by Lars Swensen

Well, the ice has finally melted off half the lake, which means that Spring is in the air. And what better way to start off the new season than with the Bunyan Bay Spring Talent Contest. This year saw a variety of new acts. In this humble journalist’s opinion, the top five included; 5) Jimmy Norquist held his breath for one minute while playing chopsticks on a piano, 4) Sarah Lundstrom sang, “Bunyan Bay Thou Art Beautiful” while doing yoga, 3) Pastor Stromberg recited the Gettysburg Address while building a log cabin out of Lincoln Logs, 2) Harold Streelund acted out a scene from “Cool Hand Luke,” then ate 50 eggs, and my favorite, 1) Judy Larsen tap danced while lip sinking to “What a Feeling,” from Flashdance, then had 30 gallons of water dumped on her. Thank you to all the contestants, and to Judy for wearing the sheer outfit.