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Reviewing Trips!

By Lacey Landt This year in Mini, the first trip was Pauline’s bike trip they biked through Mankato. It was a three day bike trip. Next was the Mark Warren trip I didn’t go last year but this year I did. If you have the chance to go on this trip, Go!! Grantsburg went out … [Read more…]

The Press

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…]

Dear Nicole

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…]

Calendar Update

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…]

On Tradition…

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…]

Mini Gets a Hand…

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…]

Holiday Recipes

Grandmother’s German Holiday CookiesBy Anna Saclolo 2 3/4 cup of brown sugar1 cup Molasses1 cup warm water1 1/2 tsp. soda dissolved in warm water and molassesRind of 2 lemons1/2 tsp. cloves1/2 tsp. allspice1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/2 lb. ground citron2 cups walnuts chopped5 cups flour2 eggs beaten well Mix above well and roll balls of dough the … [Read more…]