September 2018 Woodbury Magazine

In the September issue meet a Woodbury builder who is helping others build new lives.

Fraser, a provider of autism and early childhood mental health services, opened its Woodbury location (one of seven in the state) this summer. Donors, staff and community members gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and a grand tour.

 

When she found out that the Woodbury Heritage Society is working on fundraising campaigns to preserve the historic Miller Barn, “I wanted to get some pictures of it in different seasons,” says photographer Jane Andersen.

 

St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic Community brings back its two-day fall festival, Sawfest, for a second year.

 

Woodbury resident Steve Virkus says that he loves his life. He’s been happily married to his wife, Jennifer, for nine years. Together, they’re the proud parents of three young daughters, 4-year-old Lydia and 3-year-old twins Sophia and Amelia.

 

When John Bailey decided to purchase his grandparents’ home across the street from Bailey Nurseries’ headquarters after his grandmother passed away in 2009, you might say he was the prototypical bachelor. He’s a hunter—a man of few needs.

 

What does it mean, to you, to be a conscientious member of the Woodbury community?

Having opportunities to express—both in words and spending power—what you like about living and doing business here?

 

When Nicole Hanselman visited the St.

 

For Joy Sorich, Woodbury resident and the owner of online tea business Cup of Joy, each day begins and ends with a cup of tea. “It's one of the ways I feed my soul and honor my body,” Sorich says.

 

Woodbury’s Danny Warnock was on a solo trip to the Boundary Waters when he came up with the idea for an innovative new camping product. An avid outdoors enthusiast, Warnock has long loved exploring the natural wonders of Minnesota and especially sleeping under the stars by night.

 

The tie between local and global is a concept talked about widely these days—as the world becomes more connected, the opportunity to have impact from halfway across the world has become even greater.

 

If you like to drink wine or want to learn about selecting wines to go with foods, or if you’d like to know more about how to formally assess the quality of a wine, you’re not alone.

 

Teacher, father, seasoned river veteran, businessman: owner of River Guide Kayaks Mike Kealy is a little bit of all of these, and more. “I try to get out on the [Kinnickinnic] river every month of the year,” he says. Yes, that’s right, in January and February, too.

 

With 200 hours of yoga training under her belt, UpLift Fitness yoga instructor Jill Mazanec starts each of her classes helping students quiet their minds and set an intention for practice.

 

Big Truck Day returns to Woodbury for its ninth annual event packed with ambulances, fire trucks, tractors, mail trucks, tow trucks, garbage trucks—you name it.

 

Anticipated to open this fall, the Goddard School offers Woodbury students a proprietary play-based curriculum grounded in research on how children learn when they have fun.

 

Sales for sparkling wines soar during the holidays. Most of us pop a cork to ring in the New Year. And with good reason—celebrations and sparkling wines pair perfectly. But it’s time to think beyond the holidays: Sparkling wine goes very well with many occasions and many foods.

 

From outdoor kitchens made for use year-round to play places constructed for adults and children alike, recent patio trends mean families can use their outdoor living spaces well into the fall.