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Good morning from Collegeville,

Once in a while Garrison’s News From Lake Wobegon will cause a flash back. Last Saturday he talked about going 80 miles per hour on a toboggan in the ditch behind a car. I suspect that he stretched the truth a little bit on the speed, but in Upsala we did the same thing with a hood from a 39 Chevy. Heavy snow would always bring out the daredevil in the town kids. It is a miracle that no one was killed. Somehow we did get our hands on a couple of real toboggans and we headed up to the Burtrum hills. One night there was a terrific crash and my sister and a classmate ended up in the hospital. Kathie had a cracked collar bone and my classmate broke an arm.

When you factor in the ice drag races on Cedar Lake, our winter sports were nothing if not unique. Today there are ice skating rinks and tubing on Eagle Mountain so the kids are a little safer.

The APHC show this week is another live broadcast from The Town Hall in the heart of Manhattan. Special guests include Brooklyn Rider, a string quartet hailed as “the future of chamber music”. The folk trio, The Wailin’ Jennys will bring in their effortless harmonies. Poet Sharon Olds, known for her intensely, and sometimes graphically personal and scorching commentary on everyday life, will join the gang to read a few poems. Richard Dworsky and The 7th Avenue Band will join up with the Royal Academy of Radio Actors.
Garrison will deliver the News From Lake Wobegon. Enjoy the show. If will be repeated on Sunday at 11 am.

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer