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Good morning from Collegeville,

I never have been much of a fisherman. When I was young, Dad was not around and besides, I was too busy as a juvenile delinquent getting into trouble in Upsala to care about fishing. Then in 1973 we bought a place on Cedar Lake west of Upsala and the next spring, I purchased a rod and reel. The warehouse manager at General Office Products, Earl Benson, instructed me on the art of bass fishing. Erik was only 2 years old when we started fishing out of brother-in-law Jackie’s boat. We mastered the art.

Every June the five Osberg brothers, plus Erik and his son Willie go fishing on Leech Lake. There is a traveling trophy for the largest walleye. Needless to say, my name has never been on the trophy. But this year, Erik and I returned to Cedar Lake and I landed a 17 inch bass in front of the place that we used to own. I was going to have a ‘bass trophy’ made with my name on it and I planned on bringing it to Leech next June, but alas, on Labor Day, my 10 year old granddaughter Anna, caught a 19 inch bass on another Cedar Lake near Aitkin. A photo is attached. Maybe next year.

The APHC show this week is another re-broadcast of a show recorded in March of 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theatre. Special guests include Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell singing “Till I Gain Control Again”. Heather Masse and Jed Wilson sing “Ring Them Bells” and Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele shake the Fitz with “Hold On, I’m Coming”. In the News From Lake Wobegon, Pastor Liz and Clint Bunsen spend some time together while digging a grave for Liz Tollefson. Enjoy the show.

“What every child wants to know is: ‘Do your eyes light up when I enter the room? Did you hear me and did what I say mean anything to you?’ That’s what they are looking for. That is what everybody is looking for” Toni Morrison