March 18, 2011
March 18th, 2011 by admin
Good sunny morning from Collegeville,
It is still nippy, but we did hit 51 degrees this week. I am sooo happy to see spring is on its way. I feel for those who are going to have to put up with rising water. Let us hope for the best.
I celebrated my 10th birthday on a ship on the Atlantic ocean on the way home from a stint in the Army. My dad was a Sergeant in the 5th Army stationed in Vienna, Austria. I had quite the summer tan, since the trip took almost two weeks. I remember how embarrassed I was when my mother pulled my pants down to show the tan line to Auntie. My dashound Mickey came home by air, but the rest of the family had to take the ship. My first glimpse of television came when my sister and I stuck our heads in a bar in Grand Central Station in New York.
When I started fifth grade in Upsala I was getting around on crutches due to a car accident. I was able to go up the old wooden stairs at school alright, but coming down for the very first time, I swung out on my crutches and tumbled down the stairs. It is a wonder that I did not break my neck too. The basketball heros then included Dave Holmen and the Anderson boys.
Tonight the Upsala boys basketball team will play for the championship in Crosby/Ironton. If they beat McGregor they will go on to the state tournament for the first time ever. Vern Capelle has been the coach of the Cardinals for many years and I am sure that he had a hard time sleeping last night. I hope that the boys can pull if off.
The show this weekend is the last springtime compilation before the the run of live shows kicks off next Saturday in Nashville. Special guests include Raul Melo singing Puccini’s “Che Gelida Manina, Nellie McKay and Brad Paisley plus the usual cast of characters. In the News From Lake Wobegon, Darlene at the Chatter Box Cafe gets a little racy. Enjoy the show.
Next Saturday is the annual Freedom Flight and Honor Flight Fundraiser Raffle and Steak Fry at the VFW Granite Post 428 on 18th Avenue in St. Cloud. For details and to purchase raffle tickets call Luke at 654-1156.
“The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else.. we are the busiest people in the world.” Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
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