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Farm-To-Table a Movement
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Anna Greve What is the President’s Job?
12 Backpack of Love 16 Money
Financial tips for the New Year
18 Be Healthy
Not quite as planned: When your child needs surgery.
20 How Do You Do It?
Anna Melby-Kelley
22 Nosh
Spaghetti Squash Saute
24 Historical Feature
Dashing through the snow for winter fun
28 Kid Writer
What would love taste like in Parsley?
30 hOMie
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32 Flicks
Friendship comes in all shapes
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Front row: Brooklyn, Carter, Juliet. Back row: Rachel, Cody
21 Healthy Kids
Winter safety tips for kids of all ages
34 The Children’s
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hew! Now that the holidays are over it is time to hunker down and enjoy the winter wonderland (and dream of warmer weather!) To keep you warm during the cold weather, try our recipe for spaghetti squash from Chef Sarah from Friesen’s Bakery & Bistro in Old Town Mankato! Yummy!! Look for Chef Sarah in our future issues, teaching you how to cook locally sourced, family friendly recipes and looking pretty rad while doing it. Thank you Chef Sarah! Did you know that everyday children in our schools are struggling to pay attention, focus and do their best work because they are hungry? It’s a heartbreaking truth but thanks to the BackPack Food Program our community is stepping up to the plate and helping all of our kids be able to do their best every day. I hope you find the article on them to be eye-opening and heartwarming. And maybe even a chance to volunteer to help their cause? As a mom of 2 teenagers, I know how difficult it is to get them to eat healthy. In our other feature article you can learn about a local farm-to-table movement that is starting small (as in pre-schoolers) and getting bigger. Healthy eating is a conscious decision we can all make and sourcing your healthy food locally makes a huge impact on our community! Thank you again for your support of our magazine! Your kind words mean a lot to all of us that work hard to put it together. If you have story ideas or comments, please feel free to contact me at jgreer@mankatofreepress. com. Jordan Greer
CONTRIBUTORS Mayo Clinic Health Systems Mankato Clinic, Children’s Health Center The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Once Upon A Child Gena Heminover Blue Earth County Historical Society MN Valley Federal Credit Union Cliff Coy E. Madelyn James Anna Greve Anna Melby-Kelley PHOTOGRAPHERS Inspired Portrait Photography Cliff Coy PAGE DESIGNER Christina Sankey Advertising Manager Phil Siebel ADVERTISING Sales Jordan Greer Marianne Carlson Josh Zimmerman Theresa Haefner Thomas Frank ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Barb Wass ADVERTISING DESIGNERS Christina Sankey Sue Hammar CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Justin Niles
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How long have you lived in Mankato?
5½
years What is your favorite part of your job?
Isaac, Eva, Anna, Andy
Hosting events at Betsy and Tacy’s houses. I love sharing the Betsy-Tacy books and Betsy’s museum house with others. We get to go back in time and do things that Betsy, Tacy and Tib did in the books!
What is your favorite thing to do in Mankato?
I love walking through the Kiwanis Holiday Lights at Sibley Park in the winter, and going to Spring Lake Park pool in the summer. My daughter and I love going to the library and Curiosi-Tea for special “Mom and Daughter Time”. I also like having dinner parties and bonfires with my family and friends at our houses in Betsy and Tacy’s neighborhood.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I’ve wanted to be a million things; an artist, a dancer, a veterinarian, an author. The neat thing is that I am still dancing, I make art all the time, I have pets I get to take care of, and I still write poetry and fiction sometimes.
Where I work: Did you know that a long time ago, three little girls named Maud, Frances and Marjorie grew up right here in Mankato, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood? Well, Maud grew up and became an author, and she wrote a series of books about growing up here with her friends. These books are the Betsy-Tacy books! Betsy’s character is Maud, Frances’ character is Tacy, and Marjorie’s is Tib. At my job I get to take care of “Betsy’s” house, which is a museum set up just like it was in the books. I have to make sure that all the bills are paid and the gift shop at “Tacy’s house” stays stocked with neat things to buy when people come to visit. I also get to help organize fun events for people to come to, like Betsy’s Birthday Party, the Victorian Christmas, Deep Valley Homecoming and many others. I get to meet people from all over the country who come to tour Betsy’s house and I get to work with many amazing people in Mankato to help share the Betsy-Tacy stories with others. It’s a lot of work but I am very proud to be a part of something so magical. 6 • Kid-oh! | January/February 2017
In honor of President’s Day We asked some Kid-Oh’s...
What is the Presidents Job? Jaxson
Macey
Age: 8 To make laws.
Age: 10 To work with all of the countries in the world and try to do what is best for everyone.
Amelia Age: 5 To make rules and keep everybody safe.
Anna
Hayden
Age: 9 To run America and make everything great!
Age: 5 To take care of all of the people.
Flora
Age: 11 To control the country.
Liliana
Age: 5 To make sure that all the boys and girls are nice and not naughty.
Breckyn Adam
Age: 5 To keep people safe.
Age: 5 To protect America.
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Farm-To-Table
A Movement Story & Photos by Cliff Coy 8 • Kid-oh! | January/February 2017
E
ver wonder where it is that your food actually comes from? For most American’s this question is a difficult one to answer. Most of the food that we consume is transported by plane, train and truck for thousands of miles across the country where it finally reaches its intended destination, your dinner table.
The produce that we pick up in our weekly grocery store visits is mostly grown elsewhere. California produces a sizable majority of many American fruits, vegetables, and nuts: 99 percent of artichokes, 99 percent of walnuts, 97 percent of kiwis, 97 percent of plums, 95 percent of celery, 95 percent of garlic, 89 percent of cauliflower, 71 percent of spinach, and 69 percent of carrots and the list goes on and on. However, there is what is called the farm-to-table movement which promotes serving local food at restaurants and school cafeterias, usually procured from the local producer’s in someone’s area. This is sometimes a difficult undertaking, as places like Minnesota only have a limited growing period, which is why California is often used to grow so many of our fruits and vegetables, being that it can essentially produce these commodities year round. Friesen’s Bakery, located in Old Town Mankato, is one of the local businesses that is spearheading the movement of farm-to-table in our area. Left: Sarah Haayer, head chef of “The farmFriesen’s Bakery & Bistro, stands by to-table her stove in the kitchen of Friesen’s. Middle: Honey that has been locally initiative or the sourced from Moody Bee’s out of farm-to-table Madelia is available for use in movement is Friesen’s Bakery & Bistro. actually focused Top right: Locally sourced eggs from on purchasing My Minnesota Farmer are now used in locally sourced all Friesen’s dishes that require eggs. food and we Bottom right: Locally sourced squash, have expanded onions, carrots, and potatoes from The it at Friesen’s to Food Hub to be used in various include trying recipes at Friesen’s Bakery & Bistro. to purchase anything locally that we can,” said Natasha Frost, part-owner of Friesen’s Bakery & Bistro. “Whether that be a good, a service or a food. As it relates to what we do in the front end of our shop, we try to buy locally through either The Food Hub, which has an amazing buying program from local farmers, or we also try and purchase our goods and services from local vendors and we have carried on that tradition of locally sourced food through our partnership with Here We Grow.” “From a cook’s aspect I would say that it is the biggest movement in the food industry that I have ever seen and
it’s just going to escalate,” said Sarah Haayer, the Head Chef of Friesen’s Family Bakery & Bistro. “It’s become so big across the country. In our generation it was recycling, now it’s composting and there is so much more awareness of taking care of the planet and keeping things close to home. I think it’s just going to get bigger and better.” The Food Hub was created through the Minnesota Valley Action Council and is a centrally located processing facility for fruits and vegetables for local farmers. The farmers are able to drop it off at one spot and The Food Hub does some minimal processing and then they provide those in bulk and can get it to school districts, as well as working with local business’s to provide them with other options. They are very new, in their first couple of years in with their business model and they are expanding. “I think that it’s a really exciting opportunity for our region and for our producers to really gear up and expand not only on what they have available and to extend the growing season but also being able to hire more people,” said Natasha. “When farmers have a place like The Food Hub to do all this for them they can focus on what they do best, which is growing great food and The Food Hub can focus on that food having a home.” Another business that Friesen’s has partnered up with is the Here We Grow Early Childhood Center which is a Reggio inspired center for toddlers and preschoolers. Their toddler and preschool classrooms utilize an exploration based curriculum that works to meet state and national standards, and their hours of operation are longer than a traditional ECFE or preschool program, to provide a learning environment for working parents. This means that they believe learning should be child-led and not directed. Teachers are seen as facilitators of learning and whenever possible learning is done outside. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the Reggio Emilia Approach originated around the town of Reggio Emilia in Italy, out of a movement towards progressive and cooperative early childhood education which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge. Every child brings with them deep curiosity and potential and this innate curiosity drives their interest to understand their world and their place within it. One of the ways that Here We Grow’s staff, with the help of Friesen’s allows them to explore and learn about their January/February 2017 | Kid-oh! • 9
Children of Here We Grow Early Childhood Center sit down to a locally sourced lunch.
Autumn Carson, age 5, and William Hagen, age 5 enjoys their pulled pork sandwich that has been locally sourced from Compart Duroc, at Here We Grow Early Childhood Center.
Locally sourced green beans are served with the children’s meal at Here We Grow Early Childhood Center. These green beans have been sourced from The Food Hub.
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environment is through the farm-totable movement. This approach allows the children to learn about the various food they are putting into their bodies, where it comes from and how it gets from the ground to their dinner plate. Last year the kids of Here We Grow were super into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so the staff took that opportunity to teach the kids about what turtles actually eat, where turtles live, and look into any type of reading explorations that were about turtles. They have learning objectives for the kids, but it is based on their interests because that’s how they believe the children learn best. This year they had a lot of grasshoppers in the backyard and salamanders with all of the rain. So they explored bugs and would see what kinds of bugs the kids could find in the garden. “We grew tomatoes our first year in business and when they came in a preschooler went outside and said, “Oh look, someone hung tomatoes on our plants like a Christmas tree!”” said Elizabeth Bangert - Owner/ Director of Here We Grow Early Childhood Center. “That was an example, to me, why it was important for them to know where their tomatoes come from. Next year we are going to try something where families who live in apartments can have garden plots on our land so that they can come and garden and take their food home.” They used to have parents bring meals from home and were looking to partner with someone who could do meals that also incorporated the garden because they’re located on two acres of land in Mankato, so the children have a garden that they help take care of and that helps teach them where food comes. “The farm-to-table movement is really about helping people understand where their food is grown and supporting the local economy,” said Natasha. “One of the
fantastic opportunities that we have with our partnership with Here We Grow is to build that at a very early age and help the kids learn about vegetables and fruit and real whole foods. That’s our focus on our catering partnership with Here We Grow and we want to do that in a way that supports local growers but also incorporates those carrots from the Food Hub or the squash from Valley Veggies or the local pork from Compart Duroc. The way that we do that is to provide Here We Grow information about the farmers and about the producers so they can incorporate those conversations with the kids as they are eating the food.” The partnership that Friesen’s has developed with Here We Grow is really foundational to their business model and their success. It has paved the way for other partnerships, for example, Arizona Olive Company, which is right next door, where Friesen’s exclusively sells baguette bread. They do the same thing with the local business Curiousi-Tea, where they have a specific salad that is sold there that is just for that particular shop. “We get creative and we support
economy, it just isn’t realistic as we live in a global economy. But, if businesses like Friesen’s continues doing everything that they can, they and other businesses like them can build the movement, build the local small businesses and producers and support local farmers. “I think that strong vibrant communities are caused by the people who run the businesses being invested,” said Natasha. “They are here, they care about what happens with our streets, they care about the kids that are going to our schools. They are invested in the success of our community. So by supporting local business you can help keep the dollars within the Mankato economy. And you are supporting your neighbor and making people friendlier.”
Odin Charette, age 2, devours his pulled pork sandwich that has been locally sourced from Compart Duroc, at Here We Grow Early Childhood Center.
each other and refer people to each other’s businesses,” said Natasha. “The people who have their kids in Here We Grow are our customers and we want to make sure their kids have healthy bodies that are supported with good food and have healthy brains because they have such good instruction there.” The world may not ever be able to go to a solely locally sourced
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magine, if you will, a child who comes into school after a weekend away from school. They are tired and obviously lacking the energy to pay attention in class. This particular child belongs to a family who is struggling. Struggling to pay their bills and keep a roof over their heads, as well as struggling to be able to afford to feed their child. Their kids qualify for free or reduced lunches at school because of this, but what about when the child is at home and their parent still doesn’t have the means to always feed them and when they do, all they can afford are options that aren’t always the healthiest? In today’s day and age you may think, how is it possible for a child to go hungry? It most assuredly is possible and it is happening in our communities every day. Luckily there are those out there that see a problem and do something about it. The Backpack Food Program is an initiative that started back in 2010 to help families in need feed their children when they were not in school. They recognized that a child who came into class hungry was not going to be focused on doing well in
school, nor would they have the energy to do so. “I think that’s what’s so interesting about Backpack, is that it filled a needed gap,” said Nicole Swanson, the Program Manager of The Backpack Food Program. “We know that students have access to free and reduced lunches during the school day, but there were actually students that they had chatted with who came in on Monday morning and hadn’t even had food since their school lunch on Friday afternoon. That’s a long time and a large gap without any food. So they come into class and they’re expected to perform and that becomes quite difficult when you’re tired and you’re hungry and unable to focus.” The Backpack Food Program is meant for hunger relief for students in Elementary school. Currently they serve either K-5 students or K-6 students depending on how their school breaks down their students. It’s a weekend program and any day that is scheduled off of school. So if they have a weekend, they feed the children for the two days. A breakfast, a snack and a lunch. If they happen to have more than just
the weekend, then the children are provided with enough food for those days off. For instance, MEA is four days, Thanksgiving is six days and winter break is 12+ days. The Backpack Food Program provides food for every scheduled day off and they run with the school system, so they start in September with the schools and end in June when school ends. “Our past Executive Director was on a board of another program here in the city and through there learned that there were kids that were going without food for days,” said Sheri Sander-Silva the Executive Director of The Backpack Food Program. “Digging into that, saw that many children were without food and worked with local leaders and the schools to actually start a pilot program.” “We started in March of 2010 as a pilot program and we started at one local school with 43 students,” said Nicole. “We’ve grown now up to about 900 students that we have in the program. We are at 15 schools total in Mankato and North Mankato, we are also at four different school districts in the January/February 2017 | Kid-oh! • 13
Scott Norman, a volunteer with The Backpack Food Program, pushes a dolly of totes onto a truck that will deliver the food to local schools.
county. So we’ve definitely grown over those six years.” The Backpack Food Program is largely volunteer based and without their volunteer force they would not be nearly as successful as they are. One of the ways that they source these volunteers is to have packing days for companies like Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato and Sam’s Club, where volunteers from the company come to the Backpack headquarters and help pack these weekend meals for kids of the area. The army of volunteers actually pack the food, coordinate which schools the packs are going to, and a load and delivery team shows up every single week to make sure the 14 • Kid-oh! | January/February 2017
food gets to the schools. They arrive on Thursdays and pick up the bins and then drop them off at each of the 15 public elementary schools that are served. Then there is another group of volunteers that shows up on site at those schools and delivers those food packs to the teachers. The teachers will then take those packs and discretely place them in the backpacks of those students. Nobody but the teacher knows which students are receiving these services. So when the children leave for weekends on Friday, they get home and open up their backpack and they have a weekends worth of breakfast, lunch and snacks. “I work for Sam’s Club, I’m a
pharmacist here,” said Sarah Caven, a Volunteer Coordinator for the Maple River School District. “We did a packing session a little over three years ago and I learned a little more about the program and did what I could here as a volunteer for the Backpack program here when it was being executed to smaller school districts. I was approached and asked if I would like to be volunteer, so I chose to take that on. For three years now I have been involved and it is something very dear to me. I don’t feel that any child should ever have to go hungry.” Research on the subject has shown that kids who do not get enough to eat will perform worse in school. And without a proper diet, children are prone to having concentration problems, as well as lacking in overall energy to help them get through the school day. “It’s a balanced meal, it isn’t junk food or anything like that,” said Sarah Caven. “It’s a very balanced pack to provide them the energy that they need to sustain normal daily activities and also good nutrition to help their bodies to continue to grow.” One thing that shows how successful this program has been is the fact that every year it has been around, it has been expanding. Last year it expanded into the Maple River and St. Clair schools and this year it even made its way to the children of Lake Crystal. “I have three small kids and I can’t imagine not being able to put food on the table for them,” said Sarah Caven. “And I am blessed that I can do that and I don’t think that there should ever be a reason why a child should not have food and it should be at no fault of the parents, based on our economy and that circumstances happen. And no child should ever have to worry about if they’re going to be hungry to be able to do a good job.”
Food packs that are ready to be packed into the colored bins for delivery to schools in the area.
Another way that The Backpack Food Program helps keep themselves afloat is every year they sponsor a relay step-a-thon event at Mankato State University at the Bresnan Arena called Climb 2 Feed Kids. Usually the Backpack team will solicit a team captain and they bring nine others along with them. It’s the goal of the team to raise at least $1,000 for the Backpack Food Program. “About four years ago we were just kind of researching other creative ways to fund-raise,” said Nicole Swanson. “Everyone can do a pancake breakfast or something like that, but we needed to have the most bang for our buck. We were a very small staff at the time and we had just come off of a fundraiser and it was unique and different, there was a buzz about it. We were at a meeting one day and someone mentioned it and it grew from there. It was very organic, it was talking and being silly and it grew into this beast, this amazing beast.” The people taking part will form their team and fund-raise, and then they come together on Sunday January 8th at the Bresnan Arena. There are three different heats and what groups will do is they will each take an aisle, there are 14 aisles, and at the sound of a buzzer they start a relay while one person from each team goes up and down each flight of stairs and then they pass the yellow backpack they are carrying to their next teammate and relay until they’re finished. There are 768 steps each lap and there are prizes for most team spirit and most money raised. “We want our children in Mankato and Southern Minnesota to thrive and be successful,” said Sarah Caven. “So, by providing them with meals to have on weekends and even on the winter break, by giving them the opportunity to have food and to be able to have those meals, it helps them to be more successful in the classroom and it takes a burden off of the parents to make the decision whether or not to pay an important bill or feed their child. I think that it works two-fold to help the community and to help those people that maybe need a little bit more help than what’s given.”
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Next, a critical element of being financially successful in the New Year is making sure you earn more than you are paying in interest. How much are you earning on your investments each month? Now, how much are you paying in interest on your loans or credit cards each month? Are you paying more than you are earning? With many, that is the case. The more you can lower what you owe, such as making larger
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planned well in advance, be sure to ask about getting a tour prior to the procedure. For example, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato offers a “Pre-Surgery for Your Child” tour, just for children who will be having surgery and their parents. The tour is free, can be done at your convenience and is designed to answer any questions you may have and put your child at ease. If surgery happens without much notice, Dr. Klinkner says in most situations parents may walk their child back to the operating room wearing a “bunny suit” or a white protective garment that allows them to wear street clothes in protected areas. She also says you may be given a special soap to use before the surgery and asked to help your child follow diet guidelines — both of which are necessary to keep your child safe. “Even though it’s difficult, try not to worry,” Dr. Klinkner says. “Your child’s health care team will be available for you and your family before and after surgery. They’re there to answer questions, provide age-appropriate activities for your child and ensure whole-person follow-up care.”
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HOME to HISTORY Denise B. Klinkner, M.D., is an assistant professor of pediatric surgery and trauma medical director at Mayo Clinic. She works with families and young patients in Mankato, Rochester and surrounding communities. For more information about surgery and your child, visit mayoclinichealthsystem.org.
Blue Earth County History Center 424 Warren Street, Mankato History Center Hours Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The History Center Museum is filled with hands-on history fun in the Discovery Lab, 1880s Mankato diorama and an interactive pioneer cabin and barn. Admission charged. YOUNG HISTORIANS: Explore Blue Earth County’s Natural History Hands-on History Workshops for Kids 2nd Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Free.
WINTER WONDERLAND Frozen Fun in Blue Earth County The weather outside may be frightful, but inside a look at winter’s past is so delightful. Explore local winter sports and fashions with a special look back at the 1920 Mankato Winter Carnival. All on display at the History Center January 21 - April 1, 2017. Free and open to the public.
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How do You do it By Anna Melby-Kelley
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arenting is a steep enough hurdle, but when it’s not a biological option, the climb to get to our future child has just a few different detours up the mountain. Sometimes steep, sometimes smooth, but most definitelywithout a doubtabsolutely worth every single step towards growing our family. There is no guide book to becoming an adoptive parent. The vulnerability and patience we have learned and exercised has been a lesson in itself. Being able to live in ambiguity and being content in the unknown has been a huge practice we’ve become familiar with. Growing into an adoptive family is a lengthy, emotional process. Communication is important in any marriage, but it’s especially vital when your trudging through the paper work and finances in order to have a child as a result. It’s strange, uncomfortable, uplifting and thrilling all at once. One of the things that we didn’t expect was so many loved ones 20 • Kid-oh! | January/February 2017
that came forward both in emotional and spiritual support. One of the most amazing things was learning how many people in our lives that have been adopted. It’s remarkable how close you can feel, a kindredship, of an entirely unfamiliar affection.. The walls that breakdown and the windows that you had no idea exist within your heart open. Our journey to deciding on adoption feels like it started millennials ago, yet it was just this last year we finally sent in papers to an agency. There have been a few struggles, but the peace in knowing our child is out there, somewhere, keeps us pushing forward. We look at parenting as one of the greatest privileges anyone can be blessed with. Right now, we are mothers without a child, but the hope of being able to match with a prospective birth mother is the drive that fills our hearts each day. There is nothing we want more than to share this beautiful community, extended family and friends with our child. Our love for one another is complete… So an addition of a child is a kind of joy we cannot fathom, yet already feel. The process of waiting for a child is an exciting, exhausting, blissful, journey. But, our spirits are guiding one foot in front of the other… in order to jump the hurdle and climb the mountain of parenthood.
It is estimated that 65,500 adopted American children have a gay or lesbian adoptive parent. Interestingly, statistics show that same sex adoptive couples tend to be older, more educated, and have more economic resources than other adoptive parents.
The phrase put up for adoption comes from the orphan train movement, which took place in the United States from 1854 to 1929. Orphans were put on trains due for the Midwestern and Western states in the hope that they would find homes. At every stop along the way, these children were put up on the station platforms to see if anyone wanted to take them home, hence the phrase put up for adoption. This practice was heavily criticized, and led to the establishment of agencies and laws to investigate and govern all adoptions. Many celebrities were adopted as children. The list of famous people who were adopted includes: Jamie Foxx, Nicole Richie, Ray Liotta, Faith Hill, Jack Nicholson, Steve Jobs, Frances McDormand, Debbie Harry (‘Blondie’), Gary Coleman, Melissa Gilbert, and Scott Hamilton. Info courtesy of Facts.net
Faith • academic excellence • leadership • service
One-third of all children who are adopted from foster care are adopted by parents of another race.
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Spaghetti Squash Sauté What you need: 1 spaghetti squash 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey ½ cup of diced bell peppers ½ cup corn or diced zucchini ¼ cup diced red onion 1 garlic clove minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 14.5 ounce can of tomatoes diced or crushed (low sodium) 2 cups shredded cheese cheddar, Italian or any Preheat Oven to 375°F Cut squash in half. Place squash cut side down on baking sheet with a little water. Bake approximately 40 minutes and set aside to cool. While squash is baking, cook the beef or turkey in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain meat and add back to skillet with peppers, corn or zucchini (or all three!), and seasonings. Sauté until the veggies are tender and add tomatoes. This part is fun! Shred the cooled spaghetti squash into strands with a fork, and mix in with the sauce.
Top with shredded cheese and cover until cheese is melted.
Enjoy
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y mouth was watering. My hands were trembling, but that was normal, since I was on a city bus. My head was buzzing with questions. Will they say it? Do they like me? The old lady next to me fell over onto my shoulder. I pushed her head up. My hair shook as the bus jerked. My purse fell of the seat. A blue envelope fell out. I picked it up. The writing was smudged with dried coffee. I put the envelope back in my purse. “It’s probably nothing,” I said. The bus stopped in front of my restaurant. I stepped out and thanked the driver. I walked inside. Tink-tink! The little bell rang. I set to work. It was a special day. I started taking down the chairs. “Where is he?” I wondered. I picked up the phone. “Yeah?” said a voice. “Michael! Where are you? You were supposed to meet me by the front door!” I said. “Sorry, I just…um, I uh…I can’t come in today. My Grandma is sick and my sister isn’t home.” He said. “Yeah, right! You better be here by eleven, or so help me I’ll…Michael! Hello? Ugh!” I slammed the phone down. I trudged into the kitchen. I picked up my apron. I turned on the stove. I went to the fridge, and grabbed some day- old bread dough. I began to knead the dough with my hands. Fourteen minutes later, I had two loaves of bread in the oven. I rushed out of the kitchen. “Hello,” I said into the receiver. “Good afternoon, miss. This is the Food Critic society. I was just calling to remind you that we’re coming in an hour, you better have that table ready by 1:30.” “Oh yes, sir. Sorry, sir. I will sir.” “Thank you, ma’am.” I hung up. I cantered back into the kitchen. “Did that sound like Michael?” I said to myself. I immediately started whipping up a three course meal. I decided on a roast turkey with a mashed potato
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salad. For the second course, a large bowl of tomato soup and pepperoni linguini. And for dessert a three layer, two teared red velvet cake, with my signature cream cheese frosting. I got to work right away. Tink-tink! The little bell rang. I garnished the plates, and walked out of the kitchen. There were three men standing in the doorway. They were all wearing nice suits. One of them was wearing a hat that covered his face. I lead the men to a table. “I’ll be right back gentlemen.” I said. I immediately grabbed a tray and loaded on the plates, and rushed into the dining area. “I hope you came hungry.” I said. “Oh, we did,” said the man with the hat. I set the plates down in front of the guests. I saw the man reaching up towards his hat. He grabbed the rim and tugged it off his forehead. “Michael!?” Michael jumped. “Vanessa! How good to see you!” Michael wiped his forehead. “Wait, you know this woman?” one of the other men said. “I thought you said this was a place you’ve never been before!” the other one said. “How’s your Grandmother? Better?” I snapped. “Well, I um…I,” Michael’s fork shook in his hand. “I wasn’t planning on taking off my hat until we got back in the taxi, but I wanted to ask Vanessa something,” he said. He coughed. I placed my hands on my hips. “Well?” I said. Michael hesitated to continue. He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a
metal box. He opened it. A bright gold ring with a shimmering opal lay flat in the box. “Vanessa,” he choked. “Will you marry me?” I felt tears fill into my eyes. I couldn’t believe it. I nodded slowly. I reached into the box, and slipped the ring on my finger. “Why didn’t you ask me sooner?” I said. “Well, I was worried you’d say no.” “That’s what they all say!” I laughed. That got a chuckle out of Michael. “Ehem,” the other men said. “Oh! Right, the food.” I went into the kitchen and got their meals. When they had finished all three courses, their buttons almost burst off their coats. They got out their clipboards, and wrote down the rate. Michael gave me his first it said: According to the taste, textures, and qualities of the food, my score adds up to 10. The food was not only tasting superb, but looking fine as well. “Are you just saying all this because you just proposed?” I asked sarcastically. “No.” Michael replied quickly. “Alright.” The other scores were just as good. I saw the men out to the taxi. Before Michael got into the car, he ran back to me, and kissed me like it was the last time I would ever see him.
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Seated Wide-legged Forward Fold Begin sitting on the floor with legs straight and extended out wide in a big ‘V’ shape. Pull the tummy in and reach right and toward the right foot and left hand toward the left foot. Keep the toes pointed up and the knees pointed up the best you can.
Benefits of Seated Wide-legged Forward Fold Pose: • • • • •
Stretches the insides and backs of the legs Stimulates the abdominal organs Strengthens the spine Calms the brain Releases groins
Option/Modification: Hands can also be on the floor in front of the body and walk them out away from you.
Standing Forward Fold Begin standing up, put a little bend in the knees and fold forward from the hips. Hands don’t have to touch the floor but can if you want. Relax the back of the head, by looking back at your legs. Legs and have a deep bend, slight bend or none at all, depending on your flexibility.
Benefits of Standing Forward Fold Pose: • • • • • • • •
Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression Stimulates the liver and kidneys Stretches the hamstrings, calves, and hips Strengthens the thighs and knees Improves digestion Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause Reduces fatigue and anxiety Relieves headache and insomnia
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Gena Heminover: Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher and mother of two girls, Elea age 5 (pictured) and Ava age 2 (pictured). Teaching yoga at the Mankato Family YMCA, South Central College and various other places in Mankato. Specializing in Kids Yoga, Power Yoga, Vinyasa and Yoga for Athletes. Find me on Instagram and Facebook at ‘Gena Heminover Yoga’ https://www.facebook.com/AthletesYoga Website: GenaHeminover.com Or email: heminoveryoga@yahoo.com
Yoga Tips for Kids: • Kids naturally have a short attention span so keep each pose under 30 seconds. • If they are old enough have them help you count to 10 while holding the pose.
• Allow your child to play around with their body positioning in each pose. They don’t have to be perfect!!
Low Back Stretch Start lying on your back and slowly tuck both legs in so that the thighs are in against the chest. Hang onto your shins or the back of your thighs with your hangs. Keep your head on the floor to relax or slowly pick your head up off the floor to round your back, tucking into a little ball
Benefits of Low Back Stretch Pose: • • • •
Improves strength in your paraspinal Improves strength in lower back muscles Stretches spine and back muscles Stretches hips and hamstrins
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Friendship comes in all shapes! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
My Girl 1991
1982
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
A young girl, on the threshold of her teen years, finds her life turning upside down, when she is accompanied by an unlikely friend.
WALL·E
Then & Now
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1995
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
Finding Nemo
Lilo & Stitch
2003
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
2002
A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive from the law.
The Fox and the Hound
The Land Before Time
1981
1988
Two childhood friends find themselves forced to become enemies.
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
Bridge To Terabithia
Toy Story 1995
1985
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy’s room.
Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their magical kingdom every day after school.
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Winter safety tips for kids of all ages T he snow is falling and mittens adorn the floor of mudrooms everywhere, which can only mean one thing: it’s winter in Minnesota. Winter is the perfect season for the family to head outside to go skiing at Mount Kato or sledding at Sibley Park, but cold weather, ice and snow can also be dangerous for children. With drastically low temperatures in the winter, hypothermia can occur. Hypothermia develops when a child’s temperature falls below normal due to exposures to colder temperatures. It often happens when kids are playing outside in extremely cold weather without wearing proper clothing or when clothing gets wet. Hypothermia also occurs more quickly in children than in adults. As hypothermia sets in, children will shiver and become clumsy and lethargic. Watch for speech that becomes slurred and a body temperature that declines. If you suspect your child is hypothermic call 9-1-1 immediately. Until help arrives, take the child indoors, remove any wet clothing and wrap them in blankets or warm clothes. Like hypothermia, frostbite can also be a dangerous outcome of not being prepared for the temperatures. Occurring when the skin and outer tissues become frozen, frostbite tends to happen on fingers, toes, ears and nose. Extremities will also become pale, gray and blistered, and the child may complain that his/her skin burns or has become numb. If frostbite occurs, bring the child inside and place the affected areas in warm – not hot – water. Warm washcloths may be applied to frostbitten nose, ears and lips. Do not rub the frozen areas. After a few minutes in warm water, dry and cover the child with clothing or blankets and give them something warm to drink. If the numbness continues for more than a few minutes call your doctor. Just because it’s cold and snowy doesn’t mean that families should hibernate in the winter months, it just means that you should take extra precautions when it comes to enjoying the outdoors.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents brush up on the following tips for how to keep the whole family safe throughout the winter: • Young children generate less body heat and get cold more quickly than adults. Dress infants and kids warmly for outdoor activities. Have them wear several thin layers that will keep them dry and warm. Don’t forget warm boots, mittens or gloves and a hat. • For older babies and young children, a good rule of thumb to abide by is to dress them in one more layer of clothing than an adult would wear in the same situations. • Quilts, pillows, blankets, sheepskins, bumpers and other loose bedding should be kept out of an infant’s sleeping environment because of their association with suffocation deaths and may contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Instead, use sleep clothing like a onepiece sleeper or wearable blanket. • Don’t send your child outside to play if the temperature or windchill is being reported as lower than -16 degrees or lower. With such low temperatures, exposed skin will begin to freeze. • Help children choose play areas with a warm shelter nearby (near home or a friend’s home). • Even though it’s cloudy, you should still apply sunscreen to exposed skin. • If your children’s hands and feet are warm, what they are wearing is usually good. If your child is dressed too warm, they could sweat and feel colder when they stop playing. • Infants being pulled in a sled need extra bundling. Because they aren’t moving, they can’t generate body heat as well as a child playing can. By Katie Smentek, MD Pediatrics January/February 2017 | Kid-oh! • 33
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To make your paper dolls more durable: First look in the recycle for an old cereal box and glue the page of paper dolls on the cereal box. Next, when the glue is dry, carefully cut out dolls and outfits. Now you should be ready to play! Be Your Own
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SNOW WORD SEARCH
Winter is on the way and that means snow and colder weather. See if you can find these words that have something to do with snow.
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PRESIDENTIAL WORD SEARCH Presidents Day is February 16 this year: The holidays honors all presidents, but especially George Washington, whose birthday was February 22, and Abraham Lincoln who was born on February 12.
CARTER CLINTON KENNEDY LINCOLN MADISON REAGAN ROOSEVELT TRUMAN WASHINGTON See Solution on Page 53
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Happy Valentine’s Day
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