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March 2012

Toastmasters Spring Speech Contest Update

March 31, 2012 Personal Development

  Well, I had the good fortune of winning our Area Toastmasters speech contest this past Thursday, and now I move on to the division contest to be held in a couple of weeks. The competition for this  next contest will be tougher, being that I’ll be competing against the winners from our other five […]

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Elk River Area 63 Spring Toastmasters Contest

March 23, 2012 Uncategorized

Well folks I moved up a notch, and now I’m headed to the “Elk River Area 63” speech contest. Our area has three clubs, with each club sending their winners to compete against each other. I wish I could tell you that I was able vanquish all of my opponents, but I was the only […]

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Spring Trail Update-Blue Hill in Sherburne County, MN

March 18, 2012 Hiking
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Spring has certainly arrived, with record temperatures in the 70’s, every vestige of snow has melted away. Blue Hill Trail is situated within the Sherburne County National Wildlife Refuge and is comprised of approximately 5 miles of hiking trails. With the melting of the snow this trail tends to become flooded in early spring, especially […]

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Elk River Area Spring Toastmasters Contest

March 4, 2012 Uncategorized

The Elk River Area  Toastmasters Club is having their annual spring speech contest on March 22nd, 2012. The contest will be held at the Elk River Senior Center from 12:00-1:00 (click here for directions and a map). If you’ve ever wondered what Toastmasters is all about, then this would be a great opportunity to come […]

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It Snowed! It Snowed!

March 1, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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We finally got our first snow storm of the year, and gee it’s only March 1st. However, I’ll take what I can get, and I’m going to make the best of it. It’s kind of ironic that on the day of the first big snow of the year, I borrowed my 4×4 truck to the […]

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