From My WindowIssue Date: January 20, 2021 Picture Perfect
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
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One of my covid winter projects is cleaning out my "personal papers" and keepsakes. The kind of things that have no monetary value, but that I kept for sentimental reasons. Examples are my high school yearbooks, my diplomas, awards, artwork and of course lots and lots of pictures. Some of the keepsakes were from my adult children's childhood, and some were from my extended family. I started with the oldest, and working my way forward. A b...
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From Our ReadersIssue Date: January 20, 2021 Dear Editor:
Peshtigo School Taxpayers
Here is what's coming your way.
For the past couple of months an advisory committee has been working on the thoughts, needs, wants and/or fixes to the aging Middle/High School building.
This April 6, 2021 you will be voting on a referendum to renovate the existing Middle/High School building, at a cost of approximately $32-$33 million. This gives the promise of about 25-35 years of use before the community will have to renovate again. Proof is in the communities all arou...
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Country CousinIssue Date: January 20, 2021 Inauguration Day, 2021...
Today, Wednesday, Jan. 20 marks the inauguration of long-time Senator Joe Biden into the top political position in this land, possibly in the world"¦.President of the United States of America.
Roughly half the voters of America are delighted. The other half - some 75 million - are dismayed and somewhat frightened of what the outcome may be.
Meanwhile, life goes on. Covid-19 gathering and masking restrictions continue.
MODERATE WEATHER
Political temperatures ...
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Country CousinIssue Date: January 13, 2021 Resolutions...
Maybe it's from all the hot tempers flaring all around the nation over political issues this year, but so far, January 2021 has been among the warmest on record in TIMESLand.
There is not enough snow for snowmobile enthusiasts to enjoy their sport, too little ice in most areas for safe ice fishing, and we're suffering a distinct shortage of snowmen.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Some of us made New Year Resolutions, and a few have even kept them for two weeks.<...
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From My WindowIssue Date: January 13, 2021 My Favorite Little Person
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
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I miss a lot of my older relatives, my siblings and my adult friends, but one of the hardest separations for me in this time of Covid isolation is from my favorite little person " my granddaughter.
She's safe and well with her parents in Oklahoma, and I get glimpses of her via video calls and photos daily. Her parents do a good job of keeping me updated, and sharing those funny, wistful and interesting momen...
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