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EDITOR’S NOTE

The skinny on getting healthy

This is Tribune Special Sections Editor Hannah Dillon’s first issue as the sole magazine editor.

Got ideas?

This is our third year! We at Albert Lea magazine want to hear what you think, and we need your brightest ideas for coming issues. Favorite musicians? Finest artists? Goofiest pranksters? Best storytellers? Local nightlife? We are open-minded. Call Hannah Dillon at 379-3439. Feel free to write a letter, too. Our address is on the right.

How many of you are keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions?

We’re nearing on the halfway point of the year — already! — and keeping up with resolutions is probably pretty difficult at this point. I don’t make resolutions because I know I can’t keep them, but at the beginning of this year I decided to do what many people resolve to do: lose weight and get healthier.

I’ve always liked to relax instead of exercise and eat fast food instead of salads, so when I thought about tackling my rising weight, I was a little sad that I’d have to give up some of the things that I love.

But the more I thought about it, I realized I didn’t have to give them all up. There are tons and tons of diets out there, some of which work. There are more commercials on the TV and radio for diet supplements than I can count. But the thing about diets and supplements is that if you lose your weight and you stop and go back to how you were living before, the weight will come back.

That’s why instead of a diet I’m thinking of this as a lifestyle change. I’m not cutting out all of the “bad” things, just keeping them in stricter moderation. And I don’t have to eat that many salads at all, if I don’t want to.

No matter what kind of diet or lifestyle change you are working on, the Blue Zones Project has tools to help.

Albert Lea was the pilot project for the Blue Zones in 2009. It returned to the area last year and has been making quick work to create businesses, grocery stores and restaurants that are Blue Zones designated.

In our effort to explore the Blue Zones a little deeper, we looked at a few aspects of the Blue Zones Power 9.

The Power 9 are shared traits of the world’s longestliving people.

One of these traits is Wine @ 5. People who live in almost all of the Blue Zones drink alcohol moderately and regularly. We talked to Bob Tewes at Crescendo to figure out what types of wines go best with what types of foods — especially since part of this aspect is drinking alcohol while eating.

We also talked to the Fine Mowines, one of the many potluck moais in Albert Lea. This pertains to the ninth aspect of the Blue Zones Power 9, Right Tribe. Moais bring people together, an important part of living a long life, according to the Blue Zones.

Many other stories in this magazine explore other Blue Zones Power 9 aspects, such as Move Naturally, Purpose and Plant Slant.

If your New Year’s resolutions to get healthy are getting a little difficult or if you gave them up months ago, it’s never too late to pick back up, especially with the help of the Blue Zones Project.

— Hannah Dillon

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PUBLISHER Crystal Miller EDITORIAL Editor Hannah Dillon Contributing Writers Ellen Kehr Micah Bader Crystal Miller Hannah Dillon Colleen Harrison Jennifer Levisen Rachel Breneman Sarah Stultz Greg Leidal Contributing Photographers Micah Bader Colleen Harrison Crystal Miller Jens Levisen ART Art Director Kathy Johnson Graphic Designers Susan Downey Kim Ehrich Colby Hansen SALES & PROMOTION Sales Representatives Catherine Buboltz Kelly Besco Michele Beyer Renee Citsay Angie Hoffman MAY/JUNE 2015 Volume 3, Number 3 EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE: Editor, Albert Lea Magazine, 808 W. Front St. Albert Lea, MN 56007 ONLINE: albertleamagazine.com or facebook.com/ albertleamagazine © 2015 All rights reserved.

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Blue Zones Engagement Lead Stacy Palmer and other residents share the importance of connecting with others.

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WHICH WINE WITH WHICH FOOD?

Crescendo owner Bob Tewes shares how to pair wine with food.

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FROM A SMALL TOWN TO THE BIG TIME

Former Walters resident Amber Rose Brenke works in Los Angeles as a hair and makeup artist for celebrities, advertisements and more.

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8 ALBERT LEA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA 12 HEE HAW TRIBUTE 14 TIGERS ROAR 16 JOSE COLE CIRCUS

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18 WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS Departments

22 DAZZLE: GET READY TO EXERCISE

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26 MOVE: MOVE NATURALLY 30 SAVOR: FOUR SEASONS 33 CREATE: BEAUTIFUL NAILS

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34 STAYING WELL TOGETHER

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42 WHICH WINE WITH WHICH FOOD? 48 FROM A SMALL TOWN TO THE BIG TIME 53 SCRAPBOOK 55 SETTING GOALS 59 DIETITIAN’S DIGEST

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On the cover: Stacy Palmer, engagement lead for the Blue Zones Project. The photo was taken by Colleen Harrison.

Background provided by Bragen Rights Photography.

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In memory of son, Tom Falk In memory of Pat Callahan

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Alan & Patricia Arends Berniece Thompson In honor of parents, Bob & Bernice Moreau In memory of Roger “Butch” Drews In memory of Vallene Knutson In memory of Dick & Ray Keating

Loring & Jinni Olson The Book Club

Barry & Kathryn Dahl In memory of Dean Arthur Allen In memory of Madeleine Lundstrom

Darlene Borneman Patricia Mangskau Judy Kaderabek Leonard & Joan-anne Shelhamer Larry & Janice Irvine

In memory of Leo & Bernice O’Neal In memory of Jean Calderon In memory of Jerry Ignaszewski In honor of Janet Ewing In memory of Harlan & Marian Bergerson In memory of Brian Knudsen In memory of Tom Falk In memory of Sarah Severtson In honor of the Poet team

In memory of Berdine Nixon

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In memory of parents, Tom & Dorothy Olson

Claire & Ruth Vermedahl Lembke Construction Daybreakers Kiwanis Daybreakers Kiwanis Jerry & Patricia Dahl Dick & Barb Ochs Randy Bremer & Wendy Braun Ron Holtan Realty Michele, Mike, Emma & Matthew Beyer

In memory of Les Ericsson & Helen Lundbland In honor of their children In honor of Anne Ehrhardt, Fran Skovland, Esther Selzer, Marge Gordon In honor of grandchildren, Brent, Jake & Lainey Dahl In memory of Anna Oberg In memory of husband, Dale Mangskau & son, Mark Brech In honor of Gloria Kaderabek

In honor of grandchildren: Max, Charlie & Abe Irvine, Sam, Sawyer & Teddy McGill and Cece Irvine

In memory of deceased club members To extend a welcome to new members In memory of daughter, Patty Ochs In memory of mother, Cecile Bremer In memory of Ron Sander

THANK YOU!

A special thank you is also extended to Joe Grossman and the Albert Lea Parks and Recreation staff for the maintenance of these flowers throughout the summer months.

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SEEN | High School Orchestra

1 The Albert Lea sixth- through 12th-grade Music in our Schools orchestra concert was March 19 at the Albert Lea High School auditorium. The orchestra was directed by Rebekah Crissinger, and the event featured 18 songs.

(1) Elaina Steele, Angie Nelson and Hannah Steele (2)Kylee, Tony and Dillon Caya (3) Larry Gates and Paul Nafzger (4) Amanda Bera, Haley Bera and Jacob Allen (5) Jeremy, Anna and Katie Barclay (6) the orchestra plays “Ise the By� arranged by Andrew Dabczynski and Bob Phillips (7) Darik Weitzel and Kelly Royce

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Meet the writers Micah Bader Micah covers sports for the Albert Lea Tribune and enjoys riding his motorcycle.

Rachel Breneman Rachel is a Hy-Vee dietitian and a nutrition expert in Albert Lea. Catherine Buboltz Catherine, a member of the National Vitality Center Board, is passionate about the Blue Zones.

Hannah Dillon Hannah enjoys listening to music, shopping and being a pillow to her cat, Marley.

Colleen Harrison Originally from Ohio, Colleen likes to explore new places now that she’s in the Midwest.

Kathy Johnson Kathy teaches fitness classes at the YMCA and lives near Emmons with her husband and son.

Ellen Kehr Ellen is the organization lead of the Blue Zones Project in Albert Lea. Greg Leidal Greg is a personal trainer at the Albert Lea Family YMCA. Jennifer Levisen Jennifer enjoys jogging around Fountain Lake.

She and her husband, Jens, have two sons.

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Sarah Stultz Sarah enjoys gardening. She and her husband have two children, Sophie and Landon.

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A “Hee Haw” tribute show was at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center on March 7.

The show featured some original band members from the “Hee Haw” national tours from the 1970s and 1980s. (1) Jim and Dee Urbatsch and Karen and Fred Steinberg (2) John Szymanowski and Tom Wentzler (3) Teresa Wilson and Michelle Neal playing “Hee Haw” Hunnies (4) Debbie VanSyoc and Jim Ahles (5) Dan and Angie Kolker, Hugh and Karen O’Byrne and Steve and Chris Vogt

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Members of the community came out to see talented students take the stage during Tigers’ Roar on March 12 through 14. Tigers’ Roar is a talent show, but also a fundraiser for fine arts programs and resources. This year’s show was titled “Liger’s Roar” after the movie “Napoleon Dynamite.” The show featured acts including singers, dancers, rappers, instrumentalists and plenty of comedy. (1) Shirley Strand, Jill Sundblad, Mike Sundblad and Nolan Sundblad (2) Terry Olson and Tristyn Ellingson (3) Taylor Nelson, Judi Olson, Sawyer Nelson and Jim Olson (4) David and Tammy Peterson (5) Carrie Peterson, Jim Bottelson, Nancy Bottelson and Halle Peterson (6) Shirley Brownlow, Stacy Bednar and Lois Schoeneman

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SEEN | Jose Cole Circus

2 The Jose Cole Circus performed at Glenville-Emmons High School March 24.

(1) A clown does a balancing act of his own. (2) The Jose Cole Circus has been entertaining audiences for over 35 years and has spanned over six generations of the Cole family. (3) Christian, Jerry, Hunter, Janet and Gavin Thompson (4) Sophie Bottelson and Addison Bernau (5) Claire Bottelson and Alicia Bernau (6) A performer with the Jose Cole Circus uses 24 hula hoops during her act. (7) A juggler balances a top hat on his nose during the circus’ show.

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SEEN | Weddings & Engagements

1 (1) Anne Brader and Andrew Soiney (2) Emily Stoneking and JDwight Seiler (3) Amy Marka and Grant Neitzell (4) Kelsey Johnson and Matt Pierson

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CUMIN SPICED SALMON SALAD

This tasty salad features cumin spiced salmon with mango, avocado and tomatoes.

This salad is both light and bold with flavor, perfect for a late summer evening.

Methods

Measure Ventura Foods Ingredient

1.5 tbsp 1/2 cup

Grandioso Saute Olive Oil Classic Gourmet Reserve Specialty PoppySeed Dressing

Measure Other Ingredients 2/6 oz.

1/2 tsp .25 tsp 1/2 cup 1 each 1 cup 1 tbsp 2 tbsps 2 tbsps 1 cup 1 tbsp

Salmon Fillets - skin off Cumin Cayenne Pepper Mango - diced Avocado- diced Tomato - seeded, diced Scallions - sliced Red Onion - diced Cilantro - chopped Mixed Greens Ginger - minced

1. Combine oil, cumin and cayenne pepper, rub salmon and marinate for 10 minutes.

2. Heat a pan medium high, spray well with pan coating, season with salt and pepper, sear and roast salmon until desired doneness.

3. In a bowl, combine the mango, avocado, tomato, scallions, red onion, and cilantro.

4. Mix the ginger and poppy seed dressing together, toss the mango mix and greens. Serve along side the salmon.

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DAZZLE | Get Ready to Exercise

Beautifying your outer and inner self THINGS

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Beauty is not only physical in appearance, but a combination of your inner and outer self. Sometimes a little boost to your outside can provide incentive to get started on your

Energize your game Keep cool and dry with this Under Armour HeatGear Alpha shirt. This short sleeve shirt features HeatGear fabrication for coverage and comfort when your workouts warm up. Moisture-wicking properties draw sweat from your skin to keep you dry, while anti-odor technology works overtime to make sure your gear stays fresh all day.

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Finally ‌ a sock that breathes Whether your activity is running, walking, biking or hiking, it all starts with your feet. Try Smartwool socks to help pick up the pace. These socks have been designed with athletes in mind. They feature moisture control, temperature and odor control and are perfect for training as they prevent blisters.

Smartwool socks are available for any age, style and season.

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inside. Albert Lea magazine found some fun items to help give you that boost of excitement for your workout.

Keep it cool This insulated, 24-ounce polar bottle helps to keep your water cold. Fill 3/4 full with water and freeze. On your way to work out, top it off with cold water and you are set with up to eight hours of cold water.

Martin’s Cycling and Fitness, Albert Lea $13.99

Create an active outfit that fits your lifestyle Just because you’re going to work out doesn’t mean you can’t look good on the way. These capri leggings from M Rena are perfect for fashion layering before the gym and move great with your body while working out. The full-height waist smooths out your midregion and keeps everything in place.

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Where the beach meets the mountain Waterproof Keen sandals are perfect for your high-impact summer activities. They provide a great support while giving your feet the breathing room of a sandal.

They’re perfect for a hike or walk around the lake. Available in various colors and styles.

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The road is calling A pair of biking shoes provide great fit and efficiency for enthusiasts. While sleek and lightweight, these shoes fit into clips on your pedals to keep your shoes firmly in place. This pair of Bontranger Race Mountain shoes is ideal for road or mountain biking. Bike pedals sold separately.

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MOVE | Move Naturally

Keep fit by moving naturally

Willie is a therapy dog who has visited area retirement homes 150 times in 2 1/2 years.

Lori Ashleson stands with her dog Willie, a German shepherd, on the Blazing Star Trail.

Running marathons and pumping iron aren’t required for a healthy lifestyle.

Albert Lea native Lori Ashleson stays fit by utilizing the first step in the Blue Zones Power 9: moving naturally.

Every day, Ashleson walks her white 7-year-old German shepherd, Willie.

“When it’s cold outside and he doesn’t want to go out, I could just sit there and watch TV,” she said. “That would be so much easier, but he keeps me going; he’s my partner and companion.”

As a service dog, Willie and Ashleson are virtually inseparable.

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by her side for mobility and assistance. On one of the duo’s trips to Walmart other customers requested to pet Willie, and the outing lasted about three hours.

“I don’t have the heart to tell people that I need to get my shopping done,” she said. “There’s no way I’m going to turn people down.”

Ashleson, now on the verge of 80, has been active her entire life. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing basketball and volleyball, rollerskating, skiing and riding her bicycle down to City Beach to go swimming, she said.

Arthritis caused her list of activities to

shrink, but Ashleson said she is thankful for the opportunity to get out in the fresh air to walk her dog.

Aside from walking Willie on her acreage, the duo enjoys spreading cheer to residents at St. John’s Lutheran Community, Thorne Crest Retirement Community and Oak Park Place. With 150 visits in 2 1/2 years, Willie earned the Therapy Dogs International Outstanding Active Volunteer award.

“He has a good temperament,” Ashleson said.

As a way to become active, Ashleson suggested purchasing a pet.

“Get a dog and go for a walk,” she said.

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SAVOR | Food & Drink

Four seasons: Summer, fall, winter and asparagus

Simply Delicious Asparagus Soup

Jennifer Levisen lives and works in Albert Lea. She enjoys finding new recipes to share with her family and friends.

One thing makes this girl very happy every spring — asparagus!

Whether you grow it yourself, find it in super-secret spots or get it from the farmers market or grocery store, this skinny green vegetable is delicious on it’s own or in a variety of dishes. While I tend to grill it with a little garlic olive oil, I thought I’d peruse my cookbooks

to see what other delicious dishes I could make.

In my mind, our cooler-than-I’d-like spring weather just begs for a pot of homemade soup to be simmering on the stove. I found this super-simple soup to be a great way to showcase the flavor of asparagus. Pair with crusty bread and enjoy!

Simply Delicious Asparagus Soup Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter 3 cups chopped onions 8 cups chicken stock 2 pounds asparagus 1/2 cup cream salt and pepper to taste dried dill to taste

Directions

Heat butter in soup pot. Add onions and dill and cook until tender. Add stock; bring to boil. Cut tips off asparagus; reserve. Chop stems and add to pot. Simmer gently until asparagus is very tender, 15-20 minutes. Puree in food processor and return puree to pot. Add tips; cook gently 5-10 minutes. Stir in cream, salt and pepper. Makes 8-10 servings.

Recipe adapted from Matthew and Susan Smith, Blue Valley Gardens, featured in “From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce, Third Edition” by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition.

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A fruity wine that can impress anyone BEVERAGE: GSM 744 TYPE: RED WINE BLEND MAKER: FOUR DAUGHTERS VINEYARD & WINERY One of my all-time favorite red wines is produced by a local vineyard, Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery in Spring Valley. My husband and I have visited Four Daughters on several occasions and I always enjoy sampling the new wines. My taste tends to lean toward fairly dry red wines and interesting wine blends.

This past summer after a weekend of biking with some friends in Decorah, Iowa, my husband, Bruce, and I stopped at Four Daughters Vineyard with our friends. We wanted to enjoy lunch in the warm sun on their beautiful patio, overlooking the vineyard.

I purchased a wine tasting, which is a random sampling of their wines. GSM 744 happened to be one of the wines in the tasting.

I was taken with this wine the moment it passed my lips. I do not tend to gravitate toward fruity wines, but GSM 744 is a wonderful, light blend of fruitiness with a full-bodied oak flavor to it.

Interestingly enough, 744 refers to the number of barrels of each wine that went into the final blend. It was seven barrels of Grenache, four of Syrah and four of Mourvedre. The Grenach provides the fruit, the Syrah provides the tannin and

the Mourvedre provides the length and finish.

Grenache is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It is generally spicy, berry-flavored and soft on the palate with a relatively high alcohol content.

Syrah, not to be confused with Petite Sirah, is touted as Australia’s spicy, bighitting red wine. Why the confusion between Shiraz and Syrah? It’s the same grape! In France it is known and grown as Syrah, and responsible for some of the Northern Rhone’s big, bold red wines. However, in Australia and South Africa it goes by Shiraz.

Mouvedre can be a difficult grape to grow, preferring “its face in the hot sun and its feet in the water.” The vines produce intensely flavored fruit that is not overly jammy or herbaceous. The wines often has wild game and/or earthy notes to them, with soft red fruit flavors.

It is well worth a trip to Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery in Spring Valley to sample this and many of their other fine wines and incredibly creative cuisine. However, if you are pressed for time, several varieties of Four Daughters wines, including the GSM 744, are also available for purchase at Cheers Liquor in Albert Lea. Cheers!

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Kay Nails has locations in both Northbridge Mall and Skyline Plaza in Albert Lea.

Two years in and with two locations, Kay Nails in Albert Lea is doing pretty well.

Kay Nails is owned and managed by Ellie Bowman. Bowman will have owned Kay Nails for two years in June. Before she was in Albert Lea she lived in the Orlando, Florida, area.

She owned a salon in the Lake Mary and Sanford, Florida, areas called La Beauté Nails and Spa.

The finishing touches are put on a manicure by one of the nail technicians at Kay Nails.

Bowman said she moved to Albert Lea because her family lives in St. Paul and her husband’s family lives in Okoboji, Iowa. Albert Lea was a good halfway point, she said.

Bowman has been doing nails since 1996. Before that she was a pharmacy technician, but she moved so much she decided to switch careers.

There are two Kay Nails locations in Albert Lea — one at Northbridge Mall and one at Skyline Plaza.

Bowman said she maintains about three to five technicians at the Northbridge Mall location and one to two technicians at the Skyline Plaza location.

The Skyline Plaza location is appointmentbased, she said.

In the nearly two years that Bowman has been in Albert Lea, she said business has grown a little. However, she said even a little increase means the business is moving up.

Bowman said when she moved here

she didn’t know the area well at all, so she offered as many services as possible. She said she tries to learn and offer new services for her customers so they can get whatever they want without having to drive far away.

Satisfying customers and ensuring they return is a high priority for Bowman.

“I try my best that they are happy,” she said.

Kay Nails offers anything and everything related to nails, Bowman said, and she sees both male and female customers.

Some of the services Kay Nails offers are acrylic nails, gel polish, artificial nails, manicures, pedicures and combinations of services. They also offer children’s manicures and pedicures.

Bowman said her most popular services are gel polish and pedicures.

Kay Nails is open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Northbridge Mall location can be reached by calling 507-373-1076.

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Staying physically, mentally and spiritually well —

together

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The Fine Mowines potluck group toasts before digging in during a gathering in March at Bill and Ann Howe’s home.

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nce a month for the last five months, groups of Albert Lea residents have come together to share fellowship, recipes and healthy living.

The groups — called moais — were formed as part of the Blue Zones Project that began last fall.

“It’s an opportunity to facilitate relationships and help people make connections,” said Stacy Palmer, engagement lead for the the Blue Zones Project. “It’s about people getting together to positively support one another.”

National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner came up with the idea after visiting with people from Okinawa, Japan, which is home to one of the Blue Zones, or areas across the world where people live the longest, Palmer said.

Buettner discovered that in Okinawa people belong to a moai — or group of people — when they are born, she said. The moais stay together for a lifetime, supporting each other through marriage, children, deaths and other celebrations or challenges throughout their lives.

“They said that one of the reasons why they’re healthy and happy is because they have that kind of support,” Palmer said.

In Albert Lea since the Blue Zones Project began last fall, between 30 and 35 moais have formed. Out of that number, about half have been potluck moais, where people meet regularly to share healthy food in each other’s homes or other places. There have also been winter walking moais and purpose moais.

Palmer said the different moais have brought people together with similar interests and goals. Many did not know each other before they were placed in a group but have since found support and friendship.

Potluck moais At a potluck moai gathering in March at the home of Bill and Ann Howe, Albert Lea residents Jean Eaton and Becky Tennis Hanson talked about how their group formed.

Eaton said when she and Hanson decided to get involved with a potluck moai, they wanted to have their own group that they could invite their friends to attend.

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From left, Carol Larson, Becky Tennis Hanson and Jean Eaton share a laugh during one of their group’s monthly moais. The group got together and decorated their own wineglasses during one of their first meetings.

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Julie Nafzger, left, and Ann Howe talk while finishing up in the kitchen during a Japenese-themed potluck.

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However, on the night of the Blue Zones Project kickoff, they were placed in a group of other people with similar interests who they did not have strong relationships with.

Since then, each month a different member has hosted the group at his or her home, and each month the group members bring wine and food related to one of the Blue Zones to their gettogethers.

Many also invite their spouses. If everyone were in attendance there would be about seven couples.

“Becky and I wanted to have our own moai, but this is so much better,” Eaton said. “It just really clicked.”

In March, the group followed a Japanese theme. There was everything from appetizers and soup to a main dish of Japanese tacos.

The group calls themselves the “Fine Mowines” — which pokes fun at their

love of wine.

Eaton said she has enjoyed getting together and trying new healthy foods that she probably wouldn’t have tried on her own.

“There’s great fellowship and

“It’s an opportunity to facilitate relationships and help people make connections. It’s about people getting together to positively support one another.” — Stacy Palmer, Blue Zones Project engagement lead.

conversation,” added Hanson.

Bill Howe said one of his children commented on how his wife’s cooking has improved since they started the moai. She tries the new recipes with the family as well.

Other members of the group said

they have learned that it doesn’t have to take a long time to make healthy food.

“Healthy doesn’t have to equal complicated,” said Julie Nafzger, another member.

The fellowship and support from people with similar goals are some of the main reasons why the moais were initiated.

“It’s about people getting together to positively support one another,” Palmer said. “The fact that they’re in a Blue Zones moai means they’re supporting their efforts to be well — physically, mentally and spiritually.”

Several other moais are also meeting across the city, including members of three churches that came together.

Palmer said their intention was to try out the moais together and then eventually integrate the idea into their own churches, whether it be with meals, classes or walking.

Japanese tacos were on the menu for the Okinawa-inspired potluck in March.

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Walking moais The walking moais kicked off unofficially in the winter with walking groups inside Skyline Plaza and Northbridge Mall, but will officially kick off at 9 a.m. May 9 at Fountain Lake Park.

Palmer said the event will start near the gazebo, and there will be two groups.

One group will take a route around Fountain Lake, while another will take a shorter route downtown.

After each group has completed the

walk, people will have the chance to win prizes, including restaurant gift certificates to Blue Zones-designated restaurants.

People who register ahead of time on the Blue Zones website for the walking moais will have a chance to win the latest Fitbit.

“I’m excited to have people form relationships that will continue,” Palmer said.

Some of the walking moais formed when Blue Zones was in Albert Lea in 2009 are still ongoing. AL

Potstickers are browned in preparation for a Japanese-themed moai. The group alternates between different themes based on Blue Zones cities, this moai being based on Okinawa, Japan.

The Blue Zones website has a variety of different recipes using chickpeas and said they’re a natural anti-inflammatory.

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What is the Blue Zones Project?

Blue Zones first came to Albert Lea in 2009 for a 10-month pilot project.

The project aimed to incorporate National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner’s research from areas across the world where people live the longest.

During that project, residents gained about three years of life expectancy and shed Dan Buettner 7,280 pounds. The city’s health care costs for its employees dropped by 40 percent.

The project attracted attention from across the nation and even the globe, and the initiatives have since gone to California, Iowa, Hawaii, Oregon and Florida.

The initiative returned to Albert Lea last fall, this time partnering with Healthways for what is deemed the Blue Zones Project.

This time around, participants are being asked to take part in many of the same opportunities as in the pilot project. The goal is for Albert Lea to complete a series of criteria and become designated as a Blue Zones city.

At the same time, the effort aims to make long-term environmental changes that make healthy choices easier.

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According to owner Bob Tewes, Crescendo has over 100 different bottles of wine.

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”You want your meal to be enjoyable.”

That’s the main goal for Bob Tewes, owner of Crescendo in Albert Lea, every time he pairs a certain wine with one the items on his restaurant’s menu.

Tewes opened Crescendo in May 2001 at 118 S. Broadway in downtown Albert Lea. Originally from Chicago, he moved to Albert Lea in 1990. He now lives in the area with his wife, Patty, and their three daughters. He said food and wine had been a hobby he was passionate about for a while when he decided to open the fine dining restaurant.

Being able to drink wine with a meal is a fun alternative beverage to what people are used to growing up

Crescendo will be a designated Blue Zones restaurant sometime this spring, said Tewes.

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with, said Tewes. He grew up usually drinking a Coke as a compliment to his meals, and said that it’s fun having an alternative as an adult.

When it comes to deciding what wines to pair with which foods, Tewes said there are a few rules or guidelines, but that it ultimately depends on a person’s personal taste preference.

He said that lemon and other citrus flavors tend to disagree with certain red wines, but that they do work well with most white wines. One way he described the process of trying to match wines to food was trying to match the weight of the flavors.

For example, thick, dense red wines pair well with heavier meats or gravy.

In contrast, delicate foods like shrimp

or foods with a more creamy sauce base tend to be better with similarly delicate white wines.

“That’s what Blue Zones is about.

Really living. Not being afraid of doing things wrong.”

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Tewes also said that certain elements in dishes can be mimicked, and that he himself enjoys trying to find a flavor void in dishes that gets filled with a certain wine selection. He likened it to trying to find the missing

Bob Tewes opened Crescendo in May 2001 in downtown Albert Lea.

piece in a puzzle. Matching flavors, such as pairing a sweet wine with a sweet dish, can sometimes overload on a certain flavor, he said.

Good wines have multiple layers of flavor, according to Tewes, and he said the dishes at Crescendo also try to have multiple layers of flavor. He gave the restaurant’s sea bass dish as an example, with it having layers of fennel, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted eggplant and roasted garlic. Tewes said that both drinking and eating should be multifaceted.

At Crescendo, Tewes said he also likes to pinpoint the country of origin within a dish and select a wine based on that origin. He gave pairing a French wine with a French dish as an example. The restaurant’s menu comes

complete with wine pairing suggestions, and Tewes said he’s also available for recommendations upon request at the restaurant as well. He said he has also helped prepare some customers for future travels to different winery regions.

As Tewes said, there’s no wrong pairing of food and wine if it ends up fitting a person’s personal preference.

He likened that sentiment to what he feels is the Blue Zones way of thinking.

“That’s what Blue Zones is about,” he said, “Really living. Not being afraid of doing things wrong.”

Tewes thought a good rule of thumb for healthy wine habits is two glasses a day for men and one glass a day for women, and that ideally those servings

should be red wine.

Wine @ 5 is one of the Blue Zones’ Power 9, or shared traits of the world’s longest-living people.

“People in all Blue Zones (except Adventists) drink alcohol moderately and regularly,” the Blue Zones website says. “Moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers. The trick is to drink 1 to 2 glasses per day (preferably Sardinian Cannonau wine), with friends and/or with food. And no, you can’t save up all weekend and have 14 drinks on Saturday.”

A number of restaurants and businesses in the Albert Lea area have been labeled as Blue Zones designations.

Tewes said that Crescendo will be designated as a Blue Zones restaurant sometime this spring. AL

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Former Walters resident excels as hair and makeup artist

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ork hard. Be humble.

Always be kind.

That’s the advice of former area resident Amber Rose Brenke, 29, who is achieving her goal as a hair and makeup artist in Los Angeles.

Brenke — who is known simply as Amber Rose in the hair and makeup world — moved from her small hometown of Walters in 2004 after graduating from United South Central School in Wells.

An Aveda Institute Minneapolis graduate in cosmetology, Brenke has been in the beauty industry for over nine years as a freelance traveling hair and makeup artist.

She participates in local and national runway shows, including New York and Los Angeles Fashion Week.

Brenke said she has worked with some of the most prestigious photographers, designers, celebrities and musicians worldwide and has been featured by Target, Walmart, The Knot, Minnesota Bride and Creem, among others. Her work can also be seen on FX, The CW, E! and on the Billboard Music Awards.

“My weeks and days are always different,” she said. “I freelance so I pick up

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random work constantly. Some days I’ll be doing a mother’s makeup at her home, some days a high fashion photo shoot in downtown L.A. or I might be in a suburb powdering faces for a commercial.”

“I got to see so many amazing cities and countries and also come along to award shows and festivals he played,” – Amber Rose Brenke

She said some of her most memorable experiences came when she toured the world with Prince in 2013, visiting places such as Switzerland, Stockholm,

Lisbon, Amsterdam and Curacao. She was the personal hair and makeup artist for Prince, 3rdEyeGirl and NPG. “I got to see so many amazing cities and countries and also come along to award shows and festivals he played,” she said. “I also got to meet many celebrities and attend upscale events and parties that I had never even dreamt about. It was and will always be a very special milestone in my career.”

Brenke said she gained an interest in the beauty and fashion industry as a young child. When she was younger, Brenke said she used to be a model.

“I gained confidence from doing photo shoots, runway modeling and saw myself in a different light when I was dolled up,” Brenke said. “That snowballed into my interest of doing hair and makeup and making others feel that confidence.”

Her parents, Rose Villerreal and Steve Brenke, said they are proud of their daughter’s ambition and how she has made a name for herself since leaving home in 2004.

Brenke can be found online at www. amberrosehairandmakeup.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AmberRoseHairMakeup. AL

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1. If you don’t take care of your insides, your outsides will reflect that.

4. Try castor oil if you feel like your hair isn’t growing as fast as you’d like.

Drink plenty of water and eat fruits and veggies. Your skin, hair and nails will thank you.

You can buy this online, in grocery stores or at a co-op. Massage a small amount — about the size of a penny — into your scalp with a paddle hair brush. This will stimulate your scalp and create new and faster growth. The oil helps to moisturize and also promotes faster results.

Try this one or two times a week, usually at night so you can let the oil set in while sleeping. Wash out in the morning.

2. Try not to wash your hair every day.

The water and shampoo will dry out your hair, and over washing is usually the cause of static and unruliness. Try dry shampoo or hair powder. Spray or sprinkle on to roots to absorb any oils on the scalp. Eventually your follicles will adapt to less washing, and your hair will become less oily.

3. Invest and commit to a skin care routine.

All you really need are the basics: facial cleanser, under eye cream and moisturizer. It doesn’t have to be a luxurious brand name; some of the best skin care lines are all natural or organic and can be bought at your local grocery store or co-op.

5. Learn to love yourself.

No amount of hair tips or makeup tricks can do this for you. If you practice self love, your confidence and happiness will grow. Confidence and a smile are the most attractive things money cannot buy.

— Hair and makeup artist Amber Rose, a former Walters resident who now lives in Los Angeles

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By Greg Leidal | SETTING GOALS

Set fitness goals and become happier Greg Leidal is employed at Minnesota Corrugated Box Inc. as a key account manager. He spends his off time as a certified personal trainer and a fitness instructor at the Albert Lea Family Y. He is a retired Army National Guard infantry platoon sergeant. His motto is “Go big or go HOME!” We are all fortunate and blessed to have the opportunity to live in this great country. We are all individuals that live our lives with somewhat limited direction. As a child, you are told what’s right from wrong, given guidance and raised with the understanding that you’d someday have control of your life and the decisions you make. I am that person.

Nothing is ever easy and rarely is anything given to you.

As a certified personal trainer I have the pleasure of working with individuals to help them meet their fitness goals. The key word here is “goals.” The definition of goals is a desired result that a person envisions, plans and commits to achieve.

Goals are achieved by incorporating three words that were instilled in me during my lengthy and devoted military

career. They are purpose, direction and motivation. They are military leadership drivers that I incorporate in my fitness profession.

There is an art to setting goals. Most people know how to set goals, but most people don’t set realistic or reachable goals. Let’s start by setting short-term goals, goals that expect accomplishment in a short period of time — although, goals need not be related to any specific length of time. One may achieve (or fail to achieve) a short-term goal in a day, week, month or more.

The time-frame for a short-term goal relates to its content in the overall time line that is being applied to. Oftentimes, several short-term goals are achieved to reach a long-term goal.

Goal-setting may involve establishing specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bounded — or SMART — objectives. In other words, take baby steps.

In fitness, measurable goals are easier to calculate and track improvement such as time, “I want to be able to walk three miles in 45 minutes by March 31”;

weight, “ I’d like to drop 20 pounds by the end of the year;” and inches, “I’d like to lose 2 inches in my waist by Christmas.”

A couple things to clarify your goals: 1. Goals must be attainable. Attainable goals will help ensure success.

2. Write the goal down.

3. Formulate a plan.

4. Set both short- and long-range goals.

Back to my three favorite words.

Purpose is an intended or desired result, end, aim or goal, the reason something is done or created or for which something exists. The purpose of fitness is to provide direction. Direction is a course along which someone moves. Direction is generally positive and gives an individual a path for success. Lastly, motivation is the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. Motivation can be driven individually or by an outside source such as a personal trainer or fitness instructor.

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Find your purpose to live happier

Ellen Kehr is the organization lead of the Blue Zones Project in Albert Lea. People with purpose live longer and are happier and more productive.

Discovering our purpose is a lifelong process and during times of transition, we experience the greatest need and opportunity to create clarity of purpose for our lives.

You heed your purpose when you offer your gifts in service to something you are passionate about. Your purpose is embedded in what you do each day — to give your gifts away.

Everyone wants “the good life.” Even though we don’t usually talk about its ingredients, a recent study states that we agree on what it takes to live it. In 2009, the MetLife Mature Market Institute published a study titled “Discovering What Matters.”

The study, based on the work of Inventure Group founder Richard Leider and published in his best-selling book “Repacking Your Bags,” proves there is a connection between purpose and a

person’s health, happiness and contentment. The vast majority of Americans describe “the good life” in terms of being healthy, having financial freedom, having the time to do what is important and having a sense of purpose.

In fact, a sense of purpose was the biggest differentiator between people who reported that they were living “the good life” from those who said they were not.

The study showed that regardless of age, gender, financial status or life stage, a majority of people assign the most importance to meaningful activities and, above all else, spending time with friends and family.

In the 24/7, always “on” world we live in today, there is a new hunger for meaning, for discovering what matters.

Purpose is the antidote to the busy-ness and emptiness of so many people’s lives today.

So what might this search for purpose look like? Younger people usually want to identify work that fits them. Midlife people are looking to discover a sense of meaning beyond a paycheck. And older people want to stay engaged in life and make a difference.

Leider asked retirees over age 65, “If given the opportunity to live life over, what would you do differently?” Majority

said they would hit the “pause button,” take more risks to pursue their dreams and find their purpose earlier in life.

The bottom line is that everyone wants their life to matter. Every one of us needs a reason to get up in the morning. What centers us on our journey to discover what matters is purpose! Discovering a life purpose is the key to “the good life” for every person. It requires a willingness to invest in oneself and taking a hard look at discovering what truly matters.

The Blue Zones Project in Albert Lea asks all community residents, employees, high school and college-aged youth, seniors, citizen volunteers and others to make a difference where you live and work. Pledge to discover your purpose.

Encourage your employer, faith organization, volunteer group, service club or other community group to host a purpose workshop. Join a purpose moai, a 10-week small group process that will deepen your purpose journey with individual topics to clarify and live your purpose.

To learn more about joining a purpose moai or sponsoring a purpose workshop please contact the Blue Zones Project Albert Lea at bluezonesprojectalbertlea@ healthways.com. Discover your purpose and live longer, better.

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Hy-Vee and the Blue Zones: a natural fit

Rachel Breneman is the Hy-Vee dietitian and a nutrition expert promoting healthy eating throughout the community. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Hy-Vee has built into its culture a focus on health and wellness, culinary expertise and, of course, customer service. To this end, the partnership between Hy-Vee and the Blue Zones Project is a natural fit. The idea behind the Blue Zones Project is to nudge people in the direction of making sustainable and healthy choices by creating an environment in which these choices are easy to make. With an organic produce section, the HealthMarket and plenty of fresh items low in sodium and sugar, Hy-Vee provides customers many options consistent with Blue Zones principles.

As a Hy-Vee dietitian, my job is to help customers navigate the aisles with confidence. One of my favorite aspects of this job is hearing feedback from

customers who have implemented these “nudges” into their lives, resulting in weight loss, more energy and improved focus. The Blue Zones Project is also about relationships, both with family and in social circles. Preparing and enjoying meals together provides an opportunity to learn about new foods, to enhance skills in the kitchen and to connect for both kids and adults. This can translate into lifelong skills that encourage healthy behavior and increase longevity — the ultimate goal of the Blue Zones Project.

Albert Lea’s Hy-Vee is unique in that this store created the grocery store blueprint for the Blue Zones Project in 2009 during the city’s pilot project. Many of the original ideas remain in place and now form the basis for the current pledge items a store must meet to complete designation. These include having a Blue Zones checkout lane, calling out healthy alternatives to sweetened beverages and utilizing signs throughout the store to identify foods eaten in various Blue Zones areas throughout the world. All the information is helpful, but if you don’t know how to prepare these foods, you

won’t likely purchase them.

That’s where education comes into play.

I help customers learn how to choose, store and prepare these foods with classes, demonstrations and lunch presentations. The goal is to explore foods, make cooking fun and reduce the stress that can come with meal planning and preparation.

In addition to the grocery store designation, Albert Lea’s Hy-Vee is also a designated Blue Zones restaurant. Each Friday, a Blue Zones entree, which must be plant-based to meet guidelines, is offered for lunch and dinner. The kitchen also has daily breakfast items and a kid’s meal option, with fresh fruit available daily as a side or dessert. To-go boxes are available upon request to encourage eating only to 80 percent fullness, which is a core concept in the Blue Zones areas of the world.

It doesn’t take much to start moving in the direction of healthy behaviors, but it does take some awareness of what you are already doing and where you’d like to go. A few “nudges” can truly add up when it comes to your health and lead to improved quality of life.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Six Appeal will be performing in Albert Lea on May 12 as part of Albert Lea Civic Music.

JAMES WEGNER ART EXHIBIT When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14 through May 16 Where: Albert Lea Art Center Cost: no charge More info: James Wegner is a retired art instructor from Riverland Community College, and his art is known throughout Minnesota and the country. Wegner also kicked off the Art Center’s 2015 Dorothy Godtland lecture series on April 16.

FREEBORN COUNTY BIKE-A-THON When: 6 a.m. May 2 Where: Sibley Elementary School warming house Cost: pledge donations More info: Registration is from 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 and May 1, as well as the morning of the Bike-A-Thon at 5:30 a.m.

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the Bike-A-Thon. Rest stops will have water, oranges and bananas, and Geneva hot dogs, Alden sloppy joes and bars will be served.

‘THE FOREIGNER’ When: 7:30 p.m. May 7 through 9 and 13 through 16; 2 p.m. May 10 Where: Marion Ross Performing Arts Center Cost: $15 More info: Gordy Handeland directs Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner,” which is described as an inspired comic romp. A group of devious characters meet a stranger who they believe knows no English. The play is set in a rural fishing lodge in Georgia. The show is nonstop, inventive and has one comedic surprise after another.

SIX APPEAL When: 7:30 p.m. May 12 Where: Albert Lea High School Cost: admission by season ticket only;

$85 for families, $40 for adults and $10 for students More info: As part of Albert Lea Civic Music, Six Appeal will perform all sorts of music, from popular chart-toppers to classic oldies as well as some original tunes, but all in the acapella style.

LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES DUATHLON When: 9 a.m. May 17 Where: Begins at Brookside School Cost: participation fee ranges from $65 to $85 More info: The Land Between the Lakes Duathlon returns to Albert Lea. The race begins with a 1.6-mile run, continues with a 14.5-mile bike ride and finishes up with a 3-mile run. There are individual and relay team competitions.

‘IVAN THE TERRIBLE’ When: 5 p.m. May 31 Where: Marion Ross Performing Arts Center

Cost: $20 for adults, $12 for students More info: This powerful epic dramatizes Ivan the Terrible’s reign in true Bolshoi style. The ballet portrays 16th century Russia with vigorous choreography, creating a rich epic. In the ballet, a young Ivan IV is crowned and has to choose one of 13 Boyar daughters to be his wife and the tsarina. After the Boyar family conspires to poison his wife, Anastasia, Tsar Ivan is surrounded by enemies. He is haunted by dark thoughts and sinks into madness.

TAKE A KID FISHING When: 9 a.m. to noon June 6 Where: Edgewater Park Cost: free More info: The Fountain Lake Sportsmen’s Club hand out children’s fishing poles and prizes each year on the first Saturday of June, when children 16 and younger can fish without a license.

Activities take place on or near the fishing pier.

Cochran Weekend also features a car show, exhibits at the Freeborn County Historical Museum, a window decorating contest and a car cruise.

MORIN LAKE DAYS When: June 19-21 Where: Alden Cost: free More info: The American Legion holds its popular street dance on Saturday night that weekend. There are games and events by the lake including bouncies, canoeing and kayaking. A fun run takes place Saturday morning. There will also be a parade on Saturday.

Gavin Bird proudly shows off the fish he caught during Take a Kid Fishing last year.

Take a Kid Fishing will be June 6 this year.

Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50s will play in Albert Lea again for Eddie Cochran Days.

Lee plays on June 13.

Y-NOT GOLF TOURNAMENT When: tee time 12:30 p.m. June 8 Where: Wedgewood Cove Golf Club Cost: $100 per person, $400 per team More info: This four-person, best-shot tournament raises money for the Albert Lea Family Y’s youth fund, which provides financial assistance for families and children to join the Y, sponsors Youth in Government activities, bolsters sports training programs, gets kids into swimming lessons, helps out with day camp and many other activities.

RICHIE LEE & THE FABULOUS 50S When: 2 and 7 p.m. June 13 Where: Marion Ross Performing Arts Center Cost: $18 More info: Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50s return to Albert Lea for Eddie Cochran Weekend this year. Richie Lee started his band when he was 13 and has traveled as far as Massachusetts, Colorado, Texas and Tennessee. Eddie MAY/JUNE 2015 | ALBERT LEA | 63

INSIDE ALBERT LEA MAGAZINE

behind the scenes Photo Editor Colleen Harrison takes some shots of Stacy Palmer, this issue’s cover model.

Tribune Sports Editor Micah Bader gives the magazine proof a once-over before going to press.

Magazine Editor Hannah Dillon and Tribune Editor Sarah Stultz shop for produce to use in this issue’s covershoot at Hy-Vee. LIKE THE ALBERT LEA MAGAZINE PAGE ON FACEBOOK FOR INSIDER INFO, UNSEEN PHOTOS AND PRIZES! 64 | ALBERT LEA | MAY/JUNE 2015

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