News from the Northland: Well, The Shopper just arrived and it is full once again.
The big news is that the Pepsi Challenge Cup Cross Country Ski Race will be on Saturday, January 21, at Giant's Ridge Ski Area. There will be a Spaghetti Feed in the Pavilion in a neighboring town the night before. There are several different races: a 24K and 48K Classic Race, a 24K and 48K Freestyle race and a 7K Freestyle race. The Awards Banquet will be at 5:00 that evening. This is usually one of the colder weekends of the year with temperatures sometimes below zero and it usually doesn't stop most people. Sometimes the race is postponed until later in the day when it might warm up. They used to truck in snow to our main street and lined the race track with discarded Christmas trees. The racers would ski through town and townsfolk would stand and ring cowbells to cheer them on. Some of us really miss "those good ol' days!"
There are several Snowmobile Safety Training classes coming up, beginning on January 9.
School is back in session (January 3), so the weekly lunch menus are printed. Doesn't look too bad. Don't remember having tacos when we were in school. They still have hamburger gravy on mashed potatoes--some things do not change. You know, that still sounds pretty good! They also have something called a "Grab & Go Bag" Sounds interesting--PB&J sandwich, string cheese, carrots, apple and milk. There are also several athletic events scheduled. In small towns across the country, most of the life centers around what seems to be happening at the school.
The regular newspaper delivery person is having a sub because she is having foot surgery. We appreciate the fact that she gave us a number to call if there are any problems.
Someone had a purse stolen and with it her heart and asthma medicing plus a prescription for her eyedrops. We hope that it will be returned.
The Girl Scouts will be having their cookie sale kick off. Looks as if we have something to look forward to.
Some of the ads: The local floral and gift shop is encouraging high school students to order flowers for their dates for the Snowball Dance which is coming up next Saturday. Sounds like fun.
With the new year, several beauty salon owners are encouraging us to come in to try a new "do" for the new year. That's definitely something to think about! Some of the local "watering holes" are advertising Super Bowl parties already. "King Kong" is playing through Thursday and "Rumor Has It" will start on Friday. That sounds like a field trip.
Until next week . . .
