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Forty nine years ago today, my son Erik Jon came into the world. I was supposed to be allowed into the delivery room at Mercy Hospital to witness the big event, but Marcia’s mother Irene, who was supposed to be the baby sitter for Erik’s older sister Kerry, had purchased a new car and she thought that the temperature gauge was the gas gauge.   The phone rang and the nurse from Mercy said:  “Don’t rush Mr. Osberg, your wife will be delivering in a few minutes.”   I hung up the phone and ran out the door just as Irene was pulling into the driveway.  I stopped at the hospital gift shop and picked up a planter with a little boy in a football uniform holding a football. It is called “implanting” and it worked.  Erik loved to play football.

He should have been a high school football coach, but instead he is the “Rural Rebound Coordinator” for Otter Tail County.  Today, Cathy Wurzer is going to feature my son Erik’s production of “Rural by Choice” on her noon time show, “Minnesota Now”.   The seven episodes were chosen as one of the films shown at the Twin Cities Film Fest last Sunday at the Showplace ICON Theatre in St. Louis Park.  You can watch all 7 episodes on YouTube.  Episode 6 is a must see for anyone interested in the arts.  Simply search YouTube by “Otter Tail Lakes Country”.  If you subscribe, you will be notified when they launch season two.   

“Leader aren’t born, they are made.  They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile.”  Vince Lombardi

Bonus note:  Tonight at 9pm, “The Great Pumpkin” , featuring the newly remodeled pipe organ, will be performed at the Abbey Church at St. John’s University.  George Maurer will be there.  I hope to see you there.