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Good morning from Collegeville,

It is a bit nippy this morning. The on-board display in the Pontiac read “0”. The days are getting longer, but I still have not heard the call of a Cardinal.

This was “Gary Eichten Week” at St. John’s and St. Bens. Gary had a very heavy schedule including students events, speaking at the St. Cloud Rotary Club in St. Cloud on Tuesday, interviewing Governor Dayton at the Gorecki Center on the campus of St. Benedict on Wednesday evening and a “Lunch and Learn” in the Quad yesterday. I was able to be at two of the events. He did a wonderful job.
I know that it was hard on Gary to miss the “Member Drive”, but he managed.

Gary began his career as a student employee in 1967 when KSJR was launched from the third floor of Wimmer Hall. I found a file folder with a quantity of Student Employee Time Cards. In March of 68, Gary logged 225 ½ hours hitting 55 ½ hours in the third week. Somehow he still managed to graduate in the spring of 1969. Hopefully he will be back on the air soon with a special program.

The APHC show this week is live from The Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. Special guests include young bluegrass band Run Boy Run, soprano Maria Jetta, and the Midwinter Tuba Quintet. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors , Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman will perform skits and Garrison will deliver the latest News From Lake Wobegon. Enjoy the show.

I will be at The Paramount Theater in downtown St. Cloud on Sunday to give away some goodies. The Harlem Gospel Choir will be performing at 2 PM. I have a couple of tickets for the first person to respond to this email.

“Great men never complain about the lack of time. Alexander the Great and John Wesley accomplished everything they did in twenty-four-hour days.” Fred Smith