Spooner Advocate- Trwego/Springbrook Column, October 6,2016

Hello friends! Happy October!!!!

I hope everyone is getting things ready for the colder weather that is right around the corner. Now is the time to get the sand and salt mixed up, buy that new shovel because the other one got broken last year! Everyone get there wood all stacked up yet?? Check the snow blowers and get them tuned up and ready to work...not sure how much snow we are suppose to get but if the summer is an indication.....we are in for it!

THIS WEEK October 7 and 8, The Northwest Wisconsin Art Meander. It starts at Friday 10-6pm and Saturday 10-5pm. More information www.art-meander.com or call the Purple Pelican Gallery at 715-635-7727

Please remember the farmers markets ...they are still going on and would love to sell you  some locally grown produce. Hopefully people are canning and freezing some of this years bounty.

I am not going to share to much politics on my column as I do not want to offend people. However I do want to stress that each and everyone does need to go out and vote! We are in a time when it is very important that the peoples thoughts and views have got to be heard and the way we do that is by voting! I will say I was a Bernie Sanders supporter, I would still vote for him today. I don't say that to make people mad, I say that because people that were going to vote for him are now saying that they are not voting or that they are going to write him in on the ballot. My suggestion is to vote for one of the candidates as each vote counts and by voting for someone that is not on the ballot any longer you are in danger of wasting your vote. Each and every vote really do count so please think about this! Also we do live in America, our country was built on having a voice to speak out, freedom of choice and the ability to have our own opinions. Please respect those that do not vote or see things from your point of view. We live in a good country, lets work on making it even better!

THIS WEEKEND October 8-9 The Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild will present its 29th annual quilt show from 10-4 pm on Saturday and Sunday at the Webster High School.

THIS WEEKEND Saturday October 8, 2016. Runs from 9-8pm, www.spoonerchamber.org for more information and to register for events. www.spoonerzombierun.com .

Hope everyone had a great weekend at Cranberry Fest. I heard it was fun and saw some GREAT pictures! Maybe I will make it next year! Its on my bucket list. Can someone send me the information to have a table set up for next years fest??

Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, MN will be hosting a Leadership Conference on October 11-14, 2016 One of the guest  speakers will be Willie Robertson of the famous Duck Dynasty group. More information www.lwcc.org/leadership .

LCO Community College still has fun things going on at the college over the summer. BEADING has begun at the college! It is Weds. nights 5-8 pm, supplies and dinner are provided. You can start a project or bring something you are working on! Also bellydancing is ongoing on Weds nights as well. Please call to let Amber know so she has enough food for folks! See you there! If you would like to see what classes are offered please contact Amber Marlow at 715-634-4790 x156. Or check them out on Facebook!

THIS WEEKEND! There is a Beef and Small Farm Pasture Walk on Saturday October 8 from 10-noon. Its being held at the Bob and Jane Pederson's farm. If you would like to go please call Otto at the extension office - 715-635-3506.

Spooner Dairy Sheep Flock Dispersal Sale on October 13, 2016 beginning a 5:00 PM Central time. You have to register to purchase any of the sheep, please contact Dave Johnson at Equity Coop. 608-356-8311 ext 131 or djohndon@equitycoop.com. More info at www.equitycoop.com

Happy Birthday goes out to all the October birthdays out there. I love October the leaves are turning colors and the pumpkins are ready to decorate with. The air is crisp in the morning but warms up during the day. Plus you can still wear sweaters! This is one of the busiest months for birthdays in my family. So here we go Happy Birthday and a fabulous year filled with great joy, happiness, family, and health goes out to all the readers as well as my family. My stepdad Bob, my mother Patricia, my sister Dena, my cousin Michelle, my Aunt Donna in Texas! It would have also been my father Richard's birthday and my Grandpa K's birthday if they were still with us. I hope the coming year is filled with a lot of blessings for all of you! Remember you are loved, hugs to all of you!

Until next week… Get a paper and read something in it that you would usually skip over. Read it, digest it, think about it and then share it with someone.

If you have any information on upcoming events please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Put on your calendar:

October 27-29, 2016 Joyce Meyer Conference in Minneapolis at the Target Center. Thursday: 7:00pm, Friday: 10 am and 7:00 pm, Saturday: 10 am. More information at www.joycemeyer.org/conference .

November 10-12, 2016 Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Minneapolis, MN. Quilt Displays, Fashion Shows, Workshops, Classes, Demos! More information or to register www.sewingexpo.com or 800-699-6309

February 23-25,2017 MOSES Organic Conference in La Crosse, WI.

Raine Lampert
P.O Box 172
Stone Lake, WI 54876
twogirlsandagarden@hotmail.com

Spooner Advocate Column- September 29, 2016

Hello friends! Brrr it was chilly this morning. I hope everyone is getting things ready or the colder weather that is right around the corner. Now is the time to get the sand and salt mixed up, buy that new shovel because the other one got broken last year! Everyone get there wood all stacked up yet??

Please remember the farmers markets ...they are still going on and would love to sell you  some locally grown produce. Hopefully people are canning and freezing some of this years bounty.

THIS WEEKEND! Cranberry Festival! Saturday October 1st in Stone Lake, WI. Arts, Crafts, flea Market, Mash tours, Cranberry pancake breakfast at the Stone Lake Fire Hall from 7-11:00 am. Pie and bake sale at the 1st Lutheran Church from 9-3:00 pm. Parade at  2:00 pm. There is ALOT to see and do at the Cranberry Fest. For more information go to www.stonelakecranberryfestival.com or call 715-865-3378.

I am not going to share to much politics on my column as I do not want to offend people. However I do want to stress that each and everyone does need to go out and vote! We are in a time when it is very important that the peoples thoughts and views have got to be heard and the way we do that is by voting! I will say I was a Bernie Sanders supporter, I would still vote for him today. I don't say that to make people mad, I say that because people that were going to vote for him are now saying that they are not voting or that they are going to write him in on the ballot. My suggestion is to vote for one of the candidates as each vote counts and by voting for someone that is not on the ballot any longer you are in danger of wasting your vote. Each and every vote really do count so please think about this! Also we do live in America, our country was built on having a voice to speak out, freedom of choice and the ability to have our own opinions. Please respect those that do not vote or see things from your point of view. We live in a good country, lets work on making it even better!

LCO Community College still has fun things going on at the college over the summer. BEADING has begun at the college! It is Weds. nights 5-8 pm, supplies and dinner are provided. You can start a project or bring something you are working on! Also bellydancing is ongoing on Weds nights as well. Please call to let Amber know so she has enough food for folks! See you there! If you would like to see what classes are offered please contact Amber Marlow at 715-634-4790 x156. Or check them out on Facebook!

There is a Beef and Small Farm Pasture Walk on Saturday October 8 from 10-noon. Its being held at the Bob and Jane Pederson's farm. If you would like to go please call Otto at the extension office - 715-635-3506.

Spooner Dairy Sheep Flock Dispersal Sale on October 13, 2016 beginning a 5:00 PM Central time. You have to register to purchase any of the sheep, please contact Dave Johnson at Equity Coop. 608-356-8311 ext 131 or djohndon@equitycoop.com. More info at www.equitycoop.com

Happy Birthday goes out to all the September birthdays out there. I love September as we are getting into cooler months and get to wear sweaters again! I hope the coming year is filled with a lot of blessings for all of you! Remember you are loved, hugs to all of you!

Until next week… Can something, freeze something or bake something....then share some wit a neighbor!

If you have any information on upcoming events please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Put on your calendar:

October 27-29, 2016 Joyce Meyer Conference in Minneapolis at the Target Center. Thursday: 7:00pm, Friday: 10 am and 7:00 pm, Saturday: 10 am. More information at www.joycemeyer.org/conference .

February 23-25 MOSES Organic Conference in La Crosse, WI.

Spooner Advocate Column - September 16, 2016

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I know we had a lot of traffic up here enjoying the last weekend before schools starts. Now its really beginning to feel like fall being folks are back in school and there are less vacationers here. I hope everyone had a great summer and are now ready to get back to school! Please remember to slow down out there in the morning, lots of people are rushing to get to work but we need to be safe around the kids!

I haven’t talked about Cable Natural History Museum in a while. I have to say I don’t get up there to the museum as much as I would like to, but I do like the articles that Emily Stone writes for the Sawyer County Record. This last one about Pitcher plants was very interesting. If you have not had the privilege of seeing an actual pitcher plant you should really go visit a bog. I have the privilege of going out on the bog and I have to say pitcher plants are one of my favorites! If you would like more information on the museum go to www.cablemuseum.org.

LCO Community College still has fun things going on at the college over the summer. BEADING has begun at the college! It is Weds. nights 5-8 pm, supplies and dinner are provided. You can start a project or bring something you are working on! Please call to let Amber know so she has enough food for folks! See you there! If you would like to see what classes are offered please contact Amber Marlow at 715-634-4790 x156. Or check them out on Facebook!

On September 10 I was able to go down to Open Street on West Broadway in Minneapolis. It was great fun to be able to travel with my friend Mary and her son Nodin, we had a great time and got to see old friends and make some new ones! Great job to all the volunteers, workers and people that sold or just came out to visit! A lot of hard work went into organizing this event and everyone did an awesome job! Thanks so much Britt and Lupe!

Happy Birthday goes out to all the September birthdays out there. I love September as we are getting into cooler months and get to wear sweaters again! I hope the coming year is filled with a lot of blessings for all of you! Remember you are loved, hugs to all of you!

Until next week… Do something that you like to do and that makes you happy, and reach out to someone who may need to be lifted up.

If you have any information on upcoming events please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Put on your calendar:

October 27-29, 2016 Joyce Meyer Conference in Minneapolis at the Target Center. Thursday: 7:00pm, Friday: 10 am and 7:00 pm, Saturday: 10 am. More information at www.joycemeyer.org/conference .

Spooner Advocate Column September 23, 2016

Hello friends! Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather. It has been alittle wet again lately. I thing the only one that appreciates all this water is the fish, ducks and geese! It seems like its either feast or famine when it comes to the weather. Is everyone out working in their yards? Putting the gardens to rest?? I bought some squash the other day....need to buy some more. Please remember the farmers markets ...they are still going on and would love to sell you  some locally grown produce. Hopefully people are canning and freezing some of this years bounty.

It was a pleasure to see my foster parents up from Minneapolis. Karen and Leif Nestingen met me in Spooner and we ate at Nicks. I have to say our waitress was awesome! She came out apologized that my dad's chicken sandwich was taking longer to cook. She was very nice about everything. Even asked me how my head was feeling when she found out I had a headache! Have to say I am glad for small town places like Nick's that have good food and nice people! Keep up the great work!

I am not going to share to much politics on my column as I do not want to offend people. However I do want to stress that each and everyone does need to go out and vote! We are in a time when it is very important that the peoples thoughts and views have got to be heard and the way we do that is by voting! I will say I was a Bernie Sanders supporter, I would still vote for him today. I don't say that to make people mad, I say that because people that were going to vote for him are now saying that they are not voting or that they are going to write him in on the ballot. My suggestion is to vote for one of the candidates as each vote counts and by voting for someone that is not on the ballot any longer you are in danger of wasting your vote. Each and every vote really do count so please think about this! Also we do live in America, our country was built on having a voice to speak out, freedom of choice and the ability to have our own opinions. Please respect those that do not vote or see things from your point of view. We live in a good country, lets work on making it even better!

LCO Community College still has fun things going on at the college over the summer. BEADING has begun at the college! It is Weds. nights 5-8 pm, supplies and dinner are provided. You can start a project or bring something you are working on! Please call to let Amber know so she has enough food for folks! See you there! If you would like to see what classes are offered please contact Amber Marlow at 715-634-4790 x156. Or check them out on Facebook!

On September 10 I was able to go down to Open Street on West Broadway in Minneapolis. It was great fun to be able to travel with my friend Mary and her son Nodin, we had a great time and got to see old friends and make some new ones! Great job to all the volunteers, workers and people that sold or just came out to visit! A lot of hard work went into organizing this event and everyone did an awesome job! Thanks so much Britt and Lupe!

Happy Birthday goes out to all the September birthdays out there. I love September as we are getting into cooler months and get to wear sweaters again! I hope the coming year is filled with a lot of blessings for all of you! Remember you are loved, hugs to all of you!

Until next week… Can something, freeze something or bake something....then share some wit a neighbor!

If you have any information on upcoming events please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Put on your calendar:

October 27-29, 2016 Joyce Meyer Conference in Minneapolis at the Target Center. Thursday: 7:00pm, Friday: 10 am and 7:00 pm, Saturday: 10 am. More information at www.joycemeyer.org/conference .

This morning I start the day by grieving for one of my dear friends, a rat terrier named Dutchess Anne. She was a great dog, loved to cuddle in blankets and run at full speed around the yard.
Last night we believe our dog Dutchess and Chloe were poisoned around 730 or so. They were in the yard, Chloe was tied up. I personally saw a car driving slow, stop at the end if my driveway. I went out to see what was going on and they left and went down the road a ways and stopped again. Not sure why. I have talked to the Wahburn County (Sooner, WI)  and Barron County (Cumberland) Sheriffs department also the vet. We have heard rumors that other dogs have had similar incidences happen. We have heard if food being thrown to the dogs  which then get suck and die.
I hope nobody else goes through this. Dutchess passed away from a slow horrible death and Chloe made it through but is weak but determined to make it. After talking to the vet it seems to me that they probably had ingested a rat poison that's on the market that is a neurotoxin called  brometheden? I'm sure that's spelled wrong,  sorry been a ling night. 
My concern is to let people know so that they don't have to go through this horror. If you see or hear anything, please call the Sheriffs department. At this time they have no leads  as I didn't get the plate number or make and model of the car.