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TAMPA I'm back home, I'm exhausted and my skull, with the lessening 'protective' foliage on top, is sunburned, but what a week! The Frozen Four tourney in Tampa was enjoyable and as always, was a heck of a tournament. The Quinnipiac Bobcats prevailed over the Minnesota Gophers in the National title game in a 3-2 OT thriller. In the National semis on Thursday, the Gophers bested Boston University by a 6-2 final. BU scored first and the first two frames were up and down before the Gophers took the tilt over in the third period for the win. In the evening game, Quinnipiac University faced off against the Michigan Wolverines. I believe most analysis was of the opinion that the title game would be a Big Ten Conference feature. I could envision that, but then again, I told my son, who was at the event with me, that it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Bobcats won the game and eliminated Michigan from the tourney, and that is what happened. From my view, I didn't think Michigan played their best game, their usual crisp passing and shooting seemed to be off. But then, you can't underestimate how Quinnipiac's play forced that to occur. These teams were knotted at two each before the Cats took over the third period on their way to a 5-2 win and a spot in the Championship game. The title game had an ominous beginning to it just 21 seconds in when the Cat's Skyler Brind'Amour leveled the Gopher's D-man Mike Koster with a vicious headshot. The referees though lacked the courage to eject him from the game as they should have, and the Cat's penalty kill prevailed during the ensuing Gopher power play for two minutes. However, by the time this game was early into the second frame, the Gophers had built a 2-0 lead on goals by John Middlestadt and Jaxon Nelson.

Child Marriages Were you aware that child marriages were outlawed in Minnesota three years ago? On May 12, 2020, Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill (effective August 1, 2020) providing that you must be at least 18 years old to get married in Minnesota. The law previously had an exception, common in most states.

The reluctant editor was still awaiting word that the Camp Shack Marching Band had made it across the Pigeon River and into Canada. In the meantime, he was really enjoying his brief respite from the Great March for Community Newspapers and was wandering around Lake County in search of out-of-the-way places. He will share another of those places with you now.

Voicemail, Apps, and Post 9/11 Bonus Increasing temperatures and daylight, a sure sign of the continued weather roller coaster in northern Minnesota. Despite the uncertainty, I (I mean “we” in our house) will start our annual process of cleaning, maintenance, and preparation for Spring and Summer.

Jabbing with Julius At a local Mediterranean restaurant, Rob enters and sees Julius Caesar, sporting a white toga, sipping wine at a booth in the back. Rob crosses to him.

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