By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — When Ed and Jeanette Fontaine of Boyceville still owned their grocery store, it was open 365 days per year. Yes, that means the store was even open on Christmas day. Fontaine and his wife explained they retired from working at their store in 1986, but prior to that, they…

By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Celebrations have one thing in common all over the world: food. Special occasions are marked by special dishes to eat, or magnificent meals. Holidays usually mean cooks and bakers make items that are not eaten at other times during the year. Treats like cookies, pies, and cakes are…

By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — When most people think back on childhood Christmas celebrations, there seems to be a constant theme: children need to be in bed and asleep for Santa Claus to come. Of course, some children had early visits from Santa. He would tell parents he had much too heavy a…

By Cara L. Dempski DOWNING — Glenwood City resident Arthur Burmester has seen quite a bit of life in his 96 years. Between celebrating Christmas in Germany or France or Belgium as part of a unit inserting soldiers behind enemy lines using gliders, to childhood memories of visits from Santa Claus, the things he ate…

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