Here it is and we made it!

I would just like to take this opportunity to give each and everyone a pat on the back.

Humboldt has been going through a lot of transitions and we came together and we helped each other get through this one.

To those of us who will be here next year for yet another transition...support one another, be a team and continue the River Rats. Turn out for River Rats was not big but...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

So, today is our last meeting. The location is: Lucky's 13 Pub, 1352 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Mendota 55150. You can click on today's date on the Google calendar from an earlier post and it will give you directions. A little off of the West Side but only about 5-10 minutes away from Humboldt. Nice location by the river. If you have never been there, you should check it out.

Thanks to all those that I met and got to know a little better. The pleasure was all mine.

Cheers,
Carrie

River Rats hit the Liffey

No students...ahhh, time to re-group and build community.

Get to know your fellow co-workers out of the confinement of the classroom. Who are they really? What do they do in their free time?

Meet the rats at The Liffey (downtown St. Paul -click on calendar date below to see address)at 2:30 Friday, April 9th and get your answers.

THEN....have a relaxing weekend.

Shamrock Friday

In Ireland, the shamrock is a three-leaf clover that grows in the summer. Shamrocks grow from bulbs and bloom with white flowers usually around St. Patrick's Day.

In St. Paul, Shamrock's is a restaurant/bar on W. 7th Street that River Rats visit Friday, March 12th at 2:30.

Click on the calendar date for details and to see next month's venue.



I hope you can join us!

Community Check In

So, we are into the thick of it.

It is February. Outdoors it is still bone shivering cold. So much so that when your alarm rings, at that un-Godly hour of the morning, you don't want to unwrap the cocoon-like blanket nest that you buried yourself in the night before and allow your body to be shocked awake by the brisk morning air. You peer out your window and see that the white stuff continues to fall from the sky and although you spent a good half an hour shoveling last night, you cannot see the progress of your effort. You are thinking "Spring" must be around the corner but as a Minnesotan you instinctively know that we're looking at another 2 months (Tax Day) until we can legitimately store our winter gear away.

Anticipating Spring and Tax Day, your thoughts start to wander. Maybe you might get an early refund? Maybe you can jet off to that tropical location for a week at the end of March so you can forget about the white stuff, RTTT, MDE, PLCs, PBIS and ISS. Ahhhh....is it too much to ask?

The River Rats can't promise you that tropical vacation but we can offer you a get-a-way of sorts:

Today, Friday, Feb. 12 at 3:30 at Mancini's Char House on West 7th Street in St. Paul.

Show up and check in. Share your triumphs, failures or your all time favorite desert island song (if you could have only one song with you, what would it be)...no one will judge you. We all need a shoulder to lean on, a pat on the back or possibly someone whose "got your back". The River Rats are there for you.

Hope to see you there.

January Broomball

Humboldt Hawks UNITE!! The Schlukebier family has volunteered to host this awesome January event for all staff. Broomball for one and all. Bring your broomball shoes, maybe a stick, a cool dive like the one shown...


I'm not quite sure, actually, I have never played broomball. I think at this point all that may be required is your person (you could also bring a friend, a guy off the street, your mate) a snack and a beverage to share and some spirit to engage in this highly competitive sport.





Date: Friday, January 22, 2010
Time: 7:00
Location: 1117 Oseola Ave., St. Paul, 55105 Grand and Lexington area

I will put the date on the calendar below (scroll down to another blog date and you will see it). The address (complete with a map), will be on the calendar when you click on the event.

Have a safe, warm and restful (or energetic, whichever you prefer)winter break!

C. Garcia

The Holiday Party Results

The Humboldt Holiday Party results are in. 47% of the voters said that they would prefer

3:00 on Friday, December 11th.

The location is the Glockenspiel.

605 7th Street West
St Paul, MN 55102-3043
(651) 292-9421

Food and beverages are on your own.
Join us for camaraderie and Humboldt Hawk cheer.

Your Cruise Director,
Carrie

Holiday Party Poll