Notebook
January 31st, 2014 by Gary Osberg

Good chilly morning from Collegeville, Only three more months of winter. My plan to enjoy the winter by getting out on cross-country skis has been foiled by the return of the old “Hip Bursitis”. A “bursa” is a fluid filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the […]

January 24th, 2014 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, This week we celebrated the 47th Anniversary of the first broadcast on KSJR 90.1 from the third floor of Wimmer Hall. This is the story of how Bill Kling was selected to lead the creation of what has become the largest network of public radio stations in the United States. It […]

January 17th, 2014 by Gary Osberg

Good chilly morning from Collegeville, When the family moved from St. Louis Park to Upsala in 1956, I did get out of having to do “detention” at the SLP school. My rebellious nature had already kicked in. That fall I started hanging out with other “town kids”. Note: The Upsala school population was divided into […]

January 10th, 2014 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, This winter is getting old already. Monday was the worst. My face hurt when I walked to the Post Office on campus. Now there is the threat of ice. Next year I am thinking that I will spend the month of January in Sun City West. I dug out my 40 […]

January 3rd, 2014 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, I celebrated my tenth birthday on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. My mother and her four children were returning from a stint as a US Army Dependent Family stationed in Vienna, Austria. My Dad was held over in Vienna and when he arrived in Upsala a few weeks later, Ma […]