Perspectives

Editor:

Thanks to the generous support of community partners, a successful “Stepping On” workshop was recently completed in Marinette County. Fellowship Bible Church in Pound hosted this valuable workshop held weekly Oct. 6th through Nov. 17th.

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We are rapidly approaching the second major holiday of the fall/early winter season.  Halloween is mostly packed away, except for a little leftover candy.  Now we prepare for a period devoted to family and friends, traditions, hearty eating, and memory-making. 

I refer, of course, to deer hunting.

I struggled to explain to people in Oklahoma exactly what deer season means in the northwoods.  They deer hunt in Oklahoma, of course, but I never detected the fever pitch of excitement even a casual observer sees here.

The high holy days of Deer Season in Wisconsin are upon us. Gun deer season opens at dawn on Saturday, Nov 20. In TIMESland, especially the northern parts, this means a gathering of the clans, a time for renewing family ties, for cousins to get acquainted, for grandmas to pass along favorite family recipes, for grandpas to pass along hunting tips, and for everyone to share favorite stories of days gone by.

Thanksgiving, of course, is a highlight of the week, but in TIMESland, it’s only a small part.