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@WilliamSpelts SpringHill Suites on N Dearborn & Courtyard by the river had competitive rates when I’ve stayed downtown. Consider skipping a car & taking the blue line in/out if flying to O’Hare to save $$

Might take a 3-4 day trip to Chicago with my wife. Suggestions on the best places to stay that are affordable and close to shopping, eating, downtown, etc. Feel free to DM if you would rather.

@russellziskey @WilliamSpelts “entertaining” drive ?!

@WilliamSpelts I caught the last few minutes of this one after a six hour trip from Virginia to the U of M in a snowstorm. Baldo and my brother were my passengers for this lovely drive.

Anyone around my age(55) and older will remember this one. What a great game!

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@refschmitt Congrats Mike!

Thanks to the 54th Helicopter Sq. For providing me a retirement flight. I got hoisted up to the helicopter and then headed for some flying at Lake Sakakawea. It was a great experience with an awesome flight crew. Thanks to my coworker, Agent Allen for setting this up.

@WilliamSpelts Better keep the Atlanta Flames sticker. A true collector item.

Unused sticker card. Kind of cool.

Rainy day. Finally committing to look at the old cards and maybe even organize them. Amazing how 45+ years later I still remember many of these cards. Approx ‘75 through ‘81.

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@WilliamSpelts @walkerofdog If the officials conference & others have a better view than the official who waves it, call can be changed. Making the correct call is the desired result of a conference.

@walkerofdog It’s was the correct call of a good goal. I don’t know if the section has video replay in their rules. If they do, correctly handled. If not, the ref did wave off the goal, so not sure how it could be overturned. But, the puck did cross the line. I’m trying to leave opinion out.

Rapids just scored in OT. Ref didn’t see it. Called no goal. Conferencing now. Puck crossed the line.

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@EmmaHeatonWINK Well deserved-congratulations!

BREAKING personal news 🚨🗞️I’m truly overwhelmed with gratitude for a recent promotion. This will be my last early morning weekend on the desk because starting Monday, I’ll be anchoring the 9 and 10 am morning newscasts through Friday, followed by reporting at 11 am.

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@WilliamSpelts @TheRinkLive Good memory!

@TheRinkLive If my memory serves me right, Virginia, MN. Miners Memorial Building was a host of early round games of the World Juniors in 1981-82. I believe they played games in Hibbing, too. A friend of mine has the program. Czech v Finland.

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@WilliamSpelts White Titans came out after I graduated from college so ‘81 or later? At least in northern MN.

Can anyone give me an approximate year of this old Titan?