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BOOK DETAILS: The “Skol! Vikings 50” book chronicles the fi ve decades the Minnesota Vikings have been holding training camp in Mankato. This is the longest training camp-city relationship in NFL history. From the day Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletic Director Bill Nelson sealed the deal with Vikings owner Max Winter, the team and the town have never turned back. Order your commemorative book now at $39.95 (plus tax/shipping) while supplies last. Pick up your copy at The Free Press or order online today!

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FEATURESseptember 2015Volume 10, Issue 9

time to let her go ...After 18 years of worrying, it’s time to trust that she’s

going to be just fine.

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These days, it’s hard to imagine one without the other. MSU and

Mankato are forever linked.

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About the CoverThe Mankato area wouldn’t be the same without its higher education institutions. Our cover model is Kayla Norris,

a student at Bethany Lutheran College. Our cover image was shot by Pat Christman.

safari of educationFor Becky Davis and her students, it was the

study abroad trip of a lifetime.

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BOOK DETAILS: The “Skol! Vikings 50” book chronicles the fi ve decades the Minnesota Vikings have been holding training camp in Mankato. This is the longest training camp-city relationship in NFL history. From the day Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletic Director Bill Nelson sealed the deal with Vikings owner Max Winter, the team and the town have never turned back. Order your commemorative book now at $39.95 (plus tax/shipping) while supplies last. Pick up your copy at The Free Press or order online today!

presented by

sponsored by

• Hardcover, 144 pages, archival quality

• Hundreds of stunning historic images

• Available for pick up or online now

UNIQUE • TIMELESS

Pick up your copies at

The Free Press418 S. 2nd Street, Mankato

Have your books shipped by ordering online at

Vikings50.PictorialBook.comFree shipping available for online orders of two or more copies

Hurry, this book is in limited supply! Order one of two ways:

Pre-orders for pick up are available now

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Modenschau (Fashion Show) • Sept. 11thHermann Fest • Sept 12th

Oktoberfest • October 2nd

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Story and photos by Rebecca (Becky) Fjelland Davis

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singing, peacefully, in protest of being taught entirely in the Afrikaans language. This was the language of the oppressor — of the white National Party regime that was responsible for apartheid. In 1976, these kids knew that Afrikaans was spoken only in South Africa. To get ahead in the bigger world, they needed English — and certainly wanted to be instructed in their native tongues. For this, and for reacting to police violence against their march, they were gunned down in their school uniforms. No precise death count is available, but some say nearly 200 died that day, and within a few weeks nearly 600 kids were shot by “police” in Soweto streets.

Because of this and other news stories in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Soweto gained an international reputation for violence, protest and ANC activity.

When I posted photos of our bike ride in Soweto on Facebook, I instantly got comments asking, “Is it safe?” “Are you sure you should be doing that?” “Not all places are safe for travel…”

In answer, no grand adventure is without some risk, but actually, we felt safe. Our bike guide greeted friends or relatives on nearly every street. Men on crutches and one with a bandaged stump of an arm wanted pictures with us. One student received an on-the-spot marriage proposal. Women selling food from roadside crates smiled broadly and said “hello” with melodious South African accents. One woman, paid by our bike guide, brought us a bowl of sealed baggies filled with Coca-Cola.

“Bite off a corner and have a drink.” Our guide

demonstrated and apologized, “They’re usually frozen,” but the cold sweet liquid needed no apology.

Residents of Soweto are working hard to change its image. It’s a vibrant place, with its own rhythm and culture. Our guide told us that 3-4 million souls live in Soweto, but only 17 of those have white skin.

The Soweto bike tour set the tone for the entire trip.

At the end of the trip, one of my students was asked, “When did you get it? Like, when did you understand South Africa, and the significance of where you were?”

“Right away,” was the answer. “As soon as we got on bikes and rode through Soweto.”

I’d call that cultural immersion before sundown. We fell in love with South Africa in one day.

We visited Langa, an impoverished township in Cape Town, where all shops and beauty salons were housed in shipping containers, because they were available and because they could be locked up tight at night. In Langa, we went into an apartment building where 80 families shared one toilet, three families shared each bedroom, but where four bright-faced preschoolers came running over to hug us. A few blocks away, we spent time in another set of three storage containers transformed into a preschool bubbling with color, hope and music. Forty little kids were crammed into a space that might serve 12 in the U.S. But their eager faces, snotty noses and all, lit up when they sang and

Andi rive founded the program “Love Lions Alive” to save lions. You can find this and other programs mentioned in this article online. the photo in the middle shows the author feeding the lions cubs on the refuge.

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Story and photos by Robb Murray

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ReflectionsBy Pat Christman

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Thursday, October 85:30–9 p.m. • Courtyard by Marriott, Mankato

Gather your girlfriends and join us for an enjoyable evening to give, gab

and giggle. We’ll be having fun while supporting women’s and children’s

services with the remodel and expansion of the special care nursery at

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Tickets are $50 each and should be purchased in advance. Limited tickets

will be available at the door. A portion of the ticket is tax deductible.

For more information and to purchase ticketsCall 507-385-2932 or visit mayoclinichealthsystem.org/ladiesfirst.

Presented by the Auxiliary at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato

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Nell Musolf is a mom and freelance writer from Mankato. She blogs at: nellmusolf.com

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Jean Lundquist is a master gardener who lives near Good Thunder.

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Breakfast on the farm

1.AyoungboypetsasheepattheGoebelFarm.2.ThousandsofpancakeswerecookedonagiantChrisCakesgriddleduringBreakfastontheFarm,hostedbyGoebel’sFarm.

3.Manyvolunteerfarmerswereonhandtoeducatechildrenonthelivestock.

4.Ayoungboygetsacoupleofpancakesthrownonhisplate.5.Theeventbroughtmanyfamiliesouttothefarmtoenjoyadeliciousbreakfast.

6.Sheepandsmallhorseswerepopularattractionsforchildrentogetupcloseandpersonalwiththeanimals.

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From relaxing massages to invigorating facials and body treatments,

Marriott is known globally for having great spas. In North America, five of

the top Marriott and Renaissance spas are found in Alabama. For guest

satisfaction, the Spa at the Marriott Shoals in Florence remains the top

ranked Marriott spa in North America. The Spa at the Grand Hotel in Pt.

Clear also is in Marriott’s Top 10. For Renaissance Hotels, both the Spa at

Montgomery and the Spa at Ross Bridge are in the Top 7, followed closely

by the Battle House in Mobile. All five of these spas are part of the RTJ

Resort Collection and feature innovative treatments inspired by Southern

Hospitality. Clearly great golf and spas work well together in Alabama.

Come experience them for yourself.*Renaissance and Marriott spa guest

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