January/February 2010

Features

photo contest winners

28Winning photos from LCJM’s
13th-Annual Photo Contest

gallery

38Inspired by Nature: Charles Beck
By Amy Sharpe
Woodcuts bring the facets of Lake Country to life.
WebExtra

volunteering

42Angels in the Big Easy
Story and Photos by Vivian Clark
Volunteers with Traveling Angels help rebuild a city.
WebExtra

healthcare guide

46Prostate Cancer
By Brenda Meyer, R.N.
Information and resources on this curable disease.

Departments

Behind the scenes

4Editor’s Journal

6Publishers’ Letter

8Contributors

10Lake Country Letters

16Web Extras

echoes off the lake

12Front Porch

18Health
Mental Wellness

20Out-of-Doors
Minnesota’s Wild Cats

22Seasonings
Pizza Cinghiale

24Our Towns
Sauk Centre
WebExtra

26Through the Garden Gate
Throwing in the Trowel

54Health
Good Health Is Golden

56Neighbor
Blanketing the World with Love

58Discoveries
The Olive Branch Retreat Center

Poem

19Nine Mile Creek

Information Central

61Promotions

62Advertiser Directory