by Charlie | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nearly 200 people converged in the Theodore Wirth Park parking lot on Saturday October 29th. With a glowing sun melting the frost away, old and new faces from the Loppet community showed up with loppers, saws, buckets and shears to spend a morning tending to the...
by Charlie | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
What in the world am I going to do with 40 middle school kids? When I received the roster a week or so before practice started, a big fat 40 stared back at me from the top of the page with an unsympathetic grin. Then the date on my calendar, October 25th, tiptoed up...
by Charlie | Oct 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
To the backdrop of a beautiful sunset, longtime race announcer John Schmitt was honored at the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation’s Annual Meeting. Architect Bruce Colwell introduced the unique building he and his team put on skis before handing the podium off to...
by Charlie | Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
October 5, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Nordic Ski Foundation is proud to partner with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), a branch of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), to host the 2012 World Paralympics. This event will bring top Paralympic athletes from...
by Charlie | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Please join us Tuesday Oct. 11 for the Annual Foundation Meeting and a chance to honor longtime race announcer and cross-country skier John Schmitt. Program will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a short trail hike exploring the exciting development of the cross-country skiing...
by Charlie | Sep 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
“It rhymes with chicken,” Allie said as she introduced herself and gave her new co-workers a favorite trick for remembering her last name. Allie Rykken has just joined the office ranks as official Program Coach of the Loppet Youth Programs. She...
