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We the unwilling, led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long, with so little, we now attempt the impossible with nothing. - Mini-School Credo

Month: November 1996

A Poem by Molly Latterner

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Molly Latterner I was here………………….Then I left.

Posted in: Poems and Stories Tagged: Molly Latterner

Science Museum

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Maya Diedrich All 13 of us started out after a chaotic morning of trying to get everything taken care of. We finally got on our way about ten to nine and arrived at the Science Museum at 9:35. Everyone was trying to figure out where to get the tickets so we could start exploring … [Read more…]

Posted in: Trips Tagged: Maya Diedrich

Top 15 Bumper Stickers

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Kristi Dahl (Picked from the book “Bumper Sticker Wisdom-The Pulpit Above the Tailpipe”) In no particular order.

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Kristi Dahl

Coffee

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Marcelle Dorenkamp I work at Dunn Bros., a coffee shop located in Wayzata. There are many different locations: Minnetonka, Lake St., Hennepin, St. Paul, and Wayzata. We sell baked goods, espresso drinks, Juice, coffee (of course), T-shirts, hats, and mugs. Those are just a few things we sell among many other items having to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Marcelle Dorenkamp

Doughnuts

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Maya Diedrich On the corner of 101 and Minnetonka Blvd. there is a little doughnut shop which is famous for their fruit cake. As you walk into this wood sided building you first notice the country look of the blue wallpaper with white hearts, the fake flowers on all the tables, the soothing country … [Read more…]

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Maya Diedrich

Featured Alumnus

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Kim Colway Kathy Seamans Wilcox, a former Mini-School student, gave me some insight about how Mini-School was from 1971, the year she started Mini-School, to 1974, the year she graduated, and how it affected her whole life in a positive way. As I talked with Kathy about why she went to Mini-School, her reasons … [Read more…]

Posted in: Alumni News Tagged: Kim Colway

Concert Review: Korn

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Steve Kopischke If you listen to hard core moshing music, this is a band to listen to. The lead singer yells a lot and sometimes you can understand him. The cool thing about this band is the lead singer plays the bagpipes and has it on a couple songs. Why I like Korn is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reviews Tagged: Steve Kopischke

KISS Concert Review

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Kristi Dahl May 10th 1996, my boyfriend, Bryan and I, set out around 9:30 p.m. to camp out in the Burnsville shopping center parking lot to purchase KISS concert tickets at 10:00 the next morning. We were prepared to fork over $90.00 total for our 2 tickets, but keep in mind that the St. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reviews Tagged: Kristi Dahl

Concert Review: Rage Against the Machine

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Steve Kopischke On Sunday, September 15, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. a concert by one of the greatest bands, in my opinion, started. The concert was at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium and we got there at about 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. We came in and saw this tableful of this group called R.A.I.D. (which stands … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reviews Tagged: Steve Kopischke

The Closing of Doug’s Cabin

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Josh Day On Friday September 13, 1996, the 7 of us were ready to go to Doug’s cabin to start cleaning it out. The state had decided that some of the cabins along the St. Croix river were going to have to come down because they wanted more state land to be preserved for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Josh Day
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Latest Updates:
10/28/24 - Found some negatives for a sledding trip to the Orono Golf Course in 1980 so added a new slideshow for that.
9/25/2024 - Uploaded an additional 53 PDF files of Com-Mini-Cations, started to convert the articles into individual posts.
5/28/2024 - Created slideshows for miscellaneous trips and classroom photos plus a slideshow for unidentified trips, lots of updates to existing slideshows, slide scanning complete
5/27/2024 - Slideshows for Big Fork Canoe 1996, Women's Bike Trip 1994, North Shore Women's Trip 1994, Southwest Utah Trip 1992, Winter Camping 1998 & 1999, St Louis 1998, Insights 1993
5/23/2024 - Slideshows for Classroom 1992, new photos to Classroom 1996, and the Mini 25th Reunion.

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