Gordy Kosfeld’s Blog

After the reception all the guests were given wristbands and could ride all the rides at the fair they wanted for two hours. The father of the bride told me the couple had no desire to have a wedding dance so they came up with the idea of having the wedding at the fair and the carnival rides replace a dance.

Spring Lake Park is the Minnesota community with the highest divorce rate of 18.1 percent.

Johnson was a 6'9 point guard. He changed the position. Contemporary Larry Bird Said Magic was, "Head-and-shoulders above everybody else. I've never seen (anybody) as good as him."

Laker Manager Charlie Lechtenberg was thrilled for the news and knows a lot more work is going to go into the ballpark over the next couple years. The city approved $233,000 worth of work to make the grandstand handicapped accessible and other upgrades have occurred. Coach Lechtenberg told KDHL, this fall new outfield fencing will be erected. Faribault was turned down by the MBA two years ago when they bid.

To put it bluntly, sickness and disease makes money and prevention does not drive profits. In the realm of infant mortality, prevention means better prenatal and post-natal care.

This cast is full of kids with some great singing voices. The choreography is excellent. Every single cast member plays their role well. I really enjoyed the performances of Faith Jameson and Marissa Kenney as Portia and Joy, the mean stepsisters of Cinderella. They have great chemistry and are having fun with their characters without stepping out of their roles. I feel bad for the cast because of the snowstorm timing and would encourage you to see this production when they get the chance to perform it again. Saturday night's performance was cancelled and an announcement is planned Sunday morning concerning what happens next.

I did not know Cole very well but the few conversations I had with him and watching him play in football and wrestle did leave a lasting impression on me. So after attending his visitation Wednesday night I wrote this poem in his honor.

A ticket for the first Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs was $12.00 and the game was not close to a sell out.

There were two classes of basketball back then.

My personal favorite invention by a Faribault, Minnesotan comes from Albert A. Winkley who lost his left leg in a mowing accident at the age of 11 in 1868. There were no artificial limbs in those days so at the age of 28 he made and patented the Slip Socket Leg which brought relief to people all over the world.