Resident grew up singing in South Korea and credits her parents’ generosity for her success. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hyounsoo Lathrop grew up in...
People
Music Group NUNNABOVE Created Out of Passion and Sibling Love
Siblings launch a music career that’s built on authenticity—and a lot of love. For most people who take childhood music lessons or perform in a...
The Tilted Tiki Is a Slice of Paradise
The Goetzkes create a tropical oasis in the East Metro. Chris Goetzke and his family had a running joke that Goetzke would someday open his own tiki...
Veterans Day Ceremony
The Woodbury Lions Club hosted its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on November 11, 2023, at the Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial on City Hall...
Meet the Founder of the Woodbury Champions Program
Would you like to get involved in your community, meet some new folks and help out? With that simple thought, Jacques Peulen started the Woodbury...
Following up With the Yurek Family
Follow up with the Yurek family six years later. Welcome to Woodbury's Yurek house, home to a former member of the Army and Air Force, a current...
Meet Upper Midwest Emmy Award Winner Joe Carlini
Joe Carlini shares how he reached the Emmy stage. When Joe Carlini won his first Upper Midwest Emmy Award for Second Chance U, he felt like he was...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Irish Way
When you meet Margaret Sinnott-Wachholz, you’ll understand the Irish proverb, “Laughter is brightest where food is best.” Meitheal—pronounced...
Meet Woodbury Community Academy Founder
Around December 2007, Woodbury Community Foundation’s (WCF) founding member Dixie Ewing with other board members, tapped Alisa Rabin Bell to become...
Meet Woodbury Resident Roger Green
If you live in Woodbury and attend local events, you are sure to have seen Roger Green. For over three decades, Green has been volunteering his time...
One Woodbury
More than 1,500 people attended the inaugural One Woodbury at Ojibway Park on September 30, 2023. The event celebrated the diverse people,...
Meet Cindy Lou Who
This holiday season, the Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) welcomes a local actress to its stage: Monica Xiong, 11, will play Cindy Lou Who in CTC’s...
Meet Woodbury Community Foundation’s Jack Clinton
Citizen of Woodbury Jack Clinton visualizes the Woodbury Community Foundation (WCF) as the premier organization helping Woodbury and Washington...
Finn & Gray Shares Entrepreneurship Know-How
The women behind a local design agency on creativity and building the business of your dreams. We’ll figure it out. For the two women behind Finn...
Woodbury Hockey Returns to the Rink
Follow up with Predators Hockey, five years after its first championship win. Hockey in Minnesota. It is as beloved as a warm hotdish straight from...
A Farmer’s Hands
A farmer’s hands are like no other. Large, gnarled, scarred, calloused, rough with soft palms like a well-worn leather baseball mitt. I had the...
Early Memories
There are so many wonderful memories I have of visiting my grandparent’s farm in Woodbury during my growing up years in the 1950s and 1960s. The...
Mark Reps: Authoring Adventure
Mark Reps spins real life-inspired events into bestselling mystery stories. Woodbury writer Mark Reps has published more than 15 novels, including...
Norma Lanners’ Legacy of Volunteering
Norma Lanners serves as the Woodbury Community Foundation’s (WCF) back office majordomo; she serves as the administrative lead for the WCF. In this...
Alex Braun Reigns on 44-year Drought
48-0 record capped with state championship. “I’m scrappy and willing to get after it, and leave everything on the mat.” — Alex Braun, WHS wrestler...
