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.

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.

Summer Training II

Moonlight canoeing

Summer Training

It was a beautiful night for summer training -- about 35 skiers skiers paddling on the river in two shifts -- and an unexpected animal rescue.

 Drew, Hunter, & the wounded goose

Ski Banquet - Sunday, Feb 22

Mark Sunday Feb 22 at 5 pm for our Ski Banquet.  We will be at Grace Covenant Church on Riverwood Dr., north of the Bowling Center.

• Seniors and Juniors bring a main dish
• Sophmores and Freshmen a salad
• 8th graders bring dessert
• 7th graders milk or juice
• 6th graders bring a main dish

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This coming Tues, will be the ski room clean up day.  All skiers should report to the ski room after school with any school-owned gear.  Skiers should bring all pieces of their warm-ups and uniforms in a bag.  Also return any borrowed boots, skis and poles.  Kids should plan on staying to help clean up and put storage wax on their school-owned skis.