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Tomorrow is the 32nd annual Hagstrom/Osberg Golf Open. This year we are going to be at the Island Pine Golf Club in Atwater, Minnesota. www.islandpinegolf.com My cousin John Hagstrom’s son Josh is the General Manager. His grandmother was my mother’s sister, Leone, Auntie to me. Auntie married Duane Hagstrom, owner of Hagstrom Chevrolet in Upsala, Minnesota. Between the two sisters there are 10 of us. Auntie’s youngest, Kevin, is a very good golfer and for many years he and I won this best ball event every year. For that reason, we named our team ‘Ming’. After all we were a dynasty. Not so much anymore.

There was a time when you had to use at least one drive and one putt for each of the team members. Now there are no such rules. There is a traveling trophy with the names of each year’s winning team engraved on a brass plate. Kevin and I are due. It has been a while. After golf we will gather at John and Carla’s house for a picnic and the award ceremony. We are fortunate to have a number of traditions in our family. I trust that your Fourth of July Celebration was a safe one.

The APHC show this week is a rebroadcast a show from November 2016 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, Colorado. Trey Anastasio plays “Brian and Robert” and “Water in the Sky,” The Staves sing “Sadness Don’t Own Me” and “Hopeless,” and Tig Notaro discusses what it’s like to be a comedian. Plus: Chris Thile debuts “The Elephant in the Room” and leads the band on Radiohead’s “True Love Waits”. Other highlights include a word from a new sponsor, Container Pants; and a look at some of the alternative choices available at your local animal shelter. Enjoy the show on your radio or mobile device.
“Day after day, we discover our own lives. Because we never know what we will find, every discovery is an unexpected gift we give to ourselves.” Barbara J. Esbensen