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 80’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 28, 2021 The Governor’s Fishing Opener was a huge success. My son Erik was operating on 4 hours of sleep by the time the sun came up on Saturday. My grandson Walleye Willie was chosen to guide Ashlea Halpren and Andrew Parks from Minnevangelist. Ashlea and Andrew searched 40 states in the United States over a 16 […]
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Comments Off on May 20, 2021 Good cloudy morning from Mill Stream Village. Tomorrow is the fishing opener. The first Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener was held in 1948 on Lake Mille Lacs. The event was established as a way to improve Minnesota’s economy through the development and promotion of the state’s recreational opportunities, especially fishing. This year my son Erik is the […]
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Comments Off on May 14, 2021 Many years ago my Dad went to work as a dishwasher at Little Sisters of the Poor in St. Paul. His boss was a woman named Maxine. They became real good friends and her family referred to him as Grandpa Bill. Maxine and Dad never lived together, but they ended up living in the same high rise […]
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