Thursday, December 20, 2012
Check out the Arboretum's 25-foot high live poinsettia tree, festive seed sculptures, candy-themed restaurant decorations and outdoor activities scheduled for the upcoming holiday school break.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Looking for some family fun during holiday break? Here are a few ideas from the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to cure "cabin fever" and even "burn off" a few calories. Arboretum buildings will close early Christmas Eve day (at 3 p.m.) and buildings and grounds will be closed entirely on Christmas Day—Tuesday, Dec. 25—but open the rest of the week. The holiday decor will still be up, the Restaurant open and lots of fun to be had. For more info, visit www.arboretum.umn.edu or call952-443-1400.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Have a great holiday cookie recipe you'd like to share with your neighbors? Need a quick holiday cookie recipe? Make one of these for your parties this season.
One of the most important holiday questions to ask yourself is: What kind of cookies will you be baking this season? From sweet to savory, holiday cookies come in all shapes and sizes. And what’s better than to top off a tray of cookies than a glass of homemade eggnog? Lake Minnetonka Patch has gathered a few of our favorite recipes and have posted them below. Please add yours in the comments section at the end of this article! Not in the mood to bake or need cookies in a pinch? Try some of these local bakeries for your holiday cookie needs: You can also check out myrecipes.com to learn how to host a successful cookie swap and view more holiday cookie recipes. Eggnog In a saucepan over low heat combine milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Local activities will begin at 3 p.m. and continue to 6 p.m., including the KRWC Road Show, hot chocolate and cookies, Kiddie Train, horse drawn wagon rides (weather permitting) and more.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The 2012 version of Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train will pull into Loretto on Thursday, Dec 13. The Holiday Train will arrive in Loretto at approximately 4:15 p.m. with the show beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. This year's performers will be Juno award winning Tracey Brown and roots music sensation TheClaytones. Local activities will begin at 3 p.m. and continue to 6 p.m., including the KRWC Road Show, hot chocolate and cookies, Kiddie Train, horse drawn wagon rides (weather permitting) and more. All events are free—please bring donations for the food shelf. This is a great opportunity to raise funds and donations of non-perishable food items for local food shelves. Last year the community raised over $21,000 and 2,000 pounds of food…
How can a person eat healthy during the holidays? We don't know either. That's why we invited some experts for you to ask.
With the holiday season in full swing, eating healthy may seem impossible. With that in mind, for two days at Patch, we have five pros who will answer your questions and offer some advice about avoiding gastric-gluttony during the holidays. This week, our pros are: On Tuesday, Dec. 11, and Wednesday, Dec. 12, our experts will take questions from Patch users about healthy eating during the holidays. So go ahead and ask away! Leave your questions in the comments area below and they’ll check back regularly through Wednesday to answer your questions. Editor's note: The contents of this post and comments are for informational and educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Wayzata High School Chamber Singers, the Blue Water Theater Company and Santa Claus will all be on hand to spread holiday cheer and entertain guests to the city.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Wayzata’s annual Tree Lighting Celebration takes place this year Nov. 30 and will feature horse-drawn carriage rides, choir performances, story readings and more to welcome in the holiday season. Mayor Ken Willcox will bring holiday cheer to Lake Street when he flips the switch to light Wayzata’s official Christmas tree. An outdoor Christmas market will feature vendors selling seasonal and gift items. Lake street retailers will be open until 9 p.m. and offering holiday specials throughout the day. The Muni will host an outdoor bar from 5 to 7 p.m., serving hot drinks such as coffee, cider, hot chocolate, mulled wine, Schnapps and more. Wayzata High School Chamber Singers, the Blue Water Theater Company and Santa Claus will all be on hand …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your school district, and/or $500 to pay your electric bills!
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Patch is launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/lakeminnetonka. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is …
Time to deck the halls and the house. Ask our Patch Pro advice on creating a great holiday lighting display.
Despite facing the challenges of having Parkinson's disease, Plymouth resident Mike Justak each year puts on a great holiday lighting display—complete with music and much more. For the past three years the display has gotten bigger and better. Justak works on it for almost a year beforehand. This year's display has 40,000 LED lights and now five more homes in the neighborhood are involved. A 17-foot tree is part of the display, as well as a 25-foot flowering crab wrapped in 4,000 LED lights. You can listen to Justak's own radio station take in the musical and light display each winter in Plymouth. Justak does the work to raise awareness of Parkinson's disease as the lighting display brings hundreds to his curbside every holiday season. He …
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Monday, November 26, 2012
The Southshore Community Center is located at 5735 Country Club Road in Shorewood.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Register for eventsonline at, www.southshore-center.org, or call the center at 952-474-7635. Holiday Party Fun for Youth & Families Sunday Bring your kids or grandkids to visit Santa, enjoy holiday treats and make some holiday gifts with Mrs. M. Holiday Appetizer Class Enjoy some fabulous holiday take-aways with instruction by Chef Connie Blanchard. Artisan Ice Cream Making Learn how to make fun ice creams from professional Sonja Brown, owner of Amoos Artisan Ice Cream. You’ll be the hit of family and friends at all of your special holiday events! Take home four quarts of your homemade treat. Mannerly Manners Rules for Youth It’s time to brush up for holiday gatherings. What will set your child apart and give him or her an edge in a …
Christkindslmarkt is an outdoor market with products, food and events for the whole family.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Excelsior may have a small town feel, but it marked the beginning of the holiday season in a big way over the Thanksgiving weekend with the Sixth Annual Christkindlsmarkt—a festival that originated in Germany hundreds of years ago. In Excelsior, the festival survives as a German-themed open air market that has become part of a long list of seasonal events in Excelsior.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Christkindslmarkt is an outdoor market with products, food and events for the whole family.
Excelsior may have a small town feel, but it will mark the beginning of the holiday season in a big way with the Sixth Annual Christkindlsmarkt—a festival that originated in Germany hundreds of years ago. In Excelsior, the festival survives as a German-themed open air market that has become part of a long list of seasonal events in Excelsior. The 2012 Christkindlsmarkt will take place Nov. 23-25. Contact Myrle Mackenzie via e-mail at myrlemac@aol.com or by phone 952-475-5400. “There’s a lot of events that go on in Excelsior and that’s what makes it unique,” Rick Meyer said about the city before last year's Christkindlsmarkt. The deadline for registering as a vendor or sponsor technically passed Nov. 1. Application for merchants can be …
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Hi Heyitsme, I tend to agree - the holidays are about enjoying time with family & firends and they often involve unique, enjoyable, albeit less-than-healthy, food-related customs, traditions, and events. The trick is keeping holiday food indulgences to a few separate, memorable occasions scattered throughout the season and not a month (plus) string of over-the-top meal-to-meal excessiveness. So … more ›