Morning Announcements for April 16-17
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Tell us what you’re celebrating this week. Whether it's a milestone in your career, a family achievement, a community event, a birthday, or something good happening in your neighborhood, we want to hear your stories.
Thursday, April 16
“Happy golden 44th birthday, Love Mom & Dad”
~ Paul Poster, Minneapolis
“Happy birthday, Maddy Melloy. We love you and are so proud of you. Mom and the brothers.”
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~ Tammara Melloy, Minneapolis
“Congratulations Sam and Holly Swenson and big sister Piper Swenson for your the birth of your new baby girl, Andrea Marie!”
~ Amy, Minneapolis
“Happy 13th birthday to Soren! We’re so proud to be your parents and love you bunches!”
~ Ashely, Red Wing
“Heading to New York for the first time”
~ Ahmed Mubarak, Bloomington
Friday, April 17
“Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, April. I hope you have a wonderful day, and I hope your work trip to Seattle this weekend goes well — even if you have to travel on your birthday. I love you”
~ Justin Ueland, Chanhassen
“We want to give a shout out to our sister, Sara Crawford, who is running in her first Boston Marathon on Monday. We are proud of her strength and determination as a long time runner. She is a dedicated Minneapolis Public School teacher giving her best to her kiddos. Go Sara! Love, Lisa, Amy, Jim, Joe and Dave”
~ Lisa Newell, Minneapolis
“A very happy 11th birthday to Thaddeus! Have fun celebrating with your friends tonight! Mom and Nick love you to the moon and back!”
~ Jen Anderson, Savage
“Celebrating a happy birthday for my sister, Cynthia Johnson, on April 17. Enjoy your special day.”
~ Pat Hanson, Hoffman
“Happy birthday to Kiri who will be 18 on the 18th! Mom and Bob think you are going to be a great adult.”
~ Seth Werner, Minneapolis
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