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Talk of The Town: Local farm helps you get over the birthday hump
My husband once threatened me that he was going to announce my birthday by putting one of those large wooden critters in our front yard. I was horrified and nervous all day. Thankfully, he came to his senses and sent me flowers instead.
Although that was quite a while ago, I've always wanted to pay him back for the teasing somehow. His birthday is approaching and I may have just found a way ...
Jo-Don Farms in Caledonia has started to offer a new service for birthday well-wishers and the like. It is called a Birthday Camel Gram.
The company recently sent a live Bactrian camel to visit Cindy Myhre of Racine on her birthday while she was working at Twin Disc Inc. Cindy was given a camel ride around the Twin Disc parking lot, photographs and a special certificate that declared her, "Over the hill, but just between the humps."
Jo-Don Farms offers educational and recreational animal programs and displays throughout the United States and Canada. From coati mundis to camels, they have over 300 animals that work together to make special events fun and memorable.
If you're interested in booking a Birthday Camel Gram, or just want more information on it, call Jo-Don Farms at (262) 835-2777 or visit their Web site at:
Jo-Don Farms is located on Nicholson Road between Husher and Franksville,
Sharp shooter
Congratulations are in order for Sam Quale, who recently won the district competition for 11-year-olds of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest held in Kenosha. Sam made 21 out of 25 shots and will now move on to the next round of the competition.
Sam advanced to the district competition after winning the Jan. 20 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest in Racine by getting a perfect score of 15.
In fact, Sam has won every local free throw shooting contest he has entered, including the 2004 8-year-old competition by the Elks Club, the 2006 10-year-old Knights of Columbus local and district competitions and the 2007 11-year-old Elks Club contest.
Sam currently plays for the St. Rita's fifth-grade boy's basketball team.
Healthy living
program planned
for black women
Shronda Green, a nursing instructor with Gateway Technical College, will discuss healthy living for black women Feb. 15, as part of the Jane Cremer Foundation's sixth annual program for black women. Green holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Marian College and is pursing her master's degree in nursing through the University of Phoenix. She is a member of the NAACP, the Kenosha-Racine Black Nurses Association, the Kenosha-Racine Nurses Association and various other state and national nursing associations.
The free program will be held at in the Madrigrano Auditorium at the Gateway Technical College Kenosha campus on 30th Avenue. On-site registration begins at 6 p.m. with the program starting at 6:30 p.m. Green's presentation will be followed by a health education fair and refreshments.
This program kicks off the 2007 series of the Jane Cremer Foundation, a community-focused organization with the mission of creating and developing free cancer awareness and education programs for women in southeastern Wisconsin. To register for this free program, call (262) 656-0044 or online at:
http://www.janecremerfoundation.org
This is a column about local people and the good things in their lives. Please share your positive news about people, retirements, anniversaries, birthdays and celebrations of all sorts.
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