February 11, 2011
Good morning from Collegeville,
The onboard temperature gauge read minus 23 yesterday. That would be a record low for this winter according to my Gran Prix. The forecast is for some warm up this weekend and it could not be soon enough for this weary one.
I did order some seeds from Comstock, Ferre & Company in Wethersfield, Conn. It will be interesting to see how the harvest from these special seeds will compare to the ordinary ones that I have been getting from The Farm Store in Upsala. I always get my Yukon Gold seed potatoes from Woods, Farmer Seed and Nursery on Division Street in St. Cloud. I had the antique rear tiller tuned up this fall so hopefully I will be able to start it up this year. Last year I had to get along by using only the small Echo tiller. I located a shop in Freeport that can repair the Echo so I should be ready to go when I get back from Sedona on April 9th. Both of these tillers were obtained using the bartering system, so not much has been invested to date.
I attended the Business After Hours at Stearns Bank this week and I won a pineapple along with a fifty dollar bill. It pays to network.
The show this week is live from the John S. Glas Field House in Bemidji. Special guests include Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, jazz guitarist Sam Miltich and the diva of the Dakotas, vocalist Andra Suchy. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Tom Keith along with The Guy’s All Star Shoe Band will set the tone for the News From Lake Wobegon. Enjoy the show.
There are still tickets available for the show at The U of M Morris on Saturday Feb 19th. Information online at
In 1987, Garrison decided to retire for a while. If you want to watch a news report from The News Hour on PBS, click on this link.
“A man who picks up a cat by the tail, gains knowledge that he cannot learn in any other way.” Mark Twain
www.morris.umn.edu The show in San Diego on the 26th is sold out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VE0qMta0Ks&NR=1