Paul Lundgren Posts

Randy Moss a Viking again?

ESPN, the NFL Network and Boston Herald are reporting that Randy Moss has been traded by the New England Patriots to the Minnesota Vikings for a third-round pick.

Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen, Pat Williams, Kevin Williams … and now Moss? That’s way too many superstars on one team, isn’t it?

At the very least, it’ll be interesting … if true.

Fall Leaves Near Otto Lake

Roast Beef Dinner at Chester Park Church

Chester Park United Methodist Church Men’s Club is serving
its famous family-style roast beef dinner.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 4:30 to 7 p.m
$12 for adults and $6 for children under 12

Drive-through and carry out will be available. There will also be homemade apple pie and a cookie walk.

Chester Park Church is at 819 N. 18th Ave. E. in Duluth, near Chester Creek Café.

Duluth City Cycling Scavenger Hunt

YMCA news release:

The Duluth Area Family YMCA is kicking off a new year of Youth in Government programming with a bicycle scavenger hunt fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 17. This citywide event welcomes community members of all ages and abilities. Teams of 3-5 will compete in one of two tracks, one beginner and one challenging.

Allstar Weekend at Clyde Park, Nov. 10

This guy likes to show off his junk

At 5:23 p.m. Saturday I was driving west along Grand Avenue and had to stop for a red light at Central Avenue. A tall, bald guy in a red jacket and black pants started walking across the crosswalk, then stopped and turned to look at the young lady sitting in the car in front of me. He reached for his belt … and … well … what follows is my thought pattern from there.

Schedule for Free Ice Skating at Duluth Heritage Sports Center

Adult skating is on Thursday mornings, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Family skating is on Wednesday nights, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Duluth Parks and Recreation sponsors the free skating sessions. The Heritage Sports Center is located at 120 S. 30th Avenue W. in Duluth’s friendly West End. Bring your own skates.

Thome at the Plate

I guess this one is right up there with “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” and “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio.”

Inside Denfeld’s Renovation

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This is the view looking up from inside the new main entrance to Denfeld High School. The main floor of the new addition connects to the old building through the auditorium lobby. The main floor of the addition will include a new cafeteria and common area, administrative offices and media center.

The Rentola

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Here are two historic photos of the Rentola, a Finnish boarding house at 4 N. 59th Ave. W., in West Duluth. The top photo is from Karl Hagglund, whose grandmother was a maid at the Rentola. The next photo is from 1961, courtesy of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center. So the story goes, there was an old steam house nearby where Rentola residents took saunas.

Beaner’s One Week Live, Day Five

Friday, Sept. 24 | 8 p.m. | $8
Beaner’s Central, West Duluth

Mark Anderson Trio * Atlantis Quartet
Kilometers Davis * Billy Don’t Be a Hero

Yep, we’re doing it again. The first person to comment on this post will be on the guest list for free admission to tonight’s show.

Today’s vocabulary word: Varicocele

A varicocele is an enlargement of the veins of the scrotum, frequently causing a knotted or swollen appearance.

Fortunately, Duluth’s Progressive Medical Association had a “master specialist” back in the day. He considered the cause of a varicocele to be “often indiscretion” and listed as references some of “the leading businessmen of the city.”

Beaner’s One Week Live, Day Four

Thursday, Sept. 23 | 8 p.m. | $8
Beaner’s Central, West Duluth

Yeltzi * Tony Furtado
Steve Isakson Band * The Brushstrokes

Rainy day fun! Get into the show free by being the first person to comment on this post.

West Duluth 100 Years Ago

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The photo above is from 1910. It was almost certainly shot from North 59th Avenue West, near where Tacony Street intersects it. I tried to replicate it with the modern shot below, but trees, fences and houses kept me from shooting at the same spot, and the view is much more limited.

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Behind all the trees across the street is a rock outcropping that matches the one in the 1910 photo.

Twins on cover of Sports Illustrated

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