As the new year rings in once more, bringing with it fresh goals, many people take this time to reflect and set healthier habits and goals for...
Wellness
Start Preparing for Summer Camp Adventures
It really is time to start preparing for summer camp adventures. Preparing kids for summer camp includes more than packing lists and stocking up on...
Healing in Honduras With Summit Orthopedics
Students experience operating rooms and patient care through a medical mission trip. A group of students from across the East Metro each share...
Sila Wellness Takes a Holistic Approach
Healing rituals are making their way into daily wellness routines. In the Sila Wellness studio, a flow of energy and peace runs freely. In the age...
Susan Link Shares Her Prevention Story
Susan Link advocates for awareness of two little-known heart health conditions. When Woodbury resident Susan Link turned 60, the milestone birthday...
Woodbury Hosts a Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Gathering
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education plans a morning of remembrance and community. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day serves as a day of...
All Aglow at goGlow
A spray tanning salon puts skin care and wellness first. When Erin Callahan decided to open her own franchise of goGlow, a sunless tanning salon,...
Connect With Nature at the Fall Equinox Walk
Recharge with a mindfulness walk in the woods. As the leaves begin to change colors and the nights stretch longer, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional...
Healthy Smoothies To Start Your Day Right
Getting out the door in the morning for work, school or otherwise can present some challenges, and it’s important to fuel up for the day ahead....
Run for a Reason at the Live Brave 5K
The Live Brave 5K is back for another year, uniting runners for a cause. Beginner athletes, leisurely runners and elite racers alike: It’s time to...
Memory Cafe Offers Support to Caregivers
For family and friend caregivers, community support is essential. Betsy and Dick Ellis have lived in a quaint, two-story home on a cul-de-sac in...
Keep It Digitally Safe Campaign Encourages Social Media Safety
A global initiative stresses compassion over comparison. “More than anything else, what we want to have happen here is we want parents to have...
Editor Explores Woodbury Through the Seasons
Celebrate what makes the community great all year long. Welcome, Readers, to my personal guide to embracing every season in our vibrant community....
How beem Light Sauna Heals From the Inside and Out
beem Light Sauna offers infrared sauna and red-light therapy all in private suites in a spa-like setting. Although saunas are often associated with...
Local Veterinarian Details Summer Safety for Dogs
Keep Fido cool in the water and during high heat and humidity. Summer—endless sunshine and hot weather. Some of us live for a Midwestern summer, but...
Young at Heart, Active for Life at Woodbury’s YMCA
The Woodbury YMCA’s ForeverWell programming helps older adults stay healthy and connected. For many seniors, staying physically active and socially...
Dog Gone Reading at the R.H. Stafford Library.
Learning to read can feel overwhelming, but reading aloud for an audience can feel equally, if not more, daunting. In 2009, Hardwood Creek Library...
Book by Mother-Daughter Duo Provides Support
A book penned by local authors strives to provide support to family and friends. Mother-daughter duo DeAnne and Michelle Sherman have teamed up to...
Teddy’s Heart Raises Awareness for AEDs
One family turns their grief into a mission to give back. On a May afternoon in 2022, Cottage Grove’s Dowdle family was forever changed. Their...
Mrs. Minnesota Uses her platform for TBI awareness
Experiences with traumatic brain injuries motivates Mrs. Minnesota American 2024’s activism. March is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month,...
