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LIFESTYLE LETTER

AUGUST 2021 PUBLISHER

John Lee | john.lee@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Art. Popcorn. Pet Health! HELLO EDEN PRAIRIE LIFESTYLE READERS,

David Scheller | david.scheller@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Whitney Lockhart L AYO UT DESIGNER

Dani Moore

I know you’re “cool” in the figurative sense, but I hope you’re staying cool in the more important literal sense as well. I always express my gratitude for getting to feature a city as great as Eden Prairie in my monthly letter. This time I would also like to express my gratitude for air conditioning. In this issue we are honored to feature Dr. Jim Nelson’s retrospect on Prairie Village Pet Hospital. During his three decades in business Jim has treated goodness knows how many local dogs and cats, weathered the rapidly changing veterinary industry, and grown right alongside the city he is proud to do business in. I encourage you to grab a bowl of popcorn while you are reading this issue. You’ll certainly want to after learning about Maddy & Maize, whose fancy popcorn is made with all-natural ingredients right here in town. We also feature two of the most dramatically different art stories you’re likely to find in one magazine. On the one hand we have Kidcreate Studio, where children go to become artists in a wholesome and educational atmosphere. On the other we have

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

Mike Lentz, whose determination to capture nature through the lens of his camera

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

wouldn’t be misplaced in a Hemingway protagonist.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

As always, I would like to thank all of Eden Prairie Lifestyle’s sponsors, without

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

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whose generous support we could not mail our magazine directly to our readers’

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2021

FEATURES 10 Maddy & Maize Fancy Popcorn Made in Eden Prairie

16 Mike Lentz Nature Photography Capturing Intimate Moments of Animals’ Lives

22 Kidcreate Studio Introduce Your Child to the Wonderful World of Art

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26 Prairie Village Pet Hospital From Routine to Extreme, We’ll Be There for You!

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FANCY POPCORN MADE IN EDEN PRAIRIE

“MY FRIEND HAD HIS DAUGHTER MADDY WHEN I WAS FIRST STARTING OUT. I have a relative named Maddy as well. Basically, I named my company after two people I’d only want to serve quality food to.” Let’s be honest. You don’t grow up with a name like “Brett Striker” without becoming your own boss one day. Brett’s only question was how. I am uncertain which jobs a bachelor’s degree in psychology actually qualifies someone to do. I have one myself and still haven’t found out. But Brett resolved to use the one he had earned from University of Kansas to become an entrepreneur – a decision which would one day make him the gourmet popcorn baron of Eden Prairie. “I’ve had business ideas all my life,” said Brett, founder of Maddy & Maize. “All but one of them didn’t go anywhere. Shortly after graduating I raised money for a casual dining concept akin to Chipotle, but that proved so hard to scale that it was basically dead on arrival. I wound up taking a job in tech sales for a few months while I went back to the drawing board. That’s when I had the idea to make popcorn. CONTINUED >

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“Why

popcorn?

Well,

most

Midwesterners I enjoy eating it. From an entrepreneurial standpoint, I liked that fancy popcorn is made with all dry ingredients. It doesn’t need to be refrigerated, frozen or cooked to a certain temperature to keep people from getting sick. But most of all, I loved that popcorn can get dressed up. Popcorn takes on flavors like chocolate caramel, birthday cake and cookies and cream perfectly, and that’s huge for an ice cream fan like myself. Popcorn is a relatively guilt-free food as well – even when it is all dressed up. “I knew right from the onset that people enjoy taking big bites, so I sourced the biggest seeds I could find from local farmers. With that settled, I could move on to the best part: developing the flavors. “I put a lot of thought into which popcorn flavors I’d most want to eat while I was experimenting in my little apartment kitchen. I got some crucial advice from my twin sister Erin back then, too. As someone who works with children, she was able to tell me what parents look for when they shop for kid-friendly snacks. That’s how I learned all about artificial dyes and synthetic ingredients, which I decided to keep out of my popcorn. I also strive to buy our ingredients from local sources whenever possible. “Take my lemonberry cupcake popcorn, for example. We make it with real freezedried raspberries which we’ve ground into a fine powder, as well as real lemon oil extruded straight from the peel. That flavor tastes just like my cousin’s wedding cake which inspired it!

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“I wasn’t really sure which steps to follow when the time finally came to begin selling my

Hopefully they would like my popcorn so much that they’d mention it to their boss later on.

popcorn. I just knew never to take ‘no’ for an

“Fortunately, Maddy & Maize is so good that

answer. A lot of determination and a lot of luck –

it sells itself. I’ve gotten plenty of calls from store

they’re what drove me onward as I approached

managers who wanted to know more about the

every brick and mortar store and online retailer

popcorn their staff had eaten without them.

which looked like they could be a good fit for Maddy & Maize.

“I couldn’t ask to be headquartered in a better city than Eden Prairie. Clean, conveniently located and

“In retrospect, I’m glad I was so naive about how

filled with great stores and customers, putting down

much hard work it would take to get established. I

roots here was kind of a no-brainer. I grew up in the

must have said ‘Hi! I’m Brett. I started a popcorn

west metro area. Long before I knew what kind of

company, and I’d love for you to sell it in your

business I’d start, I knew I would start it here.”

store!’ to thousands of clerks and managers across

Maddy & Maize’s fancy popcorn is available

Minnesota. If I couldn’t speak with a decision maker

at fine local retailers including Kowalski’s. You

during my initial visit, then I’d leave behind a few

may learn more about them and order online at

bags for the staff to tear open in the back room.

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M I K E LE NTZ N ATU R E PHOTOGRAPHY ARTICLE DAVID SCHELLER

HUMMINGBIRDS MADE MIKE LENTZ GIVE UP HUNTING.

With his wife’s blessing, Mike proceeded to the store for state-of-the-art shutterbug

But not right away, and not how you might

paraphernalia. The hummingbirds were thus

imagine – a haggard hunter with bags under his

recorded for future generations, and a nature

eyes, desperately trying to draw a bead on a bird

photographer was born.

which even the smallest lead shot would atomize.

Mike proceeded to sharpen his skills on

Mike had toyed with photography back

ducks. Unlike hummingbirds, the saucy dab-

when he was a high school student. After

blers make a perfect subject for a novice

graduating he found pork and beef futures far

thanks in no small part to their habit of fre-

more profitable. Yet as the Lakeville commod-

quently staying still. But ducks, as any orni-

ity trader looked out his kitchen window one

thologist will tell you, are a gateway bird. Soon

morning, he saw delicate little ruby-throated

Mike was setting out to photograph elusive

things weaving in and out of his flower bed

owls, winter swans, and bluebirds perched

and resolved to shoot them.

atop blazing star flowers.

With his old camera, of course – the city of

Birds gave way to mammals. Mike has

Lakeville does not take a relaxed stance on

traipsed across the Badlands in search of

discharging firearms within city limits. The

mother swift foxes and their kits, scaled

shutter speed on Mike’s old camera was only

the Grand Tetons to get candids of moose

slightly faster than an automatic garage door,

(as well as the flying squirrels which often

so by the time he snapped a picture the hum-

accompany them), and hiked throughout

mingbirds were already thumbing their beaks

Yellowstone to find the bane of straw and

at him from a different area code.

stick houses.

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Finally one day, as Mike snapped away at a whitetail, he realized that thoughts of trophies and venison hadn’t occurred to him. By studying all creatures great and small for so long, he developed a special fondness for each of their personalities. To take their lives no longer meant nearly as much to Mike as immortalizing their light. The old 300 WSM rifle now collects dust. “Nature photography is all about patience,” said Mike. “I’ve spent countless hours in the blazing heat and freezing cold, getting eaten alive by mosquitoes and sweltering in humidity that could cook chicken lobsters. It might take thousands of photos just to get one that evokes real emotion. “Sometimes you fail. Sometimes you succeed. But when you succeed, you’re proud.” Mike’s extensive body of work is available for sale as prints and giclées. He also offers guided tours of his favorite spots to aspiring nature photographers. To learn more about Mike Lentz Nature Photography, please visit mikelentzphotography.com.

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RAPHAEL HAD ALREADY ENTERED HIS APPREN-

Am I suggesting that your kid could be the next van

TICESHIP AT THE AGE OF 11. Michelangelo created

Gogh? Absolutely I am. (In terms of artistic ability, of

his earliest known work around age 12. And Salvador

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phants are beloved the world over? That precocious

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the aspiring little Cézannes and Kandinskys among us.

Kidcreate Studio was founded in Eden Prairie by Lara Olson. Her inaugural student was her son, whose enthusiasm for art was too great to be fully expressed during his school’s weekly 45-minute classes. After seeking local art studios which could accommodate

or a certain technique like impasto or papier-mâché. In that sense we

children and finding none, Lara resolved to create her own.

offer real education as much as we do a really fun pastime.

“An art studio for children must only be for children,” said Lara.

“We love giving kids access to art supplies which they would

“The tables and sinks both have to be kid-friendly, and the walls have

normally never get at school or at home. All of our studios have

to be alive with the color of all the kids’ artwork. Our Eden Prairie

canvas boards, three or four different kinds of paint, and multiple

studio is home to two little parakeets named Artsy and Craftsy. They

varieties of air-dry clay to try out. Most of our projects take about

are our class mascots, and they are so popular that many kids stop

an hour, but I’ve watched many children who would struggle to

by just to visit them, even when class isn’t in session.

sit through a single math class become totally absorbed during a

“Our curriculum is specially tailored for children as well, and that is

three-hour studio session.

where Kidcreate Studio shines best. Every lesson contains what we

“We’re not afraid to get silly here. Kids adore anyplace where

call a ‘kid bit’ – a simple lesson in art, whether it’s something inter-

they’re allowed to make a mess – encouraged, even, when we’re

esting about one of the Old Masters, a concept like primary colors,

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Watching little ones run up to their parents to show off their art projects at the end of each class is heartwarming. That is the magic moment. – and they always look forward to ‘ta-da time’ when everyone in the

“I love my job. I know we’re doing great things for the community,

class shows off their hard work. The kids get to yell and scream as

both for children who deserve a hands-on education in the visual

loud as they want!

arts and their parents who look forward to a little break sometimes.

“Great art classes call for great art teachers. When we decide

Watching little ones run up to their parents to show off their art projects

to add a new teacher to our team, we look for someone who has

at the end of each class is heartwarming. That is the magic moment.”

a certain sparkle about them: outgoing, chatty, and naturally able

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Prairie Village Pet Hospital FROM ROUTINE TO EXTREME, WE’LL BE THERE FOR YOU! ARTICLE DR. JIM NELSON, DVM

WHEN I STARTED MY CAREER IN 1989, THERE WERE ONLY TWO INDEPENDENTLY OWNED VETERINARY PRACTICES IN EDEN PRAIRIE. The city was growing and families were attracted to the new high school (circa 1981) and all the cul-de-sacs that provided a safe haven for children and pets to play. The police would rescue pets and help desperate citizens with lockouts and flat tires. Animal control officers rounded up off-leash dogs and processed dog bite violations on a daily basis. Prairie Village Pet Hospital was a full-service veterinary hospital, vaccinating healthy pets and treating all problems that came through the door, including emergencies. We also provided boarding and grooming services. The 1990s were our “Camelot years.” Technical schools were flooded with students wanting to be veterinary technicians, which provided new strength and necessary support for our growing industry. Specialty and 24-hour emergency clinics moved in, offering services comparable to veterinary teaching hospitals within minutes of our hospital. The millennium brought an increased awareness of the human animal bond and pets were recognized as critical providers of emotional support. A soft spot developed for pets without homes, and animal rescues took off. Charitable dollars flooded in, producing state-of-the-art shelters with hired veterinarians vaccinating, deworming and sterilizing unwanted pets. Most veterinary practitioners shifted their focus to dentistry, orthopedics and more complex soft tissue surgeries. The purebred dog would have to take a back seat to the underprivileged mixed breed, at least for now.

Dr. Jim Nelson

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Dr. Hargreaves

THINGS CHANGE IN LIFE, BUT MY COMMITMENT TO YOU WILL NOT: FROM ROUTINE TO EXTREME, WE’LL BE THERE FOR YOU! Dr. Skinner & Dr. Nelson

Through the years, veterinarians have been able to maintain stable revenues, even during the worst of times. In 2009 our numbers did drop a bit, but we never laid off staff. We actually recruited more. As it turns out, the Great Recession would be the last time veterinarians and veterinary technicians were readily available for employment. In the past decade, there has been a significant rise in corporate consolidation of well-managed veterinary practices. Even Walmart has started building veterinary kiosks in their Florida stores. Jobs that require hand skills have lost their appeal. Like plumbers and electricians, veterinary technicians are scarce and have since earned the name “unicorns.” Every veterinarian needs one more!

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In March of 2020, we all got locked up, except for the essential workers. There were questions about the “essentialness” of veterinarians, but they were muted quickly. Soon we were scrambling to provide service in the safest way possible and implementing the new standard: curbside care. We didn’t realize how inefficient communicating over the telephone would be, and the phone was ringing off the hook! Thank God we just invested in a phone system that provided eight lines instead of three. If a veterinary clinic routinely scheduled 15 minute appointments, then the workload just doubled, because now even vaccine appointments took 30 minutes. It appeared that most clinics didn’t have enough urgent slots available for daytime emergencies and were quickly diverting clients to anyone that could take them. Fifteen years ago, we invested in training and technologies to effectively provide urgent care. I’ve been fortunate to have a seasoned staff determined to learn new skills, including ultrasound, that takes a lot of time and patience to perfect. My associate, Dr. Hargreaves, is an amazing surgeon, dentist and clinician. As far as productivity in the workplace goes, we’re toe to toe and sometimes face to face, as we run in and out of examination rooms doing our best to provide the service you deserve. We are still committed to same-day service and are accepting new clients, but be prepared to pay a deposit on your first appointment. The deposit will be put toward your services the day of your appointment. Unfortunately, we’ve had a lot of new vet shoppers who haven’t shown up for their appointments. We do see walk-ins, but most clients with sick pets drop them off for the day, because challenging cases are rarely solved in a half hour. FYI, the pipeline of homeless pets was temporarily shut down as everybody and their neighbors decided to purchase a “designer puppy” with the genetic constitution of a Starbucks latte and equally overpriced. Rumor has it, Eden Prairie Animal Control has been defunded and they’re building a pet lounge in the police station. Things change in life, but my commitment to you will not: From routine to extreme, we’ll be there for you! Prairie Village Pet Hospital is located at 7815 Terrey Pine Ct in Eden Prairie. You may learn more about them at pvph.net.

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for a supereroic adventure under

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Where is there better than Purgatory

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sans' artwork,

1pm - 4pm

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The Lambert Pavilion at Purgatory

will not have an answer once you

Creek Park will become a proper

have

14800 Pioneer Trl, Eden Prairie,

carnival with games, face painting,

Center's Eden Prairie Arts in the Park.

10:30am - 11:15am

therapy pets, princesses, a bouncy

Presto! Your kids will become trans-

house, cotton candy, and many other

fixed by magician Kevin Hall's reali-

things which delight children. Kids

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SHORTEST SUMMARY OF WHAT THE NONPROFIT EDEN PRAIRIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS ALL ABOUT. It applies to the Foundation’s daily effort to understand the needs and gaps facing Eden Prairie residents, and its work to fill those needs and gaps. When it became clear in 2020 that COVID-19 would create urgent needs in Eden Prairie, the Foundation stepped up. It created the COVID19 Response Fund, raised more than $75,000, and issued quick-response grants for food,

The Eden Prairie Community Foundation used its COVID-19 Response Fund to ensure that basic social services continued to be delivered in Eden Prairie throughout the pandemic, including $15,000 to help people in need keep current on their rent. Foundation Board Chair Tina Palmer presented the grant to PROP Executive Director Janet Palmer.

counseling, rental assistance, and much more. When it became apparent that Eden Prairie has teens who need support and young adults who have no permanent housing, the Foundation

which organization is tackling each need. The Foundation does

raised money to help launch two new organi-

that for you, and ensures that your donation will have a big impact.

zations: Eden Prairie TreeHouse for teens and

“Today the Foundation is, some 40 years later, still a vital part

Onward Eden Prairie for homeless young people.

of this community, and a growing part,” said Roy Terwilliger, one

Another grant of $9,000 tackled the long

of the founders. “It’s one that people here are looking to for lead-

waiting list of local families needing beds. “We were able to buy 59 beds, and I figure that’s

make a community spectacular – which Eden Prairie is.”

about 90 people who are now off the floor because

The Foundation is currently seeking support for its granting

of that,” Cindy Eddy, executive director and founder

and other work. If you would like to donate, go to the Foundation’s

of The PROP Shop, said about the grant.

website epcommunityfoundation.org. Gifts of any size will help.

That expertise to know Eden Prairie’s biggest

You can even donate stock, or leave a gift in your will or estate.

needs and act to fill them is exactly why local lead-

You can also support the Foundation by attending its

ers launched the Foundation 40 years ago, in 1981.

September 11th craft beer festival, known as Prairie Brewfest,

It also makes the Foundation an easy choice

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for generous residents and businesses who want to give back to Eden Prairie. You don’t need to know Eden Prairie’s biggest needs or

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Foundation website. You may also contact Foundation Executive Director Mark Weber at mweber@epcommunityfoundation.org or (952) 949-8499.

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