On Holiday wish granted for Lake Geneva family
Posted on December 26 at 1:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Miss Katie, Perhaps you think your little slam is cute. I said it was a great story, and I am happy for these people. But there are so many that could not come home. I have had three members of my family go fight in Iraq. Right now I have a little niece who had cried herself to sleep almost every night this month because her daddy won't be home. He is in Iraq right now, serving his country. So I am sorry if I didn't say the things you think I should of said. But I will still ask for prayers for all the service people who can't be home.
On Holiday wish granted for Lake Geneva family
Posted on December 25 at 6:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
This is a great story, but just remember there are other sons, brothers, dads, sisters, moms, and daughters who are out on the front lines this holiday season and wish too that they were home in Wisconsin. Please pray for peace and their safety this holiday season.
On Did you put any regifted presents under the tree this year?
Posted on December 22 at 2:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Our lives have changed this year, my husband, 47 years old is going back to Blackhawk with our daughter. Money is tight, but so far we are holding on. Christmas will be so different than other years. But I am so proud of my kids, my daughter helped raise funds for the less fortunate, she also helped pack the gift boxes. My oldest son help in the delivery. My husband is planning on going to the ECHO dinner and help and my 18 year old son, wants to go too. Sure the presents won't be under the tree, but the Spirit of Christmas is alive and well in my home. What a blessing.
On Evansville parents upset over poms uniform changes
Posted on December 21 at 7:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am sorry to inform all the poms out there, that poms is not dance.....I worked at one of the most popular dance studio in Janesville, went to Dance Masters in Madison, poms was never taught and was never part of a dance competition. Yes, you use what you learn in dance in poms, just like the kids in showchoir use what they have learned in dance in their performances, too. But it is not dance. Like many schools, the girls on poms and their parents feel they are the most important people in the world. How do I know, when my daughter made prom court a few years ago, and she wasn't a pom, it was the poms that went and complain to the principal and teachers and told my daughter to her face she did deserve to be on prom cout. Yeh, right, poms are such nice girls. Poms I hate to tell you in the world where people are going homeless and hungry this Christmas season, you little inconvience is not worth all of this drama.
On Did you put any regifted presents under the tree this year?
Posted on December 19 at 7:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
REgift! That is nothing new, my grandmother always did it and that was 10 to 20 years ago.
For the past two years, my family has made a new tradition. We draw a name. And the rule is, that the present has to be made or bought at second hand store, or rummage sale. Last year it was a hit. One person got a basket of homemade soaps, another a recipe book of family favorites which included pictures. Another thing we do is exchange names again at it has to be a joke or funny present. And this doesn't have to be expensive either if one uses their imagination. Then on top of that we have a white elephant exchange. My little nephew that is 9 thinks that is the best part of Christmas. This year his mom took him and sisters shopping for white elephants at a local Goodwill store. His mom said they had more fun looking for the perfect white elephants. (Oh by the way dad is in Iraq this Christmas in the Army). Christmas is not what you buy or the price, but the magic you put into them. Today I helped deliver food baskets to people who are in worst off than I am. People were in tears about getting some food in the house. There is so much to worry about then where the gift came from. There is nothing wrong with second hand, homemade, regifted presents.
It goes back to it is the thought the counts Merry Christmas.
On Magnolia Town Board grants Larson Acres permit
Posted on December 19 at 7:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Where are all of those people who have condemmed the board these past months for doing their job. I think the town board has done a good job protecting the rights of all Magnolia now and in the future. I still feel sorry for the neighbors of Larson's. Somedays
the air quality is quite poor.
On Undocumented immigrants pose threat on roads
Posted on December 19 at 7:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
For you information couchsit, there are young people in the area who are willing to do dairy chores. My son and his girlfriend are two of them. They get paid about $8.00 a hour for each milking. Young people want jobs right, and if they had a chance many of them would take a job working with dairy animals. It is hard work, and difficult hours, and no benefits, but these are difficult times. So please don't think young people won't take these jobs.
On Storm creates travel mess in Wisconsin
Posted on December 9 at 10:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
In Evansville, my kids went out and measured the snow and they got a reading of 20 inches.
People are out trying to dig out, evergreens are now toppling over because of the heavy storm. Welcome to Wisconsin Winter Wonderland.
On ‘Deadbeat dads’ is term unfair to caring fathers
Posted on December 4 at 9:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Having experienced divorce first hand, I know the toll it puts on the PARENT that cares what happen to the children. My brother went through a divorce back in the 70's. He worked at GM when they were not making the big money. He followed the divorce decree to the T. He helped his ex go to school, paid child support,
bought extra things for the kids, and saw them every other weekend without fail. To do this he had to live in small little apartments, go with out at times. But today he is reaping the rewards. His children and grandchildren believe He is the BEST and his ex-wife and him have a relationship that they can share information about their children and grandchildren. I on the other went through a divorce in the 80's. My ex never followed the divorce decree, he went eight years without paying child support. He told the court that $40 a week was too much to pay. My son is now 28 and he hasn't seen his father since he was 3. There was never a birthday or Chirstmas card. My ex husband reward, nothing my son has no memroy of him, and no desire to meet him or see him. I guess what I am trying to say is, parents be heros to your children, support them, love them, sacrfice for them because your rewards are going to be fair greater in the future, then what you may have to go without now...
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On Hats off to the grads
Posted on June 8 at 11:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The class president has been reading the names of the graduates for a very long time at EHS. It is just one of the traditions at Evansville. I hope the school will continue the class of 2010 and have the graduates enter alphabetically. This is the way the kids came into kindgergarten and it is a great way to go out.