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Since its inception almost 25 years ago, StageDoor Theatre has established itself as a unique place for the performing arts in the 285 Corridor.
William Shakespeare said, "All the world is a stage," and in the case of the 285 Corridor, the newest stage will be at the Venue Theatre in the Conifer Town Center. Set to open its doors in August, the Venue Theatre Company is the newest arts education program in the mountain community and is dedicated to musical theater education and performance for mountain area youths.
The Center for the Arts Evergreen is celebrating its signature summer event, Summerfest, on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21, with new offerings and some old favorites, which definitely bring the arts alive in Evergreen.
Summerfest is a two-day fine art-and-craft festival held at Buchanan Park. The outdoor festival kicks off Arts Alive Evergreen, a 10-day showcase event featuring the best of Evergreen's visual and performing arts.
Evergreen's musical theater community has certainly had success with the 1960s. Last year the Evergreen Players presented "Hair" as the summer musical to kick off Arts Alive week. This year, we do the Twist and the Mashed Potato even further back in time in the early 1960s in the Players' production of "Hairspray."
Sherrill Stone was nervous.
The Carbondale sculptor looked away as her half-ton Italian marble sculpture was tied up and moved via crane from the bed of her pickup to its new location in Kittredge Community Park.
"I hate to watch this part," she said.
Representatives from Art for the Mountain Community secured the yellow straps on Saturday morning, preparing to place the artwork on its pedestal for a year as part of the 2013-14 Sculpture Walk.
The Center for the Arts Evergreen is a bustling place dedicated to promoting and cultivating artistic excellence and to enriching the art experience in our mountain community. Each year CAE hosts events, exhibitions, classes, arts festivals and programs. At the heart of it all are the artists who support the center through memberships, donations and volunteering. The annual CAE Members Show is a way to highlight the work of these artists who give so much of their time and of themselves to make the Center for the Arts such an amazing place.
The Evergreen Artists Association promotes the visual arts in our mountain community with art shows, member activities, scholarships, workshops, programs and the annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival. On Friday, May 31, the EAA opened its annual member show at the Main Street Fine Art Gallery in downtown Evergreen. The show is called "Birds of Our Mountain Area," and features artwork that was inspired by and includes reference to birds from the Evergreen area.
Sitting at Moe's Original Bar B Que in downtown Denver, Mark Bell talks about the beginning of his musical career.
"One day I just picked up the harp, and it came to me," he said.
Bell remembers the actual day: On June 2, 1973, he started playing harmonica, and has been making music ever since with other performers.
"I've been around musicians all my life," he said.
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20th November 2018
Communications professionals are getting more narrow-minded – in a good way! Grayling's US chief client officer, Danica Ross, explains in the latest of our #6x19 trends forecast series.
In our #6into18 trends forecast this time last year, we talked about The Attention Economy, and the battle not for eyeballs, but for engagement. In the past year, this has only intensified, and what we are seeing now is brands becoming very focused on their niche audiences, creating and galvanizing communities with whom they can have meaningful relationships. That's what our 'Niche Work' trend is all about.
For B2B clients in particular, the universe of decision makers they need to reach and influence can be very small. .Xfinity, for example, recognized that in order to expand its on-campus service for students, it needed to convince the gatekeepers, the IT administrators of the colleges they were targeting – all 30 of them! The fact that this target audience was so small, to the degree that Xfinity was able to find out everything about them, meant that they were able to be highly personalised in their approach. And it worked.
And it's not just B2B programs that benefit by going narrow and deep.
German car manufacturer, Opel, wanted to tap into the niche audience of motor enthusiasts on YouTube. Eschewing the most obvious route of engaging prominent (or even micro) YouTube influencers in this space, Opel instead turned clicks into currency, spurring a whole UGC programme, without having to pay a cent. Smart.
Niche targeting reaches its apex when brands invest in the building and cultivation of 'tribes' – loyal brand fans.
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams does this fantastically well. They have stores all across America from which customers Instagram themselves enjoying their ice cream while using a designated hashtag for the store they're at. Jeni's even goes a step further by creating community sections for each store on their website – filled with social proof of people loving their ice cream.
Done well, a brand's 'tribe' can become not only an army of advocates, but an unmatched advantage for product development, and even sales.
US retailer, Target, has created an, invitation-only app that enables Target's product designers to gather feedback from a sort of curated virtual focus group. And the VIP nature makes everyone want to be involved. While in France, where Honda has a lack of dealerships but a vocal audience of hardcore fans, the car maker has taken the unusual step of taking over these fans' garages and turning them into fan-run mini dealerships.
The results of mobilizing niche audiences are inarguable, and yet, more than half of businesses don't know who their brand advocates are. This will change. Because it has to – and because it can. With the wealth of data available to us in the digital age, it is possible for any organization of any size, in any industry, to take personalisation, customisation, and the breeding, borrowing and growing of niche tribes to new levels. We expect much more of this in the year ahead.
Danica Ross is Grayling's US Chief Client Officer. For more information about Grayling's #6x19 trends and how they may be applied to enhance your future communications, please contact our global head of strategic services, Jon Meakin.
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Former state GOP chairman Tom Pauken, who says he's running for governor regardless of which giant he'll be taking on, spoke more bluntly Friday about a conflict with Gov. Rick Perry over stimulus funds than he did as Perry's appointed Texas Workforce Commission chairman.
The conflict centered on Perry's refusal to take $555 million in stimulus funds for unemployment, although Texas took a lot of other stimulus money to help balance its budget under Perry.
The jobless money came with requirements to expand benefits that Perry opposed. Pauken said at the time that he wanted to find a way to take the money without the strings, although he downplayed the conflict a bit then.
Pauken came by to chat on a trip to Austin in conjunction with his campaign, and I asked him about the matter.
Pauken said Perry's office "wanted me to essentially repudiate my own position," and that he refused, having made up his mind when he left a stint as a military intelligence officer in Vietnam in 1969 that he would salute only the folks he felt like saluting.
He said the difference in opinion was one of the things that led him to believe the current administration practices "government by sound bite, not sound policies."
Perry showcased his decision as one of the ways he has stood up against Washington meddling as he faced a GOP primary challenge from then U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, whom he handily defeated.
With his idea, Pauken said, the state either could have received the money without strings or had a beauty of a 10th Amendment lawsuit against the Obama Administration.
"That's when I came to the conclusion that these folks weren't serious about advancing our conservative principles in an effective way," said Pauken, who continued to serve as Workforce Commission chairman until 2012.
Perry has defended his tenure as a rousing success for Texas.
Pauken earlier announced for governor even though Perry hasn't said whether he'll run for re-election and Attorney General Greg Abbott could make the race.


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Mr Modenese is one of my favorite guys to shoot in Milan – I can always count on him to look sharp at the shows.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
At Armani…….Beppe Modenese, Milano
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that's a cool combination
i'm just a fashion outsider: but who is Beppe Modenese?
i really like that the collar of his jacket points the same way as his ears!
Nice peaked lapel double breated suit. I must say that isn't a very easy style to wear but he looks very comfortable in it. The tie clip and the matching pocket square. Molto chic and very nonchalant. Looks like he dresses this way everyday. What does he do?
Double-breasted suits rule–and the lapels on this one are positively heroic.
But the extra-low waist-button here is causing a bit of havoc with the relatively short tie. Ultimately, the problem is, how best to fit a guy with a large, protuberant trunk.
Older man class all the way.
But he doesn't – what's with the saggy lapels on that gorgeous jacket?!
button stance way too low for my taste.
beautiful look …. especially the shirt sleeve showing at the perfect length and matching pocket square
elegant man, beautiful photograph. a breath of fresh air.
The matching ears and lapels are great. Well spotted, marianne.
Beppe Modenese is the man who actually started fashion week years ago. He's an ambassador and visionary for the fashion industry, and one of the best dressed men in the world…almost every day.
He reminds me of my Grandfather…Lolo Marcelo.
He looks amazingly classly and vision for all men to aspire to once they reach thier older years.
nice job getting the exposure right, that lighting is killer. it kind of makes the right shoulder of his suit look ill-fitting but i'm going to assume that it's the light and not his suit.
Beppe is always very elegant he is the milanese guru of fashion (and an eccellent fashion businessman) and he is in Milan and in the fashion world what Gianni Agnelli was in Turin and in the car industry world.He is one of a kind.
It's not just what he wear's but how he exudes history through his eyes!
& the composition o fthe photo – timeless…
So I keep staring at this photo, perhaps in the perverse hope that I'd find some kind of a terminal flaw. But it remains as striking as on the first day. Words like stamina, insight, awe, integrity come to mind, someone who knows.
agreed concupiscence, the depth of field is perfect, and the over exposure over the shoulder just adds to the emphemeral feel..
not to mention the light rain and the hint of a classic car
Is he wearing a safety pin on his tie too, like Beppe? He certainly looks sharp, but the wrinkled lapels disturb me a bit.


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* Fires, including grills and charcoal briquettes, are permitted only in designated areas and sites where a metal fire ring or grate is provided. These areas include developed campgrounds, some picnic areas, and some designated backcountry campsites pursuant to an overnight use permit.
* Campfires or grills are not permitted anywhere else in the park.
* Petroleum fueled stoves are permitted in designated backcountry campsites by permit only, and in developed campgrounds and picnic areas.
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The following seven questions, along with a requested word limit, were asked of each local candidate for the Vermont House.

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Election Day is Nov. 4.

1) HEALTHCARE: The state's Catamount Health plan is up and running, are you satisfied that it is meeting its goals and, if not, what additional steps should the state take to expand health care coverage? (Maximum 150 words.)

2) ELECTRICITY: The expiration of Vermont's contracts with its two big electricity providers, Hydro-Quebec and Vermont Yankee, is looming. And there are concerns about re-licensing Yankee. What should Vermont do to meet its energy needs? (150 words.)

3) AGRICULTURE: What state-level supports and policies regarding family farms would you promote as a legislator? (150 words.)

4) PROPERTY TAXES: The idea of a property tax cap to limit the rise in school spending has been suggested, but such reductions in funds could diminish the quality of education in our schools over time. How do you solve that dilemma? (150 words.)

5) HEATING: Vermonters are worried about how they will pay to heat their homes and gas up their cars this winter. What can the Legislature and state government do to help? (150 words.)

6) ECONOMY: State government is cutting back as tax revenues fall short of expectations. What can state government do to improve the Vermont economy? (150 words.)

7) SINGLE ISSUE: Discuss an issue of importance to you that you would work to address if elected. (100 words.)

The four candidates running for the two seats in the Addison-4 district — which includes the towns of Bristol, Monkton, Lincoln and Starksboro — are Michael Fisher, John "Peeker" Heffernan, Barbara Rainville and David Sharpe. Heffernan chose not to respond to the Independent's questions.

HEALTHCARE: I will not be satisfied until every Vermonter has access to affordable and portable health care. A true universal health care system is probably not possible without changes in federal law. We have made progress and we should continue to do what we can at the state level to move toward universal health care. This would help businesses be more competitive and individuals would be free to change jobs or to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses. We also need to address the problems which increase the cost of health care to all of us such reducing administrative costs by requiring a single form for all insurance claims. We need to improve safety in the workplace in order to reduce worker compensation costs.

ELECTRICITY: I believe in conserving energy which could lighten the strain on our economy and on Vermont families. Our contract with Hydro Quebec is currently under negotiation with Vermont power companies and I hope we continue to be able to secure a substantial amount of electrical energy at a reasonable cost with them. We need to develop energy independence in Vermont by harnessing biomass, wind, and solar power available here. Students at Mt. Abe have started a grass pellet initiative which is exactly the kind of initiative that the state should support. I will only vote to extend Vermont Yankee's license for a short period if and when it is found to be operating in a safe and reliable manner.

AGRICULTURE: I believe in conserving the land. The current use program has helped farmers keep land open and in useful production. We should put in place incentives to grow energy crops such as oil seed crops, grasses for pellet heat, and experimental crops such as sorghum for ethanol production. We need to support our dairy farmers because they remain the backbone of our agricultural heritage. We also need to support our organic farmers who provide us with locally grown food and are the fastest growing segment of our agriculture community. We need to continue to focus on buying local and keeping the agriculture dollars circulating in Vermont.

PROPERTY TAXES: I believe that we are facing a huge challenge in our public school education. Vermonters have been very supportive of their schools and recognize that our young people are our most important asset. I believe that we should conserve our education dollars by having the State Department of Education provide internet based courses so all children in Vermont can have access to a 21st century education. We also need to reduce the administrative demands on our local schools. Other states have controlled or reduced their school expenses by dividing their educational systems, subsidizing private education for those that can afford it and providing substandard public schools for the rest. This is not the Vermont way and we are challenged to find other ways to control costs without destroying quality public education.

HEATING: We need to move toward energy independence. We need to conserve the energy we use by purchasing energy efficient vehicles, weatherizing our homes, and updating our business equipment. We need to generate the energy we use with sustainable, in state sources. We need to develop and support wind power, solar power, pellet heating technology, cow power, and other innovative sources. State government can help by putting the appropriate incentives in place, applying appropriate permit procedures, and supporting innovative research and pilot projects to help us move away from dependence on foreign oil.

ECONOMY: We need to, once again, become leaders in new and innovative energy development. Vermont had the first wind farm in the US, now we lag far behind. Vermont has been the leader in energy efficiency with our conservation utility. The legislature instituted an "all fuels" conservation strategy last session despite strong opposition from the administration. We can develop new agricultural energy products for the future. If the last age was the information age the new age is the energy age. We can build our economy on this foundation.

SINGLE ISSUE: I am running on the three basic "e"s Energy, Economy, and Education as I have in the past. I have laid out some of the important issues in all three areas above and I will work hard to move these issues along. I believe in our ability to tackle tough problems and come up with Vermont solutions and we need to do that again in these tough times. Vermonters deserve a legislature that looks out for the wellbeing of its citizens and not the big corporations. Tax dollars should be used for our safety net and to foster innovation; not just as a give away to moneyed interests.


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Donald A. Klassen, 84, of Hillsboro died Tuesday at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
He was born Oct. 30, 1927, in Mountain Lake, Minn., to Abram and Elizabeth (Janzen) Klassen. He was a hospital administrator and farmer.
He married Lenora Friesen on June 24, 1948, in Mountain Lake.
He is survived by his wife, Lenora of Hillsboro; three sons, Marlo Klassen of Oakley, Myron Klassen of Hesston, and Sheldon Klassen of Moundridge; three daughters, Marlene McKitrick of Albuquerque, N.M., Sharon Boese of Lehigh, and Sandra Esch of Los Lunas, N.M.; two brothers, Harold and Loyal Klassen both of Mountain Lake; 18 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at First Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Susan Jantzen officiating. Burial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Alexanderwohl Cemetery, rural Goessel. The family will receive guests from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Brave Story
We may never know the story that Brenda Chapman intended to tell before being removed from the director's chair, but the story we have is a retread. It comes in a visually attractive package with qualities that were unachievable just a few years ago, but it feels like Pixar, having rejected Chapman, reverted to something it felt comfortable with. So while Brave isn't one of the Pixar sequels already released or yet to come, it still feels overly familiar with only the environment to set it apart. A reliance on setting, rather than story, smacks of the later drawn Disney features.
There are echoes here of How to Train Your Dragon, Mulan, Brother Bear, Donald's Nephews, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Sword in the Stone, Princess Mononoke, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. That's evidence of a story team taking the easy way out, using elements they know will work, rather than letting events grow out of the characters' actions.
Brave will make a lot of money and shows the heights the Pixar artists are capable of reaching. However, I personally take more pleasure from films like Persepolis, The Illusionist, Spirited Away and Mary and Max than I do from Pixar's recent films. While they may not be as slick or elaborate, those films have singular points of view.
My opinion of Brave won't change anything. Mainstream animated features are too successful to let dissenting voices bother anyone with influence. But animation has once more decided to live within a cage of its own making and is happy to stay put, safe and secure. Frankly, it's a waste of talent.
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- chris said...
"But animation has once more decided to live within a cage of its own making and is happy to stay put, safe and secure."
Too bad Steve Jobs is dead. Perhaps what Pixar could use is someone taking some of the Pixar staff, going to another building, putting a jolly roger flag up and creating an animated film that really breaks new ground. Is Brad Bird reading?
The studios are too big. Too safe.
The next real breakthrough in animation will probably come from a small crew working with a teeny budget.
- June 25, 2012 7:04 PM
- JPilot said...
Hey Mark,
The recipe for success, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The musical equivalent here.
- June 25, 2012 9:09 PM
- Christopher Sobieniak said...
Shame really Mark. I'd rather have a good story than the same retread I've went to before.
- June 25, 2012 9:35 PM
- Brubaker said...
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- June 25, 2012 10:13 PM
- Brubaker said...
I'll give you points for being the first review to not promote that it's the first Pixar film to feature a female protagonist, or the feminist message within it.
- June 25, 2012 10:14 PM
- Michael Sporn said...
As usual your analysis is excellent and spot on the mark. Pixar will never step out of the loop of Robert McKee's rules. Everyone's answerable to management rather than the film, itself.
There were a couple of positives. The retread use of the Queen Mother Bear, however, did give us some really wonderful animation. Not the usual cgi activity. Also, the animation is unlike that of any other studio. The movement is based on real life rather than the popping from pose to pose that other studios usually use. These other films are hardly able to develop a real character using this method of animation. All the characters act alike under the clichés in which they're shaped.
- June 26, 2012 7:40 AM
I've heard the best parts of the film (including the story, design, and casting) that still remain are, in fact, the handiwork of Brenda Chapman's direction. I felt the film was schizophrenic, changing tone quite fast, quite often. The fighting was poorly staged and choreographed, and isn't very clear either visually or from a story point of view. And a lot of the action was confusing and too fast. There seemed to be a lot of "filler" in the film (chasing into and out of the castle). I liked the overall film well enough, but maybe not for repeated viewing.
- June 26, 2012 10:42 PM
Very good point. I wonder how interesting and unique the works of Mozart, Fellini or Kafka would be if they were products of brainstorming sessions. If a film's goal is to touch one's soul in some unexpected way, an army of brilliant professionals is not necessarily the best way to go.
- June 28, 2012 1:04 PM
I bet Pixar's glad Brad Bird is back in house working on the sequel to The Incredibles.
- July 05, 2012 10:12 PM
anik said... Very good point. I wonder how interesting and unique the works of Mozart, Fellini or Kafka would be if they were products of brainstorming sessions. If a film's goal is to touch one's soul in some unexpected way, an army of brilliant professionals is not necessarily the best way to go.
... because it needed to be said more than twice.
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Aviano, Italy, Italy - Saturday, May 22, 1999 at 15:33:17 (EDT)
I have just read those enthusiastic comments of the beauty of your town and the Northwoods. My genealogist friend there in Tomahawk sent this URL of Tomahawk Leader for me to check up and now I have done it. This town surely must be something worth knowing. May be one day I will walk there in the park. Until then - have it nice.
J. Nystrom < email@example.com >
PRV, FINLAND - Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at 06:54:31 (EDT)
I just received a phone call from my good friend Lynn Scheller, Albuquerque, NM and he told me about the Leader from our other friend, Rene Robarge, in Chicago. We are the class of 1962 THS.I was so excited to learn that there is a place to learn about Tomahawk and what is happening up there. Although we moved in 1959 Tomahawk is still "home" with wonderful memories. The old Whittier School, the bridge, our last year at the old high school and all our classmates that we have not forgotten. What a wonderful place to grow up!
Rita Schroeder Abitz < email@example.com >
Las Cruces, nm USA - Sunday, May 16, 1999 at 23:59:30 (EDT)
My family has had a cottage out on the Somo for over 50 years, so Tomahawk is one of my favorite places on this planet. I have just completed touring my 18th nation, and believe me, there's no place like northern Wisconsin. Your photos of the Nelson Liquor Mart demolition were heart-rending! I feel as though a part of my childhood has been taken away! All the best to everyone up there!
Dennis M. Dahl < email@example.com >
Walnut, IL USA - Monday, May 10, 1999 at 16:52:44 (EDT)
Hello Tomahawk , I just want to say I read News papers all over the globe on my computer and your's is the most (Impressive ) one of the all, the lay out and coloring is great. I enjoy reading your paper --- Jim --- love your town
James N Strong < email@example.com >
Mosinee, Wi. USA - Wednesday, May 05, 1999 at 12:11:28 (EDT)
Hey everyone, I gratuated from THS in '90 and went into the military so time back home is far and few between. This is a great thing for people like me always away from home. Since leaving, I have seen 7 countries and 37 states, thanks to the Air Force. I encourage anyone who recognizes the name to drop me an E-mail. Thanks
jody walbeck < firstname.lastname@example.com >
oklahoma city, ok USA - Thursday, April 29, 1999 at 22:45:35 (EDT)
Hello Tomahawk: I was just browsing the web to see if I could get any fishing reports from around the Antigo area where my family is from. No luck but was excited to see that Tomahawk is giving us fishing reports from God's country. Thanks a lot. Just so you know; I love to fish and have taken my gear to every country I have worked in. From catching black bass in Papua New Guinea (big, mean and hard to catch) to trying my luck here in Taiwan. Nothing to brag about yet but envy all you folks who will be out opening day for the BigEyes. Wish I could be with you. Thanks for being there. I will follow the fishing reports with envy and relish.
Joe Irish < email@example.com >
Taipei, Taiwan - Thursday, April 29, 1999 at 06:39:32 (EDT)
sorry didn't put in the correct e-mail address so I fixed it. Just in case.
Diane Connolly-Brady < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Oak Lawn, Il USA - Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 00:34:58 (EDT)
HI Tomahawk, I used to live there from 1975-1979, but spent many a summer there in the 60's and 70's. At one time I was employed at Jack's I.G.A. Had many a good friends in Tomahawk. I was a patron of "Provo's" and "While A Ways" I think Bob and Beth still own it. My parents once owned a home on Lake Nokomis but now live at Clear Waters Trailer Park north of town. Some of my old friends still live in the area. If anyone who remembers me please drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you. This was really a great idea to have you online. I just found out about a short time ago. Hope to hear from some of my old friends soon. Take Care
Diane Connolly-Brady < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Oak Lawn, Il USA - Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 00:26:23 (EDT)
I really enjoy this website. Being at college and working almost full time limits me from coming back and visiting family and friends to find out what is going on in good old Tomahawk. This website is a great way to keep informed of all the news and to keep me in touch with my roots.
Katie Schmit < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Winona, MN USA - Monday, April 26, 1999 at 12:24:24 (EDT)
Hi... My girlfriend is from Tomahawk, and used to write for this newspaper (don't know if she wants me to use her name, but she's a redhead and lives out in the Boston area!). As I may be coming out to visit the area this summer, I'll have to stop by here and read up on the events this summer!
Mike Maddaloni <firstname.lastname@example.com >
Waltham, MA USA - Monday, April 12, 1999 at 22:22:26 (EDT)
Love coming to the Northern Wisconsin area, BUT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER!!!
Tom Elliott < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Cleveland, TN USA - Wednesday, April 07, 1999 at 12:47:44 (EDT)
Tomahawk should be kept secret!
Mark Koth < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Butte des Morts, WI USA - Saturday, April 03, 1999 at 23:13:12 (EST)
Great idea to catch up on all the news, our home away from home,We really enjoy the Tomahawk area we have been coming up for the last twenty years...Even our e mail address is Tomahawk....
Frank & Betsy Dedeo < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Burlington,, WI USA - Sunday, March 28, 1999 at 13:41:57 (EST)
Greetings from the "really" Far North. I needed to send you another message to just say that reading the Leader is a lot of fun and a real joy to connect with my Hometown! We have a new e-mail address and wanted to send you some more "kudos" on the web site. Thanks again. John Beiler
John Beiler < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Juneau, AK USA - Thursday, March 25, 1999 at 13:32:57 (EST)
SHEBOYGAN, WI USA - Monday, March 22, 1999 at 22:59:00 (EST)
I was born and raised in Tomahawk but haven't lived there for 26 years. I love coming back to visit and hope to return permanently in the coming years. This web site is wonderful, makes me feel like I am back home again. I miss the Northwoods. No other place like it.
Vicki Ament < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Eagle River, AK USA - Sunday, March 21, 1999 at 20:10:20 (EST)
The Tomahawk area is one of the greatest places to visit. The fishing and the surrounding area is a treasure. I have only visited there three times, each time was an experience. The Pine Point Poker Run, going from tavern to tavern, is a blast. I would recommend it to everyone this year. It is the first week in August. So come out, and the beer will be flowing.
The Bishop < firstname.lastname@example.com >
chicago, IL USA - Tuesday, March 16, 1999 at 12:53:23 (EST)
To start with I am probably the BIGGEST northwoods fanatic that ever lived! I'v been coming up to Rhinelander for 28 straight years now. I first started coming up when I was just three years old! Now I bring MY family up every year. We ALWAYS stop in at Tomahawk every year! We just LOVE it there! The biggest thing we enjoy at Tomahawk is your Tomahawk Speedway, it is the ace of all racetracks we love the asphalt track! Someday I can't wait to do some musky fishing in your town. I am an avid musky fisherman! YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT TOMAHAWK AND THE NORTHWOODS!!!!
Dennis Medbourn < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Logansport, Indiana USA - Monday, March 15, 1999 at 17:46:46 (EST)
It's great to get caught up on what's going on in the northern woods. I've been going up to Tomahawk since I was born visiting my grandma Dorothy Turner and my uncle Dean who owns Three T's Resort on Lake Nokomis. Now I bring my 4 kids up to enjoy the great Tomahawk experience. Thanks Tomahawk Leader for the updates.
Fred Turner, Jr. < firstname.lastname@example.com >
West Chicago, IL USA - Sunday, March 14, 1999 at 00:52:13 (EST)
My old friend and colleague, Mel Miller, has a cabin on Lake Nokomis that I have visited regularly over the last 20 years. For several years now, I've helped him open the cabin in the spring. I've always been impressed by the friendliness and vitality of the people in Tomahawk. I tell friends that it is the busiest town in the upper Midwest, there always seems to be something interesting happening in Tomahawk. I'm looking forward to another early spring visit this May. Keep us "outlanders" posted on fishing conditions, please. Thanks
Bob Doolittle < email@example.com >
Tulsa, Ok USA - Thursday, March 11, 1999 at 10:46:59 (EST)
Nice web site. I go up to Tomahawk every year on vacation. My grandpa and grandma live up there 6 months out of the year. They will really like this site.
Ryan Bute < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Seneca, IL USA - Sunday, March 07, 1999 at 14:26:54 (EST)
Hello up in the North Woods! Can't wait for warmer weather so we can get back up to fish. We have relatives in Tomahawk & usually get up there several times a year, from Spring to Fall. We also have a favorite resort on Lake Alice, Big John's Fish-a-While, where our German Shepherd, Trini, thinks she's queen of the place. Hope to see every one soon.
Jim & Jackie Wood < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Cedar Lake, IN USA - Saturday, March 06, 1999 at 20:25:49 (EST)
Greetings to our friends in Tomahawk, It is so nice to beable to find the Tomahawk Leader on the net. It keeps up on the news from home. We look forward to being back for the summer, but not missing your cold weather. We have been in the 80's and 90's down here. Doug and Dee Polar
Doug and Dee Polar < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Brownsville, TX USA - Thursday, March 04, 1999 at 22:56:58 (EST)
This site is great. I graduated from Tomahawk in 91and it is nice to be able to see home when I can't make it up to visit my family from here in Chicago. Keep up the good work and thanks for letting us keep up.
Dawn D. Jorgensen < email@example.com >
Chicago, IL USA - Tuesday, March 02, 1999 at 12:05:31 (EST)
I love your town. Its a great place to visit and I bet a good place to live. People are honest and hard working. I can find real peace there.
Ed OBrien < email@example.com >
Iowa City, Ia USA - Friday, February 26, 1999 at 15:56:07 (EST)
Tomahawk has always been my families little retreat town, and now that I'm in college, I love it there even more!! Never change it!!!
Michelle Dedeo < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Madison , WI USA - Sunday, February 21, 1999 at 22:36:06 (EST)
We're up every Sept for Harley Open House for 15 years,even subscribed to the Leader for 2 years. We were visiting friends there over Valentines weekend, and now see that the Leader is on internet. This is wonderful, I'll read it every week... Thanks again.... Terry&Dave
Terry & Dave Day< < email@example.com >
River Grve, Il USA - Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 07:40:58 (EST)
I enjoyed finally seeing your pages after hearing so much about them. You have some wonderful information. Thanks!
Nan Branen < firstname.lastname@example.com >
Burlington, WI USA - Friday, February 12, 1999 at 15:19:00 (EST)
Thanks to Tomahawk Leader's Address, I have been able to locate some old friends from High School. Thanks.
Tami Schoone <email@example.com >
Rota, SP Spain - Thursday, February 11, 1999 at 11:24:28 (EST)
I grew up in Tomahawk and graduated in '68. Moved away in the early '70's, but I still have relatives and friends up in the Tomahawk area. I keep current on happenings with the website and newspaper. Love them both. I get back at least once or twice a year, but never for long enough. Would like to hear from anyone back "HOME". Keep up the good work on this great site.
Rose (Conant) Bradwisch <email@example.com >
White Lake, S.D. USA - Wednesday, February 10, 1999 at 16:20:10 (EST)
Great web site Kerry. It's a fun way to keep up on the northwoods news. All my memories of the time I spent in Tomahawk are fond ones. Though I really enjoy living in Milwaukee (I even have become a sushi addict), I treasure the time I am able to spend in Tomahawk. I usually get up there every 8-10 weeks. I get squirelly if I don't get up there! It generally takes me a few hours to wind down to the more laid back pace, but by Sundays I am refreshed and refocused. I'll be up in a couple weeks for a visit and can't wait.
Michele Martinez <firstname.lastname@example.com >
Milwaukee, USA - Monday, February 08, 1999 at 16:38:58 (EST)
Oops, email address left off previous note
Steve/Elaine Romanelli < email@example.com >
Winfield, IL USA - Thursday, February 04, 1999 at 09:47:36 (EST)
Hi.Looking for historical information on the old "Holloway House" on Clear Lake (north of town off Highway Any ifnormation would be appreciated!Thanks
Steve/Elaine Romanelli
Winfield, IL USA - Tuesday, February 02, 1999 at 13:48:59 (EST)
Great Website. In spring, summer, and fall I feel at home in Tomahawk. I haven't been up there since September and I really miss the North Woods. Unfortunately, I had go back to work. Anyone have an alternate. I just love the nature and adventure. Great to have Tomahawk Leader on the net. Cindy......
Cindy Javens <email@example.com >
Muskego, WI USA - Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 21:13:38 (EST)
Hi everyone, I Just got a call from my folks (Bob and Eunice Oertli) telling us that my mom's picture is on the internet at your website. So, I had to check it out. Nice job. I'm really glad to see that the newspaper has such a website. Keep up the good work.
Barb Reuter <email@example.com >
Fayetteville, NY USA - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 19:33:43 (EST)
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New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
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In 2019 en 2020 the liberation of Europa from Nazi rule and the Japanese surrender 75 years ago is celebrated and commemorated. Here a overview of news, photo reports and other relevant content on this website about 75 years of liberation.
Since the foundation of the Deutsches Reich by Otto von Bismarck on January 18, 1871, Berlin is the capital of what we now call Germany. During the National Socialist regime under Adolf Hitler the center of power was located particularly in the vicinity of the Wilhelmstrasse. All that remains of the here located Old Reich Chancellery (1878), the New Reich Chancellery (1938), the Vorbunker and the F�hrerbunker after the Russian demolition works of the last century are underground remnants. Yet there is still plenty to see in Berlin for the visitor interested in World War Two.
The battlefields of World War II were not on the mainland of the United States, that does not mean that there is nothing to be found about this war. The United States has actively participated in the Second World War and memories about this can be found on several locations. Many of these locations have been documented on the website tracesofwar.com. Who�s looking for Second World War memories within the United States, certainly cannot miss Washington and the adjacent city of Arlington. The two cities are bursting of memorials, museums, not to forget, the largest national cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery. To give an idea of the WW2 memories you can find in this area, we made this report. For a complete overview of the many locations, you can click on the map above or use the search bar and search on: Washington or Arlington. The sites described below are accessible by foot or with very well controlled public transport. The underground network of Washington runs into Arlington, Arlington cemetery even has its own metro station.
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Lucy Liu Cast As Joan Watson In CBS' Sherlock Holmes 'Elementary' Pilot
In a spectacular twist to the original Arthur Connan Doyle classic, the legendary Watson is switching genders from male to female as Lucy Liu joins fellow lead Jonny Lee Miller in a new look Sherlock Holmes drama called 'Elementary.'
It's obvious those in the casting department share the same brilliance of Lucy Liu's ultra-intelligent character, Joan Watson, and we can't wait to see how awesome this new Sherlock Holmes-inspired show will become.
Our sister site, Deadline.com, has reported the twists don't end with the change of sex. The series will also be set in present day and will also star Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes, a former consultant to Scotland Yard, whose addiction problems led him to a rehab center in New York City.
After getting his life back together, he starts living in Brooklyn with Joan Watson, who has problems of her own. Some would say this is a match made in heaven!
So HollywoodLifers, how great do you think Lucy Liu will be as Joan Watson? We think it's brilliant!


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Public Hearings Scheduled for Christie's Energy Plan
Christie's Energy Master Plan (EMP) outlines his plan for New Jersey's future energy consumption and production.
New Jersey residents will get a change Tuesday to comment on Governor Chris Christie's energy plan at the first of three scheduled public hearings. Governor Christie revised former Governor Jon Corzine's Energy Master Plan last month, and the state legislature is asking New Jersey residents what they think about it.


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Tips For Finding The Right Home Health Care Services
Do you have a senior family member who is in need of in home health care services? You may be in search of such an aide for someone who is disabled or is suffering from a chronic illness. Whatever the case may be, you have to make your choice carefully. You want someone who is responsible and trustworthy and has all the experience and training to take care of your loved one. The following tips will make it easier for you to choose the right home health care aide.
The first point is to evaluate your needs. The type of home health care services will range from providing senior company to providing housekeeping support or companion care. If your family member has incapacitating health condition, you should be looking for more skilled nursing care. It will be best to get the advice of a doctor to evaluate what kind of home care services are required for your family member.
Secondly, choose only a well-established and reputable agency. You will have 2 main options for hiring a caregiver an independent home health care aide and an agency. Choosing the former can save you money, but it will increase your responsibilities too. When you choose an agency, you can leave all the responsibilities with the agency so that you can focus more on your family.
The third important point is to ask the caregiver, preferably the agency, to provide proofs of background checks .Ask them about the methods they have used for performing the background checks. This can help you decide whether the screening procedures followed by the agency are reliable or not. If you are not satisfied with their methods, just move to another agency to evaluate their methods.
Another important factor is the type of training that the home health care services provide to their caregivers. Inquire the certification and training requirements that the caregivers are required to fulfill. They should at least have basic certifications in First Aid and CPR. The agency should also have regular training programs in place so that the caregivers can improve their skills and knowledge with the change times.
The certifications required for home health care aide agencies are not the same in different states. Ask them if they are certified by the state. Are they monitored by regulatory authorities? Make sure that they are licensed, insured and bonded so that everything is covered. Ask them about the kind of supervision procedures they follow.
When you have a home health care aide working in your home, providing care to your loved one, it is important that the agency provide some supervisory services. Make sure that you don't hire any agency that doesn't have any supervisory processes. These are the most important tips to be considered when choosing a home health care agency. Check with a number of agencies so that you find a well established and reputable service provider. Take your time to evaluate a service; so that you will not have to consider changing them in the future.


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Newel K. Whitney Store
Visit the Newel K. Whitney general store, restored to its 1830 condition. Joseph Smith lived here for a time and established the School of the Prophets in one of the upper rooms. For more sites in this area, see the Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center.
See the Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center
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The mid 17th century Anglo-Dutch inspired building will undergo both interior and exterior renovations including a new roof, gutters and leader pipes for proper drainage for the building.
Wooden wall shingles and weatherboard cladding will be installed on the exterior of the building to prevent future damage. Restoration of the historic wood window sash, doors and associate trim will also be included in the project.
In the interior of the building, framing elements and the foundation are being redone to support the structure.
"Bowne House is a New York City treasure, and through this restoration, it is sure to be preserved for generations to come," said Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. "Bowne House is a symbol of tolerance and diversity."
In 1649 English immigrant Jon Bowne built the house after landing in Flushing by way of Boston. Bowne was an advocate for religious freedom and was persecuted by Governor Peter Stuyvesant for his courageous actions.
He then used the home he built to hold indoor 'Society of Friends' meetings for the group. At the time, in the U.S., colony religious freedom was outlawed.
Following in his footsteps, Bowne's ancestors became businessmen, educators and horticulturists. One, Walter Bowne, served as mayor of New York City from 1829 to 1833.
"The Bowne House helped to shape our history and now it is time for us to take care of its future for a new generation," said Borough President Helen Marshall.
Along with Councilman Peter Coo, NYC Comptroller John Liu and former Assemblywoman Ellen Young, Marshall helped allocate funds toward the renovation. She said, "To me that is public money well spent."
In 2009, the Bowne House Historical Society donated the house to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, becoming the 23rd member of the Historic House Trust, a non-for-profit that works in tandem with the Parks department to provide support for houses of architectural and cultural significance.
"Historical House Trust has been eager to begin the restoration of Bowne House, which has been a pillar of social, cultural and political history of Queens, and New York City," said Franklin Vagnone, the executive director of the Historical House Trust. "The house is both historically and architecturally significant and this restoration will ensure it is preserved for the thousands of visitors and school children who will visit the house each year."
A visitor's center is currently under design review and will be added next to the Bowne House if the proposal is approved. The house has been a museum since 1947.