Christmas

Letters to Santa – Mrs. Garnett’s/Mrs. Crossman’s 2nd Grade Class 

Mr. Secraw – Third Grade

By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY  —  Janet Dettmann says coloring books were always part of Christmas when she was a child. Reuben Dettmann says he remembers that his mother ordered toys from the Sears catalog or Montgomery Ward catalog. Except for one year.

By Monty Edwards EDITOR’S NOTE — We asked Monty if he would be included in our annual Christmas Remembering stories for the holiday season. Monty chose to write his own Christmas story. Read On. Near the end of November, while I was leaving the Downing Café, I walked by the table where the guys of…

By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY  —  Barb and Alfred Schrank say they remember Christmas used to have much more snow than in recent years. The Schranks live on a farm on the southwest side of Glenwood City that is, in fact, the farm where Barb grew up. “I remember the snow being so deep…

By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY  —  Even though Shirley Stone lives alone and only spends part of each week in Glenwood City, every year, she decorates a Christmas tree. And all of the ornaments on her tree are very special, because each ornament tells a story.

by Laura Giammattei BOYCEVILLE/CONNORSVILLE — Lifetime residents of the Boyceville area Gary “Stub” and Linda Swenson whimsically reminisce upon their Christmas traditions and memories from both their childhoods and together as parents and grandparents.

By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND  —  Sharon Hanson grew up on a dairy farm south of Elk Mound. The most memorable Christmas tree of her childhood was all because of her 16-year-old brother. “Our first Christmas south of Elk Mound, I think my brother was 16. We used to live in a little tiny…

by Marlys Kruger During the Christmas season, many of us attend church services or holiday concerts that celebrate the true meaning of the holiday. Last month, local pastor Bob Schoenknecht of Colfax Rural Lutheran Parish which includes Holden, Norton and North Running Valley churches, had the opportunity to visit the land where Jesus was born…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  —  The Colfax Messenger has been in existence since April of 1897. And in each Christmas edition for the last 118 years, businesses in Colfax have taken out Christmas greeting ads as a way to say “Merry Christmas” and “thanks for your business.” Lyle and Inez Christianson, both lifelong residents…