Flyer Nordic Ski

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Nordic Season Kicking Off

The first practice for grades 6-12 will be on Tuesday, November 10th. Since the forecast is for temps in the 50s on Tuesday, kids can probably plan on normal workout clothes and running shoes.

The parent meeting will be on Thursday, November 19th at 5:30 at the high school. In addition to lots of info from the coaches, there will be an apparel order and samples for the kids to try on, and an equipment swap/sale. If you have any equipment that you want to sell, price it and bring it with you to the meeting. If you know any LFCHS Nordic Ski alumni, please tell them about the equipment sale too! They can clear some space in their parents' garage and make some money, and some of the newer skiers will be happy to get their own skis, poles, or boots. The more gear we have there, the better it is so please spread the word.

The meet schedule is posted in the right sidebar if you'd like to check it out. There are a few caveats to that list, which Waz and Joe will explain at the meeting on the 19th.

See you there!

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Area Ski Swaps

With all of the fall sports in post-season, it's time to start thinking about nordic ski! There are lots of ski swaps throughout Minnesota and you can find a comprehensive list on SkinnySki. A couple of them are really close to home and you can hit them both on the same weekend if you like.

Saturday, November 14 is the Brainerd Nordic Ski Club's swap. The sale runs 9:00-noon, but a line starts forming earlier than that so it pays to show up early. That one has traditionally been held at Brainerd High School and that's what SkinnySki says too...however, I was talking to some BNSC members last night and they said it's going to be in the cafetorium at Forestview Middle School this year.

Sunday, November 15 is the St. Cloud Winter Ski/Sports Swap. This one is held at the Halenbeck Hall fieldhouse from 1:00-3:00. In addition to used equipment, Fitzharris and Revolution are usually there with discounted overstock and previous years merchandise.

If you have equipment that your kids have outgrown or don't use anymore, we usually have a ski swap among our LF ski families on the night of the parent meeting too, and there are usually lots of people interested in purchasing used equipment.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Easy Money for the Nordic Team!!

Julie Zupko is going to let the ski team use her Bieganek Insurance/Rosenmier Law/Hair Design parking lot to raise funds during the Craft Fair this weekend. We need kids and parents to come help out -- it's just a couple of hours in the morning on either day of the weekend. Contact Julie at julie@bieganek.com if you can help out. Times are below...

Saturday 7:30 help arrive (person in charge 7am) - usually done by 9:30 - $10 a car need 4 to 6 kids and 3-4 adults for best outcome (2014 - 39 cars) kids on corners pushing traffic - one adult at alley edge directing and collecting funds (2 works great when busy but can get by with one) and two directing cars parking.

Sunday Start 8:30 to 10:30 - $5 a car (2014 - 42 cars) need 4 to 6 kids and 3 adults for best outcome kids on corners pushing traffic - one adult at alley edge directing and collecting funds (2 works great when busy but can get by with one) and two directing cars parking.

The ski team also has another parking lot that we can use for fundraising next weekend! It's the boatlanding parking lot across from the fire station. Kari Masog is looking for volunteers to help with this...roughly the same timeframe as above but fewer volunteers needed since it's a smaller lot. Please contact her at dms@dmsmachine.net to sign up.

Please consider giving a couple hours of your time. This could easily bring close to $1,000.00 to our team but we need parents and kids to participate to make it happen.