By Cheryl Cermak About one month ago I traveled to the Grenadines in the eastern Caribbean. Three friends and I sailed the lesser Antillie Islands for six days. The islands are made of volcanic rock, one volcano is still active. Our approximate location was 12 degrees away from the equator=720 miles. We stayed on a … [Read more…]
By Cheryl Cermak The painted sun is set behind thisvolcanic eruption once freshThe wind is wrapping its warm breezearound megently the boat is rockingon soft quartz blue watercalming me from this afternoon stormclouds are my comfortalways therealways the same soft mountainous massspread across a shield of color
By Jessica Turner I got a kitten from my friend’s friend who found the litter in a ditch. Well, my friend picked the blue eyed baby, but of course the parents’ usual saying is, “Not in this house,” so they gave the little brat to me. Whenever I sleep Katrina has to pounce on my … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg and Audrey Lopez Halloween, a joyous holiday. For generations it’s been celebrated, or shunned, for reasons of religion, personal perspective, or just plain not cared about it. Now-a-days, Halloween, for the general American population is a time for spooks, costumes, candy and parties. So let’s take a look at how today’s Mini-Schoolers … [Read more…]
By Sam Maeder and Leah Shoberg Shaun Johnson- “Played with my awesome band.” Trevor Scott- “I was at my awesome cabin to wake board.” Sam Maeder- “I hung out in my awesome room.” Leah Shoberg- “Sat on my butt at my mom’s awesome house.” Aaron Sapp- “I’ve discovered awesome skate boarding and pretty much nothing.” … [Read more…]
By Sam Maeder It was July 18, 1998. The place, Float Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, WI. I went to see all the bands that I could. I saw: System of Down (who I thought played pretty well), Limp Bizkit (who I only saw half of, but really liked), Coal Chamber (and all I have to … [Read more…]
By Aaron Hoerst Stop collaborate and listen, Ice is back with a “Heavy metai edition?” That’s right Vanilla Ice is back with his new cd “Hard to Swallow” and its surprising sound that he goes by now, heavy metal. This cd is not what anyone would associate with the “Iceman” including a new normal, hair … [Read more…]
By Aaron Sapp Last year I met this real cool kid, Erik Renaud. We started talking, and some how we started practicing our instruments together along with his friend Derek L. At this time (and at this time still) we didn’t have a band name. So, somehow Gut Cut got thrown onto us (it’s from … [Read more…]
By Tom Miller The former lead singer of White Zombie, Rob Zombie, put out his own Album. He has done solo with this phenomenal album with a hit song, “Dracula”. This album is the same kind as any of the typical Zombie feel. Along with the plain primary colors on the cover of this cd … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hansen This summer my cousin’s boyfriend and I went to the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at the Minnesota state fair. We sat in the third row back in center stage. The lights were great. They had a huge disco ball that shined over the crowd. The music, even though it was loud, was very … [Read more…]