When I was a youngster in Upsala, we always had a Memorial Day service in the school gym, followed by a parade down Main Street. Sometime after I graduated in 1961, the practice died out. Then in the 1980’s, Lorna Koehn, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary brought back the Memorial Day Celebration in […]
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Comments Off on May 25, 2018 Yesterday was the first day that the earth worms were out on the parking lot and the sidewalks on campus. The smell of earth worms brings memories of fishing. The annual Osberg fishing trip is 3 weeks from tomorrow. The opener was last Saturday and I did not participate. I have never been one for […]
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Comments Off on May 18, 2018 The second week of my two week vacation started with a trip to Anthem to visit Mary and Roger. Mary was the MPR Senior Account Executive in Rochester for many years. They spend their winters in Anthem, Arizona and their summers on a lake in Wisconsin. The best of both worlds. One fly showed up […]
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Comments Off on May 11, 2018 Two weeks in Arizona was awesome. This was the first time I have taken a two week vacation since 1976. Brother Bill and my sister Kathie and husband Duaine were awesome hosts. They both bought homes in Sun City West at the right time. Kathie and Duaine have lived in Granite Falls since 1965 and […]
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