Notebook
January 25th, 2013 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, Tuesday was the forty-sixth birthday of Minnesota Public Radio. On January 20, 1967 at 3:37 PM, St. John’s University received a telegram from Ben F Waple, the Secretary of the Federal Communications Commission, authorizing KSJR-FM to transmit “effective radiated power of 37 kilowatts” on the 90.1 frequency. It took us a […]

January 18th, 2013 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog has arrived. It is hard to believe that the seed potatoes are supposed to go in the ground in ten weeks. Good Friday is early this year, so maybe that won’t happen. This year I am supposed to be able to garden with the Sisters […]

January 11th, 2013 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, This morning I strapped on my “Hi-Tech” ice walkers. I have no desire to repeat my fall of Leap Day 2012. Be careful out there. Chevrolet has dumped the “Chevy Runs Deep” slogan in favor of “Find New Roads”. In 1952, Dinah Shore introduced the 1953 Chevrolet with a song, “See […]

January 4th, 2013 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, There are many aspects to this neck of the woods. The Benedictines arrived in what was known as “Indianbush” in 1856. In time it became known as Collegeville, home to St. John’s Abbey and University. Saint John’s Arboretum is a partnership between the Abbey and the University, encompassing over 2,800 acres. […]