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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

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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…]

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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…]

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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…]

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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

Mini-School Loses a Friend – Viv Coit, 1902 – 1996

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Doug Berg Last March 14th Min-School lost a good friend, Viv Coit, of Jackson, New Hampshire. Viv was 93. Her husband, Les, passed away in September, 1994, at the age of 89. Mini-School and I first met Les and Viv in Quetico Provincial Park on a canoe trip in 1980. This fortuitous meeting led … [Read more…]

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Featured Musician: Jim Morrison

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Mike Ennis James Douglas Morrison was born on December 8, 1943. His parents were Steve and Clara Morrison. His father was a career Navy man. With his father in the Navy he did a lot of moving when he was young. While living in Albuquerque, NM in 1947 a very strange thing happened that … [Read more…]

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Baby Update

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Kristi Dahl and Nicole Tiggas Kristi and I went around and asked people how their babies were doing and there was a lot of exciting and interesting things we found out. Collin Davis, 16 years old, and Kaylee Erica Gysland, 18 years old, and Joel Nicole Tiggas, 17 years old, and Shannon Pauline VonRuden, … [Read more…]

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Predictions

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Kyle Brynteson and Kortnie Hansen Doug Berg- He thought he would sell calendars for the rest of his life, until his family sends him to the Rubber Room at the looney bin. They said all he talked about is 6-foot, 200-pound racoons. Angie Peterson– When she is 30 she wins the Betty Boop look … [Read more…]

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New Student’s View of Mini

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Carrie Tiggas When I first commented to my friends that I was going in to Mini-School I heard some pretty interesting comments. “When you graduate do you get a real diploma?” “I thought you were so much smarter than that!” “No one in there works, they just sleep.” True there is an occasional student … [Read more…]

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New Student Interviews

November 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Eric Thomas and Josh Day Mark Taylor David Larson-Hughes Sarah Goudy Jason Gaasvig Justin Streeter Steve Kopischke Gabe Peterson Carrie Tiggas Carl Anderson Josh Chowen Austin Manship Mike McGinn Dan Volklander Jeremy Lamere Matt Evans Allen Jampsa Clare Meyer Chris Robertson

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Eric Thomas, 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.
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