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Youth Service Bureau Offers Resources for Families Navigating Substance Abuse, Bullying and More

Parenting isn’t for the faint of heart. Luckily, there’s help.

Youth Service Bureau (YSB) is an independent nonprofit organization that has served families throughout Washington County and the St. Croix Valley since the 1970s. Its focus is on prevention and early intervention in the areas of mental health, chemical health and behavioral health. Read more about Youth Service Bureau Offers Resources for Families Navigating Substance Abuse, Bullying and More

August: Where Am I?

Do you know where this photo was taken? The answer will be revealed in a future issue; winners will get a mention in upcoming issues. We hope this will become a regular column and that the first person who responds each month gets the opportunity to pick (and maybe photograph themselves in) the next “spot” to be discovered. Send those guesses to stcroixvalleymag@tigeroak.com with the correct response today! Read more about August: Where Am I?

Success in September

According to Michael Smith, director at Huntington Learning Center in Stillwater, the best way to get kids ready for the challenges of a new school year is to dedicate a little time each day to refreshing their skills in math, reading and writing. Read more about Success in September

Bridging Generations

After celebrating the photography of David Parker in our December issue, word came to us that another local artist is utilizing his charming portrait of the iconic Stonebridge school in a book, The Magic that was Stonebridge, by longtime local elementary teacher and retired administrator, Bernie Anderson. Read more about Bridging Generations

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Winding River

Fresh off a month-long artist residency in Salzburg, Austria, Marine on St. Croix painter Tom Maakestad returns just in time for the opening of River Perspectives, the third exhibition in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Mississippi River Series, which features paintings by Maakestad and Winona State University professor Don Schmidlapp. Read more about Winding River

The Sisters of St. Croix Catholic School Bring Joy, Not Rulers, to the Classroom

Due to pop-culture portrayals or personal experiences, many people imagine a nun-run Catholic school as a strict, humorless institution where even minor infractions are met with a swift rap on the knuckles with a ruler. Read more about The Sisters of St. Croix Catholic School Bring Joy, Not Rulers, to the Classroom

August 2016 St. Croix Valley Magazine

In the annual Prep Elite issue get to know some of St. Croix Valley's most outstanding high school students. Read more about August 2016 St. Croix Valley Magazine

Hudson Working Sheepdog Competition

If you're an animal-lover, and enjoy competition as well, the Wisconsin Working Stock Dog Association's 31st Annual Labor Day Trials are something you'll want to see. Witness some of the best shepherds and sheepdogs in the country compete for the title of "Top Dog" in one of the most beautiful settings anywhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin. You will be amazed at what these dogs can do, how they work using their own talents and in partnership with their handlers to gather sheep and move them with care and precision over hills, around gates and obstacles and into pens. They don't make noise. Read more about Hudson Working Sheepdog Competition

Marine on St. Croix’s Wendy Fernstrum Wins Minnesota Book Artist Award

From her secluded studio in Marine on St. Croix, Wendy Fernstrum creates intimate, cerebral meditations on language, love and identity. Her paintings, prints and artist books have been exhibited locally at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) and the Walker Art Center, as well as at libraries across the country. Read more about Marine on St. Croix’s Wendy Fernstrum Wins Minnesota Book Artist Award