Christmas

Letters to Santa – GC 3rd grade – Mrs. Heim

Letters to Santa – GC 3rd grade – Ms. L’Allier

By Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY— While sitting in his cozy room at Havenwood as his daughter Sharon decorated the place with Christmas cheer, Lloyd reminisced about the Christmas holiday over the past 91 years. Lloyd was born and raised on the outskirts of Glenwood City until he was six years old. He moved away for some…

By Kelsie Hoitomt Millard Hawk may live in Glenwood City now, but he grew up celebrating Christmas along side his family in Washburn, Illinois. When Millard was 13 years old his mother, Ethel, passed away so his father, Millard Sr. raised him and his brother John who was five at the time.

By Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY— Norm Hagen is a long time resident of Glenwood City. He grew up just three and a half miles south of town on a hilltop, which is where his family farm rested. He is the son to the late Herbert and Ellen Hagen and there were two other children in the…

By Kelsie Hoitomt WILSON — Nestled on the hill side in their old farm house just outside of Wilson is Jim and Evelyn Pickerign. This time of year, people who drive by or stop in to visit will be greeted by a display of Christmas lights with Santa and his reindeer and an inflated snowman.

By Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY — Loran Standaert is a true Glenwood City-ite with his roots starting here 88 years ago when he was born to Leo and Marie in 1926. Loran was the second born of five children and they were all raised on the 80 acre farm a few miles north west of…

Letters to Santa – TCE 1st grade – Mrs. Bird

Letters to Santa – TCE 1st grade – Mrs. Peterson

Letters to Santa – TCE 1st grade – Mrs. Roemhild