Rochester, Minnesota

Elgin history spotlight – Nancy Lou Webster This is the story of longtime Elgin resident/artist Nancy Lou Webster and her 1935 Straight 8 Buick Coupe with suicide doors named “Katie.” The story begins with Nancy Lou as a teen in Oxford, Mississippi. “Miss Kate Skipwith was a philanthropist who lived on Main Street in Oxford, Mississippi. She wanted a car so she ordered a new car to be shipped by rail to her. A 1935 Buick Series 40 Coupe. It arrived by rail in Oxford with five miles on the…

was sold, the family moved to a farm in a town named Rochester, located in New York (Susan 7). Susan B. Anthony once said “Failure is impossible.” To her it meant that she would never give up on women’s rights, to others she wanted it to mean that no matter what, you are capable of being heard as long as you put the effort to be heard.(Susan). Even though she was not always active…

the labels being forced on her by the self-concerned Rochester, asserting herself and her beliefs throughout her life and the development of her “madness”. Antoinette’s steadfast morals and sense of personal worth appear very early in her relationship with Rochester. She continually persists against the actions being forced upon her around her arranged nuptials and finally coming light in a grand first clash midway through Part Two. Rochester had, without her knowledge, met with Daniel…

Reaching a goal and the work it takes to get there can be a long, trying process. My goal is to put together a win to make it to the National FFA Competition on the FFA Nursery Landscape team. I have competed on the Nursery Landscape team from the time I was a freshman. As a team of three freshmen and one sophomore, our main goal was to place as high as we could as individuals which would help our team score. At the State Convention, I wanted to place in the top twenty as an individual. Before…

Reaching a goal and the work it takes to get there can be a long, trying process. My goal is to make it to Nationals on the Nursery Landscape FFA team. I have competed on the Nursery Landscape team since I was a freshman. As a team of three freshmen and one sophomore, our main goal was to place as high we could as individuals which would help our team score. At State Convention, I wanted to place in the top twenty as an individual. Before you can reach the State Convention, you must place in the…

Have you ever heard of the outlaw Laura Bullion, well now you will. Laura Bullion had different names, she used the names Della Rose, Freda Lincoln, Freda Bullion Lincoln, and Mrs. Maurice Lincoln and more. She was born in Knickerbocker Texas near Mertzon in Irion County, in October 1876. The actual date of her birth is not known. Laura Bullion died December 2, 1961. When she died, she was about 84 or 85. Laura Bullion was an outlaw that was known for robbery and forgery of banknotes signatures.…

left her old self behind. When she first arrived at Thornfield, Jane was a naïve and submissive girl, new to the world outside of her family and education. Mr. Rochester was a cynical, selfish, and spoiled aristocrat. Jane must leave so that she and Mr. Rochester may mature and learn more about themselves and what is important. Mr. Rochester has to balance out his fiery nature and Jane must determine where she stands on the spectrum between passion and reason. In the end, Jane finally grows into…

Medina, Minnesota, “a prosperous, suburban edge City” is the place I call home. Now, living in the 82,575-person college town of Bloomington, Indiana, makes my quaint little hometown of 5,221 seem irrelevant. Being away from home for the first time in my life makes me appreciate the state of Minnesota more than I ever expected; I can even say that I miss my little area of the world, Medina. Initially when presented with this project I thought I would focus on Minneapolis, a city of 400,070,…

I. Evaluation and Its Importance The evaluation stage has purpose and importance. The evaluation process is important because it allows the worker and client to reflect on the work that has been done and see how the client has achieved his/her goals; additionally, it allows the client to determine how effective the intervention practice really was (Birkenmaier, Berg-Weger & Dewees, 2014). As for working with different clients, individuals, families, groups, and communities, the process will be…

Target’s inability to adapt to Canadian consumerism culture proved to be their biggest communication error. Their strategy focused on mimicking American culture rather than building a business model dedicated to Canadian markets which created a perception that Target was not the company for loyal Canadians. Essentially, Target forgot to communicate how their brand is going to exceed the expectations of Canadians, as they focused solely on replicating their success in America Errors in…