Notebook
September 13th, 2024 by Gary Osberg

It has been eleven years since Auntie passed. There are many stories to tell about Auntie, but my favorite comes from her son Kevin. They had been visiting Kevin’s uncle in Alexandria and Kevin told Auntie that he wanted to get back to her house in Upsala in time to watch the Preakness horse race […]

September 6th, 2024 by Gary Osberg

Culture shock occurs when folks from one religion and background encounter folks from another religion and background.  I experienced “culture shock” when I moved to Upsala in 1956.  I was pulled out of St. Louis Park Junior High School and my mother and six of us children moved into an apartment above a grocery store […]