Mahnomen Trail-Sherburne County,MN

April 19, 2012 Hiking
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The Mahnomen Trail in Sherburne County, MN had been closed earlier this spring, and was just recently re-opened. They cleared some, well a lot, of the oaks along the trail. The goal is to try and restore it back to the “Oak Savanna” that it once was. Oak wilt has really taken it’s toll on […]

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2nd Place Prairie Division Toastmasters Speech Contest

April 16, 2012 Personal Development
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Well, I gave it my best shot, but I came up a little short and placed second in the Toastmasters Prairie Division contest I competed in Saturday. The gentleman that took first really had an AWESOME speech! I think Toastmasters is one the greatest self-development opportunities available. They offer some of the best training for […]

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Top Of Blue Hill Sherburne County, MN

April 13, 2012 Hiking
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We don’t have much for mountain vistas, or beautiful rolling hills in our neck of the woods, but I sure love the view from atop of Blue Hill. This is a great place to get a view of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a fairly steep climb, however, there’s a viewing station once you […]

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Is That A Chocolate Easter Bunny?!!

April 7, 2012 Photography Adventures
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Rummaging through some of my photo’s I had taken last year, I came across this one of Samson having a stare down with a rabbit. Chasing rabbits and squirrels are high on his priority list, but at 12 years old he doesn’t really have a chance. I want to tell him that he would have […]

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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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