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☀️📸 Good Tuesday Morning, Coulee!
December 10, 2024
Caleb Lombardo
December 10, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes
Happy Tuesday, friends. What an amazing, warm day it was yesterday. Though I am sad that we seem to have run out of uncharacteristically warm days, I am happy to be here with you this morning.
I have lots for you today!
I’m ready. Are you? 👇
“A positive mind finds opportunity in everything. A negative mind finds fault in everything.”
🌅🐶 Featured Images
This week, we have some great images from last Tuesday’s beautiful sunset.
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These amazing photos were captured by Lisa Richardson Morgan. She does not have a photography business to promote, but she does have a great cause to raise awareness for!
“I am very actively involved with and a regional board member for Canine Companions. They are the oldest and largest organization to train service dogs for people with disabilities and started the service dog industry in 1975. I’ve been involved over the years in many capacities and currently I’m a committee member, board member and facility dog handler for one of the facility dogs at Mayo Clinic here in lacrosse. Canine Companions trains their service dogs in over 45 commands and provides them free of charge. Their mission is to continue to provide these life-changing service dogs free of charge. The dog I handle at Mayo utilizes these 45 skills and is engaged in patient treatment in many different parts of our hospital and clinic.”
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You can learn more about this amazing organization at Canine.org.
☀️ Lisa—from me and all of the Good Morning, Coulee readers—thank you so much for your work with this organization (and the cool photos).
pretty tough to scroll past that cute dog. but there’s lots more stuff to check out down there 👇 stay with me!
🤝 Neighbors Helping Neighbors
One of the things that I hope to accomplish with this newsletter is the building of a community of people who care about their neighbors.
Here is a way that you can make a real impact, all by clicking a few buttons on your screen.
WAFER Food Pantry has been selected to participate in Thrivent’s Carol for a Cause. This means that your vote could help them receive $15,000 in community grants from the Thrivent Member Network. Voting is open from Dec 8-14 and they ask that you share this with your friends and network to maximize impact!
You can see a very high-effort video that they created to accompany their ask for support here. (worth the vote alone, the 5 pounds of beef part of this video is elite iykyk. also wondering how many takes this took?)
If you are not familiar with the WAFER Food Pantry and its impact in the community, read their About page and annual report here.
📰 Quick Hits
📆 What’s Happenin’
🍕🍷 BRAMBLEBERRY WINERY DATE NIGHT DEAL
On Thursday, Brambleberry Winery in West Salem has a $30 deal running. Get a 12-inch pizza, two beverages (wine, beer, or soda), and chocolate for $30. Gluten-free option available, as well.
📚🍸 ADULT BOOK FAIR @ PEARL STREET BOOKS
On Thursday from 7-9pm, Pearl Street Books is hosting an Adult Book Fair with curated books and specialty cocktails by The Root Note. The word is that it’s going to be cozy.
🧸😴 STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER
The Sparta Free Library is hosting a Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Drop off your teddy bear, doll, action figure, or stuffed animal at the library for an overnight adventure in our NEW space on Tuesday, December 10 anytime between 9am-7pm! On Wednesday, December 11 between 9am-7pm, pick up your stuffed animal, get a goodie bag and snack, and check out all the adventures the stuffed animals got up to.
🎟 HOLIDAY BASKET RAFFLE
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals holiday basket raffle is going on until Friday! Baskets are donated by Gundersen departments and all proceeds go to helping kids and families in our community. $1 per raffle ticket and you can choose whichever basket(s) to try to win. Baskets are on display in the La Crosse Gundersen Clinic today-Thursday from 9:30am - 3:30pm and they will also be at the Gundersen Medical Foundation Holiday Social from 4:30 - 7:30pm. Winners will be drawn and called on Monday, Dec 16th.
🎉 DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY SOCIAL
The Gundersen Medical Foundation Holiday Social is this Friday from 4:30-7:30pm in the Foundation office downtown (next to Free Range). There will be free light appetizers and drinks while supplies last, holiday music, local venders, and good company. There will also be a door prize! All are welcome! Free to attend and no RSVP required.
🎁 Coulee-Based Gift Ideas
RIVOLI REUSABLE POPCORN BUCKET 🍿 (might buy for myself tbh)
For $10, you can buy the moviegoer in your life a reusable popcorn bucket that refills for just $1.50—FOREVER! 🤯
They’ve got a couple other cool gift ideas, too. Check it out here.
🖼 TREMPEALEAU PRINTS BY LOCAL ARTISTS
Local artist Ian Kearns and Jeff Marinovici of Turnpike Creative made these wonderful Trempealeau-themed prints that are being sold at the Trempealeau Hotel & Restaurant. There are several designs available and prints are $25.
🏈🏀 Local Sports
12/10
Winona Girls Basketball vs. St. Paul // 7:30pm
West Salem Girls Basketball vs. Black River Falls // 7:00pm
Holmen Girls Basketball @ Stevens Point // 7:15pm
La Crescent Girls Basketball vs. Caledonia // 7:15pm
Logan Girls Basketball vs. Platteville // 7:30pm
Onalaska Girls Basketball vs. Prairie du Chien // 7:30pm
Aquinas Boys Basketball @ Westby // 7:00pm
La Crescent Boys Basketball @ Caledonia // 7:15pm
Winona Girls Hockey vs. Faribault // 7:15pm
La Crescent Boys Hockey @ St. Paul // 7:00pm
🎶🎤 Live Music
I’m going to take a stab at keeping a running record of live music in the area, by popular demand. It’s easy to miss these, so if you know of a performance or you are performing and would like to be added to this calendar, please reach out!
12/11
5:00pm // Grounded Patio Cafe // Aaron Lee Kaplan
12/12
5:30pm // The Hatchery // Maddie & Kenny
12/13
5:00pm // Grounded Patio Cafe // Cody James
8:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Dave Rogers & The Tone Benders
12/14
9:00am // Affogato Lane Coffee // Dan Modaff
1:00pm // Dewey’s Side Street Saloon // Open Jam (All Welcome)
2:00pm // Track II // Cousins K&J
4:00pm // Alpine Inn // Thrill on the Hill
8:00pm // Genzie’s Gameday Pub // Brianna Rae Band
9:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // ZAMMEK, Abadden’s End, Candy Sweet
12/15
4:00pm // The Root Note // Sunset Sound by Joe Westerlund, Trever Hagen, Sarah Elstran
12/16
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12/19
10:00am // Holmen Area Community Center // The Grumpy Old Men Big Band
12/20
7:00pm // Little Bird Plants (Viroqua) // Loosey Stone
That’s it for today, friends! Have a wonderful winter evening and I shall see you tomorrow, bright and early. ☀️
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