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Here at Minneapolis Lakes, these hot summer days belong to our Kids and Pets issue. This month our team spoke with Her Next Play, a non-profit organization helping develop the next generation of women leaders through sports. Her Next Play offers programs designed to help meet goals and dreams while using the determination, structure and discipline that comes with participating in athletics. Along the same lines, we spoke with Brad McLemore, owner of House of Music. Brad and his dedicated staff help children and adults learn instruments while developing a deeper love of music. We met with Ralph and Abbe Bernstein, owners of Downtown Dogs and Dogs Day Out about their new philanthropic endeavor called “Change Unleashed,” an ongoing round up program that will be matched and given to a new non-profit every quarter.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2021

FEATURES 18 Her Next Play Developing the Next Generation of Women Leaders Through Sports

24 All the Right Notes House of Music is Positive Sound for the Community

30 Change for Animals How One Couple is Making a Difference in the Lives of Pets

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42 Healing Products for Your Pets

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Good Times

Around Town

Hometown Hero

30 Animal Kingdom 36 Culinary Creations 38 Healthy Lifestyle 40 Lifestyle Calendar 42 Local’s Choice

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HOMETOWN HERO

ARTICLE KASSI MIRANOWSKI PHOTOGRAPHY COURTNEY PLACE

HER NEXT PL AY

DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS THROUGH SPORTS

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WHAT ARE THE CORE VALUES OR MISSION OF HER NEXT PLAY? At Her Next Play, our mission is to develop the next generation of women leaders through sports. Our Play Bold programs provide girls the opportunity to play sports, stay active, and develop as leaders through our innovative Play Bold leadership curriculum. We work with teams through our Bold Together program, partner with schools and parks programs on Summer Sports and Leadership Camps, and host day long Sports Summits to inspire girls to stay in sports. We’re pushing to give girls and young women equal opportunities in sports and leadership so they can become the next generation of women leaders in our communities. We also work with college athletes and former athletes as part of our Career Accelerator Network, where we’re building a community of women athletes focused on leadership and career success. This September we’re CONTINUED >

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launching the Rookie Career Accelerator, a new program designed to spark early career acceleration for women athletes. Through innovative retreats, monthly learning labs, access to mentors, and interactive development experiences, the Rookie Career Accelerator provides a one of a kind career building experience that supports women athletes in the early years of their career. In just two years, Her Next Play has served more than 1,500 girls and women through 20 newly developed programs, and we’ve been recognized as an Aspen Institute Project Play Champion.

HOW DO YOU THINK SPORTS SUPPORT FUNDAMENTALS IN A YOUNG PERSON’S DEVELOPMENT? Playing sports provides so many opportunities to learn powerful leadership and career readiness skills. Playing helps girls learn skills like coachability, performance under pressure, resilience, teamwork, grit, and confidence. We know these skills translate into career success, as 94% of women executives played sports, and 52% of women in c-suite positions played sports at the college level. Girls don’t need to be on the top team, or in a travel league to develop these skills - it’s the process of competing at any level that provides the opportunity to develop as a leader.

Playing sports provides so many opportunities

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HOUSE OF MUSIC IS POSITIVE SOUND FOR THE COMMUNITY

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ARTICLE SUE BALDANI PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOUSE OF MUSIC

BRAD MCLEMORE HAS BEEN A MUSICIAN MOST

The classes are mostly private, but group ses-

OF HIS LIFE. In college, he started giving guitar les-

sions are also offered. Many of the teachers have

sons, and once out of school he continued teaching,

been with House of Music for years. “The teachers

playing gigs, and touring.

are really the core of this business,” says Brad. “My

“After relocating with my family to Minneapolis, I

goal is to have a large variety of teachers that offer

started working at the Linden Hills House of Music in

everything from different instruments to different

2008 and after a year the owner offered me the chance

teaching styles. I believe there isn’t one way to

to purchase it,” says Brad. “I did, and that’s what I’ve

teach any particular instrument.”

been doing ever since.”

Brad also tries to match teacher personalities to that

A good percentage of the school’s students are kids aged

of the student. “It goes beyond just learning an instru-

5 years and older, including teens, but there are plenty of

ment; its connecting with someone that they feel helps

adults too. “A lot of adults feel that they are too old to learn,

them grow as a person.”

but that’s not true,” he says. “For adults who do it slowly and enjoy it, it becomes more like a meditative type of thing.”

In addition to the semester-long classes during the school year, there are also rock band camps offered

There are also a lot of studies, he adds, on how music

throughout the summer. “We try to give them an expe-

is a way to focus and use other parts of the brain, which

rience of really being in a band,” says Brad. “And, we

benefits not just older people, but teens with learning

don’t dictate what songs they’re going to learn. We get

challenges and anxieties as well. “It instills a confi-

to know the kids before the camp starts, try to under-

dence that you can learn new things. I think that this is

stand what music they like and make them a big part of

becoming more understood instead of music being just

choosing what they’re going to play.”

about entertainment. There’s that, of course, but there’s definitely a healing and inner growth aspect to it too.”

After learning a number of songs, they perform at a local venue. Parents, he says, are always amazed at

Some people take lessons in order to play profes-

what their kids can do in a short amount of time. “For

sionally one day, while for others, playing an instrument

the bigger picture, we hope that kids are excited about

clicks for them and they enjoy it. For others, their par-

it and want to connect with other kids and start bands,

ents want them to experience it.

and play and have shows.”

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ALL THE RIGHT NOTES (CONTINUED)

the class, the students wind up performing at the Edina Art Fair, WoofStock, or other local events.” House of Music also provides live music for the Linden Hills Festival, being held on September 18 this year, which among other things has silent auctions that help local charities or organizations. “We provide the music all day,” says Brad. “The Since House of Music offers lessons on a large

students, teachers or other friends in the com-

variety of instruments, their instructors encour-

munity play. One of our bands, 612LIVE, became

age people who don’t know which instrument

very well known in the area. There is a huge talent

they would like to play to try more than one

show every summer at the Minnesota State Fair,

instrument. “We suggest they choose one instru-

and they finished second one summer and won

ment for a semester, and if they’re not connecting

the whole thing the next summer.”

to it, to then try a different one the next semester,”

Like many other businesses and schools, they

says Brad. “Guitar and piano are the top two, and

had to pivot due to COVID-19 and hold virtual

drums are also very popular. Voice too, partly

lessons. “The teachers had to shift to a new way

because of all the singing competitions on televi-

of teaching online,” says Brad. “In the long run, I

sion and the popularity of musicals.”

think that’s going to make us all better teachers

One of the things he believes makes their school stand out is how they integrate into sur-

necting with students.”

rounding communities. “That’s what I feel is the

Most classes are now being given in person,

bonus side with House of Music. For kids who

and by the fall he expects things to be pretty

want to play in a band, I try to provide them with a

much back to normal.

lot of opportunities. We have a very strong parks

To find out more about House of Music and to sign

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ANIMAL KINGDOM ARTICLE SUE BALDANI PHOTOGRAPHY LUCY HAWTHORNE

HOW ONE COUPLE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PETS

CHANGE FOR ANIMALS

RALPH

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BERNSTEIN,

OWNER

DOWNTOWN DOGS AND DOG’S DAY OUT, AND WIFE ABBE, ARE ARDENT SUPPORTERS OF MANY RESCUE, FOSTER AND OTHER ANIMAL-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES. One of the things they’ve done for many years is offer free or heavily discounted boarding for dogs who are without foster homes. Now, they are hoping to do much more. “We wanted to find a way to also support these organizations financially and to raise our customers’ awareness of them at the same time,” says Ralph. So, they came up with Change Unleashed, an ongoing round-up program. “When people pick up their dog from daycare, boarding or grooming, we’ll ask if they want to round up their bill to the nearest dollar,” he says. “Each quarter, we will match that money (up to $1,500 to start) and donate it to one of the organizations we want to support.” The first one chosen is Mission Animal Hospital in Eden Prairie, a large full-service 501(c)(3) nonprofit veterinary practice. Dr. Susan Miller, the veterinarian who founded it, has a goal to serve as broad a community as possible. It has a sliding-scale fee structure based on the ability to pay, says Ralph, but people without financial hardships also take their pets there due to its outstanding services.

“They have a full surgical suite and dental service, plus a super-cool full mobile veterinary clinic that is completely fitted out.”

Every quarter, another animal welfare organization will be chosen to receive the funds from Change Unleashed. “This program was really Abbe’s idea,” says Ralph. “She

Downtown Dogs was one of the sponsors of Mission’s

does a lot of the behind-the-scenes marketing for our

in-person fundraising gala two years ago as well as their

businesses. She is also the only person I know who is as

virtual gala this year. “We’re big supporters and big fans

wild about dogs as I am.”

of what they do because there are not a lot of options for

For the former banker, owning a doggie day care and

good quality veterinary care for pets whose owners strug-

his other business, Dogs Day Out dog spa (which opened

gle financially, so they are filling a critical need. You bring

last year, mid-Pandemic), was a radical change and one

a pet into your home and into your heart and when some-

that came after a devastating event in his life. “My first

thing happens, you don’t want to be forced into making a

wife died very suddenly 10 years ago and I found myself a

really awful choice.”

widower at 49. This is how I discovered Downtown Dogs.

“As dog lovers and animal lovers, we want to do

After my wife died, I needed a place for our dog to go,

what we can to make sure that their mission can con-

and I just fell in love with it.” He was so enamored that he

tinue. That’s why we picked them as our first organi-

ended up buying it seven years ago. (Downtown Dogs has

zation to support.”

been in business since 2004).

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Since then, Ralph jokingly says his wardrobe budget has gone way down. Instead of suits and ties, he wears jeans and a polo shirt every day, and so enjoys what he does. Downtown Dogs has an incredible 18,000 square feet of space and four playrooms, and there is at least one dog handler in each room to make sure all the dogs are getting along and playing safely.

“Dogs are separated not by size like many other facilities, but by temperament and play style. For instance, Abbe and I have three dogs, and two of them are essentially the same size. But Frannie, the 10-year-old Pug, just wants to sleep all day, and Lyle, the 2-year-old Wire Fox Terrier, wants to play all day. Putting them in the same playroom just wouldn’t make sense.” And for dogs who aren’t comfortable being around other dogs, they can stay in their suites or oversized kennels and can be taken out to the exercise and potty yards on their own. “We have a blind hound mix, Helen, who is very skittish around strange dogs. So when she comes here she has her own room.” One of the things he and his staff, who are naturally all dog lovers, pride themselves on is knowing all of the dogs’ names. “At the end of the day, what most dog parents want is their dog to be happy and very tired. These are people’s children, and they expect us to make sure they are well cared for and loved.”

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“THESE ARE PEOPLE’S CHILDREN, AND THEY EXPECT US TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL CARED FOR AND LOVED.”

His staff of 25 not only makes sure the dogs are engaged and having fun, but they also keep the place extremely clean and sanitary. The whole facility is scrubbed every morning and all throughout the day to keep odors down and to ensure a healthy environment for its precious clientele. To find out more about Downtown Dogs, Dog’s Day Out and the Change Unleashed program, go to https://dtdogs.com/ or https://dogsdaympls.com/. 821 2nd Avenue N, Minneapolis. (612) 374-3647.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

HOMEMADE T R E AT S

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PUMPKIN PIE DOG BISCUITS Your favorite pooch is about to be spoiled with these tasty, homemade biscuits! Make sure you have a bone shaped cookie cutter to make these treats extra cute for Fido.

INGREDIENTS + 1 cup pumpkin puree + 2 eggs + 1/3 cup peanut butter natural (NO Xylitol or sugar substitutes) + 2 cups whole wheat flour all purpose can be used instead + 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon (ensure your pumpkin pie spice has NO nutmeg as it can be toxic to some dogs)

DIRECTIONS 01 Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.

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02 In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, and peanut butter.

03 Stir until completely combined. 04 Add in flour and pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon) - stirring just until combined. 05 Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out dough to one quarter inch, using flour as needed to keep dough from sticking. 06 Cut shapes out of dough and place on prepared baking sheet. 07 Bake for 20 to 40 minutes - depending on desired level of crunchiness. 08 Remove treats from oven and let cool on a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

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SIMPLE, THREE INGREDIENT CAT TREATS. Homemade cat treats are a fun way to show your cats how much you love them! This easy salmon cat treat recipe will be a hit with your cat babies. Get a fun shaped cookie cutter like a small fish shape to make them even more fun for your feline friend!

INGREDIENTS + 10 ounces canned salmon undrained + 1 egg beaten + 2 cups whole wheat flour

DIRECTIONS 01 Preheat oven to 350°. 02 Pulse 10 ounces of undrained, canned salmon in a food processor to chop as finely as possible. 03 In a stand mixer, combine salmon, 1 egg (beaten), and 2 cups whole wheat flour until dough forms. If the dough is too dry, add up to 1/3 cup water. If it’s is too wet or sticky, add a bit more flour. The dough should be tacky but not sticky. 04 Roll dough on a floured surface until about 1/4-inch thick. Use a 3/4inch cookie cutter in the shape of your choice to create your treats. 05 Place treats on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350° for about 20 minutes. When they’re slightly browned and crunchy, they’re done. 06 Allow to cool before serving. 07 Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

ARTICLE JENNIFER ANDERSON MSPH RDN

TE AC H I N G YO U R K I D S TO E AT H E A LTH Y

AS PARENTS, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PRIORITIES

IS ENSURING THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING THE NUTRIENTS THEY NEED. But getting them to eat their

fruits and vegetables isn’t always easy, especially if your kids are picky eaters like many seem to be.

Let’s talk about the benefits of introducing healthy

food to your kids at an early age. Read on to find helpful information about feeding picky eaters.

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MAKE SNACKS AND MEALTIME FUN

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We all know that kids like to play and have fun, so why not make food fun? Whether you’re turning broccoli into a microphone at dinner, or playing tic-tac-toe with edible carrot sticks, kids get into it. DON’T GIVE UP Parents often assume that if a child doesn’t eat a food the first or second time it’s served, the child doesn’t like the food. Many children may

Meal Plan

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need to see or taste a food 10 or 20 times before they are willing to eat it.

carrots, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, or any

FORCING HEALTHY FOODS ON KIDS OFTEN BACKFIRES

great with whole-grain crackers and pita chips!

veggie your kids might like raw. It also goes

Often, making a child eat food or eat a certain amount of food backfires. It may backfire in the short run by making a child more

INGREDIENTS

selective and less likely to eat the foods you want them to eat.

+ ½ cup full-fat Greek yogurt + ½ to 1 Tablespoon of Trader Joe’s Onion

S TA R T H E A LT H Y H A B I T S E A R LY

Salt (alternatives include Ranch dressing mix, onion salt, or a combination of onion powder and garlic powder)

The key takeaway here is to introduce healthy foods to your child at an early age. Be patient with your pickiest of eaters, and re-intro-

METHOD

duce a food several times. Stick with it; their long-term health habits

1. Mix Greek yogurt with seasoning. Serve.

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13-14 DVOŘÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY Minnesota Orchestra

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21-30 MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Shakopee

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28 SUMMER BEER DABBLER CHS Field

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