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Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team
Dave Kask
218-724-2775
26 East College Street
Duluth, Minnesota
55812

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Upcoming Events
Date	Event	Time	Location
Mon 10/27	West Yellowstone Price Increase	All Day
Tue 10/28	Nordic Ski Team Informational Meeting - Ordean	2:30 PM	Ordean Middle School - Cafeteria
Tue 10/28	Nordic Ski Team Informational Meeting	3:30 PM	Duluth East High School
Mon 11/3	Parents Meeting	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Duluth East High School
Fri 11/7	Snowflake Ski Swap - Drop off Items	5:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Spirit Mountian Nordic Center
Sat 11/8	Snowflake Ski Swap - The Sale!	9:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Snowflake Nordic Ski Center
Mon 11/10	First Day of Practice	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Snowflake Nordic Ski Center

"The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit." - Ken Doherty

Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team

Welcome to the Duluth East Nordic Ski Team. Our team has a place for every student who wants to learn to cross country ski and race. Of the students who join our team each year, some are experienced racers, some have skied with their families and some have never been on skis before. You are all welcome.

Our goals for all the skiers are:
That you will…
1. Learn to ski technically well
2. Learn to wax your skis for all conditions
3. Learn to develop a training plan
4. Develop the strength and conditioning to enable you to be a fast ski racer
5. Learn to love skiing so it will be a life long sport for you

This year's coaches are:

Head Coach - Bonnie Fuller-Kask         724-2775       e-mail - coachbonnie@dulutheastnordic.org
Coach - Dave Kask                      724-2775       e-mail - coachdave@dulutheastnordic.org
Coach - Dean Grace                                     e-mail - coachdean@dulutheastnordic.org

Friday, January 18
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa

Thursday, October 2
West Yellowstone 2008

Duluth East Ski Team

2008 West Yellowstone Ski Trip

November 21 to November 29, 2008
West Yellowstone, Montana
Cost $535 ($545 after Oct. 27)

Trip Leaders:

Bonnie Fuller-Kask (218) 724-2775
Dave Kask

Other Information:

This trip has filled up in the past. We will fill the busses on a first paid – first reserved basis. Your seat will be reserved when we receive your down payment.
Leave East High School at 5:00 p.m. Friday November 21
Have a bag dinner with you - we will not be stopping for dinner.
We will stop for a quick breakfast on Saturday morning
Arrive West Yellowstone Saturday afternoon. We’ll have time to ski.
Leave West Yellowstone about 4:00 p.m. on Friday
Arrive Duluth about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 29.
$535 Fee includes ($545 after Oct. 27):
- Transportation
- 6 nights lodging at the Kelly Inn
- Continental Breakfasts in West Yellowstone
- Ski passes for the week
- 3 team dinners and Thanksgiving dinner.
Skiers should bring additional money for lunches and other dinners
There are grocery stores and restaurants within walking distance of the Kelly Inn.
Waxing benches, irons and waxing help will be available.
Skiers MUST bring the following kick waxes; Red Special, Blue Extra and Green plus a cork! This is necessary to get out on the ski trails faster.
This is not a school-sponsored trip. Parents will be required to excuse their students from school. Permission slips, including Emergency information will be required.
Please keep the volume of bags to a minimum. The bus will be full.
No coolers, there will not be room on the bus.

To reserve your seat on the bus, get your $250 non-refundable deposit to Bonnie ASAP. The seats will be filled on a first come first served basis. Remaining trip fee is due to Bonnie prior to November 10, 2008 (we have to let the checks clear the bank so we can use the money in West Yellowstone). Please make checks out to DE Nordic Activity Fund.Note: If signing up after October 27, 2008 the fee increases to $545 because the ski passes go up.Parents and other interested adults are welcome to ride along on the second bus. The prices for adults are:

$535.00 - Quad occupancy
$576.00 - Triple occupancy
$658.00 - Double occupancy
$902.00 - Single Occupancy

Add $10 if signing up after October 27, 2008.

Click on handouts below for all the forms....

Handout: West Yellowstone 2008

Friday, January 18
Dan Hedin Classic Cancelled due to cold

GLEN SORENSON writes:

Hello coaches

Sorry to do this to you, I was at the trails this morning, called the weather service. It was -5 at the airport with a windchill of -24 to - 28, it will warm a couple of degrees but the wind will pick up, so windchill is still too dangerous through the whole day. We have to call off the race. Steve did a ton of work as always, and as always was gracious about the news of the cancellation. I will get the bibs to Bonnie for Tuesday's race and try to call as many of you coaches as possible, if you get this email in time would you email me that you did and save me a call. Sorry again. We tried.

Glen

Thursday, January 17
SuperTour Athletes Seek Homestays

Amy (Hollingsworth) Caldwell, former Duluth East skier and current head coach for the National Athlete Development Center in Callaghan Valley, B.C., is bringing a crew of her skiers to the upper Midwest for SuperTour races. To keep costs down, Amy is looking for homestays in Duluth for 8 skiers on January 28 & 29. If you have an extra room and are willing to host, please contact Anne Flueckiger at annefluke@charter.net. Thanks!

Tuesday, January 15
The Lake Superior College Nordic Spirit Ski Race and Tour

To all high school skiers:

The Duluth XC Ski Club will be hosting a big citizens race at Spirit Mt on Sunday, Jan 27th. The Lake Superior College Nordic Spirit Ski Race and Tour. We have a special rate of only $15 for high school skiers who would like to do the race or tour (speak to your coaches first to make sure it's okay). Skiers will get a cool white hat (like the one Annie's been wearing at races) and a gear bag. More info about the races can be found at http://duluthxc.com/nordicspirit.

We're also looking for lots of volunteers. We have jobs like helping at the registration table, or helping out at the gearbag checkin/checkout, or startline/finishline crew. You could also help us pre-stuff the give-away bags. Another really fun volunteer job would be to help out with the kids Trax for Snax race. Help the wee-ones find their way around the course and feed them cookies while cheering them on. Your help would be greatly appreciated. We should have enough of those white hats for volunteers too. If you can help out, talk to Patti Harvieux (Annie's mom) or give her a call at 724-6846.

Wednesday, January 9
A Few New Things

One - The Dan Hedien Classic has been rescheduled to Friday, Januay 18 at 1:00 p.m. This is due to finals on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Two - The Snowflake bus schedule is now on the calendar along with race schedules, team dinners and other important dates. I will keep it up to date with changes.

Three - Parents (and skiers too) if you want a copy of the start list for a race you are going to, Steve our timer for most meets, posts them on his web site before the meet. It is fun to have so you can cheer for the skiers (East's and others) by name. Click here to get to Steve's web site: Steve's Timing

Four - A Yahoo map can be accessed for directions to meet locations by clicking on the Location for the meet near the top of our home page or by finding the location under the "Locations" menu tab to the left.

See you,

Dave

Sunday, January 6
This Week at Duluth East Nordic

What's happening at Duluth East Nordic the week of January 7.

Monday: Mentor Monday and wax for the Cloquet Classic Race

Tuesday: Cloquet Classic Invite, Bus leaves at 2:15, excused at 2:00.

Wednesday: Normal workout at Snowflake, last day to sign up for Marshall Sprints.

Thursday: Normal workout at Snowflake

Friday: Wax skis for Marshall Sprints

Saturday: Marshall Sprints - Check back for times and details.

Friday, January 4
Cloquet Invite
Signup for the Cloquet Invite tonight at Snowflake (it's a classic race). Can't make it tonight, give us a call at 724-2775 and leave a message. We have to have the entries in tomorrow by 5:00 p.m.

Friday, January 4
Mesabi East Invite Start List
Start lists for the Mesabi East Invite are available at: www.itiming.com

Sunday, December 30
Mesabi East team

Below is the Duluth East Team for the Mesabi East Invite on Saturday, January 5, 2008. We will be waxing the team's skis Friday at the team dinner.

Girls Varisty

Classic Freestyle

Alena Tofte Marian Lund

Hillary Boyce Bria Kask

Sarah Allen Amelia Black

Girls Junior Varsity

Classic Freestyle

Chelsey Youngberg Annie Harvieux

Erin Hill Elizabeth Jefferson

Alternates: Megan Allen, Luciana Ranelli

Boys Varsity

Classic Freestyle

Gus Downs Grant Cook

Cam Mitchell Jon Anderson

Caleb Schuder Peter Whiteman

Boys Junior Varsity

Classic Freestyle

Owen Downs Erik Mclaughlin

Tony Squillace John Stingle

Alternates: Ruben Verdoljak, Josh Schuder

Saturday, December 22
More West Yellowstone Photos
Check out the photos of our West Yellowstone trip from Nancy Bauer. There are many great pictures. The link to them is on the "Albums" page near the bottom.

Friday, December 21
Snowflake Christmas Party

Friday, December 28, 2007
6:30 p.m. till 9:00

Join us at Snowflake for an informal get together to ski the trail and enjoy the company of other skiers in the area.

It will be a potluck Christmas treats affair so bring a sample of your favorite if you can.
We will provide the hot apple cider.

At about 7:30 we will show the movie:
X-COUNTRY
the inside story on one of the toughest sports around

in the fireplace room down stairs.

Mark you calendar and join your friends.

Everyone is welcome… those that strap on the boards and those that don’t!

Brought to you by Snowflake and the Duluth East Nordic Ski Team

East Alumni - this is the place to be Friday Night!

Wednesday, December 12
"Life is short...Skiing makes is seem longer"

Wednesday, December 12
Skiing and a Movie...What could be better?

Wednesday, December 12
"It never gets easier, you just go faster." - Greg LeMond

Tuesday, December 11
Ely Timberwolf Classic Invitational
Race times are now posted. Click on "Ely Timberwolf Classic Invitational" above for more information. Click on "Hidden Valley" above for directions to the race site or look under "Locations" in the menu to the left for more information about Hidden Valley Nordic Center.

Wednesday, December 12
"The clock isn't slower; you're just faster." - Adidas

Thursday, December 6
Weeks Ahead

Here is what is in store for the next couple of weeks:

Tuesday, Dec. 11, Sign-up for Ely Race Closes at end of practice (sign-up on board at Snowflake)

Friday, Dec. 14, Team Dinner (cost $5) and waxing for race

Saturday, Dec. 15, Race in Ely at Hidden Valley Nordic Center (times and details coming soon)

Monday, Dec. 17, Sign-up for Central Invite Closes at end of practice (sign-up on board at Snowflake)

Wednesday, Dec. 19, Team Dinner??? (cost $4) and waxing for race

Thursday, Dec. 20, Central Invite (times and details coming soon)

I will get the bus schedule from Bonnie and publish it soon.

Dave

"You can't win them all - but you can try." - Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Monday, December 3
Concession Stand Help

Hello Parents,

The Nordic Team has been assigned to work the concession stand for the boy's basket ball game this Friday, December 5. We need about 4 parents to work selling hot dogs, pop and popcorn etc. The fun begins at 5:00 p.m. Please let Bonnie or Dave know if you can help.

Thanks,

Oh ya, East plays Maple Grove High School

Wednesday, December 12
"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat." - Herschel Walker

Friday, November 16
Thanksgiving Week Workouts

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Black	45 min	80 Min Natural Intervals	60 min	50 min	80 min Natural Intervals
Grey	30 min	55 min Natural Intervals	40 min	35 min	55 min Natural Intervals
Red	20 min	35 min Natural Intervals	25 min	20 min	35 min Natural Intervals

Thursday, November 15
Ordean, East, Snowflake Bus Schedule

The bus schedule for the next couple of weeks is as follows:

Friday, November 16 - No Bus - run from home

Monday, November 19 - Yes
Tuesday, November 20 - Yes
Wednesday, November 21 - No Bus - run from home
Thursday, November 22 - No Bus - run from home then eat turkey
Friday, November 23 - No Bus - run off turkey from home

Monday, November 26 - Yes
Tuesday, November 27 - Yes
Wednesday, November 28 - Yes
Thursday, November 29 - Yes
Friday, November 30 - Yes

Remember the bus leaves Ordean at 3:20 and East at 3:30

Thursday, November 15
"What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems." - Duke Snider

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Thursday, November 1
Snowflake Ski Swap
Hello Skiers,

This years ski swap will be at Snowflake Nordic Center on Saturday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It is a great place to look for your equipment needs for the coming season. If you have gear to sell it can be dropped off on Friday, November 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

We could use your help on Friday and/or Saturday. It takes a big effort from everyone for the Ski Swap to run smoothly.

Friday, October 19
Important dates for the Nordic Ski Team

q Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – Down payment for West Yellowstone trip due.

q Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 2:30 p.m. in the Ordean Cafeteria – Preseason Nordic Ski Team Meeting for Ordean students.

q Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 3:30 p.m. in the East Cafeteria – Preseason Nordic Ski Team Meeting.

q Monday, November 5, 2007, 6:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria – Nordic Ski Team Parents Meeting. All team forms and fees are due at this meeting.

q Friday, November 9, 2007 – Final payment for West Yellowstone trip due.

q Friday, November 9, 2007, 5:30-9:00 p.m. Snowflake Ski Swap gear check-in.

q Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Snowflake Ski Swap

q Monday, November 12, 2007 4:00 p.m. – First day of practice at Snowflake.

q Friday, November 16, 2007 5:00 p.m. – Leave for West Yellowstone.

q Saturday, November 24, 2007 – Return to Duluth from West Yellowstone.

Monday, November 12
"The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top." - Herb Elliott

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