Health & Wellness

Hugo Rouvinen (fourth from the top left) with the Florida Vikings semi-professional floorball team.

Hugo Rouvinen may reside in the land of hockey, but for the East Ridge High School junior, floorball is life. And if Rouvinen gets his way, others will soon see his point of view as he works to grow the sport in the U.S. and, hopefully, start a professional team in Minnesota.

Paws Unleashed, which opened in July, is a new place to take your dog or puppy for a premier doggy day care or overnight boarding experience, or a one-on-one training program.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer last year, Gretchen DeSutter was struggling with exhaustion caused by her chemotherapy. As a mother of four, she had plenty on her plate and couldn’t begin to think about finding the energy to work out again.

Most of the time, we don’t head to the doctor until something is wrong. We get a cold, a fever or an injury. At EveresT Men’s Health in Woodbury, the team is trying to switch that thinking, with a focus on preventative care.

At the height of the Great Recession, Rick Barstow was selling boats for Marine Max in Oakdale. “Not the greatest time to be selling boats,” he admits. But he loved his job and he did it well, with loyal and happy customers.

Last spring, a local community initiative was launched: Woodbury THRIVES.

Sue Chenard’s mother, Lois Andrashko, was diagnosed last September with a vascular disease in the brain which caused dementia and polyneuropathy, an inability to move properly.

The Many special kinds of trucks around Woodbury Become a playground for Kids in Central Park’s east parking lot. A fire truck, dump truck, bulldozer, snowplow, ice cream truck and many more fun vehicles will be on hand for kids to climb on and test their horns.

Supporters of St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School turned out for the annual gala fundraiser to support the Bishop Pates Endowment, which provides tuition assistance for families of students at the school.

This year marks the 38th annual Woodbury Days event, three days of community fun to commemorate the end of another Minnesota summer. The Woodbury Days council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a nine-member board and 20 to 25 volunteers who plan the yearly experience.

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