Growing up in Minnesota, Labor Day meant the unofficial end of summer. It was also our last gasp of freedom, since a new school year began on the following day. There were a few times when school started the last week in August. But for the most part, the first day of school was the… Read More »
Growing up in Minnesota, Shakey’s was always a special treat. Nobody could beat their pizza. On top of that, it was a damn fun place to go. During dinner hours, the “banjo band” (that’s what I called them) would play your requests. If the band wasn’t performing during the time you were there, you could… Read More »
And finally, the last one! Mrs. Judy Anderson’s/Miss Linda Oftedahl’s fourth grade class at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Mrs. Anderson left in the middle of the year. When we returned from Christmas vacation, our new teacher was Miss Oftedahl. Row 1: Cindy Olson, Mr. Tom Cosgrove, Mrs. Judy Anderson, Brian Baldwin Row… Read More »
Today, we move on to Mrs. Doris Urbain’s third grade class at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley, Minnesota: Row 1: Chris Niesen, Don Hillman, Principal Tom Cosgrove, Teacher Doris Urbain, Laura Jacquard, Tim Pietz Row 2: Mike Ekegren, Linda Young, Dan Piper, Leigh Mohart, Tom Kenyon, Lisa Morreau Row 3: Jana Voelke, Kevin James,… Read More »
Just retrieved from Mom’s Basement Archives and digitally scanned for your viewing pleasure, here comes Mrs. Judy Crumb’s second grade class at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Mrs. Crumb had a wonderfully wry sense of humor which I loved. She was my #2 favorite teacher at Westview and the first to actually challenge… Read More »
Look what we have here! Mrs. Susan Schwartz’s first grade class at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley, Minnesota! Who’s that grumpy boy in the third row? 1st grade was the only year that my parents didn’t purchase the school pictures package. Mom said “I’m not going to pay good money to look at you… Read More »
Look what I found in Mom’s basement stash of childhood memories! Yay, class pictures! They were a big deal back then. You would always wear your favorite outfit on “picture day” and make sure you looked your best. Some kids were purposely absent on this day because they were camera shy. Usually, that was only… Read More »
Throwback Thursday: June, 1971. Age 7. It’s hard to believe now, but in those days you could buy a van and drive through Mexico without fear of being stopped and killed by drug gangs. We took our 1969 Ford Club Wagon (Econoline van with camper conversion) all through Mexico. This made for an extremely memorable… Read More »
Throwback Thursday: Spring of 1971. Age 6. Here I am, smelt fishing with my dad at Knife River, Minnesota. Knife River is located northeast of Duluth on the North Shore. Dad lived for smelt season. Every year, he’d pack his nets with a couple of empty garbage cans and head north. My mom, however, was… Read More »