By Emily Richards Day 1:We arrived at school just like any other day, but after a short briefing from Doug we were on our way to an experience of a life time. We got to Doug’s cabin just in time for lunch. As I was throwing my stuff in my tent, I noticed people on … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Year 27 of the Mini-School Program has been characterized by the addition of 25 new kids to the program, 2 real successful trips during some of the finest autumn weather we’ve ever had, an air of enthusiasm and seriousness about Mini-School classes and projects, and a terrific kickoff to the calendar drive. … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hansen Twister is filmed in Oklahoma, during the summer of 1996 when a series of storms were lined up. One hits right after another. A crew of tornado chasers have a device called Dorothy which was designed to get sent up in the tornado and will send back information to a computer about … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg One of the real pleasures in the slate of movie releases in 1996 is Courage Under Fire starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. I think it’s the best movie I’ve seen in the last year, maybe two. The setting is the Gulf War, Desert Storm, 1991. Denzel Washington plays the part of … [Read more…]
By Steven Kopischke and Geoff Boller Pauline and seven other people went on a bike trip from Fairbault to Mankato. A 100+ mile bike trip. Geoff and I were two of the six young adults on the trip. The beginning of the trip went like this: We arrived at school at 6:30 a.m. which really … [Read more…]
By Toby Marshall This issues’ featured student is Phil Lynott. I got to know Phil on last year’s Arkansas trip. He is a very easy going person. You could put him in any situation, and he would take on any challenge with a smile. I had the pleasure of personally speaking with Phil about his … [Read more…]
By Marcelle Dorenkamp and Maya Diedrich On September 30th the Mark Warren Crew met at school at 6 am (under Doug’s orders) to load up the van and head out for Grantsburg, WI for three days of hiking and camping with Mark Warren, a naturalist who studies Native American culture. After about a 2 hour … [Read more…]
By Kyle Brynteson It’s that time of year again, that hectic time of year when Mini-School is proud to present the infamous 1997 Minnesota Weather Guide calendar. The calendars are put together with great photographs. They also show sunrise and sunset times, stages of moon phases, the high and low temperature for the day and … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hanson Last summer there were two canoe trips put on by Minnetonka Community Services summer school. Both were a full credit. The first consisted of 13 kids and Doug Berg and Randy Nelson, our teachers and guides. The first day we drove up there with Randy’s van and the Mini-school van. Ramona and … [Read more…]
By Keith Bartram Well I’m back from the Naval training center Great Lakes, IL and I’m happy to report that all’s well in Great Lakes. Here’s just another letter from one of the Boys in Blue. Pugsley. Well so much has changed in my life the past five months. But before that, just a quick … [Read more…]