Posts by Jeff Meland
Susan & Paul ski Big Mtn Summit!
Click here for photos After only 2 days of training Susan and Paul made the trip to the top of the 7000 foot mountain at the Big Mountain near Whitefish MT. The prior 2 days had been mostly heavy fog at the top which makes it nearly impossible (at times) to ski. Then on day 3 some clearing…
Read MoreLyrics from an old Groovy song from the 70’s
Mark and Scott were discusssing the lyrics from an old song by CCR called “sweet hitchhiker”. It’s hard to understand what the singer is singing but Scott remembers the lyrics the way he thought they were. See below… From Mark… I put the official lyrics in red italic and Scott’s version just below. It’s…
Read MoreBritney goes far with spelling Bee!
Britney Meland advanced to a final round of the spelling bee in her region. She was the top speller in her school and advanced to a regional tournament. She made it to the second round but lost out to some very older students. We’re proud of her Way to go Britney!
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Alexandria!
Merry Christmas!
Read More2 Teams from Alexandria compete in Lego League Tournament
2 teams from Alexandria School District 206 competed in the 2006 First Lego League NanoQuest Challenge on December 2, 2006 in Minneapolis. (click here for photos). FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an exciting and fun international robotics program that ignites an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in kids ages 9 to 14. The topic for 2006…
Read MorePaul wins Grand Champion prize at County Fair
He named the drawing “Camile”. It is a drawing of a cameleon lizard. He did the drawing at an art class this past spring. He won a blue ribbon for first prize and a purple ribbon for grand champion. His drawing is eligible for next years state fair which he plans on entering.
Read MoreND Farmer teaches MN boy how to farm in 10 minutes!
Paul Meland, a 10 year old from Alexandria, MN, visited the farming operation of Ron Hougen of Northwood, ND to find out what farming is all about. Paul had never really been on a farm before and knew very little about farming. By the time he left he had helped combine barley and learned about…
Read MoreNorthwood hosts “Old Fashioned Saturday Night”
On July 20, 21, 22, 2006 Northwood hosted another “Old Fashioned Saturday Night”. The weather was very hot and sunny. Many people turned out for the fly-in breakfast at the Northwood Airport. And there was a large crowd at the parade as well (click here to see the photo gallery). It was good to see…
Read MoreJeff Susan & Paul take trip to Florida
We decided to visit our friends Cindy, David, and Katie in Orlando. We had known them when we lived in North Carolina. On June 10th we flew to Orlando and met up with the our friends the next day…
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