October 2011

Sugar Bush Ridge Farm | Food | Swimmers

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

Recommended by librarian Nina Shimmin for children

 

Sometimes discovering beauty is as simple as changing perspective. While walking through Elm Creek Park, all Katy Humnick had to do was look up.

 

Call it America’s quintessential comfort food, if you will. The ubiquitous burger can be found at the corner bar, the high-end steakhouse, and everywhere in between. The classic rendition, a simple, seasoned beef patty, grilled to perfection, often fits the bill.

 

Halloween is a time for goblins and ghouls, witches and warlocks, bats and spiders. If frightening ghost stories and late night trick-or-treating is too much for your youngster, come out to The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes to enjoy the sweet side of the Halloween holiday—no pun intended!

 

Mike Rouleau is working on his second breakfast of the day: a meat-lovers omelet, three plate-sized buttermilk pancakes, and a large orange juice; make that two large orange juices.

 

When was the last time you tried something for the first time? For Ken and Sandy Tschannen, it was probably yesterday, the day before yesterday – or even today.

 

Osseo Area Schools don’t want to upstage mom’s home cooking, but the district’s food and nutrition staff will gladly listen and repeat compliments about how their new whole grain dinner rolls compare nicely.

 

They say you can never go home again. “They” have obviously never met Kara Schwartz and John Neumann.

 

“As early as I can remember, I had an Easy-Bake oven,” says Lisa-Marie Stienessen, who for the past eight years has been teaching one of the most popular adult education sections District 279 Community Education has ever offered.

 

Il Poggione was one of the first estates to bottle Brunello in the late 19th century. The medieval township of Montalcino, one of the most photographic areas in Italy, has grown grapes for more than 500 years.

 

The Town Green has been a summer staple for shows and performances, speakers and singers for two summers now. Integrated into the water’s edge along Main Street, this urban park’s most striking feature is the bandshell, with a wing-like canopy and seating for 300.

 

Much-loved by Maple Grove youths, the Maple Grove Community Center’s Maple Maze was starting to show the affection a bit too much, displaying normal wear and tear after 14 years and over 400,000 children sliding, climbing, jumping and crawling through the indoor playground.

 

To an untrained eye, DJ Hebert may appear as just an average kid. A senior at Osseo High School, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound athlete has a 2.7 GPA, takes AP English, is involved in the Rotary Club and loves to play sports.