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Good morning from Collegeville,

 It is hard to believe that it is the end of summer.  School starts next Tuesday.  Here in Minnesota we still wait until after Labor Day.  Classes started here at St. John’s on Wednesday.  It is great to have the students back on campus.

 Tomorrow will be my sixty fifth birthday.  In my family we like to celebrate big every five years.  Barby and I had a family picnic at Big Oak Camp last Saturday.  65 folks showed up for my 65^th birthday, what are the odds.  It was a beautiful day, a little cool even.  One of the highlights was when Cousin Dave’s daughter Maggie, age 8, sang the Happy Birthday song to me one-on-one.  It was very special.  It may have been only the second time that we had met.  It was her idea and it was wonderful. 

 Another Dave wrote a wonderful poem about “The Flash” giving up the big city and the office furniture business to come back to Central Minnesota to “sell radio spots”.  He has the gift of the pen.  It was the first blending of my family and Barby’s family and it was a big hit.  The food was awesome.  If you need a caterer, check out www.innovativecateringsolutions.com          Tammy is great to work with.  763-528-0380

 The show this week is a rebroadcast of the show from the Grandstand of the Minnesota State Fair which will be performed live tonight at 8 PM.  Guests include Tonic Sol-Fa and Suzy Bogguss.  There will be a showdown between sound effects men Fred Newman and Tom Keith.   Barby and I hope to see you there.

 “The State Fair is not a way of life; it’s a reward for making it through the summer.  Sort of like ice cream is a reward for eating your broccoli.”  Garrison Keillor