Delano Herald Journal

Serving the communities of Delano, Loretto, Montrose, MN, and the surrounding area

Lynda Jensen Column, 4/8/02



I was lucky enough to share lunch in the midst of HLWW
teacher Dave Metcalf and a collection of his fine students, along with two
professional actors, his son Nate, and Luvern Seifert (former student and
self confessed eccentric actor).

Down in the dumps? Bored? Lazy? Have lunch with a bunch
of aspiring actors. It’s good for what ails you.

When time came for the bill, Mr. Metcalf found himself
accidentally on the receiving end of whatever lunch costs for nine people.

His students, who alerted him to the discrepancy in the
first place, showered him with thank yous, to which he told them IN YOUR
DREAMS.

They gave him the raspberries, with one student telling
him he might stroll out the door, sans payment. Metcalf said something to
the effect of “You won’t get halfway there.”

But the kicker was when Metcalf ­ in the next breath
­ said “When it comes to money, you have NO IDEA what I’m capable
of doing,” to which the entire room at Bergie’s erupted in laughter,
even total strangers.

Spring means bargains, and there should be loads of them
at the citywide garage sales coming up.

For young couples with children, garage sales are the answer
to expensive clothes and other items . . . with a sense of adventure to
boot.

Last year, we found a small trampoline for $5, an inflatable
chair for my daughter (she uses it as a reading chair), a needed bookcase
for my son, and of course, clothes, among other things.

I, myself, host a neighborhood garage sale in May, selling
everything from perennials to clothes and knick knacks. I even sold a table
to Rep. Bob Ness once (who was a tough sell).

“No junk,” my husband says.

This is my husband’s rule: if it’s something that won’t
be used longer than 24 hours, it can’t be bought because it’s junk.

Local citywide garage sales:

Fri.-Sat., April 26 & 27 – New Germany

Sat., April 27 – Howard Lake, Waverly, Cokato

Sat., May 4 – Winsted, Hutchinson

Thurs.-Fri.-Sat., May 9, 10, 11 – Mayer

Fri.-Sat., May 10-11 – Silver Lake

Sat., Aug. 31 (Labor Day) – Dassel

Sat.,Sept. 21 – Lester Prairie

Sat., Oct. 12 – HLWW Comm. Ed.

Montrose and Litchfield do not have citywide sales.

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