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This episode is a lot closer to my day job than others and Missy Florek is a terrific home stager and frankly a little bit of a cross between a home style maven and a crazy bargain shopper. I’m always amazed at what she can do on sometimes minimal budgets. This is a nice visit…

John Fahey and his family are well known on the western part of Carver County. Community involvement was something he literally grew up with as a young boy and he has continued to serve residents of Norwood Young America his whole life. John and his wife Janet are fixtures around Carver County and their hands…

Dan Keyport is a world traveler, community advocate, husband, father and owner of Carver County’s coolest wine shop located in the Historic Chaska Depot. Dan talks about entrepreneurship, pivoting business models during a pandemic and the benefits of community involvement. He also speaks briefly about his goal of visiting 100 countries. The web site fornthe…

Even here in Carver County there are people losing their housing who need a place to stay and who need food and basic necessities. His House Ministry has locations in Excelsior and in downtown Chaska. Martha Brannon is the director and people may recognize her big smile as she’s running around in a white Ford…

I wanted to reflect on season 1 and the remarkable guests who were kind enough to spend a little time sharing their little or sometimes bigger corner in Carver County. I also wanted to share what I’ve been doing to improve myself during Covid-19 on what I called “my remodel project”. Thank you for checking…

You’ve probably seen the “You Matter” signs around town. I invite you to meet the Matt behind the sign. Chaska resident and bundle of energy Matt Udermann talks about his thoughts on community, a sense of civic duty and his vision for our growing region. Matt has a lot of ideas and this is one…

Lifetime Fitness personal trainer Corey Grenz and I riff about staying sain, fit and balanced during a quarantine and what he likes to read to stay on top of recent fitness trends. He also offers some breathing exercises to monitor how well you are pacing. He is available for personal consultations to help you cope…

The stressors of “physical distance” could become too much for some families. In Carver and Scott Counties we are fortunate to have a resource to help. Christie Larson, Executive Director talks about the services available at SVABW and the shocking number of cases they see each year. There are many ways they come along side…

We are fortunate in Carver County to have direct access to over 14,000 acres of stunning wildlife refuge along the Minnesota River. Robert “Randy” Petzel is the president of the Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends and he wants us to know that despite the 2 visitor centers in Bloomington and Carver being temporarily closed, nature and…

Covid-19 is everywhere on media and sometimes it’s useful to drill down to a local level to discuss how it is affecting us here in Carver County. Dr Richard Scott Carver County Deputy Director of Health and Human Services talks about the idea of “physical distancing” as opposed to “social…”, what the county has in…