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I had the utmost pleasure when I was chosen to serve the Chisago Lakes Community Meal to our local veterans Monday evening at Zion Church.  If you have ever read my columns in the past, you know I have unlimited respect for our local veterans and when I get a chance to thank them or in this case serve them, it’s the least I can do.  I was absolutely blown away when I saw how many came out to enjoy this wonderful meal that LeRoy and Matt and all of the wonderful volunteers created.  We served just under 400 people at the meal.  Thanks to the local Veterans and their families for making this year’s meal such a great event.

Speaking of Veterans - Thanks to all the men and women who have and are currently serving in our military.  The country is divided by politics right now, but no matter what side of the fence you are on, I think we all agree that our Veterans are the fabric of America and without them we would not be what we are today.  Thanks so much to all of our local Veterans - you are appreciated!

Now for a depressing topic - our beloved Vikings.  Who ever in a million years would believe that we would be wringing our hands and (shocker) expecting the worst when it comes to the purple?  Kidding—as Minnesota fans, we have been groomed to expect the worst and Monday’s game fit the narrative perfectly.  

That was the single worst game I can remember watching as a Viking fan.  Correct me if I am wrong, but it sure seemed like watching it on TV that in the second half, I swear the crowd began cheering for the Bills.  Hopefully by the time you are reading this we will have a shiny new quarterback.  One that is tall enough to go on rides at Valley Fair and one that isn’t color blind and can differentiate between a receiver jersey and his own team.  

There I am done, sorry for the negativity.

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