Christmas

Dear Santa – Mrs. Kittilson’s 1st Grade

By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Olga Waters was interviewed for a Christmas article before Thanksgiving, which made her laugh. “I’m really not thinking about it yet,” she chuckled as she talked about Christmas as a child and young adult. She speculated during the interview that many parents and grandparents would soon start buying…

By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — When Mary Kiekhoefer was asked about her childhood Christmas memories, she said she could not remember much. Then she proceeded to rattle off a list of nearly a half-dozen things she recalls from her childhood holiday celebrations. “It seemed just like any other day,” she said.

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…

Dear Santa – Mrs. Kongshaug’s 2nd Grade Class

Dear Santa – Mrs. Klinblom’s 2nd Grade Class

Dear Santa – Mrs. Garnett/Powell’s 2nd Grade Class