2010 Paddlers
Brooke Wyssmann | |
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| Age:
30 | | Years
on staff : 1 | | Hometown:
Saint Paul, MN | | Home
Congregation: Park Avenue United Methodist | | Distance she's paddling:
30? 40? miles | | Reason for participating:
An exhilarating day on the water for
something I believe in? Yes please! | | Bio in Haiku:
North woods rest, thrilling, | |
staying put, focus is new, | |
--get me in water! | | Quirk of Character:
habitual sniffer | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Mexican moose-beaver |
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Greg Summers | |
 | | Age:
22 | | Years on staff: 1 | | Hometown:
Beatrice, NE | | Home Congregation:
Beatrice Mennonite | | Distance
he's paddling:
50 miles. | | Reason for participating:
To have a great day of paddling while supporting
Wilderness Wind. | | Bio in Haiku:
Mellow to a fault | | Strength and
speed in portaging | | With fisherman's
peace | | Quirk of Character:
.Blinks slowly | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
River Otter |
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Greg Thiessen | |
 | | Age:
19 | |
Years involved with Wilderness Wind: 2 | | Hometown:
Austin, TX | | Distance
he's paddling:
50ish | | Reason for participating:
Love for aching muscles | | Bio in Haiku:
Bears chasing us | | Must paddle fast for
safety | | Phew, that's a relief | | Quirk of Character:
whistles Pirates of the Caribbean theme song while paddling | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Loonling on back of Loon |
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Karen Mc Evoy |
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| Age:
50 | | Years
on staff at Wilderness Wind? 1 | | Hometown:
Madison, WI | | Distance
she's paddling:
As far as I can, and still make it back
before dawn. | | Reason for participating:
It sounds adventurous and worth doing | | Bio in Haiku:
Short Texas woman | | Fiery
soul, heart of go-old | | Call
of North claims her. | | Quirk of Character:
Works too hard | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Loon |
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Kathy Landis | |
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| Age:
47 | | Years on staff: 20 | | Hometown:
Newton, KS | | Home Congregation:
New Creation Fellowship | | Distance
she's paddling:
30 sounds about right, but the next lake
might lure me further. | | Reason for participating:
Water is hypnotic and a day
on it is inspiring and mysteriously
enchanting. | | Bio in Haiku:
Sinking hands in Earth | |
Creating more endeavors | |
Quickens heart and soul | | Quirk of Character:
Keeps too many tress on her desk and in her
house. | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
dragonfly |
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Kerri Haldeman | |
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| Age:
30 | | Years involved with
Wilderness Wind: a few | | Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio | | Distance
she's paddling:
we'll see once we get to that point | | Reason for participating:
why not? I love canoeing, being in water, as
well as on it, and hanging out with good
folks, seeing stillness and hearings
sounds... | | Bio in Haiku:
uncertainly here | | from Ohio
I bike far | |
Happy to find grace. | | Quirk of Character:
I love creating odd combinations for
sandwhiches, then giving them away. | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Dragonfly and Loon |
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Marshall King |
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| Age:
40 |
| Years on the Wilderness
Wind Board: 8
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| Hometown:
Goshen, Indiana |
| Home
Congregation: Assembly Mennonite Church |
| Distance he's paddling:
30-50 depending on what the day
gives me |
| Reason for participating:
It's part of my summer routine to
paddle thousands of times for a
great cause. |
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| Bio in Haiku:
Big, very hungry |
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But able to breathe as well |
| Gulping life daily |
| Quirk of Character:
Can recall tastes for absurd lengths of time and convey
them in words |
| Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Zebulon Holsopple |
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Matthew Rody |
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| Age:
24 | | Years on staff: 1 | | Hometown:
(most recently) Goshen, IN | | Home Congregation:
Benton Mennonite | | Distance he's paddling:
30-50 miles | | Reason for participating:
First, I like to paddle, and if it's for a cause
as good as supporting Wilderness Wind's awesome
program i'll go the extra (40) mile(s)! | | Bio in Haiku:
Ants and snakes distract, | | each
one its own museum. | |
Life is never dull. | | | | Quirk of character:
Has the tendency to get repetitive songs stuck in
his head. This can annoy him, especially if he
doesn't know the words. | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Raven |
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Mary Ruth Kamp | |
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| Age:
31 | | Years on staff: 11 | | Hometown:
Kidron, Ohio | | Distance she's paddling:
Hopefully 30. | | Reason for participating:
She was grieving that this would be the first
year not to paddle for this event (b/c of a
wedding) and decided that she'll have to do it
anyway, but with a twist. (Will be paddling on a
different day, on a lake in Ohio.) | | Bio in Haiku:
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All winged creatures, but especially The
Great Blue Heron. |
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Micheal Mc Evoy |
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| Age:
54 | | Years on staff:
1 | | Hometown:
Madison, WI | | Distance he's paddling:
Still deciding | | Reason for participating:
To see more of the BWCA/ Quetico, as well as support
a wonderful organization. | | Bio in Haiku:
He is true builder | | Crafter of tales
and treasures |
| His hope springs from faith. |
| Quirk of Character:
Pulls odd bits of
history and stories out of the air. | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Pine Martin |
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Susan Mershon |
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| Age:
27 | | Years on staff:
2 | | Hometown:
Portland, OR. Most recently Boston, MA |
| Home Congregation:
Citylife Presbyterian, Boston |
| Distance
she's paddling:
30-40 miles | | Reason for participating:
To gain big muscles while supporting the
educational and spiritual mission of my
workplace. | | Bio in Haiku:
Living coast to coast; |
| Rugged beauty calls me home |
| To north of mid-west. | | Quirk of Character:
Frequently makes unnecessary eye contact | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Otter |
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Teresa Wasick |
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| Age:
55 |
| Years involved with Wilderness
Wind: First trip was in 1993 | | Hometown:
Minneapolis, MN | | Home Congregation:
Faith Mennonite Church | | Distance
she hopes to paddle:
30 | | Distance she hopes to
portage: 0 | | Reason for participating:
Raise funds for a great place, test herself
a little, and have some fun. | | Bio in Haiku:
Looking for new adventures |
| To keep me smiling |
| And to evoke memories | | Quirk of Character:
She needs a real pillow case to sleep on,
doesn't matter what it is stuffed with, but she
needs that pillow case! | | Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
Grey Jay | |
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Zeb Holsopple |
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| Age:
Old enough to know better, young enough not
to care (26) |
| Years involved with
Wilderness Wind: 10 |
| Hometown:
Goshen, Indiana |
| Home Congregation:
Assembly Mennonite Church
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| Distance he's paddling:
Far, depending on weather conditions |
| Reason for participating:
Love of the experience, love of the
outdoors, and a way to help Wilderness Wind |
| Bio in Haiku:
Why is paddling hard? |
| But I do it anyway. |
| Enjoyment, I guess. |
| Quirk of Character: has a pet zebra named Abu |
| Favorite Boundary Waters Animal:
.chipmunk |
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Wilderness Wind
2945 Hwy 169
Ely, MN 55731
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November to May
is 316-217-1129
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