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| Berlynn Green (NCSA image) |
My first choice this morning would be to write about the Morris Area Chokio Alberta Tigers of volleyball. Alas, there is a paucity of available information. I have bemoaned that for a long time. Various factors have caused this. Info is more readily available on the Minnewaska Area Lakers. We're always happy to see those Lakers excelling.
I had the pleasure of visiting the Minnewaska Area school this past summer for the "Showstoppers" performance of "Newsies." And what a great show it was. My first time in the 'Waska auditorium.
Those Lakers of the volleyball world are 6-0 now. They are 3-0 in section and 5-0 in conference.
Let's take a further look: the 'Waska wins have nearly all been by sweep! This includes the Sept. 9 win over our MACA Tigers. 'Waska downed the Tigers 3-0 at the 'Waska gym. It's always neat to see the picturesque Lake Minnewaska as you leave that school.
Most recently the Lakers turned back BOLD, again showing the sweep magic. The win over BOLD was on Thursday at BOLD. I wonder how the BOLD school is proceeding with the "criminal investigation" of its finances.
The Lakers defeated Melrose 3-1 on Sept. 4. That's the only match that did not have a sweep outcome. Previous to the Melrose match, 'Waska disposed of Holdingford, Montevideo and Sauk Centre. Can anyone stop the Lakers? Fans at Olivia saw the Lakers down the BOLD Warriors 25-17, 25-11 and 25-19. This was West Central Conference volleyball.
Emma Hellermann and Haillie Schulz each had three serving aces. Elian Marthaler had two. Schulz facilitated the Lakers' offense with her 29 assists.
Berlynn Green, a sophomore, was at the fore in hitting with her 11 kills. Mya VanLuik followed with seven, then we see Avery Lewison 6, Schulz 5, Taylor Schulz 5, Hellemann 3 and Marthaler 1.
Lewison supplied punch at the net with her 3 1/2 blocks. The Schulz girls - Haillie and Taylor - each had one. Here's the rundown on digs: Green 12, Piper Barsness 8, Marthaler 6, Emma Poegel 6 and Haillie Schulz 6.
For BOLD, Kaitlyn Flann and Kyleigh Snow each had two serving aces. Snow supplied eight set assists. Elfering led in kills with five. Lucy Remer had three ace blocks. And in digs, Kya Elfering set the pace with 12.
Orange and black
Morris Area Chokio Alberta has lost some steam after a 3-0 start. The Tigers went 1-2 in the Lakeview tournament. Then they lost to Minnewaska Area 0-3 on Tuesday. They did not play on Thursday. The West Central Tribune had "stats not available" for MACA in the 'Waska match. In a previous time I would have been able to write some paragraphs on the Tigers. It is sad that I cannot today.
I know the Tigers have height as an attribute. The two players who I know are 6-0 and 6-1. Not sure we have to accept being swept by Minnewaska.
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| Charlie Kirk |
I knew little about who Charlie Kirk was, prior to the assassination this week. The name would have rung familiar with me. I would have been pretty sure he was on the right end of political spectrum. This has been the fashionable place to be in America for a very long time.
Naturally it is wrong and tragic for anyone to be shot. Why do colleges find they should allow such polarizing figures on campus? Remember the days when so many bills got through Congress that had a Republican co-sponsor and Democratic co-sponsor? The parties could reach agreement sometimes, strange as that comes across now.
John Boehner - remember him? - handed over the gavel to Nancy Pelosi in a congenial way. Well why the heck not?
You all may be paying attention to the wrong issues now. Oh you're familiar with the tariffs, yes. And you must want this. The president has been waving the flag with tariffs for a long time. And if you don't know that tariffs are a consumption tax on all of us, you're a fool. I won't lecture you on the background here.
The issue that should maybe grab your attention now is the Federal Reserve. There is a widespread belief that the Fed is about to push interest rates way down again. The Fed was already receptive to that idea but then the president had to wield his hammer, so to speak. Of course there has long been an unwritten rule that the president does not comment on the Fed. Trump goes the extra mile to break the rule, and is there enough pushback? Well no there isn't.
Charlie Kirk went around the country extolling Trump across the board, I gather, even giving out red hats. The people who buy all his rhetoric will have to answer for the consequences of Trump-ism when all is said and done. Low interest rates fuel inflation. They devalue our currency, in case that matters to you.
The widespread deportation of cheap labor can only fuel inflation. So many of the deportations on their very face seem inhumane. If that matters to you. That's a refrain of mine now: "if that matters to you." I'm not sure how the issues of the day are registering with people.
People here in the wide open spaces seek refuge in their churches. With all the negative things going on with the rural economy - I mean for the rank-and-file - people seem to think church is the answer. As if their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ would wish to support what our Republican Party is doing. That's the party that rules out here: no contest. Believe me it didn't used to be like this.
I suspect that Jesus Christ would want nothing to do with DJT, he of the insurrection attempt in D.C. He gets away with pardoning everyone. And you're good with it. Our congressperson reflects DJT 100 percent like they're joined at the hip. Maybe I should just say "heaven help us all."
Hell may be coming to breakfast in the rural Upper Midwest. Maybe it's because you bought into rhetoric that originated in the states of the old Confederacy. We fought a war against that.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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