Posts Tagged ‘flood’

An ugly 12-letter word: perseverance

I’ve been thinking a lot about perseverance lately. It can be a hauntingly ugly, nasty 12-letter word. The noun is officially defined as “steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.” Well, that...

Winter 2010 | About, From the Editor, Uncategorized | Read More

The Mount Mercy Top 10 List for 2009

It’s that time of year. I don’t mean ugly holiday sweater parties, Christmas, Festivus, Kwanza, Channukah or New Years. I submit to you that there is a new “holiday tradition”: Top 10 Lists. They are truly ubiquitous. I’m sure you’ve noticed that all of the major (and...

Winter 2009 | From the Editor | Read More

Do Porta-Pottys Freeze?

Do Porta-Pottys freeze? It’s not a question that I’d ever pondered until this past Saturday. Why? Because I’d never needed to. My friend and colleague Jenifer Hanson uttered it from the passenger-side seat of my warm, toasty SUV. We were motoring through a section of downtown Cedar...

Winter 2009 | From the Editor | Read More

When Mission Matters…A Year to Remember

When the Sisters of Mercy founded this institution, they could not have foreseen the great flooding that would occur nearly 80 years later, but the legacy they instilled in our character ensured that we would rise to the challenge. Never has it been more clear that we live in a time of profound change...

Fall 2008 | | Read More

Track, Cross Country Coach Rises Above Flood Waters

Like many other residents in the Palo community, Ryan Scheckel never thought the water would reach his home. “I saw them sandbagging the supermarket and thought, ‘What in the world are they doing? The water is never going to get that high,’” says Scheckel, the head coach for men’s and women’s...

Fall 2008 | On Campus | Read More