To Complete A Family
Meet Ellie and Steve Heintz, a Medina couple who met in elementary school and have decided to adopt after 8 years of marriage, 6 of which have been spent raising their biological son, Hudson....
Medina Spring Cleanup Day
Spring is here! It’s time to clean out your garages and medicine cabinets. The City of Medina makes it easy to get rid of your unwanted items at our annual Spring Clean-up Day on Saturday,...
Guy Mohs ~ From Poverty To Opportunity
January 2010 - CITE SOLEIL, HAITIAn earthquake rocked Haiti, approximately 15 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, with a magnitude of 7.0. The official Haitian death toll count was 300,000, and hundreds of thousands...
An Original Can Be Made In Medina
"Wax Carvers Wanted"
In an age where graphic designers trip over themselves in digital media and CGI continues seeping into the fabric of film, there is a physical art that has become buried by this...
Culinary Marvel: Ninetwentyfive At The Hotel Landing
If you are like me and grew up in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, you have witnessed the extraordinary transformation of downtown Wayzata in the last 20 years. Back in the day...
Four Generations Of The Good Ol’ Days With The Dykhoff Family
Four generations living in Hamel
The Dykhoff family has been rooted in Hamel since the early 1900s. Four generations currently reside. They have a tradition of getting together every Wednesday night for dinner.
Gerald Dykhoff
Gerald, born...
A House Of Learning And Play
Enrolling in their Children's Future
When first walking into the Campbell's living room, I notice something is missing. That oversized, electrified black rectangle that usually sits center stage in most single family homes doesn't appear...
Sun-Dried Tomato Pinwheels
On most Sundays around our house, there is no place to be except home. Sometimes, I will cook up a storm and we have dinner in the dining room with the nice china. Other...
Thankful For Life
November and Thanksgiving are a time when we reflect on things for which we’re thankful. For Mara Norton, a senior at Orono High School, the feeling of gratitude reaches into a completely different hemisphere.
I...
Winter Fun & Safety
Winter is here and it’s time to get off the couch and on the slopes! That’s right, we’re talking about skiing and snowboarding – or any fun activity that gets kids and families outside...