By Randy Nelson Since this issue is following so closely on the heels of the fall issue of C-M-C, there is not too much to report in Meanderings. The staff is working furiously to work through the holiday mentality — with only three weeks between Thanksgiving and the holiday break, this mentality seems to have … [Read more…]
By Kristi Dahl Mirror glass ice glaze,Cotton white snowLays a chilled blanketOn the wonders below. The moon casts a shineOn the cold winter nightMaking it sparkle,And shine with delight. Trees shelter the groundWhere the fawn nestled tightAmongst all the snowflakesSleeps warm through the night. In the holiday seasonSnow makes it completeCovering allA diamond covered sheet.
By Emily Richards and Tanya Schierman The Press is a local business located on the corner of hwy. 101 and hwy. 5 in Chanhassen. They are one of the fastest growing companies and are always looking for new employees. Pauline took a small group to go tour the plant. When we got there we were … [Read more…]
By Everyone Dear Dr. Nicole,I have this overwhelming compulsion to cross-country ski all the time. I ski and ski. My legs get so tired I can hardly climb a flight of stairs, yet I still want to ski more. I awake in the middle of thenight wanting to ski. What can I do?Sincerely,Doug Dear Doug,This … [Read more…]
By Carrie Tiggas The Mini-School calendar drive started out in full force. Calendars were selling like crazy. But now as the end draws near sales are slowing down. Our total right now is about 400 calendars, which is about $1,900 profit for Mini-School. This year our own infamous Phil Lynott (who sold 75 last year) … [Read more…]
By Angie Peterson Frozen cheese. Blaze orange. The smell of melting rubber. 190 frozen toes. Put all those things together, and it can only be one thing. The annual Grantsburg Hike. A two day, 18 mile hike along the St. Croix River with our fearless leaders Randy and Doug. Way before the crack of dawn … [Read more…]
By Bill Zastera The Holiday Season is a time of visiting, family members, good food, and a regeneration of life and family values. It creates hopes of grasping the images of long lost cover paintings of the Saturday Evening Post and fabricates an idea of family strength of work. I’m not really an avid fan … [Read more…]
By Kristi Dahl ‘Twas the night before Christmas, Scott and Gabeare freezing in the house,Steve’s rat Pinky was stirring,It qualifies for a mouse.The calendar sales were over,Poor Lynott sold some,but challenger Kortnie Hansen,sold 200 and won.Kris Boatman was nestled, all snug in his bedwhile nightmares of McNutt and Jason terrorized in his head.Mama Joanne in … [Read more…]
By Tami Olson and Chris Bilger It was a cozy Christmas eve in an old cottage. The wooden logs held a brown glow around a warm fire in one corner. Sitting in a chair before the fire an old tired hound dog is telling his grand-puppies a story of his puppy-hood. “It was the Christmas … [Read more…]
December 3, 1996 Dear Mini School Students and Staff – Thank you so much for sending me a copy of the Fall 1996 Com-Mini-Cations. As always, I read the publication with interest and thoroughly enjoyed its many articles, interviews and poems. My congratulations to you all for a job well done. The traditions of Mini-School … [Read more…]