February 25, 2011
March 4th, 2011 by admin
Good chilly morning from Collegeville,
The trip to Morris to see the APHC show was a wonderful experience. It is an easy drive, if the snow is not blowing and the storm had waited until Sunday. There were very few empty seats in the gym. A reception was held in the Student Center before the show and I met an old friend that used to live in Upsala. John was the banker in Upsala during the 80’s. He and his wife are now retired and live on one of the many lakes in the Alexandria area. We stopped at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood for a late supper and the food was great.
My granddaughter is a sophomore at Upsala High and she is starting to receive letters of interest from colleges and universities. One of the letters came from the U of M Morris. It is a lovely campus and I am looking forward to going with Kaylin on a visit someday. Even though Kaylin is an accomplished artist, she is thinking of a psych major instead of an art major. There is something to be said for having a “shrink” in the family.
This week, the newly merged St. Cloud Area Sertoma Club chose Jan Hanson as the recipient of the “Service to Mankind Award”. Jan is the Executive Director of 200 Orphanages Worldwide. She grew up in Albany and her parents allowed her to travel to Lima, Peru on a student exchange program when she was in her sophomore year. In January of 2007 Jan returned to Peru with Cross Cultural Solutions. That experience inspired her to start a non-profit dedicated to building orphanages in poor countries. This Saturday they are having a fundraiser, the 2nd Annual Spring Fever Charity 5K Run and Raffle at Gold’s Gym in Sartell. Details are at www.200orphanagesworldwide.org
The show this week is from balmy San Diego with a live broadcast from the San Diego Civic Theater, special guests include bright-eyed Bluegrass ambassadors Sara and Sean Watkins, the United States Navy Band Southwest and Jearlyn Steele. Fiddler and mandolin player Richard Kriehn will be sitting in with The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band. Enjoy the show.
“In the best institutions, promises are kept no matter what the cost in agony and overtime.” David Ogilvy
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