Yesterday, Jordan resident Melody Monyok stopped by the office of your local newspaper, the Jordan Independent, to talk about and show me photographs of her church mission trip to Haiti. It is the second time Monyok has gone on a mission trip to Haiti, both times with Friendship Church of Prior Lake. This year, Monyok wrote this about the trip:

I have a lot of great memories and fun times in Haiti this
year.

Free state tournament photos will be available for a limited time via the Web site of the Jordan Independent, www.jordannews.com.

Click on any of the photos on this Web site to get to the newest gallery, which is focused on the Jordan Jaguars' second-place finish in the 2008 state girls basketball tournament.

Jordan Jaguars girls basketball photos can be downloaded for free at http://jordannews.smugmug.com/gallery/4546119_DJeXg#267838583.  

Scott West wrestling photos can be downloaded for free at http://jordannews.smugmug.com/gallery/4551678_zpPrp#268204569.

Two of my friends from Mankato are the main photographers for the Free Press. These are annual award winners, fantastic photogs with keen eyes. I've learned a lot from them, but I can't do half of the stuff they can do with the camera.

Check out their favorite photos of 2007 at http://static.cnhi.zope.net/flashpromo/mankatofreepress/flashpromo/slideshows/07_1230photogfavs/index.html.

I guess there was a big storm this weekend. Maybe you heard it? I certainly didn’t.

For some reason - for the last 2 months I haven't been able to get into this web site and see all the great photos everyone has been posting - I get the entry's in my email but have been unable to get

The Dog Disc Championship is my very favorite thing to photograph in Jordan.

Attached below is an outdoors photography contest in which you might be interested.

I just received this e-mail from Scott Hornemann, the Internet advertising consultant for Red Wing Publishing, an affiliate of your local newspaper:

Does anyone else find it difficult to shoot photos in this weather?