Last night I attended an event in the library at the Melrose High School. “Stearns United” invited my son Erik Osberg to join them for pizza and conversation about the current state of affairs. They had heard that Erik has chosen to run for the United States Congress representing Congressional District 7. CD7 consists of […]
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0 Comment » When the family moved from St. Louis Park to Upsala in October of 1956, one benefit to myself was that I got out of having to serve two weeks of “detention” at Park Junior High school. My rebellious nature had already kicked in. The Upsala school population was divided into “farm kids” and “town kids”. […]
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General Growing up in Upsala I was a “town kid” not a “farm kid”, but I learned the joy of “tilling the soil” through gardening. I got into gardening by helping my bachelor brother-in-law Jackie with his garden. The Upsala Swedish Mission Church parsonage was built in 1892 by members of the church. In the 50s the […]
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Comments Off on April 11, 2025 Tomorrow is Kaylin Marie Osberg’s 30th birthday. Kaylin is the oldest of my five grandchildren and life has not been the same since she came into this world. My daughter was a single mom, and she was working her way through St. Cloud State as a waitress at Trobec’s in St. Stephen. From the time she […]
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