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Good beautiful morning from Collegeville,

They say that money can’t buy happiness, but it can make a down payment on wonderful memories. One of the disadvantages of being the oldest boy in a family raised by a single mom, is that no one was around to teach me how to fish. Besides, I was too busy with my life of crime. First the “gas cap gang”. We stole most of the gas caps in Upsala, just because. Of course we got caught and Justice Bernard Lunder sentenced us to 6 months of going to the church of our choice. Later I was the youngest member of the Black Knights Car Club. That did not end well either. Six months of probation.

But my son Erik was only one year old when we bought a lake place on Cedar Lake west of Upsala and Earl Benson at General Office Products gave me lessons on fishing for bass. Erik went to Canada on a fly-in with a neighbor when he was 15 and caught not one, but two 9 lb 15 oz walleye.

His son Willie, age six, has a membership to the Bass Fishing Society and this spring he has already caught some nice fish including the crappie in the attached jpg. His bucket list for the summer is ten different fish and it should be a real blast helping him to check them off one at a time.

The APHC show this week is another live performance from the historic Town Hall in New York City. Special guests include the women’s vocal ensemble “Anonymous 4” with multi-instrumentalist Bruce Molsky and Bensonhurst harmonizers The DiGiallonardo Sisters. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors will team up with musical director Richard Dworsky and the Last Street Band to entertain us with skits. Garrison will share the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Enjoy the show.

“Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within.” Helen Keller