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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Mayo Invitational Photos

Here are pictures from the Mayo Invitational courtesy of Jon Peterson:
https://picasaweb.google.com/107965039773023631721/MayoCrossCountryMayoInvitationalSept172015?authkey=Gv1sRgCKG5g_TvtOzBJA&feat=directlink#

Thanks, Jon!!

Also...I'm off a week-next week is Owatonna...so obviously the All-City Pasta Feed will not be next Monday...look for a Pasta Feed on Wednesday and the All-City is the following week!  Sorry for the confusion :)

Sunday, September 27, 2015

This week...

Saturday was a beautiful day for a XC meet!  Here are some photos from Maya Khanna's dad!
Winona XC Meet


Mankato is coming up fast!  Tuesday already...we have never been there before so I have no words of advice to share beyond the usual:  get release form signed to excuse them from the bus, stop at a Kwik Trip before you arrive at the meet site, allow extra time to walk from the parking lot to the site.

After Mankato I will post information about the All-City Pasta Feed next Monday!  This is a very cool event hosted by JM the day before the All-City meet!  Everyone is expected to bring a dish to pass.  Pre-ordered KLM t-shirts will be available for pick up here as well as at the meet.

Have a great week!

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Winona and a couple of other random thoughts

Hello All!

Hope that everyone is enjoying the fun of Homecoming week!

Subway:  if you want to make changes to your Subway order, please contact me by text or email by Thursday morning at 10:00.  Once the orders are turned in, I can't make any more changes so let me know right away!

Travel Release Form:  I have forgotten to mention this earlier.  If you are planning to transport your athlete to a meet instead of them riding the bus, they need to have this approved through the Activities Office.  The form is available online at www.mayospartans.org>Forms (tab on the left). Students MUST be transported by an adult.  Be sure to turn in the form a couple of days before the meet.

Winona:  A super-fun course!  Very hilly with lots of switch backs.  Really fun to watch!  Spectators don't have to go far...but they do have to go UP!!  Wear the right kind of shoes for this!  Also...again allow for some time to walk from the parking lot to the field.  There are also a lot of stairs between the parking lot and the field so be prepared for that!

Parade:  A huge thank-you to Jay Maier, father of a couple of our athletes, for his contribution of the parade vehicle this year!  And speaking of the parade, don't forget to pick up some large bags of candy for the athletes to throw out to the spectators!

Parade part 2:  Parade starts at 4:00 at the Fairgrounds and runs down 16th Street to the high school.  Weather looks like it will be great!

All-City T-Shirts:  In case you don't have the order form, here is a copy of one.  A facsimile will be fine for ordering in case that is easier than trying to print this.  See previous post regarding turning in by Thursday to Coach Brandt.

Have a great rest of the week!  Hope to see you at the parade!

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Homecoming Week Activities from the Captains...

KLM (All-City t-shirt with all runners names on it) t-shirt order forms were passed out at practice, orders need to be turned in with money by Thursday to coach Brandt.

Float decorating  Wednesday night at Grace Perrone’s house (3050 Oakview  Drive NE, Rochester)  after practice until 7:00 pm.  Bring poster board, markers, tape, glue, etc.

Breakfast Friday morning_

        Girls- Panera South at 6:30 am

        Boys-Perkins South at 6:15 am


Friday after coronation or 2:45/3:00- Walk to Dairy Queen and eat ice cream (bring money) then walk to fairgrounds to decorate the float.

        Girls meet at locker room/door 3 area

        Boys meet at track area

Noodles South after the parade

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Rosemount Pictures and a couple other Random Thoughts

Thank you to Jon Peterson for taking these pictures from the Rosemount Meet:

Also...regarding the Mayo Invitational...confirmed with Mr. Whitney on Friday that the word "postponed" is not really accurate..."cancelled" would be more appropriate :). It will not be rescheduled.

And...a huge thank you to Zadeo's Pizza for their support on Thursday.  They brought in extra people to help provide our order and were super-flexible as we navigated the supply/demand...and then did not charge us for pizzas that they had already cooked but we didn't want anymore due to the storm...

And...thank you to everyone who took leftover concessions off my hands!  :)

Photos from Mayo Invite

Thanks to DeAnna Schleusner for these photos!
Volunteers and Spectators:  https://www.flickr.com/gp/57309513@N08/L72v9V




If you would like a file sent directly to you, contact DeAnna

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Mayo Invite...

Well!  That was interesting!!

Concessions:  There is a lot to tackle in this post but I'm going to start with the foremost thing on my mind...leftover snacks that we weren't able to sell in the Concession Stand!
I have the following that I would love to be able to share around:
4 cases of Gatorade (28 bottles each case):  $12/each
2 cases of water (35 bottles each case):  $5/each
1 case of Kelloggs Fruit Snacks (36 packages):  $12
1 case Starburst (36 packages):  $22
1 case Gardettos (36 packages):  $12
2 cases Famous Amos cookies (42 packages each):  $14/each
1 Skinny Pop popcorn (20 packages):  $10

If there is any chance you would be willing to take any of this off my hands, I would be very grateful!  Think Halloween...or classroom snack...or just be good to your kids!  Email me at krsorenson6@gmail.com or call/text 507-269-1855 and we can arrange a transfer of goods :).

Okay...so now let's go back to the Pasta Feed:  Thank you so much to the Gathje Family for hosting this event on Wednesday.  Beautiful weather to eat pasta and hang out in the backyard!  Thank you also to those who brought food for this event:  Melissa Brandt, Kelly Turner, Marianne Couser, Michele Bleskan, Katherine Moore, Nancy Werning, Anne Colby, Kari Grafstrom, Anja Roden, Megan Pfrimmer, Erin Truesdale, Susan Poppen, Kate Mallmann, Janis Evers.  

Upcoming Pasta Feeds:
Next week Friday:  No official pasta feed due to Homecoming Parade
September 28:  Noodles South
October 7:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b45aaac2aa6f49-mayo

So that brings us to the Meet today...where to start?  Start with rain...some periods in the middle where we thought we might just get away with getting the whole meet in...but reality rumbled in about 5:00, in the middle of the Girls JV race.  After a few minutes of hoping it would be just a postponement, the racers and families were soon told that the meet was cancelled.  An unfortunate and anticlimactic ending but really nothing to be done...can't control the weather!

So a huge thank you goes out to so many people who were there to support the meet!  Here are the volunteers that signed up and came out to help:  Kenna Atherton, Michele Bleskan, Ace and Ellen Browning, Greg and Marianne Couser, Angela Cramer, Laura and Paul Ehling, Dawn Elfstrand, Janis Evers, Jaime and Shelby Gathje, Randy Goss, Bart and Kari Grafstrom, Ellen Hamernik, Bruce and Cindy Hansel, Leah and Mike Holmes, Mani Howell, Kris Ihrke, Tonya Johnston, John and Marybeth Kasperski, Kay Kushwaha, Laura Lenz, Thomas Le-Rademacher, Kate and Steve Mallmann, Hilal Maradit Kremers, Katherine Moore, Cathy Nagler, Megan Pfrimmer, Joel and Susan Poppen, DuRanda Rinden, Anja and Robert Roden, Beth Sarkaria, DeAnna Schleusner, Steve Sine, Mary Sirian Peterson, Dawn Swanson, Lynn Swensen, Michelle Taylor, Erin Truesdale, Kelly Turner, Memy Vile, Aaron, Haley, and Dwight Vold, Nancy Werning, Elizabeth Yan.  Special thanks to John Trolander, Matt Wittman, John Resman, Roger Modry, John Spee, Brett's dad, Chad Korte, Connor Lang, Dave Brandt, Jeff Whitney and Athletic Trainers Chad and Maureen.  

A very special shout-out to those who stayed until the bitter end getting the tents down and the trailers packed up...including our three coaches...

Still one Mayo Invite t-shirt left!  It's an XL...contact Brett if you would like it...I bet he'd sell it to you for $10 instead of $12 :)

If you have Course Maps or Volunteer T-Shirts, please bring them to the Activities Office.

Just one more thing...Homecoming week coming up will have some additional fun activities to look forward to.  I will post more if I get any information from the captains...but Homecoming activities usually include an evening of decorating for the float, breakfast before school on Friday at a restaurant, Homecoming parade.  Also, parents are welcome to attend Coronation on Friday afternoon at 1:00.

Thanks, Everybody!!