Parallel: Closet & Calendar
According to most organizational gurus, the first step in cleaning your closet is to empty it completely. Next, sort the contents, separating into piles...
A Relatively Brief and Mildly Confusing Introduction to Ethereum
The statement, “Ethereum is ultra-sound money,” is a tweet that nearly anyone scrolling a credible cryptocurrency feed on Twitter is bound to see on...
Changing Lives in Medina’s Horse Country
If you ever find yourself walking the trails early on a summer morning at Baker Park in Maple Plain, look carefully through the mists...
Medina CEO Turned Podcaster Celebrates One Year Anniversary of “Flip Your...
Kristi Piehl knows a thing or two about flipping the script and making the best of life’s critical turning points. After a 12 year...
Now Hiring
Companies Hiring in the Medina & Surrounding Area
Love wine, beer and spirits? Have we got a job for you! Lakeside Wine + Spirits, a family-owned...
Hawaiian Miso Chicken
This recipe from the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii will transport you to your favorite tropical spot.
INGREDIENTS
5 lbs. chicken thighs1 cup...
Preparing for the Hamel Rodeo
Medina & Hamel's Largest Fundraiser: Recovering from a Global Pandemic
Every year hundreds of volunteers are responsible for all things Rodeo from set up to...
Past Hamel Rodeo specialty acts: Rider Keisner
In the time leading up to the 2021 Hamel Rodeo, we are featuring past specialty acts to whet your appetite for all things RODEO.This...
Lettuce Talk About Your Garden
Over the last year we have all undoubtedly encountered change on a grand scale. For many of us, adapting to this required ingenuity in...
Positivity from Ali’s Students
Although 2020 was a tough year, these amazingly resilient kids inspire hope and positivity. Fourth and fifth grade Minnetonka Writing Club students wrote the...
The Small Things
Let’s face it…fatigue has set in, expectations are low and emotions are high. It’s been a tough year and the light at the end...
Medina Gold and Country Club Tees Itself Towards a Dynamic 2021
In the past year many families have joined Medina Golf & Country Club (MGCC) either as social (sport) members to enjoy the offerings like...
Clearing A Quarter Mile of Hunter Drive After Snow Melt
A can of Coors Light with boggy cigarette butts shoved inside, two empty bottles of Dasani Spring Water, capped and flung far across the...
SharePoint Credit Union
Phillip Kopischke, President and Chief Executive Officer of SharePoint Credit Union, sat down with me via a ZOOM call one sunny, brisk day early...
Fortin Consulting: 25 Years Preserving Our Ecosystem
Connie Fortin, whose great grandfather started Fortin Hardware in Hamel, launched her successful business, Fortin Consulting, in 1996 with more passion than knowledge. “My...
An Introduction to Bitcoin
Volume 1
Does losing 10% of your investment portfolio in 6 hours excite you? How about gaining 25% in 24 hours only to lose it...
CHILL Warms Away Winter
Hi Neighbors,
Kyle and our boys have built an Igloo in our front yard. You might notice reflective blankets on it the next couple days...
Discovering the Inherent Value of CRYPTOCURRENCY
(NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE)
VOLUME 1
As I write this, it is late January, the stock market is still trading near all-time highs, a Reddit army just...
Local Snapshot on the Impact of COVID-19
A CONTINUATION ON HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING LOCAL BUSINESSES
Providence Academy
At the beginning of 2021 Dr. Todd Flanders of Providence Academy shared with...
Easiest Crockpot French Dip Sandwich
Whenever we had a house full of kids, or if we knew we’d be away all day and had no time to prepare dinner,...