January 2013

Better than 55|Choose Your Adventure

Nora’s Network, an Autism Awareness and Education and Advocacy, is hosting their first-ever Family Formal. Support a great cause while enjoying time together.

 

It is no secret that staying fit through the winter months in Minnesota can prove to be challenging.  “There is a science behind it, we are mammals, built to store fat when weather conditions turn harsh,” says John Unverzagt of Fitness Together, personal training center in Maple Grove.  After run

 

When Maple Grove native Abby Anderson, then 17, decided to earn a little extra cash by lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons through the Maple Grove Community Center, little did she know that she was setting in motion a passion that would take her halfway across the world.

 

Hallmark has been next to Rainbow Foods since 2002, and store manager Tom Molitor has been there through the good and bad times. “Target leaving really hurt us. We are making our way back with the new stores opening up, especially Big Lots.”

 

GLOW, originally known for their custom airbrush tanning services, is now offering eyelash extensions in the comfort of your home.

 

Jodi Picoult writes intense family dramas in which sympathetic characters must grapple with life and death ethical issues. Her multilayered plots contain detailed medical and legal situations. Here are some authors that write in a similar fashion:

 

Two of Maple Grove Hospital’s kind-hearted volunteers were crowned Aquatennial Senior Royalty this past July.

 

Those spending too much at jewelry and food product parties should try out the latest craze to hit suburban households-- gold parties!

 

The Learning Rx Brain Training Center specializes in developing cognitive skills, and no one is more enthusiastic about the learning process than Elliot Weiner.

 

This year, Chinese New Year begins on February 10, the start of a 15 day holiday. Chinese New Year is one of the most important Chinese holidays.

 

Collecting school supplies for needy children is a fairly common service project. Traveling all the way to Mexico to deliver those supplies is a little less common.

 

We are all susceptible to cabin fever during the long winter months. We may berate ourselves for not bounding outdoors with our snowshoes or ice skates at every opportunity, but sometimes it’s just too darn cold.