"BOLD" is one of those school names I really don't care for. Like 'MACCRAY." It's a "political" creation meant to not offend anyone in the school's territory, however you define that territory. Boundaries are really not firm nowadays, are they?
"MACCRAY" makes me think of crayfish! We can associate Bird Island with BOLD, Clara City with MACCRAY. I just happen to know that. Many people might be prompted to ask. But we live with school names such as BOLD and MACCRAY. And "West Central Area" even though that school does not cover all of West Central Minnesota. Morris purports to do quite well with that.
Let's think of Barrett in connection with "West Central Area." Anything wrong with just saying "Barrett High School?" In a past time the outstate folks might make a clamor about a school name, and certainly the combination of outstate communities. I saw the emotions firsthand. Remember the "Cyrus Task Force?" All of that could have been handled more smoothly and professionally, sans controversy. But such was the nature of those times.
The Cyrus Task Force ended up with more power than the Cyrus board intended. I guess that was partly thanks to us at the Morris newspaper! Time after time we'd run updates on the Task Force to the point where I joked it would get a front page headline if someone farted. And in the amazing conclusion to it all, the Task Force picked Hancock over Morris!
That didn't last long. A corps of Hancock-oriented folks got spitting-nails mad. The deal was roundly struck down. Cyrus would have had the elementary school. Meaning, buses would have to deal with the somewhat substandard road that skirts Long Lake. And Hancock parents calling the elementary school would have to deal with "long distance" or so I heard. The public spectacle of it all was avoidable.
There was a Cyrus-Hancock partnership in athletics for several years. But teams were still the "Owls." I had to deal with one very emotional parent from there on the newspaper staff! Amazing that was countenanced. Yes, Jim Morrison was right when he described himself as a "laissez-faire" manager or publisher of Morris paper. Working for a "family business" has its issues. And by that I mean, lines of authority are not always well-defined. I have a background of more than one job like this. I'll simply trot out an old favorite quote of mine: "Mongo just pawn in game of life."
As I sit here today, I am an independent unattached journalist. It is Friday. The West Central Tribune website has details only on the BOLD players from Thursday night. BOLD swept the Tigers 25-12, 25-19 and 25-12. BOLD is riding high in volleyball, now with a 14-2 record. The Tigers languish at 5-8.
Are y'all satisfied with our coach? Just asking. I don't know her.
Pfarr was far and away the leader in set assists with 30. And Ady Knake was far and away tops in kills with her 16. Grace Tersteeg had four ace blocks and Tavia Clanton three. Delaney Tersteeg led in digs with 23.
The West Central Tribune web article had "stats not available" for MACA. The WC Trib continues to errantly refer to us as "Morris/Chokio-Alberta." Sometimes it's "Morris/CA." It is clearly supposed to be "MACA" whether the Willmar paper approves of it or not.
I'm sure if our coach were to call in to the WC Trib, they'd accept it and take notes. Just takes a little effort. C'mon, let's get fired up.
Update:
It is almost noon Friday and some MACA highlights from the BOLD match
have been posted by kmrs. Thanks. So we see that Brianna Marty had
eleven kills for the Tigers, and eight digs. Kaylee Harstad produced
eight kills and six digs. Mackenzie Konz added seven digs to the mix,
and Ryla Koehler had 14 assists.
My blog post on the start-of-week volleyball action - matches vs. NL-Spicer and 'Waska - is on my companion site "Morris of Course." The Tigers beat 'Waska 3-2. You may click to read:
50 years come and gone
Wow! The passage of time is amazing but also something to celebrate. The Morris High School Class of 1973 gathered for the 50-year last weekend. I attended the Saturday portion. Below is from an email I sent to Judy Van Kempen-Soderholm soon after.I want to compliment the organizers of the 50-year because it was done perfectly. Emphasis on informal socializing. Interesting how some grads changed not only in physical appearance but in the basic essence of how they carried themselves. You must have noticed this too. The turnout seemed good although some very well-known members of our class were not there.
So many fascinating personalities in our class, but I suppose all classes of "boomers" were like that. Today all the kids get so much special help with adjustment problems - behavior meds for example - I think it encourages a certain amount of "sameness" or blandness. No one is allowed to get out of line.
Again, great job with organizing the reunion - could not have been better.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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