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Features
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LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES BY KIRSTEN STILLMAN
NEIGHBORHOOD TRADITION IS ALIVE AND WELL BY JIM REYNOLDS
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EDITOR’S NOTE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MAINSTREET News and Views from the Valley PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GUIDE The Best in the Valley BOULEVARDIER Building Community Through Literary Arts By Syndie Sorenson
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editor’s note “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” - Albert Einstein
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We don’t follow the Hallmark holidays here at Stillwater Living, but I thought Einstein’s quote too good to pass on at this time of year. One year we ran a cover photo of a karate teacher kicking toward the camera and I got a call from a local woman who runs a landscaping company. “I’ve just got to advertise with your magazine” she said, “the fact that your cover doesn’t have a big pink heart, or a list of Valentine do’s and don’ts caused me to pick up the phone and call you.” I appreciate her sentiment – Valentine’s Day seems a fabricated occasion, if you love someone then you have a natural drive to demonstrate that love year round, in genuine fashion.
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Peter McNiff
We brought the Guide to Professional Services back this year. Please have a look at the area’s best and brightest attorneys, accountants, investment experts and insurance people that populate our pages this issue. See if you can do some business with them if you’re a fan of this magazine. Thanks. Our first feature is a focus on a new term in health care “population health.” Our friends at Healtheast have developed a strong program that completes the picture for folks living with diabetes. Their new program is so much more than checking blood sugar and taking pharmaceuticals. Diabetes is one disease that can be significantly better managed by making certain lifestyle choices – read on. Our cover story this month is a tale of a throw-back ice rink at Bobby and Jen Tuccitto’s house. Kid’s don’t lazy around and play electronics all day and night in this environment, that backyard ice rink is too much fun for a kid (of any age) to sit around inside all winter long. A little fresh air and exercise regardless of the air temperature is good for all of us. Art Reach St. Croix does a great job of connecting this community to the arts. Syndie Sorensen, program and marketing manager at Art Reach, was kind enough to explore the literary arts in the valley for a new segment we’re calling Boulevardier. We’re thrilled that she chose Kathleen Eddy, she is the bee’s knees.
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Please don’t get the impression that we don’t know how to have fun around here. We just do it in a way that doesn’t need an overly commercialized label. And to Einstein’s quote – pull over or you’ll get a “distracted driving” ticket.
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Thank you Cassie, Chuck and Cory! It was great to read about the three who saved Summer Tuesdays and kept the Harvest Fest alive. I always assumed that the chamber ran these events or that a large group of community leaders (per Stillwater Living’s July 2005 story on Summer Tuesdays) ran these events.
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Keep Covering the Good Guys & Gals I enjoy reading about people that have a passion for giving of their time and talents in your January issue each year, I find the stories inspirational. I have saved seven issues that have this theme over the years and I hope you continue doing this in the future.
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Seeing the “common person” profiled is reassuring to those of us that don’t sit on boards of directors or lead the campaign in some way. It takes many hands to make for light work and the people you’ve chosen to cover this year seem to be in the trenches doing the heavy lifting. The people that show up and do the work warrant some coverage too, thanks for honoring benevolence in this way. Marion G Lake Elmo
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Celebrate 25 years of Supporting Area Kids Join us for Jeans & Jewels as we celebrate 25 years of funding for our Stillwater Area Public Schools.
A hearty “thank you” goes out to the Jeans & Jewels planning committee
Jeans & Jewels is an annual fundraising event held to benefit The Partnership Plan, the non-profit foundation that supports the Stillwater Area Public Schools. The evening includes a cocktail hour, sit down dinner, champagne bar, live and silent auctions, raffles, candy buffet and music from the award winning Stillwater Area High School Con Amici Orchestra.
Keri Beyer ~ Sara Curl ~ Joyce Enright ~ Erika Fisher ~ Mary Gray ~ Jane Hill ~ Jen Horwath ~ Pam Hoye ~ Kristin Kroll ~ Stacy Laubscher ~ Heather Lundgren ~ Melissa Moon ~ Cara Nealy ~ Susan Nelson ~ Paula O’Loughlin ~ Becky Orn ~ Teri Randazzo ~ Kirsten Ross ~ Anne Schmiechen ~ Mary Scott ~ Kristen Suro ~ Heidi Wilk
Proceeds from Jeans & Jewels are used to fund activities and programs that directly support The Partnership Plan’s mission, including classroom grants, district-wide initiatives and the STEM lab. Join us and help provide these enrichment opportunities for our Stillwater Area Public School students! 8 STILLWATER LIVING FEBRUARY 2014
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Leave it to the Stillwater Elk’s to produce an event designed to laugh at winter, while raising money for a great cause. Anyone who thinks themselves hearty enough to lob frozen balls at the “Jack” on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon is welcome to join in – if you don’t play bocce, then just come for the fun. Wear your winter boots and plan to enjoy whatever Mother Nature brings for an afternoon of fun and laughter – of course the well-heated Elk’s lodge is just steps away from the bocce course if you want to warm up. At high-noon the bocce players will test their skills in the worldclass sand bocce courts that host an old school double-elimination tournament. Notice the “winner” and “loser” brackets that tell it like it is – no participation ribbons for all of the kiddies as this is an adult affair.
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Love of Cheese
The Wedge & Wheel opened last month with little fanfare. There was no braggadocios owner pounding his/her chest at a ribbon cutting ceremony, we didn’t hear a sidewalk band playing on opening day and there was no rented spotlight beaming a W & W batman-type signal to the sky. Like so many situations in our daily life we must choose between the posers of the world and the real deal. Our view is that the new artisan cheese shop and cheese bar on Chestnut is the real deal. It seems like months slowly passed by with brown paper covering the windows of this old-school store front, and now that the doors are open, it feels as if the Wedge & Wheel has always been here. Lake Elmo resident Chris Kohtz opened the Wedge & Wheel motivated by his dream of an old world cheese experience. Take a look at his blog wedgeintheround.com to get a sense of how deep his love of cheese runs. You can expect to find a balanced offering of domestic and imported artisan cheeses. Don’t expect a “standard menu” when you go to the Wedge & Wheel as the inventory is always changing – so while you may not be able to purchase or sample the same cheese on each visit, you can be sure that whatever you try will be wonderful.
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Strengthen Communities by Strengthening Families FamilyMeans’ Power of the Purse is a fun “mostly girls� event and a great way to support FamilyMeans, which provides diverse programs that include: consumer credit counseling, mental health counseling, grief and loss therapy, collaborative divorce, school-based counseling, youth programming and caregiver support.
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The annual event draws people together to enjoy brunch, bid and buy their favorite purse (or purses!) and hear an engaging speaker along with a few other surprises. This event allows attendees to enjoy a fun morning out with friends and family while supporting a good cause that ultimately helps members in our community. Event proceeds are used to help make each program area top notch. The staff members for each program work hard to help their clients when they need it the most. To do this, the content and materials are regularly reviewed and changes are made to meet the needs of those seeking help, periodic reviews also help to keep things fresh. In its 50th year, FamilyMeans serves more than 24,000 people annually and is committed to help strengthen communities by strengthening families.
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Calling All DIY’ers
So much has been made of the Do It Yourself home improvement projects lately that we feel it’s getting to be too much. The focus of the national DIY movement seems to be on home improvements… as in improving the physical structure. We encourage area residents to open-up that focus to include DIY for the hobbyist. Our friends at Still-H2O are hosting monthly classes that could be just the right medicine to improve your attitude while at home. Home Brew classes. Our resident expert C.R. Stephens says “the all-grain method is when you take malted grain and mash it that turns the proteins into sugar. Rinse the mash (sugar) into the boil kettle and boil it with hops to create “wort” that is what unfermented beer is called.
about a week and bottle it using priming sugar. The beer sits for another week or so and carbonates - you then chill and enjoy.” If you DIY’ers take a few classes, you might be a little happier around the house. The St. Croix River Valley Home Brewers Association supplies the instructors along with Still-H2O staff.
The easier method is to use liquid and/or dry malt extract and forget about the all grain mash above. This takes a lot less time to prepare then the all-grain method. We then cool the wort to yeast pitching temperature, under a 100 degrees Fahrenheit and pitch the yeast, let it ferment for
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Not Just For The Kids Dr. Ginger Garlie of the Rivertown Animal Hospital has been showing our children how to interact with, and care for, animals through her hands-on “Mini-Vet School” classes for years. Now a similar opportunity has been made available for people of all ages. Would you be a better cat owner if you understood feline infectious diseases? If you took that class you will also learn about your cat’s risk of disease and which vaccinations make the most sense. Ever thought your dog could benefit from chiropractic care? Why not sign up for the class entitled: Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine: Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Cold Laser Therapy. No question that you’ll gain some new knowledge in that class. Once this snowpack has melted away, the trees will bud and the bushes will become full again. Do you understand how tickborne diseases will impact Fido? Maybe you should. Dr. Ginger is bringing is experts to address specifics in each class offering. Check out her web site to learn more about the classes.
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Home & Garden Time
Like Punxsutawney Phil, the Home and Garden Show offers a sense of hope – hope that this sub-zero weather will one day subside. As we flip the calendar to March we can start the month off right by walking around Rutherford Elementary school and enjoying what local service providers have to offer. Do you have a home-improvement plan for your digs that hasn’t been executed yet? Are you sure it’s the best possible use of space? Do you feel confident that you are employing the best materials (as in latest and greatest technology) in your plan to improve your dwelling? The 2014 Home and Garden Show, brought to you by our Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce, bring more than 80 vendors together under one roof. All of these vendors specialize, in one way or another, in helping you execute that home improvement plan of yours.
Get some new ideas or find the contractor(s) to execute your idea. You’ll be glad that you did.
There are tons of reasons to attend the Home and Garden show - support local businesses, enjoy a great day of chamber members and vendors coming together.
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Don’t contribute to a nasty case of bridzilla. After all it’s a syndrome that can be avoided with a strong measure of insightful planning. In 90% of bridzilla cases wedding professionals could have saved the occasion and all involved would have had an enjoyable event. The remaining 10% of bridzilla cases are a lost cause, there is no saving those events. If you or someone you know is getting married in the next twelve to twenty-four months, you owe it to your guests, not to mention the wedding vendors, to begin the planning process. The St. Croix Valley Wedding Showcase is the perfect location for one-stop shopping with the area’s finest providers of food catering, cakes, wedding attire, live music, flowers, photography, stationary, jewelry, decor, photo booths, limo service, bar service, venues, gown preservation and much, much more. In order to see all of these wedding experts one might need to travel far and wide, but here in Stillwater it all comes together in one location – the Historic Court House. Don’t be in a hurry to rush home afterward, head downtown
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Professional ServicesBest in the Valley Dwight Cummins established his law practice in the St. Croix Valley in 1985. Since that time he has assisted individuals, families, and businesses with issues related to death and taxes. Dwight Cummins His clients enjoy the results of careful long range planning, making transfers of assets more efficient, less complicated, and less costly in terms of taxes and transfer fees. Licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, Dwight focuses his practice on trusts, wills, probate, charitable gift planning, business representation and succession, real estate transactions, and banking and commercial transactions.
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Meghan S. Johnson, a partner at Cummins Law Office, P.A. has practiced Estate Planning, Probate and Business law in the St. Croix Valley since 2006. Using individually tailored trusts, wills and incapacity documents, Meghan ensures that her clients’ estate Meghan S. Johnson plans work efficiently to address estate tax, probate, charitable giving and protect young beneficiaries and beneficiaries with special needs. Meghan works with cabin owners to create plans that allow smooth transition of the family cabin to the next generation that allow harmonious coownership among multiple owners. Meghan assists businesses with the formation of LLC’s and corporations, preparation and review of contracts and business succession planning. Meghan is licensed to practice in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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With the focus of his practice in Family Law, Real Estate, Business and Contracts, Wills and Probate and the scholarship activities of the Tozer Foundation, Karl has developed an extensive practice that ensures him the ability to provide his Karl M. Ranum clients the resources they need in all areas of their lives. Following the example of his parents, both hard working individuals in the communities of the St. Croix Valley, Karl worked his way through night school at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, the finest legal institution in the Midwest. “I was even more fortunate to return and establish my practice here in Stillwater those 27 years ago and be able to offer my own children the wonderful chance of growing up with the same values, people and opportunities that make this area so very special.”
I have called Stillwater home since 1984 and have always engaged in this great community. I have served on the board of the United Way and Lakeview Foundation among others. James Honsvall I formed my CPA practice in 1995 with a single principle in mind: to provide the highest level of personalized client service possible. Simply put, I care about each and every one of my clients. I will give you the full resources you would expect only from a large accounting firm while maintaining the personal touch. If you would like to develop a relationship with an accountant who will know your name, get to know mine.
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Life hands us crossroads from time to time and when it does, we need to have someone we know we can trust. How should you handle your retirement monies? Who should you turn to for help in complex legal matters? Do you have the right insurance for your current state in life? Where better to find sage advice then within our own community. Look no further. Rhett is a 20+ year veteran of the financial services industry. He and his team are passionate about helping individuals and their families accomplish their wealth management goals by creating longRhett Neuman term, diversified investment strategies focused on achieving financial security and a comfortable retirement. They are attentive to the risk tolerance of each individual client and structure their suggested portfolios to match that tolerance level. Located in Stillwater, Rhett focuses on improving the lives of both the local residents and the community by providing financial advice in a caring, ethical environment and participating in and supporting many local organizations and events.
Jami helped found Foley Kalseim & Company, Ltd. in 1988. “I feel so fortunate to work in my hometown.” Jami works extensively with small businesses in the areas of tax, planning and business Jami Kalseim Flanagan development. Along with being a full-service CPA firm, Foley Kalseim has developed niche services in the areas of estates & trusts, not for profits and audits. Last October marked the firm’s 25th anniversary. The firm has grown from 2 to 14 employees in that time (plus 2-3 interns during busy season) and focuses on work/ life balance and providing almost double the required education for maintaining CPA licensing. “We love to learn and we love to teach.”
Helping people use their money to accomplish what gives their lives purpose and meaning is my passion. I specialize in investments and services for 1) pre-retirees who have saved but wonder if they own the right investments Bonnie Bakke or have saved enough to sustain their lifestyle in retirement, 2) individuals who want to reap tax benefits while blessing their children, grandchildren, and charities, and 3) business owners who need a retirement plan and/or a succession plan. Edward Jones is one of the largest and most respected full service brokerage firms in the country. I am proud to be an Edward Jones Financial Advisor of thirteen years and to live and work in Stillwater where I am active in many fine, local organizations. Call anytime for a complimentary consultation.
Foley Kalseim & Company, Ltd. 1751 Tower Drive West, Suite 200 Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 430-3635 jami@cpa1.net www.foleykalseim.com
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Kelly Lorenz is a multiple line specialist for auto, home life, health and other types of personal and business insurance. With 18 years of experience, he is a very helpful and knowledgeable insurance counselor. Kelly Lorenz Kelly earned the professional designation LUTCF, Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow. He is a member of our agency team of nine agents, associates and service representatives. As a client, you will benefit his attentive service for your insurance needs such as auto, home, life, health and other types of personal and business coverages. Kelly says “I really enjoy my work!” and you will enjoy working with him too.
James Gorder, Valley Agencies President, has over 40 years of insurance experience. He earned the professional designation CIC, Certified Insurance Counselor. He provides insurance counsel and service to small and large James Gorder employers, both public and private, such as municipalities, schools and businesses. Jim is backed by a staff of nine agents, associates and service representatives. Clients benefit by receiving personal service from specialists in all areas of individual and group coverages. These include life, health, disability income and retirement. For businesses, it includes property, liability and vehicle coverage, bonds and workers’ comp, in addition to employee benefits like profit sharing.
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Janet Jezior We understand the responsibility of raising a family. We all feel the same commitment to care for our families. As your good neighbor agent, I can help you meet your insurance and financial needs. Call me today. State Farm Insurance, like a good neighbor State Farm is there. Serving the area for over 23 years
Insurance Service Janet Jezior Insurance Agency, Inc. 1826 Tower Drive Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-8600 janet.jezior.b5ad@statefarm.com
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Living Well With Diabetes By Peter McNiff with notes from Kirsten Stillman Photos by Aimee Christenson
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hormone needed to convert carbohydrates into energy for daily use. Type 1 diabetes makes up approximately 10% of those diagnosed with diabetes.
Every year, 20,000 Minnesotans are diagnosed with diabetes. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is normally diagnosed in children and young adults. It's caused by the body’s inability to produce insulin, the
Type 2 diabetes is more common and results from the body’s inability to produce enough insulin or the bodies inability to use its insulin correctly, otherwise referred to as insulin resistance. Contributing risk factors for Type 2 diabetes include; excess weight, sedentary life style, metabolic syndrome, family history of
e tend to settle into patterns in our lives. Many of us have taken to regular enjoyment of less than healthy meals or snacks. For the one in four adults in Minnesota living with diabetes over indulging could have a negative impact on their health.
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Members of the Healtheast Diabetes Care leadership team meeting with one of Cooks of Crocus Hill culinary specialist.
diabetes, or previous diagnosis of diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes). Both types of diabetes can be managed by balancing nutrition, lifestyle, and medication adherence. If the disease is not managed well, there is an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney damage, nerve damage, impotence, reoccurring infections, impaired eye sight or complete blindness. Common signs and symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes or elevated blood sugars may include the following; increased thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, blurry vision, increased appetite, tired and fatigued, and reoccurring infections, however, many people have few to no symptoms present at diagnosis. This explains the large number of people with undiagnosed diabetes and the crucial need for increased awareness to screen for elevated blood sugars or diabetes. Beyond the personal and physical costs that diabetes can create, the financial costs of treating and managing diabetes adds up quickly. In 2009, US healthcare spending exceeded $2.5 Trillion. Approximately 75% of this was associated with the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes.
Almost two thirds of our spending is associated with costs directly correlated to poor lifestyle choices, in particular the surge in obesity. In the state of Minnesota diabetes costs Minnesotans $2.68 billion per year or almost $12,000 per each Minnesotan living with diabetes. Here is a startling fact, about $1 billion or half of this cost is due to lost productivity. Costs associated with diabetes clearly impact both quantity and quality of life. In an effort to provide more access and more information to people on the topic of diabetes, Janet and the HealthEast Diabetes Care Team are partnering with Stillwater’s Cooks of Crocus Hill and Kowalski’s Market to promote the new Living Well with Diabetes cooking classes and grocery store tour. This new venture will offer oneof-a-kind cooking sessions that focus on how to prepare meals that will keep blood sugar levels in control while also offering a chance to be a part of an encouraging and supportive group experience. “There are a lot of ‘Cooking Well’ classes,” says Christa Rymal, a Registered Nurse and the Director of HealthEast’s Endocrinology and Diabetes Care
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Department. “But this will give people a platform and a classroom to be open about what it’s like to live with diabetes.” It's not just about cooking; it's about support and being surrounding by your friends and family who are embracing change. It’s about the experience as a whole: the bonding and sharing, learning how to make new meals and sparking the interest to keep your food healthy. To keep things even more interesting, there are several different topics of focus for classes. If you’re a carb lover, a jet setter, a member of an always-on-the-go family, a grilling master, or a grilling amateur who chars everything, there is a class that will pique your interest and get you started on a healthier road. Dr. Jennifer Landers meeting with a patient at the Healtheast Stillwater clinic.
Janet Morrison, Lead Diabetes Educator, reviewing fresh produce options with a patient at Kowalski's.
“We live in a society that doesn’t make it easy to live with diabetes,” Christa said. “So it’s important for people with diabetes and those in their support system to learn and change with them. These classes help everyone involved gain a better understanding of the value of healthy food and how it will impact diabetes.” “As Educators in diabetes we talk about food, grocery shopping and cooking everyday with our patients, it is an area where most people with diabetes struggle.” Says Janet, “one of the most common requests we get are menu plans and patients will often say “can you shop for me and then come home and cook for me?" Attending a cooking class and /or grocery tour with other attendees who have diabetes can be a great start to learn more about shopping and cooking. You do not have to be a chef or have great cooking skills to attend either. The intention is to provide our patients with tools to enhance both shopping and cooking skills and empower them to learn more about cooking with basic foods from a pantry of heart healthy foods.” “It’s a fun experience,” Janet says of the classes, “The staff at both Cooks and Kowalski's are wonderful, their goal is to help you have the most positive experience possible. They are more than willing to answer any questions you may have, there is no such thing as a stupid question! They provide great culinary and shopping pointers for cooks at all levels.” It’s empowering to learn how to make a small change in your lifestyle that can drive big changes in health. “We all have to eat and how we choose to eat really drives health outcomes. Particularly for those who have diabetes,” Christa says.
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Another benefit is that the learning goes both ways. With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, there is a seismic shift in focus for healthcare
providers from reactive to proactive medicine. Reducing risk and encouraging health and wellness is also a very important goal to the team at HealthEast. Christa shares, “we want to encourage people to live as well as possible while managing diabetes.” Moving forward, all healthcare systems will be operating this way. “In the past, healthcare systems have been reimbursed for treating chronic conditions instead of preventing disease. Moving forward health care systems and providers will be reimbursed for engaging patients in health promotion activities and lifestyles, focused on disease prevention.” Christa adds. “But now we’re trying to get out in front and focus on prevention and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes. Our budgets will reflect that shift, with funding for things like the Living Well with Diabetes cooking classes and introducing new ways to educate people on how to live with diabetes and other diseases.” Based on their dedication to education and partnership with the community, collaborating with Cooks on Crocus Hill and Kowalski's was viewed as an exciting and unique opportunity for HealthEast Diabetes Care. Christa says “together we look forward to engaging with our community members living with diabetes and their caregivers. We want to engage our community with food and cooking in a new way. Our goal is to foster a positive experience with eating and promote the enjoyment of good food, while removing any past negative experiences with food selections.”
For the carb enthusiast, it’s time to end your love/hate relationship and settle into an understanding. The night’s ‘For the Love of Carbs’ menu consists of pesto and mozzarella stuffed chicken breasts with whole-wheat penne, warm barley and cauliflower salad, and a homemade pesto dip with crudité. A deeper knowledge of carbs is also on the menu; the night’s food for thought includes the differences between sugars and starches and how they affect not only your blood sugar, but also your mood. For the more worldly palate, the ‘Travel the World with Food’ cooking class offers ethnic food favorites without the risk of your blood sugar levels spiking. For an around-theglobe experience without the airport security checkpoints, the menu features vegetable spring rolls with dipping sauce, a “better-for-you” chicken burrito bowl, and hummus with vegetables and whole grain pita. If you and your family are always on the go and you want to avoid stopping at the drive-through window all the time, the ‘Mobile Meals for On the Go Families’ cooking class will save your busy schedule, your budget, and your family’s nutrition plans for the week. You’ll learn about a healthier way to stock the fridge, and the turkey lettuce wraps, parmesan-encrusted chicken tenders, and a “better-foryou” ranch dressing with crudite will quickly become family favorites. Discover how to incorporate locally grown food into your grilling repertoire with the ‘Summertime Cooking and Grilling from Farm to Table’ cooking class, where you’ll learn how to gradually shift to buying local foods and why this can result in greater health benefits for your body. Even if you’re an amateur griller, you’ll learn how to grill vegetables with herb vinaigrette, quinoa with black beans, cotija and grilled shrimp, and minted pea puree with vegetables to sizzling perfection.
Given the fact that one in every four adults in Minnesota has diabetes, add to that already staggering figure an even larger number of undiagnosed patients, these classes and the population health model could not have come at a better time. The vibrant community of Stillwater has a great and unique opportunity to be part of something innovative that could lead to a sense of optimal health and well being.
If you’re more interested in what to eat rather than how to cook it, the ‘Take a Stroll Down the Grocery Aisle’ class is going to be more up your alley. Since we all know that learning what to eat on a day-to-day basis is half the battle, this class is ready to help you out. By taking a tour of Kowalski’s Market with Cooks of Crocus Hill’s owner, Karl Benson, and a HealthEast diabetes educator, you’ll learn how to read a nutrition label, shop more efficiently and how to make healthier choices in the store. As a bonus for participating in the tour, you also receive discounts on Kowalski’s products after the class has finished.
Peter McNiff is the editor and publisher of Stillwater Living magazine.
For more information on cooking classes and the grocery store tour, visit: store.cooksofcrocushill.com/healtheast.
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Neighborhood Tradition is Alive and Well Tuccitto's North Hill Home Ice By Jim Reynolds Photographs by Aimee Christensen
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obby and Jenny Tuccitto live in a home on the north hill that at one time belonged to her great grandparents, and then her grandparents. Bobby and Jenny’s children represent the fifth generation to occupy their family’s north hill home. To occupy a home, a home that raises a family, is to enjoy the highs and lows of life together. For example their daughter Cecelia wasn’t the first baby in this family to progress from crawling on hands and knees to taking her first steps in this very living room. Consider all of the birthdays celebrated in the family dinning room or the countless 4th of July gatherings that took place in the yard – this home has played quite a roll in Jenny’s family history. Our community is fortunate to have this story unfolding in a multitude of sturdy old homes that dot the landscape; multiple generations of the same family living in the same location is part of what makes this such a great community. To grow up in this environment is to truly know the neighborhood’s history. A new resident may need a lifetime to unravel what is second nature to a fifth generation local.
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Bobby has a number of friends today that he has been close to since grade school. Thirty years ago these were the kids running around together in the parks of Croixwood – when it was nice outside they played ball or hit the beach and when the frost took hold they shoveled the ponds and skated day and night. “My father Louie was a big help when it came to our pond rink. He would drill a hole in the ice so he could install a water pump which allowed us to put fresh coats of water down so our ice was just right” shares Bobby. Jenny and her closest friends have a similar story in that they met in Jr. High and have been close ever since. Jenny tells us “we are all Stillwater graduates, class of ’93 (guys), ’94 (girls) and we have a very unique situation where we have all known each other a really long time, we are great friends, we love spending time together and our kids have known each other since birth.”
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Having friends with children roughly the same ages as your kids means that all of the kids in the equation have built-in mutually reciprocal relationships from a very young age. In other words all of the kids have well attended birthday parties that are chock-full of kids who occupy your kids and wear the birthday hats and exchange the gifts and play all over the house or outside – for every kid in the bunch. As you go through teething, the terrible twos, youth sports, school plays and concerts… all of your best friends are going to the same gatherings. It also means that your best friends become even closer as time passes. When the kids get involved in youth sports, the family schedule shifts to support practices and games, a new normal ensues. For the Tuccitto family it was roughly five years ago that their oldest child, Ty, developed an interest in hockey. Naturally Bobby developed an interest in coaching hockey – after all he knows the game inside and out and he loves to spend time with Ty and his buddies, so it’s a perfect fit. A few years later Cecelia caught the bug and developed an interest
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in hockey, the same story applies – Bobby now coaches with both teams.
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Bobby remembers “Four years ago a friend of mine had a neighbor who was selling his backyard ice rink. I bought it and have been adding to it every year little by little. Two years ago I had the yard leveled and did some landscaping so the rink would be easier to put up and maintain.” As we walked across the rink Bobby pointed out some of his improvements, “I will replace a couple of the older boards every year. I added 8’ fencing to help keep the pucks and balls from flying over the bluff. I added Christmas lights all the way around the rink and some more flood lights last year. I think I'm close to having it right where I need it.” It is a beautiful backyard ice rink.
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Positivity emanates from both Bobby and Jenny when we talk about their family or friends and particularly when we talk about their home ice. They seem to cheerfully divide the tasks of raising a family and entertaining friends in a very genuine manner. As for the rink, Jenny typically leaves the erecting and dismantling the structure to Bobby but is quick to remind us that the whole family is called into action for snow removal. Bobby has a couple of friends over sometime each November to hammer in metal stacks that support the boards. Once the boards are in place the mesh netting and lights go up and then they wait for Jack Frost to do his thing. When I asked Jenny if she and her friends enjoy the rink she offers a matter of fact answer “the moms have been known to get out there and play a game of boot hockey at night! Often our role is tying & untying skates, warming cold hands and feet, getting layers of kids warm clothes on and off and making sure everyone is fed. By the time the kids get their hot cocoa we moms find ourselves standing by the bonfire, socializing and cheering the kids on!”
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No worries of anti-social kids, or video game couch-potatoes in this group of young friends. The neighborhood is too much fun to resist running with the pack. As I wonder if the parents know how great this environment is for the kids, I remember that these parents were raised the same way. This is how it’s done in a community that has a strong sense of pride – we get together, we look out for one another and we have a ball along the way. It’s all good. Thinking back to when Jenny’s great grandparents settled into this home and started their family some eighty years ago, I can’t help but think that they would be pleased to know that their descendants have maintained a strong connection to the neighborhood. On the day we scheduled our interview and photo session only two other couples were available on that day and time. Bobby and Jenny’s circle of friends with kids roughly the same age is ten to twenty couples large (seven of whom also have backyard ice rinks), we sincerely regret that we weren’t able to talk with and photographed the whole gang. We did get to meet two other couples; the McGlynn family (Tim, Cari, Jax (9), Ann (7) & Teague (4)) and the Batchelor family (Brent, Jessie, Charlotte (9), Blaine (8), Tate (5)) all of whom seemed to feel right at home on the Tuccitto home ice.
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Ty Tuccitto Bobby isn’t shy about how much he enjoys the rink with his friends, his life long friends. The dads know how to play at different levels – the more competitive action is adults only competition, and while that’s rare, none of the dads shy away from a hearty game of boot hockey. Once the kids are ready to go the focus is all about the kids having an enjoyable experience – the dads will either step off the ice or play more of a support role as the kids take center stage. Other times a pick-up game of pure kids erupts without warning – the ruggers know what to do, after all they have been shown how this is done. “The rink does take up a lot of time but when I see the kids out there loving the rink it makes it all worthwhile to
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me. It is also so rewarding to watch these kids get better everyday. I think I might like the rink more than my children, I am honestly out there whenever the kids are. They love when I put on the goalie pads and let them rip pucks or balls at me, I love it too” says Bobby as his smile stretches ear to ear. When the Tuccitto’s north hill neighborhood hears the crack of the puck at night or the roar of laughter after a goal is scored, all is well in our little corner of the world. The kids, big and small, are doing alright. Jim Reynolds is a frequent contributor to Stillwater Living magazine.
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boulevardier By Syndie Sorensen, photo by Aimee Christenson
Kathleen Eddy and Valley Bookseller: Building Community through Literary Arts
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t is easy to feel welcomed as you walk into Valley Bookseller in downtown Stillwater. The local, independent bookstore is not only filled with books for children and adults, it is also filled with light and the chirping of songbirds in the aviary.
group discusses her book The Real Boy. Being an integral part of the community extends beyond the doors of the book store. Valley Bookseller (and often Eddy herself) is part of almost every literary arts program in Stillwater and the surrounding communities.
The staff is always ready to help locals and visitors to Stillwater find just the right book for themselves or as a gift. On most weekends, and often during the week as well, you will find authors signing new releases, book groups discussing that month’s selection, the Mulberry Street Poets work shopping their latest poems, and even an occasional baby shower. “I love the energy that book groups bring to the store,” says Kathleen Eddy. “Providing space for book clubs and other groups is a win-win for everyone.”
Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour, which meets the first Monday of every month at Dock Café, combines a mystery book club, author discussion and happy hour. Wendy Webb, a 2011 Minnesota Book Award winner, will be on hand to discuss her newest novel, The Vanishing, on March 5.
One such book group, Deep Blue Readers, offers an opportunity for children in grades 3-6 who are reading middle grade level books to get together and have lively discussions. The group, which meets at Valley Bookseller the fourth Sunday of every month, will be joined by author Anne Ursa this month as the
From book fairs at schools in Stillwater, New Richmond and River Falls to Club Book and Winter Jacket events at libraries in Marine on St. Croix, Woodbury, Lake Elmo and Stillwater, Valley Bookseller is there to help connect readers to books and residents to their community.
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“It is important to stay involved in local community,” says Eddy. “Partnering with libraries and schools helps the store to be more visible in the community.”
Another local program, which Eddy helping to bring to the St. Croix Valley this spring, is Club Book at the Stillwater Public Library on April 24. Amanda Coplin, author of The Orchardist, will speak to local residents about her critically acclaimed debut novel that follows the story of an orchardist who provides shelter for two runaway teen girls in late 19th century Pacific Northwest. The program will be followed immediately by a reception across the street at ArtReach St. Croix.
of a community. She has brought that strong belief into the business model at Valley Bookseller when she became manager in 2009.
Readers are not the only ones who can find suggestions for a good book or a program to attend. The Mulberry Street Poets are a group of local poets who meet at the store twice a month to share and critique their work as they grow as writers. Looking for a writing group for other genres? The staff will direct you to the East Metro Writers Room that meets every Monday at the Lake Elmo Public Library.
Eddy learned to love reading and writing from her mother who was an avid reader. Now, she enjoys sharing that passion with the St. Croix Valley, where she chose to raise her children. Just in case you are wondering what Eddy is currently reading, she is working on the reading list for “Books In the Woods,” a weekend retreat at the Gunflint Lodge in April, and just finished Night Birds by Thomas Maltman and will tackle his book, Little Wolves, next.
As a result of Eddy’s partnership building and Valley Bookseller’s leadership, residents of Stillwater and the surrounding communities have a rich selection of literary arts opportunities. Growing up in small town Iowa, Eddy’s family owned a small business. This part of her childhood taught her the role locally-owned, independent businesses play in the strength
Prior to joining Valley Bookseller, she was on the management team for Barnes & Noble and worked in school administration. “Managing Valley Bookseller is a job that was meant for me,” says Eddy. “It feels good.”
Learn more about these and other arts opportunities in the St. Croix Valley online at StCroixSplash.org. Syndie Sorenson is the program and marketing manager at ArtReach St. Croix.
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