October 2018 Woodbury Magazine

In the October issue we're checking in with Woodbury's newest culinary addition, Los Ocampos.

Every year, Woodbury Magazine accepts photography submissions for our annual photo contest. In September, winners were selected by a juried panel for each category and a Reader's Choice winner was selected by you, our readers. Congratulations!

 

“My mom would bring the ingredients home and I’d get super excited because I knew what was coming,” Julian Ocampo recalls of growing up in Cuernavaca, in the Morelos state in Mexico, with his parents Armando Ocampo and Lilia Zagal.

 

Plenty of local farms burst with fresh produce this time of year, as temperatures begin to drop and trees flaunt shades of orange and red. Gather up the family for a mini road trip to one of these nearby spots.

 

When Chuck Solberg walked into Northern Vineyards Winery in Stillwater and heard his daughter, Kristen Freyja Solberg, sing for the first time, he was impressed. “I realized immediately that she was a terrific singer—which I had nothing to do with.”

 

Every Saturday night, Jerry’s Foods sends email subscribers a Meals in Minutes recipe and appetizing food photo, along with a link to its weekly sales ad that starts the next day. On Monday, the recipe is the first post on its Facebook page.

 

When Michelle Anderson-Horecka and her husband, Bill, moved to Woodbury from Coon Rapids just over two years ago, they couldn’t have anticipated how big a change that move would be. Shortly after settling in to their new home, Michelle was diagnosed with a rare pancreatic condition.

 

Wellness is a hot topic in 2018—and it has been for years, with no sign of slowing down. As humans, we have a drive to want to take care of our minds and bodies, and to strive to be the best versions of ourselves.

 

Many families in the Woodbury area are interested in opening their homes—and hearts—to foster children, but there’s a common barrier that might surprise you: uncertainty about just what becoming a foster family entails.

 

Woodbury Community Church manages to weave together some truly beloved things each autumn: pumpkins, kids and funding a good cause.

 

Through the adoption of their Kid Sight Program in late 2017, the Woodbury Lions Club offers free vision screenings to help detect and prevent eye problems in young children.

 

To provide the best holistic youth soccer development in Minnesota, REV Soccer Club, Woodbury Soccer Club and their respective community organizations are merging to become Salvo Soccer Club.

 

While working in the Woodbury community for years in private practice and in the school system as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Sheila Dwyer found that most children with academic, social and behavioral struggles were offered only one type of treatment: prescription medication.

 

In February of 2013, Woodbury resident Randy Neyens created his business Sport Lockrz: hand-crafted storage lockers, sold online to encourage athletes to take better care of their gear.

 

I’m sure we’ve all read descriptions of wines and thought to ourselves, “What are they talking about?!” Some descriptive words for wines, like “linear,” “brawny,” “fleshy,” “meaty,” and “fat” leave me perplexed.

 

Lynn Thoele, owner of local business Sparkle Plenty Cleaners, works with a nonprofit, Cleaning For A Reason, to offer free house cleaning for women undergoing cancer treatment in Woodbury, St.

 

Last school year, Woodbury High School (WHS) AP art students set out with their cameras in hand to Woodbury Senior Living (WSL), where they interacted with residents, snapped photos and produced an art exh