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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul,” writes Alfred Austin, English poet and novelist. IN EVERY ISSUE
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Happiness on a Stick Lawn greeting service spreads joy through one-of-a-kind signs. Dwelling 12
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Your Face Here
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“We’re looking forward to doing live music because that’s really, to me, what it’s all about,”Craig Schmoller says. PAG E 14
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You know it’s time to replace a piece of equipment when its replacement parts can’t be found. Such was the case with the Maple Grove Senior High School football stadium’s scoreboard, which was replaced this summer with a new video scoreboard. “The entire Maple Grove Senior High School community will benefit from this new video scoreboard,” says Jill Hornbacher, president of the Maple Grove Football Booster Club. “It will not only enhance the game day experience for the fans and the teams that play in the stadium, which includes football, boys/ girls soccer, boys/girls lacrosse, track and field, and the dance and sideline cheer teams, it will also provide new extracurricular and curricular educational opportunities for students and staff.” The scoreboard, Hornbacher says,
will also be used pep fests, other school events and more. “… We will be looking at using the scoreboard to host some community movie nights in partnership with some of our key scoreboard sponsors,” she says. Hornbacher says that 75 percent of the funding came by way of the booster club. “The booster club will look to recoup its investment by selling sponsorships for the scoreboard, as well as get donations from individual community members,” she says. The balance was paid by the Osseo Area School District. Those who are interested in donating toward the scoreboard or learning about other ways to help the program, can email info@crimsonfootball.com, or visit hsfb.crimsonfootball.com. –RENÉE STEWART-HESTER
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Happiness on a Stick Lawn greeting service spreads joy through one-of-a-kind signs.
MANY MINNESOTANS love anything on a stick (à la the Minnesota State Fair food extravaganza), so why shouldn’t celebration proclamations get the same treatment? Casey Pierce of Maple Grove thought so, and she went from turning a need into a business thanks to her creativity and the help of Card My Yard. Specializing in making big days even bigger (and cuter), lawn greeting service Card My Yard crafts unique yard signs fit for most occasions. From birthdays and graduations to anniversaries and more,
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this full-service sign company designs, sets up and retrieves each installation regardless of rain, snow or shine. “The signs are so big and so bright and fun,” says Pierce, Maple Grove Card My Yard franchise owner. “When someone gets one, it’s like, ‘Hey, you’re not forgotten. We are still celebrating you, and you are still important.’” Brainstorming ways to celebrate her son’s socially-distant birthday during the pandemic, Pierce turned to creating her own sign after discovering Card My
Yard, a Texas-based company established in 2014. Receiving positive feedback on her homemade replica from friends and neighbors, she turned to starting her own franchise based in Maple Grove that also serves to Champlin, Corcoran, Golden Valley, Hamel, Hopkins, Medina, Minnetonka, Osseo, Plymouth, Rogers, St. Louis Park and Wayzata. Creating one-of-a-kind signs with clients’ interests in mind, Pierce works with customers to specify the event they are celebrating, display location, as well
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Brick by Brick Paint expert provides tips for homeowners.
AT THIS STAGE of the pandemic, a fair amount of homeowners have given the interiors of their homes a glow-up, a redo, a transformation—call it what you will. But all that effort begs the question—now what? Head outside, take a few steps back, and give a long, hard look at your home’s exterior. Even brick facades and fireplace chimneys can get in line for a makeover. Before you pop the paint can or hire a painting crew, Jon Nelson, store manager of Hirshfield’s in Wayzata, provides some
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valuable insight into painting brick. To start, the brick should be properly cleaned. “A scrub brush, hot soapy water or possibly a ‘no-rinse’ cleaner will help you thoroughly clean the surface,” Nelson says. “It is important to let the brick fully dry after this before continuing with the project.” Now, it’s time paint. “The first coat when painting brick should always be a primer,” Nelson says. “This will help your topcoat seal and bond properly.” He recommends using a 100 percent
acrylic masonry primer and allowing it to completely dry before applying two coats of a latex topcoat. Nelson recommends Housecoat, which comes in flat and low luster sheens and can be tinted any desired color. The Brick Industry Association (BIA) weighs in, noting that paint used on brick masonry walls should be “durable, easy to apply and have good adhesive characteristics. It should be porous if applied on exterior masonry, thereby permitting the wall to breathe and pre-
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Your Face Here Smokin’ Henways virtually produce new album. BY SAMANTHA DE LEON
BY DROPPING THE CURTAIN on live entertainment, the pandemic took a toll on the music scene. But this wasn’t necessarily the case for Craig Schmoller of Carver and Joe Sherohman of Maple Grove, who created and produced an album this year, virtually, without ever meeting face-to-face.
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Pre-pandemic, Sherohman says he met Schmoller, who for 25 years had lived in the Minnetonka/Wayzata area, while performing together on a sidewalk outside of a Dunn Brothers Coffee in Maple Grove. He says it was a throw-together jam for a one-shot gig with Sherohman on bass and Schmoller on guitar. After going their sepa-
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During her time working in the education system, Swan found that schools were very system-centered, emphasizing a collegiate-focused model that might not be right for everyone. In 2001, Swan discovered an approach to challenge the formulaic strategy when she took a training course on person-centered thinking. “It was like a lightbulb moment,” Swan says. “It takes an entirely different approach, where you’re looking at the person and seeing all the incredible, great things that the person has, does, is working towards, instead of focusing on the ways to put that person into a system. Some systems don’t work for people … they need different ways of support.” While Swan wasn’t able to fit this approach into her teaching career at the time, this person-centered approach is now the mantra of LFLC. “We are able to tailor it to whatever the client needs,” Swan says. Topics include tutoring to prepare for the SAT/ACT, learning how to travel internationally, obtaining a driver’s license, honing interpersonal skills and more. Nate has been working with Swan for 10 years. “She’s helped me get through college, find a career, prepare me to rent my first place and become independent,” Nate says. “Together, we turned what worked for me into Looking Forward Life Coaching.” Another client, Jason, connected with LFLC two years ago when he decided he needed to find healthier ways of dealing with everyday struggles. “In my life prior to seeing her, I came up with my own coping that wasn’t helpful or productive in moving my life in a forward direction,” he says.
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Jason continues to work on dealing with conflicts, both perceived and real. “[I’m] working to interpret my interactions with others correctly and then have the correct proportionate response,” he says, adding, “This comes out in my marriage, as well as other daily interactions.” Swan says that the reason the organization is called Looking Forward is because mentors and clients spend their time together doing just that—looking forward. “We’re not therapists, we’re not social workers or anything like that, so we’re not focusing in on the past per se,” Swan says. “It’s more, ‘What are the tools that we can put into their toolbox of life that can be beneficial to take them to the next steps in life?’” In particular, Swan recalls a young woman who wanted to move to North Carolina to be with her boyfriend. Working on a nine-month timeline, Swan and the client broke down the move step-by-step, including searching for an apartment, applying for identification and renewing her driver’s license. Up to the week before the move, Swan and the client worked to get everything ready. Nearing moving day, Swan took the client out to lunch, bringing a box with her. “Our theme is changing stumbling blocks into stepping stones,” Swan says. “I gave her this box. In this box, I had taken rocks and on each one of the rocks I had written each one of those different goals: find an apartment, renew driver’s license, save up money, so on and so forth … I said, ‘Listen, this was you; you did this. I came alongside you and encouraged you, but this was you. You changed all these things that were once stumbling blocks into stepping stones, and, look, you get to get on the airplane tomorrow, and you’re moving to North Carolina.’” About two weeks later, Swan connected with the client’s mom, who asked her about the box. When getting ready to fly off to her new life, her daughter couldn’t have cared less if she had her phone, iPad or luggage. “She had to get on the airplane with that box of rocks. It had to be under her arm at all times,” Swan recalls the mother saying. “And I said, ‘Well, that was her journey, and that’s a visual reminder that she did it. She got to that point.’” MG
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Designer provides the perfect equation for decor presentation. When it comes to feathering our nests, decisions abound. While major elements might take the front seat, it’s important to tend to the smaller details, which can make or break a design story. To say it’s all in the presentation might be an understatement when it comes to hanging art or other décor elements and lighting fixtures. Yet, many homeowners stumble when it comes to knowing the ins and outs of properly presenting these elements. For tips, we turned to Carly Loobeek, an interior designer with Studio M Interiors in Plymouth, who recently worked with Jeff and Carrie Jacobson. The couple’s Osseo home suffered fire damage, necessitating interior updates. “Everything from the floors to light fixtures had to be changed,” Loobeek says. While the scope of the project was wide, let’s focus down on wall décor and lighting.
Maple Grove Magazine: Is there a hard and fast rule when it comes to hanging wall art? Carly Loobeek: Every home and project is so different. One guideline to follow is mixing up the types of art used. For example, this home’s open concept uses framed stretched canvas, matted and framed art prints, a sculptural metal mirror and an antique mirror grid. They all flow together without being one dimensional. If we would have done all stretched canvas, the space would have been a lot less interesting.
How about tips for hanging elements over a buffet or dresser, etc.? A big mistake most homeowners make with hanging art is hanging the piece too high. The art should be at eye level for average height. If you have an eight-foot ceiling, a comfortable height for the average person would be to have the center of the piece at about 57 inches from the floor. With a taller ceiling height, 60 inches is pretty standard. For over a dresser or buffet, the same guideline follows—even if these only leave four to eight inches from the bottom of the art to the bottom of the buffet. That’s OK. It’s mainly important to keep the art at that eye level.
What about over a chair rail or board and batten? If you are hanging a large or more linear piece of art on a wall with a chair rail, it can be very dramatic and create a lot of visual texture to have the art overlap the chair rail. In the office of this home, the pieces were smaller and sat above the chair rail. To achieve that eye level hanging height, we had the bottom of the piece start at about six to eight inches from the top of the rail.
Does art always need a visual anchor? I’d say it often depends on the scale of the room/wall. Some smaller spaces do not need a furniture anchor. They just need a pop of color or some visual interest that can be achieved in art alone. This home has a two-story foyer and benefits from
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You need a minimum of 30–36 inches [36 inches is preferred] from the top of the table to the bottom of the fixture. In the dining room in this home, it had such high ceilings, that we felt it was best to go higher above the table to fit the scale of the room. For kitchen islands, I like to allow for more space, more of a minimum of 36–42 inches from the island top to the bottom of the fixture. Pay attention to the quantity of lights and wattage. A dining room can have more mood style lighting with less wattage, but for kitchen pendants and casual dining rooms, it’s nice to have lots of light.
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If you want to create a feeling of intimacy, is it OK to drop the hanging light lower? Yes, and 30 inches from a table top or surface is probably the lowest we recommend. Lamps also are a fabulous choice to create intimacy. Lamps provide an ambient light that instantly warms up a space. We love doing a mix of floor lamps and table lamps in any one space, so that you’re getting a variety of light quality. Gallery walls make a big impact—when done correctly. If done incorrectly, they can appear messy and disorganized. The key to a successful gallery wall is to have consistent spacing between the frames, specifically if you’re using just images or pictures. For mixed media gallery walls, shelving or other types of wall décor, we recommend paying attention to balance. We always lay it out on the floor first. Start in the center of the gallery, and work your way out.
Do you recommend the same color frames for a gallery wall? [It] depends on the look you are after. Same color frames are better if you are going for a more minimalist or clean look. If you want to go more farmhouse or vintage, mix it up. MG
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ON THE TOWN things to see and do in and around Maple Grove
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4–6 Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes Chalkfest returns as an in-person event Labor Day weekend! Artists will create stunning street chalk murals Saturday and Sunday on Arbor Lakes Parkway. Main Street will remain closed to traffic on September 6 for art enthusiasts and curious chalk lovers to safely view the pieces.
All ages. Free. Main Street between Elm Creek Blvd. and Arbor Lakes Parkway; chalkfestarborlakes.com
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Playback in the Park Maple Grove’s Concert on the Lawn returns.
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Pack your blankets and lawn chairs for Maple Grove’s Concert on the Lawn. After being canceled due to the pandemic in 2020, the concert returns to the city’s Central Park on September 17–18 with gates opening around 4 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase online for both nights individually or together as a package. The event is presented by the Maple Grove Lions Foundation, and ticket proceeds go toward the Lions Club’s efforts to support the community. This year’s Concert on the Lawn features Soul Asylum, Rockie Lynne, Hitchville, Anderson Daniels, St. Paul Peterson & The Minneapolis Funk All Stars and Turn Turn Turn. (Go online for lineup dates.) In addition to music, eventgoers can pick up snacks and drinks from the food trucks or beer tents located throughout the event space. Parking will be available at the Hennepin County Library ramp, the Maple Grove transit ramp and city hall, with a free shuttle service bussing attendees to the park. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, though there will also be standing room. Visit maplegrovelions.org for more information or to purchase tickets. Concert on the Lawn, Central Park of Maple Grove, 12000 Central Park Way
Play a round of golf to support Vet Partners Cares! Proceeds from the event will help Vet Partners Pet Hospital cover emergency costs for pet owners who cannot afford to pay their animals’ medical bills. Included with the event ticket is an 18-hole golf tournament at Rush Creek Golf Club, as well as breakfast, lunch and a silent raffle. $200. 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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12 Car Show at Fleet Farm Show off your car or motorcycle in Brooklyn Park! Hosted by Gopher State Timing Association and Brainerd Raceway, the Car Show at Fleet Farm features over 200 dash plaques, door prizes and trophies, including participant-voted top 20 prizes. All makes and models are welcome, and food trucks will be available.
All ages. $5 vehicle entry fee, spectators enter for free. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Fleet Farm, 8400 Lakeland Ave. N., Brooklyn Park; eventswithcars.com/venue/fleet-farm/ October
23 Craft and Gift Show Support local artists and get a head start on holiday shopping at the Maple Grove Halloween Craft and Gift Show. A collection of handmade
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ST. JUDE WALK/RUN Join Maple Grove in this annual walk/run to raise money for patients of St. Jude. Participants set a fundraising goal at registration and can earn cool prizes for meeting their goal. Virtual
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SEPTEMBER 25 All ages. Free to register. Start times vary. Elm Creek Park Reserve, 12400 James Deane Parkway; 952.715.4408; stjude.org
jewelry, home décor, bath and body products, woodworking and glass art will be available for purchase at the Maple Grove Community Center. Food and drinks will also be available at the venue. All ages.
Free. 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road; 763.494.6500; ccshows.com
31 Halloween Fearless 5K What will YOUR son or daughter learn when he or she heads back to school this September? HERITAGE students learn biblical truth. HERITAGE students learn true American and World History, Reading, Writing, and ‘Rithmetic. HERITAGE students practice
Get ready for the 13th annual Halloween Fearless 5K. This spooky fun run starts and ends at the former Claddagh Irish Pub in Maple Grove. Runners of any level are welcome to sign up for a 5K or a 2K course.
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1–5 Pottery Festival The American Pottery Festival will feature guest ceramic artists from across the country, who will illuminate and celebrate the honor in the millions of ways to be and live and create in the U.S. Northern Clay Center, 2424 E.
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9–12 Glass Pumpkin Patch Marvel at the gorgeous works of eight award-winning glass artists at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Auxiliary’s Glass Pumpkin Patch. The professional artists will present 2,000 glass pumpkins, demonstrate their glass blowing and teach small glass work classes. All ages. Free for members
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Home Grown “… WE ALL NEED TO GET OUTSIDE AND DIG IN THE DIRT A LITTLE MORE.” BY RENÉE STEWART-HESTER
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“If you had told me 10 years ago that I would become a chicken lady with a 3,000-square-foot garden, I would have told you [that] you were crazy,” Emily Bretzel says. “When we bought our house, we were simply looking for a beautiful outdoor space. But, once we realized the potential for hobbies, we went for as many things as we could.” Bees. Chickens. Cutting flowers. Fruit trees. Herbs. Maple trees (syrup). Vegetables. Bretzel and her husband, Ryan, are part of a growing crop of garden-to-table homeowners. “Gardening and backyard chickens are just hobbies for us that we jumped into and are learning as we go,” she says. If her name seems familiar, for more than six years, Bretzel served as the senior managing art director for our magazine family. Today finds her family, including children Archer, 10; Laine, 7; and Vienna, 3, living on 6.5 acres in the “suburbrural” burg of Grant, just outside Stillwater. It’s not unusual to find the children in the hen house, collecting daily eggs. The current flock includes nine hens and one (surprise) rooster. “Some of my favorite breeds are Buff Orpingtons, speckled Sussex and Buff Polish. We love the Easter eggers, too, for their beautiful blue/green eggs,” Bretzel says. The garden ably serves its dual roles— reliable producer and variable testing site. About half of the space is devoted to pumpkins. They also grow beans, carrots, corn, herbs, peppers and tomatoes. “You name it, we have grown it,” she says. Each year yields a slightly different garden plan. “We change what and how much we grow based on our eating preferences and what grows well in our soil/microclimate,” Bretzel says. While editing out produce makes sense (“We just can’t seem to grow broccoli.”), so does adding in some new items (“Because what’s the fun of just growing the same old?”). In the past, they’ve tried amaranth, borage, glass gem corn and purple Vienna kohlrabi. This year?—luffa gourds. “We are planning to add an orchard of similar size this year with fruit trees and bushes,” Bretzel says. “We also have a small
children’s garden next to the playhouse, where we put plants with different textures and colors for the kids to explore.” Cutting flowers can be especially satisfying for their obvious beauty and ability to attract pollinators. “I’ve been adding more and more flowers and herbs to the garden because I love how much they attract pollinators and caterpillars, and I love looking at and cutting fresh flowers,” Bretzel says. “Zinnias and marigolds are my favorite easy-to-grow flowers for cutting. This year, I’m adding dahlias, bachelor buttons and others to the mix.” As long as we’re talking about pollinators, the Bretzels host up to three honey
hives with different types of bees. “Bee colonies are complex and taking care of them requires lots of special equipment and consistent follow-up and education,” Bretzel says. “Our first year, we did not get any honey as we were growing our colonies. In other years, we’ve gotten 60 to 80 pounds of honey.” Planning and planting are literally just the start. During growing season, the day begins with setting up the sprinkler or checking the plants. “My husband and I both work full-time and have three young kids, so we spend any time we can to make sure the garden is successful. And, to be honest, we are not as hands-on as
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we probably should be, but things grow nevertheless,” Bretzel says. “A lot of the time is spent pulling weeds. The harvest season is definitely a busy time. We have to make sure we have the time to not only harvest our vegetables, but to either prepare or preserve them. We get our kids involved in picking beans and tomatoes.” The garden (and hive!)-to-table benefits of gardening are obvious, but there are other upshots, too. “We talk with our kids about growing and what they like to eat, and they love that they can snack on any of the healthy foods that come directly from our garden,” Bretzel says. “The kids are fascinated with the process of growing plants. I think it’s really cool for them to have an appreciation and pride
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for growing their own food. It encourages us all to eat healthy foods, and we get satisfaction from knowing that we grew it ourselves.” “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul,” writes Alfred Austin (1835–1913), English poet and novelist. Gardeners have long supported the physical and spiritual benefits of placing their “hands in the dirt,” and a growing chorus is singing about the benefits of grounding or earthing, which can involve activities that “ground” or electrically reconnect one to the Earth. Does this strike a chord with Bretzel in terms of encouraging her family to
participate in Earth-related activities, such as gardening? “I definitely think we all need to get outside and dig in the dirt a little more ... Simply being outside and taking moments to disconnect from our phones and electronics is good for our mental health and helps us appreciate nature,” she says. For those who are ready to dig in with their own garden, Bretzel says, “Start small. You don’t need a lot of space to grow most plants. Find the sunniest place in your outdoor space, and start your garden there. It can be in a planter or container if you don’t have yard space. Don’t be discouraged if you have failures. Part of the fun is trying and failing and then trying again.”
Given the size of their garden, the Bretzels are bound to have “leftovers,” but very little goes to waste. While some items are consumed shortly after picking, and friends and family receive their fair shares of garden goodies, they turn to other ways to extend the usage. Bretzel’s sister Carrie Anderson is the designated family canner,
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of her vegetables. There are other methods, too. Come fall and winter, take a peek inside Bretzel’s freezer, and you’re likely to find a bountiful harvest of frozen garden vegetables. “Freezing is by far the easiest way to preserve produce,” she says. As for onions, well, they like a bit of privacy. Take a looky-loo in one of Bretzel’s closets, and you might find strands
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sor with olive oil, and freeze [it] into cubes. You can make and freeze pesto and tomato sauces, too. I also puree pumpkins and squash, and freeze those for future use. Tip: Rather than processing all my tiny cherry tomatoes, I freeze them whole on a baking sheet and keep them in a large baggie. Tip: If you have glass canning jars, you can freeze tomato sauce directly in jars. Just make sure to let the jars cool in the fridge first because glass could shatter. Visit maplegrovemag.com for bretzel’s oven roasted heirloom tomaotes recipe.
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different sunrises. Given the amount of haze, there was about 20 minutes to find and compose a shot. As I was walking around West Arbor Lake, I could see that I would be able to make the right alignment between a lamp post and the sun if I were to move off the path a little and crouch down a bit.” Smoliak says, “Although it was possible to look directly at the sun, it was still bright. I needed to adjust a few camera settings to bring down the brightness and to darken the silhouettes.” MG
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