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My Favorite Christmas – By Mrs. Mohr’s 3rd Grade Class
The best part of Christmas is opening gifs with family and friends. I hang gifs on the tree. And gandpa or gandma helping you with the christmas tree. And one more thing is gifs are the best part of Christmas. Those are the best parts of Christmas Cori Smith The best part of Christmas is…
Read MoreMy Favorite Christmas – By Mr. Secraw’s 3rd Grade Class
My Favorite Christmas was when I was 6. Mw and my brothers put cookies & milk out for “santa” Back then, I didn’t really believe in santa. But almost all the other childen at my age belived in him. anyway, let’s get back to the story. You see, we usally have sleepoovers and that’s what…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: Parades were a big part of Christmas for Bill and Sharon Miller and their family
By Missy Klatt Rural Menomonie residents, Bill and Sharon Miller first met on a blind date and have been married for 61 years. They have racked up a lot of memories over the years but before they ever met they had their own child hood Christmas memories. Sharon Sharon was the only child of Walter…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: Jean and Marv Booth spent their first Christmas together in the U.S. Army
By Missy Klatt Jean and Marv Booth have lived in the Glenwood City area for just about all of their lives. Jean was the middle child of Art and Ruth Logghe with brother Dave four years older and brother John who came along nine years after Jean. They grew up on a farm about four…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: Long-time residents of Connorsville, Gary and Nilla Harnisch, reminisce about Christmas traditions
By Renee Bettendorf CONNORSVILLE – On a recent afternoon, long-time Connorsville residents, Gary and Nilla Harnisch, sat in their hunting cabin at Harnishch’s Buck-Hollow Ranch and reminisced about Christmases past. “I’ve spent 80 years at the crossroads,” said Gary of his lifelong Connorsville address at the junction of highways 64 and 79. He was born…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: The Hellmanns have many fond memories of their Christmases together
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE – This holiday season, Barb and Joe Hellmann plan on celebrating Christmas with their five children, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and their families. “There’s just about 40 of us, it’s a ball to watch the grandkids,” said Barb of her family’s Christmas celebrations. Barb and Joe got married in…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: Karen Marlette – Remembers her brother played Santa one year
By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY — Karen Marlette was the fourth child born to Dewey and Minnie Marlette. After three older brothers, Myron, Lloyd, and Dean, all who were three or four years apart in age, along came baby Karen seven years later. Karen tells the story, that at the hospital her dad came in…
Read MoreREMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST: Delphine Danovsky remembers Christmases on the farm
By Renee Bettendorf CONNORSVILLE – Delphine Danvosky was born in 1932 and grew up on a dairy farm north of Connorsville, she was the middle child in a family of seven children. In her family, kids were taught how to milk cows at the age of ten. Delphine remembers being excited to learn how to…
Read MoreDear Santa – Boyceville and Glenwood City 2023
Just in the “Nick” of time, we’re pleased to present these heartwarming letters from our area kids to their favorite holiday hero. All of the letters are typed as they were written. We hope you enjoy them. Glenwood City Elementary Ms. Lind 1st Grade Dear Santa, I want minecraft legos, star wars legos, Harry Porter…
Read MoreCity backs off on rent increase at center for seniors meals
GLENWOOD CITY—About a dozen people, mostly city residents faced the city council over the agreement with Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) about renting the Community Center for senior meals. The group had been paying $250 per month for the use of the center to offer senior meals. However, citing cleaning cost, the council raised…
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