April 2003 News and Photos
We kept busy in April with a wedding to start out the month and then a jam packed weekend at the end of the month. April is also the month of the Cross Country Ski Areas Association annual convention (held in Silver Star, BC this year) and time for a little vacation. As has been the case in the past few years, we usually pick up some late season snow storm that provides for yet one last ski. April is also the month for treeplanting.
Wedding cake for Blegen wedding. The pine cones are real!!
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Wedding ceremony for Blegen wedding.
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Jill and Ben ready to lift up the Norwegian wedding cake, "kransekake". The number of rings they lift up determines the number of children they will have!! The grandparents to be were excited to see three rings come up. We make the cake from scatch for each wedding and also have it on the Scandinavian Smorgasbord during the winter season.
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Jim and Mary at one of the new restaurants in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico called Xitomates. with long time friends Olivia and Nacho Gonzalez. One of the highlights in PV is tasting new and favourite restaurants in this city. There is not a city/town that boasts more variety with excellent quality and service to boot. Jim and Mary will be leading a tour of restaurants in the future. Be sure to ask Jim for details if ever planning a trip to PV.
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Jonell and Jon at sunset in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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Getting and autograph from Canadian Olympic medalist, Beckie Scott during the CCSAA banquet. Beckie was the featured speaker for the banquet and gave a great presentation.
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Middle of April and great skiing at Silver Star and Soveriegn Lakes Nordic. Both of these areas boasted nearly 4-6 feet of snow on the trails.
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Jack and Jon helping Grandpa Jim transplant Ponderosa pines from a area near Pelican Lake. We transplanted about 35 trees to a area we cleared out near the cabosses. Jim also has transplanted a couple of dozen of spruce from the square and skinny fields to the switchyard area. We also planted about 600 seedlings this year consisting of Red Pine and spruce species. Most of these trails were planted along the ski trails.
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April 17th and 6" of new snow. Time for one last ski. Enough stuck around for a ski on the morning of the 18th as well.
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Creative Memories project club from Holy Rosary Church in Detroit Lakes meeting the last weekend in April in one of the lower levels working on some scrapbooking.
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Regional National Ski patrol meeting the last weekend in April planning the years schedule. This group met in one of the lower level rooms as well.
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Dasota Post card club meeting in the wax room last weekend in April. Jim's post card collection will eventually be on display in the future musuem.
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