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Hockey Day Minnesota
HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA will be celebrated at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Township this week, Jan. 26-29. The four-day event will include outdoor hockey with girls and boys high school teams, college teams, and alumni and all-star teams as well as many other entertaining events. Go online to hockeydaymn.com to get details. Planning for the event goes back to 2017.
About the Town
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Hockey is big time in Minnesota. Hockey Day began in 2007 and is celebrated like the Minnesota fishing opener. White Bear has members in the Hockey Hall of Fame at Eveleth. The boys have made 19 state tournament appearances over the years, but never won the title.
L et’s all celebrate.
WE ARE STAYING in Minnesota this winter. As many know, our boat was destroyed by Hurricane Ian when it hit Fort Myers, Florida in Sept. We are enjoying the heavy snowfall and now the January thaw, but there is something else we are enjoying. When in Florida, we would drive 16 miles east to have broasted chicken at the Alva Diner with countrystyle dining. It was reasonable and good. Now we found that true with a couple of local restaurants. On a recent Thursday night we enjoyed broasted chicken at the Blacksmith Lounge in Hugo. When owner George Reus died last year, his two daughters, Jennifer Ehlert and Georgie Gibbons, stepped up to the plate to take over.
MY WIFE KATHY was with her doctor for an annual checkup this past week. The key advice from the staff at Vadnais Heights Clinic was, “Be careful on the ice. Walk like a penguin.”
The following day I was visiting with Dr. Sarah Boo and told her about it. “Being careful on the ice is called the Minnesota shuffle,” she responded. Our daughter Stephanie added, “When inside a home or business, it is the Minnesota stomp your feet.”
SCIENTISTS NOW FINALLY admit that weather proverbs are true. The following is from the Boys Town Farmers’ Almanac. “Pay attention to winds and clouds. These are the big predictors of changes in barometric pressure and resulting weather. For instance, the adage ‘No weather is ill if the wind be still’ indicates a high pressure system, a broad area of descending air characterized by calm winds and little cloud formations.”
In February there is always one fine weather week. If bees get out in February, the next day will be windy and rainy. Fogs in February mean frosts in May. Winter’s back breaks about the middle of February.
