Wayzata High School's Kevin Zhang is a standout student for what he does inside and outside of the classroom. Fall brims with new beginnings and...
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Prep Elite: Maple Grove Senior High’s Tristana Tatur is Already Giving Back to the Next Generation
Maple Grove Senior High senior Tristana Tatur loves helping kids grow in school and hockey. Fall brims with new beginnings and fresh challenges. As...
Osseo Area Schools Superintendent Grades His First Year
Cory McIntyre, who just completed his first year as superintendent of Osseo Area Schools, shares some insights. Maple Grove prides itself on its...
Wayzata Yacht Club Sailing Thanks to Maple Grove Man’s Leadership
Maple Grove man sets his course on adventure. Andy Spence-Parsons hasn’t always been a seafaring man. It wasn’t until his mid-30s in his native...
Meet the Gardener Who Keeps Our City Pretty
Colleen Hazen manages and maintains three perennial gardens throughout the city in Central Park, near the Community Center and in the Town Green....
‘Don’t Be Afraid’: Husband and Wife Go Through Kidney Transplant Surgery Together
One gives, the other receives: A couple undergoes kidney transplant surgery. In February of 2019, Plymouth couple Annie and Mike Peshut, whose three...
‘It Can Be Messy’: Dan McAvey on His Life as an Artist
Two years ago, Dan McAvey quit his job as director of residential life and housing at St. John’s University in Collegeville to follow his artistic...
Christmas Birthdays Spawned New Tradition for Lorrie Link’s Family
Maple Grove Arts Center CEO/founder Lorrie Link was born on Christmas Day, and her sister was born on Christmas Eve. This time of year brims with...
This Adorable Christmas Tradition Will Melt Your Heart
Advisory board member Jennie Zafft shares a heartwarming Christmas tradition. This time of year brims with holiday traditions—the baking-, cooking-...
How One Maple Grove Family is Changing the World Through Kindness
Helping others has brought one family even closer together. The two things that are the most important to Timitra Kelly of Maple Grove are her...
Maple Grove Resident Steffany Fleming Has Made a Career Out of Helping Others
Maple Grove resident devotes her life to helping those who need it most. It’s one thing to have a passion for helping others; it’s quite another to...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
Prep Elite: Meet ‘All-Around Great Guy’ Alex Edstrom
One of Heritage Christian Academy's top students is also a multi-sport athlete and youth mentor. Congratulations to this year’s Prep Elites, who...
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...
Meet the Man Helping Artists Grow at the Maple Grove Arts Center
Dan McAvey teaches several classes and serves as the adult education director and member of the Board of Directors at the Maple Grove Arts Center....