NAME THERE'S MORE TO BEING THE GOVERNOR THAN JUST GIVING A STATE OF THE STATE AND DROPPING THE BUDGET IN FEBRUARY AND DISAPPEARING.

YOU NEED TO GET IN THERE, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, FORGE RELATIONSHIPS, TRY TO WORK AND FORGE DEALS AS A LEADER.

THAT WASN'T HAPPENING THE LAST FEW MONTHS BUT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, HE DID ENGAGE AND IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

>>> JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, REPRESENTATIVE PAWLENTY BECAME GOVERNOR PAWLENTY, TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE IN JANUARY OF 2003 AS THE STATE'S 39TH GOV.

VERY FULL SHOW TONIGHT, BUT WE DO HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR UR HISTORY SECTION.

LAST TIME, WE REASKED AN UNANSWERED QUESTION, AND ADDED DETAILS.

HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS, THE YEAR 2004, MINNESOTA IS HONORED AS PART OF A YEARLY SERIES IN A WRITE-UP ABOUT THE MINNESOTA HONORARY, THERE ARE MENTIONS OF GOING FOR THE GOLD, HORSEBACK RIDING AND THE MALL OF AMERICA.

I THEN ADDED THE BIG HINT THAT INCLUDED A DETAILED QUOTE FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE ARTICLE ABOUT THIS MINNESOTA.

AN, ALL DESIGNED TO HELP US GET TO THE RIGHT ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION.

WHO IS THIS 2024 MINNESOTA HONOREE.

HOW DID YOU DO?

VERY WELL, AS IT TURNS OUT BECAUSE WE DID NOT GET ANY WRONG ANSWERS THIS WEEK.

HERE ARE THE PRODUCERS' FAVORITE RIGHT ANSWER.

>>> I'M SIX, AND THE ANSWER IS, LILA MONETTI.

>>> YEAH, CLAIRE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

LILA MONETTI, AN AMERICAN GIRL DOLL WAS THE GIRL OF THE YEAR IN 2024.

THE SERIES FEATURES MODERN-ERA GIRLS, AND APPROXIMATE LILA IS A 10-YEAR-OLD FROM ST.

PAUL WHO NAGIVATES NAVIGATING HER LOVE OF HORSEBACK RIDING WITH GYMNASTICS.

>>> IT IS TIME FOR THE ANNUAL "ALMANAC" VIEWER SURVEY.

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THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

AND JUST ENOUGH LEFT FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC FROM THE ARCHIVES.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 2010, MINNESOTA JAZZ LEGEND DEBBY DUNCAN PERFORMED FOR US.

TAKE A LISTEN.

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