Life + Culture

The Co

A Grace Church Ministry for Young Adults Article by David Scheller “LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” – Habakkuk 3:2 You grow up in the company of your peers. School surrounds you with contemporaries: friends, chums, cronies, acquaintances, and even the occasional meanie. Your life story’s dramatis personae are never fewer than an attendance sheet is long. And then comes that...

Food + Beverage

Holiday Turkeys and Hams by Baker's Ribs

Article by David Scheller | Photography by Emily John Twin Cities barbecue appreciators speak of Baker’s Ribs in hushed voices. They don’t want word of their favorite restaurant to get out, lest they might have to wait so much as one second longer for proprietor Al Killion’s rapturous ribs, succulent sausages, peerless pulled pork, and choice chicken. “If anything were to come between me and my Baker’s Ribs brisket, I’d go ape,” said one randomly selected Baker’s Ribs patron. “Just as surely...

Professional Services

Kirsten Bebo

Celebrating Five Years With the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce Article by David Scheller A farm girl from Glencoe. FFA. 4-H. The whole 9-Y. She left home to attend South Dakota State University. Triple major. Triple threat: that hydra of agriculture, public relations, and communications. Agripublicom .  But goats, cattle, and rabbits soon faded from the farm girl’s ambitions. She fell in love with the com third of her coursework. Sharing information. Building relationships. Supporting...

Sports + Recreation

Bunny Yoga With Rabbit Rescue of Minnesota

Saturday, December 5th, 10-11am at the Shakopee Community Center • $26 Per Non-Resident Article by David Scheller We’ve all known the same sorrow. It’s that heartache you feel when you are outdoors, see a bunny, and know he will bolt instead of loping over to where you can pet him. Don’t blame the bunny. He doesn’t know Snow White from Lennie Small, and he must be careful. He’s small. Sorrow, no more . Thanks to Rabbit Rescue of Minnesota, you can soon surround yourself with frolicsome...

Education

Girls in Aviation Day

Exciting and Rewarding Careers: Cleared for Takeoff Article by David Scheller | Photography by Claire Schuh At least 1,800 people gathered at Flying Cloud Airport on September 19th – not to engage the Twin Cities’ primary reliever airport’s vital services, but to discover the myriad opportunities awaiting aviation professionals there and everywhere else. “This year’s Girls in Aviation Day had the highest attendance to date!” proclaimed Kelli Yue, vice president of Stars of the North – the...

Food + Beverage

Sergeant Shortbread

Merae Meek: Reporting for Cookie Duty Article by David Scheller A hibiscus-yellow sun sets Hawaii aglow. Matt Rosen, newly retired from the United States Army, vacations in the glow with his family. Matt’s wife Sara entreats him to enter a bakery. Doing so requires little entreating on her part. Inside, Matt eats a most miraculous thing: a crispity, buttery, splendiferous thing. He can’t place its flavor at first. But upon deeper investigation, it dawns on him. It Tastes Like Destiny ...

Arts + Culture

Archipelago Metalworks

That’s So Metal Article by David Scheller Why does the TSA operate metal detectors at airports? Is it because the world’s largest collection of nail clippers won’t be complete until it includes your nail clippers? Partially. But it’s also because TSA agents are noted appreciators of fine art, and can’t bear the thought of missing an opportunity to ogle an original piece by Peter Vanni. Brâncuși. Calder. Mondrian. Dr. Seuss, H.P. Lovecraft, and even Pee-wee Herman to some degree, too. You...

Local Services

The PROP Shop

Bring Them Your Stuff! Article by David Scheller | Photography by Sue Schadow That’s the whole meaning of life, isn’t it? Trying to find a place for your stuff. – George Carlin READER – please go and look at your stuff. Take note of the clothes you haven’t worn in ages. The pots and pans that haven’t touched a burner since Brad and Jennifer were an item. The countertop appliances and furniture and bedding and dishes and shoes that someone could use – but not you. Here is what I propose...

Finance + Legal Services

Frank E. Nute, CPA

Helping You Reach Your Financial Goals Article by David Scheller Ya know, Milo, in Florida they like to eat the claws of a certain species of crab … the stone crab… Each year, they catch millions of stone crabs, rip off just one of their claws and then toss them back in… The little crabs struggle to survive and grow back their stolen claw … only to get caught and have it yanked off again next year. If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m feeling a little like a stone crab myself! So...

Home + Design

Castle Deck

Deck Building, Remodeling, and Restoration Fit for Royalty Article by David Scheller According to Google, the most expensive yacht in the world is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. It is 533 feet long, worth a cool $1.5 billion, and pretty nice. No amount of research, however, reveals whether or not Abramovich has a deck in his backyard.  Does that necessarily mean he hasn’t got one? If you don’t go muddying up your reasoning by applying logic to everything you read, it does . ...