First snow storm of the year in Alex

Desperate to match the on-scene coverage of the finest network hurricane weathermen, our cub reporter took the first snow of the season assignment to heart.

Caution: this report is not for the squeamish.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3114463005958846297

Inurnment - Marlain Bruflodt, 83

Alexandria Echo Press
Published Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Marlain “Miss B” Joyce Bruflodt, 83, long-time Alexandria teacher, died March 11, 2008.
Inurnment of the cremains will be held Saturday, October 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca with a brief graveside service.

Rick remembers Chuck Bundy

Rick Beresford writes:

Stan,
I learned this week that Chuck Bundy died earlier this month, Oct. 8. He was the father of Connie (' 64) and Lynn (' 66) and also Janet and Jeri (too young for me to remember what classes they were in!).

He was a great guy, and was actively involved at Emmanuel Episcopal Church where my dad was the minister in the early 60's. I remember him well as co-host with Jerry Van Kempen of the Jingle Bells Show that was on local TV for so many years. Through the years Chuck did so many outstanding things for the city of Alexandria: Chamber of Commerce, Public Works, School Board, etc. But his best contribution was his daughters with whom we went to school!

Thought you'd enjoy this old photo:

Lynn Bundy in the middle forground, Connie is on the far left.

Paging Pat Osterberg

To the Trailboss:
Hello,
Could you please pass a message on to Pat Osterberg if possible? My maiden name was Becky Hoberg, and Pat hired me in 1979 when he managed the Perkins in Alexandria. I worked with Pat and Steph for a few years before they moved to Grand Rapids. They sang at my wedding (first marriage) and I remember when Cate was a baby.
I haven't seen them in over 20 years. I saw your article regarding Pat's 60th and the band reuniting. Tell Pat and Steph that they look GREAT and I just can't believe that so much time has passed. I worked with Gerry for a short time too, and his band played at my wedding dance. He also doesn't look much different either.
I wonder if I still look like I do when I was 20...;-)
Thanks!
Becky

Wayne County High checks in

Hello - I don't know if you can send this on to John Herdan, but I am trying to figure out the origins of my high school fight song. I was searching for the Bennett Band Books and came across this blog. Funny enough, the "College Boy" trio is also a fight song of one of our local high schools here in Wayne County Ohio!

My high school's fight song can be heard on my band website http://www.geocities.com/beatsheadonbus/
under School Songs/Drum Cadences of the THSMB. It can be heard at http://www.geocities.com/beatsheadonbus/sounds/triway.mp3

I've been told that it is a song from one of the Bennett Band Books, but I've never been able to track down any to look at, and the listings online for the New Bennett Band Book don't show the scores, of course.

I was wondering if he could listen to this song and see if it matches any of the songs in the first book. I think it would also be from a trio.

Thanks for passing this on, if possible.

Paula Vasichko

(No problem, Paula, and thanks for checking in with the old Cardinals from Jefferson High -- John, are you copying this? -- trailboss)

Can't stop Minnesota's fall

It's that time of year when Minnesota gets too gorgeous for words. You take pictures to try to freeze its wonder in time. It doesn't work. Try as we might to stop it, leaves will fall. Fortunately it all comes back and colors and weather blend into the splendid harmony of our favorite season.

The pictures were made by the trailboss today on County 78 near his house. Yesterday he finished a little movie about an old friend and the Canadian wilderness way back in 1978. If you're interested in it, click on this link to YouTube and the five-minute movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHEdR5_Cfj4

We must caution you, however. There's some gratuitous nudity.

Trumm stuffs

By Tom Obert
Cub Reporter
Today the Cards hosted the 2008 Runestone Classic Volleyball Invitational. It went on all day. The Cards dispatched Bemidji, Wayzata, and Wadena/Deer Creek in their round robin.
In the other pool, 4th-ranked Chaska disposed of Moorhead, Renville County West, and Perham in their round robin. So at approximately 4:30, 7 1/2 hours after it all began, our Cards took on the Hawks in the championship game. The game had a state final atmosphere - tension, excitement, and high quality play. Our Cards prevailed 26-24, 21-25, 15-10.
The video was taken in the Bemidji game and shows a service run by Sam Dale.
On Sam's 2nd serve, the Lumberjacks get stuffed by two Cardinals - for you old Alexandrians, the one on the right is 5'10" sophomore Sam Trumm (yes, the granddaughter). Gettin' excited about state tournament time, you betcha!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=551894429443324934