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Celebrating Two Years in Print! Hello Eden Prairie Lifestyle Readers, First and foremost, I would like to thank you. This is the 24th issue of Eden Prairie Lifestyle I have had the pleasure of publishing. For two years my team has shared stories about our town’s great people, organizations and businesses. For two years you have been gracious enough to listen to our message. It’s because of you that I get to do the greatest job in the world. In this issue we are honored to feature Dr. John Steubs, whose duties include performing orthopedic surgery at TRIA and keeping the Minnesota Twins in competitive shape. His job is arguably better than my own, although the only way the Twins would let me into their dugout would be if I agreed to clean up the place after them. In this issue we also feature Window Outfitters and Garage Floor Outfitters – two companies in nearby Savage that can help you with some much-needed spring upkeep. If the coming warm weather will inspire you to buy a house, start a business, or even purchase a much-needed boat, then you will want to know about our friends at First Western Bank & Trust. Finally, we have guest writer Melissa Scovronski to share stories of the people who work behind the scenes at Eden Prairie’s very own Flying Cloud Airport. As always, I would like to thank all of Eden Prairie Lifestyle’s sponsors, without whose generous support we could not mail our magazine directly to our readers’ homes. I always welcome any feedback or interest you may have in appearing on our magazine’s pages!

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12 Window Outfitters & Garage Floor Outfitters

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TRIA Orthopedic Surgeon & Minnesota Twins Team Physician

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Photography: TRIA Dr. John Steubs has served as one of the Minnesota Twins’ team physicians for over three decades, even seeing them through the 1991 World Series.

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South Minneapolis home in Northrop neighborhood has lots of character and charm. A few blocks to Lake Nokomis beach and park with walking paths. Two bedrooms, two bath house has hardwood floors and custom vintage woodwork. Two separate garages provide plenty of space for 3 cars and extra storage. Sunlight on main level will brighten your mood. Fenced in backyard and patio is perfect for entertaining. Large unfinished attic offers you an area to be creative and make your own. Enjoy proximity to shops and restaurants and easy access to highway for commuting.

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Beautiful 2 story detached townhome in Hennepin Village! Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and gorgeous hardwood floors. Exceptional owners suite with private bath, double vanity sink, separate shower, jetted tub and large walk-in closet. Lovely finished lower level recreation room, full bathroom and bedroom with walk-in closet. Only minutes from fine dining and exquisite shopping at the Eden Prairie Center. Great association with swimming pool, picnic area and large playground.

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Ed This south facing 5-bedroom, 6-bath premium quality home sits on the east-side shoreline of Bryant Lake, the most convenient fully recreational lake in the Metro area. Grandeur reigns throughout, including a gourmet kitchen that matches jaw-dropping views. The home’s quality and design are paramount, starting with a Fond du Lac stone exterior almost fully wrapping the house ----and continues at the first step inside with soaring spaces and dramatic windows framing the lake. And there’s no let-up from there. Architectural design meets engineering; every space, more than a pretty face where functionality was never overlooked in all 6000 plus sq ft of living area.

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Windows, doors and garage floors all have a harder job to do for a Minnesotan homeowner. Our weather will do whatever it can to infiltrate your home and make you miserable – or poorer, thanks to energy bills. Likewise, all that salt and grit your cars pick up during the wintertime wreak absolute havoc on your garage floor. Bob Davis founded two separate companies to address these very problems. Window Outfitters provides windows and doors by our country’s leading manufacturers, and Garage Floor Outfitters will turn any garage into a space worthy of a photo shoot for Car and Driver Magazine. “I began contracting for my friends and neighbors during the late ‘90s,” said Bob. “Now, 20 years after officially founding Window Outfitters, our team provides the best solution for windows and doors the Twin Cities have to offer. “When it comes to installing entry doors, storm doors, windows and storm windows, you compromise too much by working with anyone less than the best manufacturers. But you also have to offer the ideal solution for any client’s needs, which is why you must secure access to a wide range of materials. “In order to ensure we can provide superior vinyl, wood, wood clad, steel and fiberglass windows alike, we have partnered with seven different manufacturers. This allows us to deliver prompt service, and we often submit bids from multiple manufacturers for a single project just to make certain we meet our client’s specific budget and timeframe. It also lets us take full advantage of manufacturers which excel at producing certain products, such as ProVia, an Amish-owned company whose steel and fiberglass residential entry doors and aluminum storm doors are simply unmatched in quality. “Great windows and doors cannot keep a home comfortable, dry and secure unless they’re expertly installed. We have over 20 people dedicated solely to windows on our team, each of whom has specialized in that one single aspect

of home improvement for several years – and they’re only becoming better with every project we handle throughout the Twin Cities metro. “The quality of our materials and work is so high that we’re frequently hired by local homeowners to service homes on the National Register of Historic Places. I’ll admit that working on homes built between 1890 and 1940 is my favorite part of our work. There’s an art to updating a historic home so it’s fit to manage our Zone 5 climate just as efficiently as a modern one, without compromising its original charm and architecture. Mon-Ray storm windows, which offer stellar soundproofing and energy efficiency for any home, are especially wellsuited for historic buildings which must have their original windows preserved. “I founded Garage Floor Outfitters more recently, but with the same commitment to quality which has served Window Outfitters so well. Whereas many garage floorers use a hybrid of epoxy and Polyaspartic, we utilize Slide-Lok’s proprietary pure Polyaspartic treatment. It’s the longest-lasting garage floor on the market, and it’s so durable that it’s equally up to the task of protecting high-traffic commercial spaces like restaurants and grocery stores. “But once again, a product on its own isn’t enough to guarantee great value for our clients. Our team takes special care to grind down each garage floor until it becomes the ideal surface for Polyaspartic to bond to. That’s just one reason why our finished garage floors are four times stronger than epoxy alternatives, able to endure a lifetime of sustained use and abuse, and safe to walk on just two hours after installation. And because our garage floors are available in virtually any color and with any chip finish, our clients can create exactly the aesthetic they always wanted. “Despite what its name suggests, Garage Floor Outfitters doesn’t solely provide garage floors! We also CONTINUED >

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Bob Allison. Harmon Killebrew. Rod Carew. They and other Minnesota Twins greats were John Steubs’ heroes long before the Rochester lad would add “Doctor” to his name. Yet while he did have the makings of a varsity athlete and competed in football, basketball and track, young Dr. Steubs never once did an impressive thing on the diamond. Funny, though, that Dr. Steubs now has to take off his 1991 World Series ring before performing orthopedic surgery. He has served as one of the Twins’ team physicians for over three decades, making certain our players’ shoulders, elbows and knees are all up to the task of trouncing whichever bums dare to challenge the great state of Minnesota. Dr. Steubs spent nearly half of his tenure as the Twins’ medical director, overseeing the health of over 200 players throughout the entire organization. “It’s been a fun ride,” said Dr. Steubs. “Meeting my heroes and treating up-and-coming Hall of Famers is just about the greatest honor a lifelong Twins fan like me could hope for. And let me tell you, my family and I don’t mind escaping to Fort Myers during Spring Training. “I take care of upper and lower extremity injuries during my work with the Twins – just like I do during my work at TRIA. I treat my patients with the same care regardless of whether they want to resume throwing 100 mph fastballs or going for their morning jog. Both share fundamentally identical injuries, and both equally deserve to enjoy their best state of health. “TRIA’s origins are in sports. Throughout the ‘90s and early ‘00s the doctors in my group treated all the pro athletes in town; not just the Twins, but also the Vikings, the Timberwolves, the Wild and the college teams. But our process back then was frustratingly disjointed, as we would have to see patients in one office, then CONTINUED >

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“I HAVE PRACTICED ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE FOR 37 YEARS NOW, 16 OF WHICH I’VE SPENT AT TRIA. I’M PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE BUILT HERE: YET ANOTHER SHINING EXAMPLE OF MINNESOTAN INNOVATION IN ACTION, WHERE WE ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS THE BEST WAY WE CAN.” —DR. JOHN STEUBS

send them off to get MRIs in another location, and then to another for surgery. “It was Dr. David Fischer who conceived a ‘one-stop orthopedic shop’ where we could consult, scan, and even perform surgery on our patients all in the same location. When TRIA officially opened in 2005, we further improved orthopedic medicine by introducing its first walk-in clinic. Instead of an emergency room, athletes and other people suffering from orthopedic injuries can now come to TRIA where everyone and everything they need for recovery is already present. “TRIA continued revolutionizing orthopedic care over the past couple of decades. Fifteen years ago we introduced our Hotel Recovery Program, which offers our patients the option of recovering from surgery under supervised care at the Hilton instead of at the hospital. That treatment model proved to be not only safe and effective, but also far more

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affordable for everyone. Now that we’ve paved the way for it, Medicare and insurance providers are all confident covering hotel recovery – and other orthopedic centers, both around the metro area and the country, have followed suit. “But the Hotel Recovery Program itself may become obsolete someday as well. TRIA has helped to advance orthopedic medicine so greatly that we have nearly eliminated the need for supervised recovery following procedures as invasive as total hip and knee replacement. Our surgeons’ love for research is why TRIA doctors were able to perform the first outpatient ACL reconstructions in this area, and TRIA continues to improve patient outcomes following every type of treatment we provide. “Park Nicollet Health Services, University of Minnesota Department of Orthopedics and The Orthopedic Center all valued education long before they

partnered to found TRIA. Today orthopedic residents come from throughout the country to receive training here. Our fellows go on to treat all levels of patients, although I am particularly impressed by those who enter professional sports, because it is a very demanding job. “I have practiced orthopedic medicine for 37 years now, 16 of which I’ve spent at TRIA. I’m proud of what we have built here: yet another shining example of Minnesotan innovation in action, where we always take care of our patients the best way we can.” TRIA’s orthopedic center at 8100 Northland Drive in Bloomington is located only 15 minutes away from Eden Prairie, and you do not need an appointment to see one of their passionate physicians today. You can learn more about Minnesota’s revolutionary orthopedic center at tria.com. You may also speak with TRIA’s medical receptionist by calling (952) 831-8742.

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F LY I N G C LO U D A I R P O R T MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES ARTICLE BY MELISSA SCOVRONSKI

You may not know the Metropolitan Airports Commission’s (MAC) Joe Harris by name, but he played a big part in one of Eden Prairie’s prep sports history greatest moments. Harris was the referee in the 2011 triple overtime state championship hockey game between Eden Prairie and Duluth East that many regard as one of the greatest games in tournament history. Eden Prairie won, 3-2. But refereeing hockey games is more of a hobby for Harris. His day job is director of the MAC’s six general aviation airports. Prior to this, he managed all but one of these airports, including Flying Cloud Airport from 2001 to 2008. (The MAC also owns and is responsible for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.)

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In addition to being a commercial licensed pilot and a certified flight instructor, Harris says he loves working with the airport communities and the cities that surround them, including Flying Cloud in Eden Prairie.

HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR AVIATION IS INFECTIOUS. “I've been so blessed to get to know the people who own businesses at Flying Cloud – as well as our MAC employees there,” said Harris. “I have crossed paths with some of Minnesota’s greatest aviation pioneers at this airport. When you get to experience the airport the way I do – get that backstage pass – it is just absolutely magical.” In addition to the many corporate jets and recreational planes based at Flying Cloud, several flight schools operate there as well. When giving MAC presentations to various groups, Harris said people – including commercial pilots – often share with him how they got their aviation start at Flying Cloud. “This airport is an incubator for grassroots aviation that feeds many sectors of the aviation industry, as well as people who just love being around airplanes.” CONTINUED >

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FLYING CLOUD TODAY Blaine Peterson manages Flying Cloud Airport today, along with the MAC’s Airlake Airport in Lakeville. And he’s no stranger to the industry either. A 1998 graduate of the University of North Dakota’s airport management program, Peterson has worked in various capacities at regional airports in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Duluth International Airport in Duluth. He has also been active in the U.S. military, joining the Army in 1989 and retiring from the Duluth Air National Guard as a Major in 2014. “As a high school student in Moorhead, I had the opportunity to take part in an aviation program my senior year,” said Peterson. He said he always imagined he’d become a U.S. Air Force pilot. But he didn’t have the 20/20 vision required at the time and instead found himself working as a mechanic on the Army’s M1 tank – something he chose because it had a jet engine in it. That experience is one of many that led him to his interest in helping young people find career paths in the trades. “College isn’t for everyone, so I’ve been working with schools to help create a new way of looking at workforce development,” said Peterson. “In fact, I have worked with Josh Swanson – the superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools and a pilot who flies out of Flying Cloud – on how his district might help direct kids who want to work with their hands into lucrative careers.” Every day, Peterson sees the need for this approach when he talks to business owners at Flying Cloud. “It may not be evident to people outside the industry, but there’s a real need for aircraft mechanics, upholsterers and aircraft maintenance personnel,” said Peterson.

“If you’ve ever been on a plane where the upholstery has been worn through, you can appreciate knowing there are people out there who can fix it.” Another example he gives of the importance of tradespeople in aviation is the person who is trained to keep an aircraft maintained on the outside (not just the engine). “People don’t realize that the person who washes the outside of planes isn’t just there to make it look nice for passengers – keeping an aircraft clean is actually one of many safety measures aircraft operators employ to ensure the aircraft doesn’t experience any unnecessary drag when it takes off.” There are also the four MAC airport maintenance employees who Peterson directs at Flying Cloud who collectively represent more than 75 years of experience keeping airports maintained and safe for everyone. Whether plowing snow off the airfield, mowing grass to keep birds away or ensuring the 860 acres (670 football fields worth) of airport property are clear of anything that could be sucked into an aircraft engine, these people are integral to keeping the airport safe and aircraft flying. When asked what other facts he thinks people would be surprised to know about Flying Cloud Airport, he mentions the sheer variety of people and aircraft at the airport. From the person in their 70s who has flown the same Piper aircraft for decades, to the corporate pilot who flies for local corporations to destinations all over the United States, to the aviation-based business owners who help others find careers in aviation, Peterson says when talking with them they all put away their egos and just want to do their best for the airport and the community. metroairports.org

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Serving the Aviation and Broader Southwest Metro Community since 1943.

• $229 million total economic output • 340 direct jobs, 1,190 total jobs

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