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Schooner. Now, there's a

markaweber — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:24:13 -0500

Schooner. Now, there's a funny word. Wasn't there a scene in the movie "Mr. Mom" where the working mother develops a successful advertising pitch for Schooner Tuna? Maybe I have that wrong, but that's what pops into my mind when I hear the word Schooner.

(Mark A. Weber is publisher of the Eden Prairie News. He can be reached at mweber@swpub.com.)

I did meet Melissa Sue

Gino G — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:05:34 -0500

I did meet Melissa Sue Anderson. I remember telling my mother that she was shorter than me and I was 10 at the time.
She also had a lot of facial hair but I digress.
I remember hot air balloon rides for willing participants.
As you know, Eden Prairie was not a top 10 in anything at that time.

Did you meet Melissa Sue

bigfoot — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:30:12 -0500

Did you meet Melissa Sue Anderson? She played Mary on Little House on the Prairie, I heard she was there. Carrie (the Greenbush Twins) was not there because Jack (the dog) couldn't come too.

I think they stuck with

Gino G — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:50:25 -0500

I think they stuck with Prairie Center drive after the Eden Prairie center was built in 1976. I still remember the grand opening.

Yeah, that is kind of corny.

Leah Shaffer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:26:20 -0500

Yeah, that is kind of corny. How about Purgatory Road?