Hi, Everyone!
This is just an invitation to come run the 2009 Kootenai River Run in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
The run will be June 13, 2009 at the Boundary County Fairgrounds. It is 5K and 10K and starts at 9:00 A.M. Pacific time. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:45.
$17.00 with T-Shirt. $10.00 without.
An entry form is available at the bottom of the page on http://mrbonnellswiki.pbwiki.com
We hope to see you there.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday, November 7, 2008
Snow and Politics
Reading the posts on Facebook Tuesday night and watching the faces of students and staff on Wednesday morning, one would think that (A) America has gone down the tubes or (B) We've made a wondrous turn for the better.
Isn't it up to the 300 million Americans who don't occupy the Oval Office to make their communities, schools, churches, homes, etc. better? It's not all on the shoulders of one person, although, to be sure, the nation's leadership affects our moods, outlook, and activism.
All that said, I don't want to head into a political rant. Instead, I'd like to celebrate the first snow of the year. My children were dancing in excitement. Students in the hallway were shouting. Greg, Blake, Dylan, and I stepped outside to revel in the first tiny flakes.
Politics change, whether in the realms of Idealism or Realpolitik. So, too, the seasons change. Long before our Constitution was even drafted, snow fell in the three mountain ranges--Selkirk, Cabinet, and Purcell--that define the valley where I live. Snow fell in these mountains before they were named by English speaking peoples. We look forward, we look back, on Presidential potential and Presidential blunder, on powder days and breakable crust. And, whether it's in civic duty or breaking the skin track, real rewards only come after work.
Isn't it up to the 300 million Americans who don't occupy the Oval Office to make their communities, schools, churches, homes, etc. better? It's not all on the shoulders of one person, although, to be sure, the nation's leadership affects our moods, outlook, and activism.
All that said, I don't want to head into a political rant. Instead, I'd like to celebrate the first snow of the year. My children were dancing in excitement. Students in the hallway were shouting. Greg, Blake, Dylan, and I stepped outside to revel in the first tiny flakes.
Politics change, whether in the realms of Idealism or Realpolitik. So, too, the seasons change. Long before our Constitution was even drafted, snow fell in the three mountain ranges--Selkirk, Cabinet, and Purcell--that define the valley where I live. Snow fell in these mountains before they were named by English speaking peoples. We look forward, we look back, on Presidential potential and Presidential blunder, on powder days and breakable crust. And, whether it's in civic duty or breaking the skin track, real rewards only come after work.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
The Kootenai River Run--June 14, 2008
I have a race entry form linked on my wiki: http://mrbonnellswiki.pbwiki.com
I have a race entry form linked on my wiki: http://mrbonnellswiki.pbwiki.com
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