From skiing to tubing and more, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at Maple Grove’s Elm Creek Park Reserve. With the holiday season nearly in...
Community
Brighten the Holidays with Be a Santa to a Senior
Be a Santa to a Senior spreads extra cheer. Santa Claus is a pretty popular character to young kids around the world, but even our community’s older...
‘The Lighting Was Perfect’ for This Focus on Maple Grove Honorable Mention
Resident captures image from her home. Sea Eagles took flight and captured an honorable mention nod for the Nature and Wildlife category in our...
‘These Groups Need Food’: Local Nonprofit Keeps Pets from Going Hungry
Pet food nonprofits make all the difference for local rescue operations. With seven dogs, four cats, two foster cats, 14 barn cats and two rescue...
Purple Lights Shine Throughout Maple Grove for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Maple Grove brings awareness to domestic violence. Consider the numbers. Between 2006-2016, 80 percent of women murdered in Minnesota were killed by...
Meet Maple Grove Music Man Joe Demko
Joe Demko rewinds his six decades of memories in the music business. Joe Demko of Maple Grove never attended college, but he has received a...
2019 Focus on Maple Grove Photo Contest Winners
Meet the winners of the 2019 Focus on Maple Grove photo contest! Activities & Events First Place: On the ice by Carson Blumer Second Place:...
Have You Been to These Twin Cities Art Museums?
The Twin Cities offer a broad stroke selection of art museums. The Twin Cities loves to show its outdoorsy side. Don’t be fooled—it can pull off its...
Nervous About Being a Parent? Wayzata Children’s Clinics Offers Free Newborn Classes
Wayzata Children’s Clinic offers a series of free, one-hour new baby classes in Maple Grove and Chaska. "It's a challenge for new parents these...
Maple Grove Author Publishes Historical Novel Based on Grandmother’s Life
Author Sarah Hanley pens debut novel "Matka." Maple Grove author Sarah Hanley touches people’s hearts with her debut novel, Matka. The book is based...
Prep Elite: Monica Rampetsreiter is ‘Everything One Could Hope for in a Student’
Providence Academy's Monica Rampetsreiter is on the National Honor Society, a varsity athlete and a multi-instrumentalist. And with all her free...
Twin Cities Offer Something for Every Sports Lover
Take your pick - Lynx, Timberwolves, Twins, United FC, Vikings and Wild. And that's just the pro sports teams in Minnesota. The state that plays...
These 4 Dads Are on the Sideline at Every Maple Grove Football Game
Four dads have fun on the sidelines at Maple Grove Senior High. There is a certain energy that precedes a high school football game. The players...
Meet the Maple Grove Woman Starring in ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Kersten Rodau has performed all over the Twin Cities theatre scene - now she's onstage at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in "Mamma Mia!" A wedding,...
Dad Captures Daughter’s Picture-worthy Smile at National Night Out
Members of the Maple Grove Fire Department attended a National Night Out party last summer and provided opportunities for some attendees to walk a...
Goodbye Badges and Belts: SGI Seeks to Offer More Compassionate Security Services
SGI provides "customer service-based security" in the Twin Cities. When some people think of security guards, they conjure up an image of something...
Larry the Hosta Guy: Maple Grove Man Blankets Property in Popular Plant
Larry Welliver and his wife Kathy are growing an oasis of hostas at their Maple Grove home. Larry and Kathy Welliver only need to walk a few steps...
Prep Elite: Wrestler Gavin Peterson is a Leader On and Off the Mat
Maple Grove Senior High wrestler Gavin Peterson applies lessons from the mat to the rest of his life. Congratulations to this year’s Prep Elites,...
The Maple Grove Government Center Never Looked So Good
Local photographer captures the Maple Grove Government Center at sunset for our photo contest. Government never looked so good, thanks to Guiyun...
Prep Elite: Meet ‘Renaissance Woman’ Maria Paula Cadena Amortegui
Osseo Senior High student hopes to pursue a career in engineering and travel the world. Congratulations to this year’s Prep Elites, who were...
