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☀️☕️ Good Monday Morning, Coulee
December 23, 2024
Caleb Lombardo
December 23, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes
Happy Monday morning, Coulee region.
Welcome to Good Morning, Coulee ☀️
Positivity? Check. Music? Check. Caffeine? Scroll. 👇
🎶 Song of the Day
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If you make music and want to be featured here ☝️, give me a shout!
💬 Today’s Thought
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
☕️🧊 mmm…caffeine
Today’s coffee offer is provided by Sweet Haus.
Today, for the readers of Good Morning, Coulee, Sweet Haus is offering $2 off two of their signature sweet coffee drinks.
 Dalgona Coffee |  Thai Milk Coffee |
📍 How to redeem: Give the folks at Sweet Haus a visit at 1904 Campbell Road in La Crosse and mention Good Morning, Coulee!
And I would recommend checking out some of their food items also 👀
Thanks, Sweet Haus team! 🤝 🙌
👆 This placement is NOT sponsored. I will always let you know when a placement is a paid-for posting. If you want to submit something to #ThatLooksGood or Monday coffee offers, email me!
📰 Quick Hits
☀️📰 A Bit of Good News
La Crosse County ARPA Grant provides more than $500,000 in funds to local childcare services for improvement of facilities
🤷♂️ This & That
🏆 Deadline for Best of La Crosse County nominations is December 31st
So get your nominations in to ensure your favorite local businesses have a chance at that first place award! Nominate Here ➡️
🎄 Light appreciation photo 👇
IG @jeff_hender
🎨 Pump House issues call for artists for 2025-2026 gallery season
Applications will be accepted between 9/01/24 until 01/31/25 for the gallery season September 2025 through August 2026.
This juried call to artists is an opportunity to exhibit and sell your work in one of the area’s finest arts spaces, complete with three art galleries. More information here.
📆 What’s Happenin’
🍕🎅 Santa x Pizza…..any questions?
Santa Claus is making an appearance at Pizza Ranch tonight from 5-7pm. Each child that visits with Santa will receive a $5.00 FunZone play card from him. You are welcome to take photos, as well. Santa and pizza is one hell of a collab.
🚴 Smith’s Ride Through Rotary Lights
Bring your trailers and cargo bikes and help take the food from Smith’s food drive to the Rotary Lights. This is a family-friendly ride (all ages welcome!). Food donations will be collected all month long and support Wafer food pantry. Starts @ 6:00 at 125 7th St North.
📖 Storytime With Santa @ Valley View Mall
Join us for a free PJ Party! 🤩 Santa will share his favorite Christmas stories, ending with a special reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. 🎅❤️ Kids are encouraged to wear PJ’s. Free gifts will be handed out by the big guy himself.
✨🎄 December 23rd from 10am to 12pm This event is free and open to the public.
🌤 Weather
Question…Do You Enjoy this Newsletter?
If you do, please consider sharing it with friends, family, or other community members. Do that 3 times—and I’ll shout out your birthday!
The first milestone in our referral program is a birthday shoutout—pretty sweet, right? Play your cards right and there might be a bumper sticker in it for you somewhere down the line. 😉
🏈🏀 Local Sports
12/19
Onalaska Girls Basketball @ Holmen // L 35-50
Onalaska Boys Basketball vs. Holmen // L 68-75
Luther Girls Basketball vs. Black River Falls // W 72-49
12/20
Winona Girls Basketball @ Mankato // L 36-60
Central Girls Basketball @ Sparta // W 57-15
Logan Boys Basketball @ Ellsworth // W 45-42
Logan Girls Basketball @ Tomah // W 31-29
La Crescent Girls Basketball vs. Lewiston // L 39-43
Aquinas Boys Basketball @ Arcadia // W 73-43
La Crescent Boys Basketball @ Lewiston // L 68-80
Winona Boys Basketball vs. Mankato // L 54-70
Luther Girls Basketball @ Black River Falls // W 72-29
Luther Boys Basketball vs. Prairie du Chien // W 72-45
12/21
Logan Boys Basketball @ Prescott // L 47-59
West Salem Boys Basketball @ Hudson // L 66-72
Winona Girls Hockey vs. Fairmont // W 2-0
Winona Boys Hockey @ Fairmont // W 9-0
La Crescent Boys Hockey @ Waseca // L 1-9
🎶🎤 Live Music Sponsor This Section
👀 psst…we are looking for a corporate sponsor for this section. interested? click the link above 👆
Here’s our summary of live music events in and around La Crosse. Having something to add to this list? Email us!
12/24
3:00pm // Trinity Lutheran Church // Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
5:00pm // Trinity Lutheran Church // Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
7:00pm // RCCG Prince of Peace // Christmas Carol, Movie & Gift Night
12/27
7:00pm // Alpine Inn // Brett Westgrove
12/28
7:30pm // Starlite Lounge // Jim Knutson
Interested in collaborating or participating in one of our segments or sponsored placements?
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