April 26th, 2024 by Gary Osberg
The High School Juried Art Exhibition is held each year at the Paramount Center for the Arts. The closing reception and Awards Ceremony is tonight. If you have not already seen the great artwork created by high school students, hopefully, you will get a chance to attend tonight. The reception starts at 5:30. The Awards Ceremony is at […]
April 19th, 2024 by Gary Osberg
Fifteen years ago we buried Brother Willie in the St. John’s cemetery. In June of 2008 we celebrated his 92nd birthday in his room in the retirement center on the second floor of the Quad. I brought him a choice of a cold bottle of O’Doul’s or a cold bottle of Budweiser. He chose the Budweiser. […]
April 11th, 2024 by Gary Osberg
Upsala Motors is a sponsor of programming on 88.9 FM KNSR MPR News every Saturday. They are located “below the hill” in downtown Upsala. A city divided by Two Rivers. Across from Upsala Motors, next to the river, is a Shell gas station with an Italian restaurant, Marliano’s. Famous for their pizza and their Borgstrom […]
April 5th, 2024 by Gary Osberg
Today is Kaylin Marie Osberg’s 29th birthday. Kaylin is the oldest of my five grandchildren and life has not been the same since she came into this world. My daughter was working her way through school at St. Cloud State as a waitress at Trobec’s in St. Stephen and from the time she was a baby, […]