The Crumb That Fell Off the Cake
by Sarah Sandhu
This was never about a remodel, it was about creating a space to have your best meal ever. Our house has beautiful bones, much like all the people who have gathered with...
Remembering Pete Schmidt
In February COVID-19 still required people to wear masks and limited the number of people who could attend a funeral. Out of respect for the family and to keep people safe, many who would...
2021 Olympian Shane Wiskus with videographer Steven Nye: a mission and a journey
Things never go as planned when creating a documentary. That’s one of the many lessons I’ve learned while in production on the film Losing Grip, following my former gymnastics teammate and 2021 Olympian, Shane...
The Hamel Rodeo Parade Sunday, July 10, 2021
This year’s parade will be Sunday, July 11th at 2:00 pm. The Parade will start on Hunter Drive and Elm Creek, will go North to Hamel Road and then east on Hamel Road ending...
Welcome Back Community Celebrations in 2021!
We are excited to once again get together in 2021 during Medina’s amazing community celebrations, starting with the Hamel Rodeo Parade on July 11th, followed by Night to Unite on August 3rd, and ending...
Rodeo City Girl
Hamel, Minn. – July 5, 2021 – There’s a cowgirl living in downtown Minneapolis.
Jillian Zaun, a barrel racer and horse lover, splits her time between her mother’s place in Minneapolis with her horses in Somerset,...
HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls
There's a special place near the Sequoia National Park where people escape and young girls learn how to cowboy. It's called Riata Ranch - and a piece of it is coming to the Hamel...
7 Steps to a Healthy You
The past year showed us all the importance of having a healthy body when an opportunistic virus comes around. People with underlying health issues like obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes suffered much more...
Meet the People Behind the Scenes of the GRADUATION Feature
Each year LocalTies receives assistance collecting and compiling the information from students for an annual GRAD feature. From Wayzata High School, members of the COMPASS class met with me weekly this past spring semester,...
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 of “keep” and “get rid of.” (Get rid of can...