Halloween
July 27, 2012
Winona National Bank’s 13th Annual Trick-or-Treat Tour will be held on Saturday, October 27, from 9 a.m. until Noon at its Historic Downtown Office, located at 204 Main Street. The Trick-or-Treat Tour offers a safe place for children, ages 2-10, to enjoy Halloween and do trick-or-treating in costume. Volunteers, who will be dressed up at themed stations, will staff the event. When children arrive, they will receive a map to guide them through...
October 31, 2011
17th annual Hallowinona tournament fundraises for WSU Frisbee team
Characters from the video game Super Smash Bros. dodge and dip to catch a gliding Frisbee out of mid-air. On the sideline a Luigi character shouts at his teammates in a fake Italian accent, while a team full of Where’s Waldo characters wait for burgers to get off the grill in the pavilion.
October 31, 2011
This Halloween I find myself watching the spirit of revolution emanating across the United States (and across the globe) and wondering how my favorite holiday fits into it. At first it would seem not at all; the current obsessions with economic and social justice and demands for civic consciousness seem at odds with a holiday that unapologetically embraces materialism and carnal distractions. But this fall, Halloween comes as a necessary relief...
October 31, 2011
After my whirlwind week, I am restless again. It is hard to quiet the mind at times. Over the last four days, I have written essays in my head and delivered several speeches to imaginary audiences. I haven't gotten the sustained amount of time to flesh out any of it, but there are scraps of ideas written here and there and a shitty first draft (thanks again, Ann Lamott) just hanging out there screaming for more attention.
October 31, 2011
Spooky Sprint raises money for Habitat for Humanity
The Winona State University Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter held its third annual Spooky Sprint 5K Run, Walk, Bike, Blade event on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Winona’s Lake Park West. Approximately 50 runners registered to participate, according to chapter president Tim Ackermann.
October 20, 2011
Homecoming pumpkin carving contest
The Student Activity Center at Winona State University was covered in orange as students gathered to celebrate their homecoming week by participating in a pumpkin carving contest on Oct. 18.
October 17, 2011
$5 fee/entry—no limit on entries
Top Brewers win: $20 Co-op Gift Card
Entries must be received between October 17-21
This link will bring you to the entry form
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24318440/2011%20Hombrew%20Entry%20Form.pdf
July 31, 2011
Long ago (18 years or so), Big Man and I used to cruise around the countryside of Mankato, MN in his navy blue Ford Ranger. We didn't have a lot of money so we often went for rides just to check things out. One thing we discovered on these jaunts were lawn and house ornaments, most of which I hated. The most horrifying and objectional to me were monarch butterflies in pastel colors artistically arranged along the side of someone's house. They...
June 30, 2011
The Wilfahrt dragon, Puff, who is incredibly un-magical in broad day light, has taken a nosedive into the great garbage can in the sky. Bye-bye freaky green paper-mache' creature with teeth made out of egg crates and tufted corn stalks spray painted silver for scales. Big Man, the creator, was surprisingly unsentimental about his 2010 Halloween piece de resistance.
December 9, 2010
For more than two decades, Dan and Claudia Johnson have lined their Harriet Street home every holiday with lights, decorations and more--all in the spirit of celebration
While many families string the occasional lights and mistletoe in celebration of the holiday season, the Johnson family can be trusted to take such decorations to the extreme.
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