stained glass picture showing Strel in the river and a map of the South American continent.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
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| Murdered 12 years ago, Katherine still speaks to her father, and to us |
There are some wounds that doctors can't heal.
Award-winning composer Stanley Woolner, 50, knows this better than most.
Not only is Woolner a doctor, currently practicing internal medicine at St. Paul's Bethesda Hospital, but he carries with him the unbearable memories of the worst tragedy that can befall any parent: the violent murder of his young child.
Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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| Extreme GREEN kicks off |
What could be better to take home from an inspiring landscaping seminar than $500 worth of plants and landscaping supplies to get started?
How about a $15,000 professional yard makeover?
Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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| The gavel man |
Some might see buckthorn as a bothersome, invasive plant that's extremely difficult to root out of area parks and backyards, but North St. Paul resident Dave Nelson has found a good use for the extremely hard wood the plant produces: gavel making.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
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| A special dose of cheer at McDonald's |
At the McDonald's at Highway 36 and Rice Street, the customers get a little something extra with every order. They get a dose of cheerfulness from longtime employee Delores "Dee" Nelson.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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| Chance landing helps local artist into Smithsonian |
A few years ago Stephen Nesser and his daughter Hannah, now 16, went on a classic father-daughter road trip that eventually led them to Washington D.C. and its long roster of museums.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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| Stories of Missouri's black and white history |
Missouri is rich in pioneer history, but the stories of slaves and free blacks have largely gone unheard. So when Angela Da Silva, who heads the National Black Tourism Network and teaches multicultural history at Lindenwood University in St. Louis, turned up the volume, I listened.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
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| Taking a cheese holiday |
In the rolling hills of south central Wisconsin where farms have picturesque red barns and grazing cows, cheesemakers are producing some of the best specialty cheeses in the country.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
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| How to host a cookie exchange |
A cookie exchange is a fun way to collect an array of cookies without spending time on different recipes. It's also a great excuse to get together and catch up with friends and family around the holidays.
Wilton Enterprises, a cake-decorating and baking company, offers the following plan to help you prepare a successful cookie exchange.
Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
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| Shoreview author debuts third Regency novel |
Olivia Keene is running for her life. Without knowing the fate of the parents she left behind, but unable to return home because of her own actions, Olivia finds herself hiding on the grounds of a grand estate. While hiding, she overhears a terrible secret- one that will change her life forever.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 |
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| Roseville school board chair writes parents' history |
"My Flag Grew Stars: World War II Refugees' Journey to America," is a remarkable book that tells the tale of Hungarian immigrants and former Roseville residents Tibor and Olga Zoltai.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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| Pumpkin surprises for the holiday season |
Memories of the sweet scents of fall baking and mouth-watering holiday dishes start turning our thoughts to a long-established ingredient that has lasted the test of time - pumpkin.
Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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| Mysterious, spooky and altogether kooky |
This Halloween Oakdale resident Cole Christiansen will wear a green tracksuit with white stripes, slicked back blazing black hair, oversized "golden" rings and a faux tattoo few mothers would approve of.
Monday, October 26, 2009 |
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| Fishing on the Kenai |
After putting on thick wool socks, I tugged on tall rubber boots and then waders that went from ankle to chest like bib overalls. I pulled the wader straps up over my heavy rain jacket.
Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
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