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FROM THE

FARM OFFICE TO THE

Realtor attributes success to farm life’s values, work ethic

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HOLIDAY DAZZLE Easy recipes you can share with friends and families

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Let the holiday season begin

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he holiday season is a wondrous time of the year. People give generously of their time and money to help those who are less fortunate, and twinkling lights glow in the winter darkness. In our busy world, this season causes most of us to pause and reflect on the goodness of life.

While all of us work to make the holidays a special time for our children, families and friends, frustration can grow when time and money is in short supply.

This issue of YOU Magazine is full of ideas to continue holiday traditions without breaking the bank or consuming precious time.

Start by keeping it local. Not only does it make holiday shopping more convenient, you also are supporting your neighbors, friends and community.

Food is a huge part of celebrations, and we have some easy and delicious ideas to share with you for the holidays.

We also tell the stories of some remarkable local women. I think you’ll enjoy reading about the back story to some interesting business owners, career women and community volunteers.

As always, our goal is that you find something that inspires your passion or creativity.

(Personally, I’m inspired to make the recipe for Cranberry Nut Bark because there is no such thing as “too sweet” when it comes to desserts!)

Have a great Holiday Season, and let me know what you want to read in YOU Magazine.

Liz Welter

YOU MAGA ZI N E S TA F F Publisher Mike Beck General Manager Jonathan Gnieser Editor Liz Welter Advertising Manager Tara Marcoux Contributing Writers Deb Cleworth, Nancy Quick, Cherie Schmitt, Ashley Smith, Breanna Speth, June Thompson and Anthony Wolf Operations Manager Terri Hansen Photography Casely Lake, Laura Schmitt and Cherie Zogleman Design Sirena Mankins

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CONTENTS: THIS AND THAT

FOOD

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Get out

56 Spectacular desserts

26 Wisconsin Rapids area 70 Things to do in Marshfield, surrounding area

No time to bake? Look no farther

60 Gifts from the kitchen

30 Caught You Looking Good! at ...

These recipes make it easy

National Farm Medicine Center Auction of Champions, Crystal Apple Awards and Masquerade!

64 Pass it on

47 Sweets for your sweet

Holidays are the time for potluck

Candy bouquets a gift alternative

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69 What is the perfect gift?

One man searches for the answer

HOME 48 Historic home ”Le Chateau” a treasured piece of Wisconsin Rapids history

FEATURES 6 Cover story

50 End of an era

Farm offers Realtor life lessons

Take a walk through Marshfield’s past

10 Makeover

54 Storing treasures

New look re-kindles romance

Need space? Check out storing furniture

16 Restaurant review Great barbecue at Lammar’s Smokehouse

18 Catering business

FINANCES

Great Expectations are met at The Eatery

22 What’s in your office?

24 Women and insurance

52 Estate plan

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Life insurance critical for financial security

Have you updated your beneficiary lately?

32 Tami Barber 34 Kim Mueller 38 Jenny Kilty

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND FASHION

40 Ministering Women Passion meets profession

42 Parenting and the holidays Keeping traditions old and new

44 Safe and sound

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Protect your child from SIDS

46 Shops We Love

The Back Porch

68 Top 10 Gifts for everyone on the list

68 Keep it local

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20 Workplace Wellness

28 Make-up may be toxic

58 Get kids active

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Not all make-up is be user friendly

Local schools working to make a difference

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FARM OFFICE

FROM THE

Dana Upton and her husband, Nate, relax with their dogs: Matty, left, a pug, and Moose, an English bulldog.

Story by Cherie Schmidt | Photos by Laura Schmitt | For YOU Magazine

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Marshfield Realtor credits farm life for career success

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rowing up on a farm is not easy. The days are long and filled with sacrifices, responsibilities, hard work and perseverance.

Dana Upton, 27, would not change it for the world.

“I look back on it, and it allowed me to develop a good, hard work ethic,” she says with a smile.

“It’s helped me get where I am today.”

Dana, who grew up on a farm in Colby, has been a Realtor for about a year and a half at Prudential Success Realty in Marshfield. Just like farming, the days can be long and demanding, but she said helping people find the home of their dreams or assisting someone to sell their home is very rewarding.

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“I get to meet so many different people,” Dana explains. “My job is different every day, and every day is a new challenge. It’s what gets me out of bed each morning to discover what each day will bring.”

Dana was an office manager with Home Pride Realty before she obtained her Realtor’s license and found a new career at Prudential.

“When I was younger, I thought I always wanted to move out of state, but as time went on, I discovered what a great place Marshfield is and how much it has to offer,” Dana said.

Being active in the community is very important to her, and Dairyfest is one of her favorite events, along with the Main Street Christmas Parade.

“For Dairyfest, I help judge the floats for the parade, and I help sell raffle tickets during the Mayor’s Breakfast, which is how I ended up becoming an Ambassador with the Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce,” Dana said.

After applying and interviewing, Dana is the youngest Ambassador member.

“I am honored to play such an active role for Marshfield. I am also eagerly awaiting an opportunity to participate with Leadership Marshfield,” she said.

While Dana’s days are busy, she still has time to care for her husband, Nate, and their two dogs, Matty (a black pug) and

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“I believe it’s the farm girl in me that makes me work so hard, but (my husband) lets me know he misses and needs me.”

— Dana Upton, 27, Realtor, Prudential Success Realty, Marshfield

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Moose (an English bulldog). Dana understands that all work and no play can be hard on any career, so she and Nate escape during the slower season for some ice fishing.

“I just enjoy relaxing and taking in the surroundings,” she said. “I also enjoy taking Matty on walks or hanging with my girlfriends, whether we converse about work, shop or have dinner and a cocktail — it’s a great way to de-stress after a busy day,” Dana said.

Dana said she owes much of her success to being very social, understanding and compassionate.

“Of course, it helps to have a very patient, loving and forgiving husband. When business is booming, you have to work, and it may be many long days trying to accommodate so many different schedules,” she said. “I believe it’s the farm girl in me that makes me work so hard, but he lets me know he misses and needs me.”

Dana is excited about her future.

“In order to be successful, especially when you’re young, you have to have goals and ambition,” she said. “Having a good support group such as friends and family is amazing to have, and I have been lucky to have that.

“I believe that everything happens for a reason, though we may not know it at the time, it gets us to where we are, and here I am,” she laughs.

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Makeover re-kindles romance Tired of her long hair, Jinny Colburn, 37, wanted a new look. Winter was just around the corner, and a change would be a way to embrace the new season, she says about her recent makeover at Marshfield-area businesses.

Little did she realize it also would re-ignite a romantic flame in her husband. After years of marriage, change can cause your partner to take another look and remember the original reasons he stopped to look at you twice.

“It was kind of funny, because he didn’t recognize me,” Jinny says about meeting her husband for lunch following her makeover appointments.

“He was looking around for me, and I had to wave to him,” she says describing his reaction to her new style. “He kept telling me I really looked nice. He was kind of mesmerized.”

Jinny laughs as she describes even her boys, ages 2 and 5, gave her a second look when she picked them up at a friend’s house following her make-over.

“I didn’t tell anyone I was doing this. When I stopped to pick-up the boys, they just looked at me. And my girlfriend, her mouth was so open.

She said I looked great. It was so much fun,” Jinny said of the reactions of those close to her.

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THE HAIR The major change in Jinny’s look was her hair.

“The cut and style makes a huge difference,” she says about her new style completed at Studio 211, 211 W. Third St., Marshfield.

“I brought in a picture of what I had in mind and (stylist Melissa Jewett) consulted with the owner about the highlight colors. I just wanted to give her a general idea of what I had in mind.

“Melissa gave me a style that is very easy to wash and go,” Jinny says. About five to six inches was cut from her hair, creating a short, easy-to-style look.

“Jinny has very thick, coarse hair, and she wanted something that would be fast and easy to style every morning,” Melissa said.

“I razored her hair with a feather razor, which helped with the thickness and texture of her hair. Then I used my shears to add deep point cutting,” Melissa said.

To dress up the cut for an evening out with her husband or friends, Melissa said Jinny can create spikes with gel. Two colors were used to create highlights, which Melissa said adds depth and richness to Jinny’s natural color.

“With Jinny’s facial features and skin tones, the rich red and chestnut (highlights) give wonderful dimension to her dark hair,” Melissa said.

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THE BODY Prior to the hair appointment, Jinny began her makeover with a session at Contours Body Sculpting, 630 S. Central Ave., Suite 110, Marshfield. (On Dec. 1, Contours will relocate at 2001 S. Central Ave.) “If I hadn’t done this, I never would have believed this works. But it does,” Jinny says about loosing four inches during her appointment at Contours Body Sculpting.

At Contours, the skin is treated with a detoxifying microcurrent. Fats are emulsified, pumped out and magnetically driven to the lymphatic system. There, they are filtered and permanently eliminated through natural means, said Echo Means, owner of Countours. The treatment also tones, lifts and firms the skin.

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“I’m not a nail polish person, and (Robin Rode) customized a color for me that was elegant and simple. I actually loved all of it. I was really surprised that the polish did not chip,” Jinny says.

The nail polish, Shellac, was voted the best new nail product for 2010, Rode said, adding that “it’s been taking over my salon.”

The nail polish is cured using UV light, which Rode says maximizes its durability and shine.

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THE MAKEUP The last stop in the makeover was a makeup session at Merle Norman and Day Spa boutique, 249 S. Central Ave. “With Jinny’s busy schedule, she wanted something simple and natural,” said the Merle Norman stylist, who used a mineral-based make-up to give Jinny’s complexion a flawless glow.

Next, a bit of color was added to her cheeks.

“It’s called Teakwood Blush and is one of our top-selling colors for a bronze look,” the stylist said.

Jinny’s eye and lip makeup also were kept simple.

“Sun Beam eye shadow was used for her eyelids, which we finished off with a little mascara,” she stylist said. “For Jinny’s lips, we used Bear Hug, which is a lipstick gloss with a moisturizer in it.”

The makeover experience was fun, Jinny says.

“It was very, very rewarding. I enjoyed everything,” she said.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

SMOKEHOUSE COOKING Anthony Wolf is a Marshfield man-abouttown who enjoys cooking and traveling.

ABOUT LAMMAR’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ » Address: 1504 S. Central Ave., Marshfield » Phone: 715-384-8620 » Hours: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; closed Sundays » More information: Catering information and a full menu can be found online at www.lammarssmokehousebbq.com. More information and daily specials can be found on Facebook.

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acations create many wonderful memories, and along with all the sights and sounds, there are also the smells.

There are times on vacation that food is chosen based on what you know, and other times adventure sets in and new memories are created.

So often I have found recipes that I would love to bring home to enjoy. However, this very often is impossible because the ingredients are not available, and substituted items just don’t have the same punch. The most important ingredient is the people who know how to blend and create fresh local items into amazing creations that transport you to another place of the world.

Enter Lammar’s Smokehouse BBQ: The kind people at Lammar’s have brought the art of smokehouse cooking to central Wisconsin. It is a cooking style that is far from the quick and fast that we have come to expect in our freezerto-microwave world.

Preparation of the savory meats can take several days, and the results are amazing. All the spices are mixed and dry rubbed into the meat, and then the meat slowly is winter 2011

smoked at a low temperature for 10 to 14 hours using hickory chips or other well-chosen woods. This creates a nice outer crust on the meat, called “the bark,” while the inside remains juicy and tender.

As an art form, the exact mix of spices, wood types and cooking times often are well-guarded secrets that have been perfected during many years. Smokehouse cooking can be very competitive, with the goal of creating the best recipes.

Patrons benefit from the savory results.

Start with a brisket sandwich — or go for a traditional pulled pork, fully dressed sandwich, which comes with the sauce, fries and coleslaw all together. Wonderful!

When is comes to sauces, Lammar’s has created its own special recipes that are available at the tables to enhance your dining experience.

Lammar’s also offers burgers, pizzas, desserts and many other wonderful creations. The staff is very helpful with any questions you might have about anything on the menu.

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Patrons enjoy lunch at The Eatery by Great Expectations on Plover Road in Wisconsin Rapids.

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The Eatery by Great Expectations opened in mid-September at 3551 Plover Road in Wisconsin Rapids. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The site is available evenings for private bookings for groups of 25 or more.

The Eatery by Great Expectations originated as a coffee shop in the former Castle of the Brides building in 1994, said Amy Scheide, who owns the business with her husband, Ryan. Ryan’s mother, Audrey Scheide, is a silent partner with the business.

“And that’s when I discovered what I really liked was the food servicecatering portion of that (business),” Amy said.

After a short stint with the coffee shop, the Scheides installed a fullcommercial kitchen in their home and opened as a full-service catering business in 2002.

The Scheides always wanted to open a facility to provide their catering customers with a space for business meetings and family gatherings, as well as an intimate area where the owners could serve unique, homemade meals with local products from central Wisconsin.

“Part of our search for a good facility began with the idea that our customers were telling us they wanted a lunch facility that they could gather at that featured our food,” Amy said.

Initially, the couple wanted a banquet-type facility, because

they felt there was a need for that type of venue. Once the Nekoosa Senior Center opened, they changed that focus.

“We started looking for something more intimate that would be appropriate for our facility, and that brought us back to The Cellar Door,” Amy said. “It had the ambiance and intimacy that we were looking for.”

The name of the business is taken from the book “Great Expectations,” on a suggestion from Audrey. The literary theme is reflected in daily specials: Pip’s homestyle special, the Havisham dessert of the week and a cupcake of the day. Menu offerings feature unique items such as a wild rice burger, cranberry barbecue and savory crepes. Sandwiches and entrees cost $7 to $9, with desserts from $3 to $4. The Eatery also has a full bar.

The homespun decor of the restaurant features a handmade blackboard with daily specials, hand-crafted menus made from kraft paper and stones on the tables that display daily specials.

ABOUT THE EATERY BY GREAT EXPECTATIONS Address: 3551 Plover Road, Wisconsin Rapids Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays Contact: 715-423-3190 More information: Find pictures of the daily specials on Great Expectations’ Facebook page, www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Expectations/177403235651063.

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oo often, when we talk about corporate wellness, we get mired in return on investment ratios, assessing absenteeism, and what works best between carrots, sticks, incentives and paybacks.

While all of these are incredibly important in developing a corporate wellness plan, at the end of the day, these fail to describe what it feels like for the employee.

They don’t describe what a smile feels like after a workout, what crossing a finish line feels like with your friends and co-workers, and how fun and motivating it is to be active with support all around.

Despite all the evidence showing days lost due to health, doctor visits, health care costs, program costs, we have yet to fully figure out how to gauge the happiness that comes from participating in wellness with your co-workers and friends.

How do you put smiles and high-fives on a graph? Renee Fischer at Ocean Spray talks about this sensation: “Participating in a Zumba class with my co-workers was lots of fun and added a ‘wellness camaraderie’ to the workplace. Even though it was a great workout, it did not even seem like exercise because we were having so much fun. The final reward was seeing every Ocean Spray partici-

pant in the class leaving with a huge smile.”

This is why corporate wellness is such an important facet of our workplace cultures — because it has an immediate and positive impact.

Fact is, it just feels good. Corporate wellness programs are an investment in a company’s most valuable asset — their employees.

And, happy and healthy employees are better employees.

Most programs provide information and education on specific health issues, such as tobacco cessation, weight loss, stress, high blood pressure, healthy eating and living an active lifestyle. They can involve incentives for exercises, like subsidizing health club, or YMCA memberships, health benefit reimbursement for better health practices, and employee group participation in active living events, seminars, talks, and other programs.

The end goal is to keep an employee away from doctors and avoid missed work-time.

But, the most important benefit of a corporate wellness program is where positive wellness behaviors are praised and shared. Employee morale is best enhanced with a smile and a friendship, and like Renee pointed out earlier, your corporate wellness program delivers the opportunity for this to happen, in spades!

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WHAT’S IN YOUR OFFICE?

Limited space leads to

creative flow

Most offices have a few books stacked on shelves for quick reference, but Kathy Baker’s office must manage thousands of tomes.

The Technical Services department in the Marshfield Public Library is responsible for nearly 19,000 items in the library.

As assistant library director and head of the Technical Services Department, it is Baker’s job to create an efficient workflow and maximize office organization.

Since the office area must accommodate five separate work spaces with limited electrical access and few Internet plug-ins, Baker has to be creative in how she arranges the floor plan of her department.

“I have to take into account the workflows and styles of four other people and their different jobs,” she said.

With city officials considering an expansion of the library, Baker is excited about the pos-

sibilities of an office compatible with library functions.

“What we need is a layout that is geared more toward the type of work we do and the different formats that we work with,” she said. “The time is coming when we won’t see as many books, but we will see digital formats.”

Most of all, she desires more space. Baker isn’t alone in that regard.

“Space and a better layout is probably the

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same thing you would hear in any one of the other departments of the library,” Baker said when asked about the library’s current limitations. “It wasn’t planned for the Internet. Part of what they are looking at in a new library is looking at what we can expect in the future — planning for whatever is here 20 years from now.”

Baker has bookmarked a few important organizational techniques to manage the thousands of materials that pass through Technical Services every year: » Furniture that serves the purpose of the job is essential to any office. Some desks in technical services have “wings” to facilitate processing books, and one desk accommodates standing.

“Your standard office desk doesn’t work well for cataloging,” Baker said. » “Shiftable storage” is useful in maximizing space. “The goal here is to not have storage. We work mostly off of carts, which are mobile.

Everybody has a file cabinet that rolls,” Baker said.

Planning is a part of making moveable storage effective.

“A couple times over the past few years, I’ve actually done a floor plan and considered the best layout of the space we can have.” » Technology is useful in diminishing desk clutter. Baker employs a free online program called “Wall Wisher” to keep all of her notes in one place.

“All of my Post-its go on my wall,” she said, gesturing to her computer screen. “You type it in, and it actually dates it for you and you can move it around.”

Technology such as this eliminates the need for paper Post-its, which easily can consume a workspace. » Personalized space is also important to organization. “If it’s your space, you’ll take care of it,” Baker says. In her area, she has an old card catalog as a historical reminder of her job. “Lots of people do pictures. I do furniture,” she says. “I think it’s important that the staff make their space their own.

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Statistics from a 1998 study by the Life Insurance Marketing Research Association indicate that: » 61 percent of women don’t own individual life insurance protection. » 41 percent of women own no life insurance coverage at all.

Women can benefit from owning life insurance. Consider these examples: » In today’s world, it often takes two incomes to support a family.

Life insurance can help replace the wife’s income if she dies. » A stay-at-home wife assumes many important roles in the fami-

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Single women may also want to consider a life insurance plan that builds a cash value as a way to help supplement their retirement income.

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Thursday, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Exhibit runs through Nov. 29. » Photography by Ken Urban and Raku pottery by Kristin Hill, both of Davenport, Iowa. Exhibit runs from Dec. 2 to Jan. 10. » Paintings by Laura Meddaugh and Sarah Lichtenwald, both of Madison, and Linda Day of Arkansaw. Exhibit runs from Jan. 13 to Feb. 21. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13

opening. » Nekoosa Public Schools, Youth Art Month: Feb. 26 to March 27. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. opening Feb. 26.

The Alexander House is operated by the Alexander Charitable Foundation and is open to the public without charge from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday or by appointment.

THEATER “Packer Fans From Outer Space,” presented by the Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre. $15. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 to 3 and 8 to 10; 1 p.m. Dec. 4; 8-10. 715421-0435, www.wrctheatre.org, WRCT@ wctc.net.

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Dec. 13. Free. » Lincoln High School holiday choral concert. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19. $3 adults, $2 students. » Lincoln High School jazz and vocal concert.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. $3 adults, $2 students. » Love Me Tender, Elvis Tribute, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1. $42. Arts Council of South Wood County. » Lincoln High School symphony concert, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6. $3 adults, $2 students. » East Junior High orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. » Lincoln High School special bands concert, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. » East Junior High choir concert, 7:30 p.m.

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Nov. 25. Downtown Wisconsin Rapids. » Autumn Community Show: Nov. 26.

Rapids Mall, 555 W. Grand Ave., Wisconsin Rapids. 715-421-3500, www.rapidsmall.com. » Fourth annual Quiet Star Christmas: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 27, 3817 George Road, Wisconsin Rapids. » Nekoosa Hometown Christmas. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Fireworks at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. 715-8865111. » Holiday Arts & Crafts Show: Dec. 10.

Rapids Mall 555 West Grand Ave. Wisconsin Rapids, WI 715-421-3500 www.rapidsmall.com » Rudolph Country Christmas: 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Parade at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 10. 715-435-3267. » Heritage Holly Day: 10 a.m. Dec. 17, Historic Point Basse, Nekoosa. 715-423-3120. » Lake Arrowhead SnoBlast. Feb. 11 and 12.

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79th annual junior/senior event. Dyracuse Mound, off Highway 13 on Highway O. 715-342-1042; www.trinorse.com. » Nepco Park Cross Country Ski event. 2 p.m.

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Are your cosmetics making you

Women spend an average of four hundred hours per year on their beauty routine. Without knowing it, we slather ourselves with toxins morning and night.

One product alone is unlikely to cause harm, but repeated exposure to toxic chemicals can eventually lead to health problems and environmental pollution.

Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It is living and breathing and absorbs everything you apply to it. Unlike food, which goes through your digestive system before being absorbed, the chemicals you put on your skin are directly absorbed into your bloodstream.

Here are some facts: » An average woman absorbs 5 pounds of chemicals per year and only 11 percent of 10,500 ingredients in beauty products have been tested for safety. — Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. » “A substantial and growing body of evidence indicates that exposures to certain toxic chemical and hormone-mimicking compounds contribute to development of breast cancer.” — The Breast Cancer Fund. » There are 8 out of the 12,000 chemicals banned in the U.S. found in personal care prod-

ucts. — Environmental Working Group. » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not enforce cosmetic companies to report any harm it many have cause to consumers. It is an “honor system” — Environmental Defense Fund.

As a consumer, you must look out for chemicals and toxic ingredients that can injure your body.

Here are eight scary ingredients to watch for: 1. Mineral oils: They coat your skin like plastic, so it cannot breathe, resulting in premature aging. (Found in lotion and mascara) 2. Parabens: Chemical preservatives that are identified as estrogenic and disruptive to normal hormone functions. (Lotion, shampoo) 3. Sodium lauryl sulfate: A foaming agent. It is used in brake fluid and antifreeze. (Toothpaste, shampoo, soap, bubble bath) 4. Phthalates: Hormone mimicking chemical.

(Lotion, hair products) 5. Polyethylene glycol: Grease dissolving cleaner. (Shampoo, body wash, toothpaste) 6. Formaldehyde: Causes joint discomfort, chest pain, and chronic fatigue. (Nail polish, antiaging creams.)

7. Alcohol: It is a drying agent that strips off the outer layers of skin, exposing you to bacteria.

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Safe Cosmetics rate the products from 0 to 10. (0 meaning safe, 10 meaning don’t touch with a 10foot pole.) I encourage you to check everything you put on your skin, hair or nails.

Challenge words like Natural, Herbal, and Organic! There are no laws on who, what or where those words can be used. They mean nothing!

Your body is like the house you live in, but, in this case, where do you move when the house you live in falls apart?

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Communications specialist works behind the scenes Tami Barber isn’t one of the visible faces at Riverview Medical Center, Wisconsin Rapids, but most of us have read something she has written.

“I write and design for the hospital,” the communications specialist said.

On the job since 1999, Barber, 46, is part of a two-person department that she calls a minimarketing agency. She has many duties, including writing news releases for area newspapers, and producing ads, brochures and newsletters.

Her department also uses the services of area printers, Opportunity Development Center and other businesses when necessary for a project.

Barber grew up in Almond on her parents’ crop farm. Her parents still operate the farm along with Tami’s brother.

“I worked on the farm when I was a kid and my kids work on the farm during the summer,” Barber said. “I am proud of my farm roots and try to be like my mother, who is perfect at everything.

“Almond High School is a small school and students tend to get involved,” she recalled.

She was active in forensics, band, school plays and sports.

While attending the University of WisconsinMadison, she interned at Channel 9 in Wausau one summer and that is where she met her husband, Dave. They were married in 1987 and are the parents of Jake, 19, a student at UW-Madison, and Nick, 17, a student at Lincoln High School.

The couple and their son recently went to Madison on homecoming weekend where they toured the campus.

After graduation, Barber and her husband worked for Channel 27 in Madison where she was a news producer. During that time, Steve Levitan was the morning news anchor there.

“He is one of the creators of Modern Family,” Barber said, referring to one of today’s popular television shows.

The Barbers moved to central Wisconsin in 1994 to be close to family. Barber’s first job in the area was at Consolidated Papers Inc., and when an opening came up at Riverview, she moved to that job. Her husband is employed by

the Wisconsin Rapids School District.

Off the job, Barber enjoys painting.

“Not the artistic kind, but paint-the-wall kind,” Barber shared.

She has tried various techniques for different finishes. She also paints furniture and has painted the front door on her home about five times, she said. Right now, it is Badger red.

She gets her decorating ideas from the Home and Garden channel, the Tour of Homes and many other interesting places.

“Painting and decorating are my passions,” Barber said.

In the summer, the family can be found in their boat on the Wisconsin River or down river near the Petenwell Flowage where the family water skis. In the winter, they spend one week snow skiing.

“Most of our time in the winter is spent going to hockey games,” she said. Her son is on the school hockey team.

As a soon-to-be empty nester, Barber shared some advice: “Don’t let the early years with your kids slip away; enjoy them.”

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Right 2 Play helps children participate in sports Most children love to be involved in some kind of sports activities. Yet not all are able to be in a sport simply because their family can’t afford the fees or equipment.

Thankfully, there is a program funded by the Marshfield Area United Way that enables students from financially challenged families be part of a community sport. It’s called Right 2 Play 4 All. This program helps children be in sports in which their families couldn’t ordinarily afford the costs associated with being on a team.

Right 2 Play 4 All has been going for three years, says Outreach Coordinator Kim Mueller.

“This started as a project with Leadership Marshfield,” she says. It was Mueller’s idea and a group effort to start this program for children so that any child in the community could be in sports, even when they couldn’t afford it.

“The parents of the child fill out an application, and they write down what their child wants to do,” Mueller says. “If a child

qualifies for free or reduced lunch at school, they’ll qualify to receive help. The board reviews each application on a case by case basis.” If the child stays with the team/sport for the season, parents can reapply for funding.

This is a year-round program, Mueller says.

“We fund a variety of sports: Tiger Hoops (basketball), baseball, youth football, karate, dance, cheerleading, wrestling, skating, hockey, etc.

“This has been a really good year for us,” she says. “We’ve had 50 kids this year, ages 4 to 17, and we expect to double our numbers next year. When kids are involved with sports, it improves their self-esteem. This may be their only escape from a stressful environment.”

Although this program primarily is in Marshfield, Mueller would love to see this program in other communities — other chapters of Right 2 Play 4 All. Her goal is to bring awareness to the program and expand it to include music and the arts. But for now, her focus is on getting as

many eligible students as possible involved with community sports.

“It’s very satisfying to see where we’ve gone in three years and see how we’ve helped parents and kids — knowing we help kids in the community be involved with something positive,” Mueller says. “It’s frustrating for me when I run across the stigma of someone who needs help. The need has grown in Marshfield and surrounding area. The faces of people who need help have changed, but we protect the privacy of our clients.”

Without the United Way’s involvement, it would be difficult to maintain the program, Mueller says.

The program always seeks volunteers and it encourages parents to volunteer at the fundraising events that help pay for the program.

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“I want people to get what they want,” says Kilty, the new Circle The Date owner, 307 S. Central Ave., Marshfield. “When someone comes in here, like a girl is looking for a certain dress, I will do everything I can to get that dress for her.”

Aside from selling dresses, Circle The Date also offers event apparel, equipment rental and party planning services.

For the Auburndale native, owning a bridal business is a sharp detour from working 13 years as a surgical technician at Marshfield Clinic. The idea of managing a bridal shop developed gradually.

“When I started getting married, and when my brothers got married, I truly thought people were not doing weddings as well as they could,” Kilty says. “People were not catering to brides the way that they should.”

“I started my business doing photo booth rentals,” she says. “I saw it and it was really, really neat. It was a way to get out of the medical world and start doing something else.”

The photo booth is rented out to weddings and provides an opportunity for unique pictures to be taken of wedding guests. “When it comes to photo booth,” Kilty says, “the goal is for the bride and groom to get photos of their guests having fun.”

While at a wedding show in town last year, a Realtor mentioned that The Bridal Boutique was for sale. “It was a private listing within Century 21. They didn’t want people to know it was closing,” Kilty says, adding that she’s always thought the location was “awesome” for a bridal shop. “I called (the Bridal Boutique) the next day. After talking to them, I definitely wanted to do it.”

Kilty changed the name of the store to Circle The Date.

“I love the name,” Kilty says and smiles. She adds, “There’s not a single bridal shop in the national bridal society that has the name. It’s just so unique.”

Also unique are the decorations inside the store. Signs with upbeat expressions such as “Dance like no one is watching!” and “All you need is love!” adorn the brightly lit walls amid the sparkly dresses hanging from assorted racks. “I did all the decorating,” Kilty says.

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JENNY KILTY, OWNER, CIRCLE THE DATE

As Kilty gestures around the store, she adds, “Most of the decorations that you see are the things that we rent.”

Circle The Date rents everything from vases to strands of crystal, from chair covers to candleholders.

“It’s just basically so people don’t spend as much money, but get want they want when it comes to decorations,” Kilty says. “When it comes to brides and grooms, ultimately it is for them to get what they want.”

She adds that her goal is to relieve stress on the couple and help them “get the wedding day that they’ve always dreamed of — without any problems. I basically do everything I can so that someone can get what they want. I go above and beyond.”

Helping her with the store is bridal store veteran, Nikkie, whom she met at the aforementioned wedding show. Also assisting her in the business is husband Josh Kilty, who owns MoneyWise Mortgage in Marshfield.

“His role has changed at home. He has had to change a lot at home with my hours,” Kilty says. “We have children, we have family, we have animals.” They have four daughters, a 3-year-old son, eight chickens, six ducks and four bunnies. “We like to go camping. We have lots of family events. We usually take in as many festivities in the area as we can.”

Kilty likes having more flexible time to spend at her kids’ various events. Motherhood also has influenced her business philosophy. “I’m a huge coupon mom. I love getting good deals,” she says, and the same mindset applies to her store.

“Instead of brides not getting this because it’s going to cost too much,” she says, “you can get the things you want for a better deal.”

Materials can be rented for different lengths of time, depending on demand for the items. When a $70 decorative tree can be rented for $20, Kilty says it makes more sense to rent, especially when the item is usually only being used once.

Kilty also offers wedding decoration services. “I can do the full decorating. I get a lot of ideas online, on Google Images. I don’t have a book,” she explains, but adds, “I don’t want to show you what I’ve already done, because you may not like it. We can do whatever you want.”

Aside from the obvious financial concerns, Kilty notes that the hardest part of running a business is dealing with problems beyond her control.

“When I can’t physically change something or make it better for someone,” she explains. “I hate having to take the blame when it is out of my control.”

Correspondingly, Kilty’s favorite part of running her own business is the control. “I have the ability to treat customers the way I feel that they should be treated,” she says. “I also love decorating the front window.”

Kilty is optimistic about the future of her business. “I see us in a new, larger location,” she says. “I want to be able to pick up more lines and have more variety.”

She credits her success to her patron dedication. “Our customer service is exceptional. I truly feel that I do everything I can so that you get

what you’re looking for.

“We listen to what you want and try to help you get that. We help you any way we can, even if it is sending you down the street to our competitor.”

For other women looking to start their own business, Kilty encourages them to seek tools already out there.

“When I first started, the place that helped me the most was SCORE,” Kilty says. “They helped get me organized and provided the tools for me to start off successful. People have been really overwhelmingly supportive in the community.”

She adds that people have stopped in to compliment her window displays, something she values because it verifies that she’s doing a good job. “It’s nice when people appreciate what we’re doing.”

Of the job itself, she enjoys seeing a wedding materialize. “It’s rewarding to see the different aspects start to finish,” she says, from helping pick out the wedding dress to seeing her customers “having fun in the stuff I helped them pick out.”

Kilty hopes to do this job she loves for a long time, and as the sign over the office area states, “Real love stories have no ending.”

Kilty encourages everyone to stop in at her Central Avenue location, log on to www.circlethedate.us or call 715-384-3900.

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Passion for ministering

St. Paul’s United lay minister felt calling at early age Story by Breanna Speth Photos by Laura Schmitt For YOU Magazine

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t an age when most girls don dress-up clothes and play house, Patti Steevens remembers spending her childhood playing communion.

“I remember my brothers ridiculing me because women couldn’t give communion,” she says with a laugh. She grew up Roman Catholic.

A Stetsonville native, Steevens has lived in Marshfield for 35 years, three of which have been spent as lay minister at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1310 E. Eighth St., Marshfield.

Though she credits Roman Catholicism with providing her an “extremely good foundation,” after taking several world religion classes in college she discovered what she deems “a whole new world of expressing faith.” She describes how the United Church of Christ embraced her, a contrast to the Roman Catholic rejection of her UCC husband.

Being an inquisitive person, she says, the UCC is “a good fit” for her. The church’s encouragement of questions and exploration appealed to her. “You don’t always have to agree, but you are still respected for asking the question. That is unique to the UCC church.”

Also unique is Steevens’ journey from pew to pulpit, one that she describes as “not exactly the standard.” In fact, Steevens is not an ordained minister, but a graduate of the lay program administered by the United Church of Christ.

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“There’s just been so many times when the presence of the Lord, the Spirit has been here.”

PATTI STEEVENS, LAY MINISTER, ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, MARSHFIELD retary at other churches, occasionally doing what she calls “pulpit supply” if a pastor needed someone to fill in. For six years, these early jobs in the church were an opportunity for her to learn the workings of the church from different perspectives, and she refers to them as “like a little light bulb, twinkling stars, a real nudging.

“I loved what I was doing and I felt like ‘wow,’ this is kind of where it is: Learning, increasing your faith and experiencing other people’s viewpoints. It was just phenomenal,” she says.

Because of her proficiency working in a church setting, Steevens was encouraged by many people during the years to check out the UCC’s “Lay Academy,” a four-year program that involves reading books, writing papers, meeting with a mentor and traveling to Madison one weekend a month for training.

After years of hesitating, she says she “finally ran out of excuses of why to say ‘no’” and signed up for a one-year trial. She compares her experience this time as more than a light bulb, “It was fireworks! It was a nagging that there was so much more out there and so many ways of expressing and interpreting.”

Steevens decided to complete the program, and in her last year of Lay Academy, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Marshfield was undergoing a transition of leadership. There was an interim pastor who was preparing to leave, and the church soon would be without a pastor. Steevens conversed with fellow student, Timothy Miller, and they eventually came to an agreement to “tag-team” preach, as both had full-time jobs on the side and only could commit to preaching part-time. They began alternating Sundays, and Steevens describes the now three-year arrangement as “terrific.”

“We’re a great complement to each other,” she says. “We’ve got all the bases covered.

He’s more traditional and I’m not. We’re just a really nice balance.”

Usually the UCC doesn’t encourage a church to hire one of its own members, but with Steevens and Miller, the parishioners adamantly were in favor of their appointment.

“It’s worked out really well for the congregation,” Steevens says.

The church has just more than 60 members, more than half of which attend on a weekly basis. Though St. Paul’s is small, Steevens says that it has “an extremely fortunate balance” and a “nice mixture of generations.”

She says that the best part of preaching to a small church is, “You have a sense of who is in the congregation and what their needs are, and

you do your very best at addressing those and trying to bring scripture to their real life.”

She says that this personal touch works both ways, because, “at the same time they know you well enough to call you to task when you don’t (address the needs). We’re there to support each other and we’re there to accept when we fail.”

Despite financial difficulties during the years, St. Paul’s always has managed to find a way to keep going.

“There’s just been so many times when the presence of the Lord, the Spirit has been here,” Steevens says.

The mission of her church is simple. “We try to be as forgiving as Christ has been to us and as open to anybody who walks through the door. The message that I especially try to get out is that we have all made mistakes and we have all disappointed ourselves, our families and God, but God has always forgiven us and accepted us and is always taking us back for a better chance.”

Steevens enjoys sharing that message and takes her job seriously. “Crafting the worship experience is something that is important to me and that I take a great deal of pride and effort and energy into so that the prayers, hymns are all connected to the word. … I try very hard to make that connection,” she says.

Steevens acquires inspiration for her sermons from a variety of places. “My grandkids, my husband, my life — sometimes I’m not really sure where it comes from,” she says.

“You read the text in two to eight versions, go through the Internet looking for ideas and you spend 20 hours putting together this message, and you get up there and you start the presentation and you look out and you catch somebody’s face, and you know that you need to go in another direction because what you put down on paper is not what they need to hear,” Steevens says. “If you can touch one, you can hit the mark.”

Always, Steevens is “relying on the basic message that God accepts us for who we are.

He forgives us and he still loves us and gives us another chance. To me, that is what being a follower of Christ, a human being is all about.”

Though Steevens’ full time job is with American Home Patient, a company that sells medical supplies and oxygen, she never really takes a break from preaching.

“It’s interesting in the sense that there are days when I think I do more ministry there than I do within these walls,” she says, gesturing to the chapel behind her. “I’m a firm believer that the best minister of spreading winter 2011

the gospel, of sharing the good news, is the average everyday person, because sharing the good news is not verbally standing in front of a group of people and sharing a message; It’s the way you live your life, it’s the way you treat others, the compassion that you give them and the respect.”

Supporting this notion, Steevens recalls a time when a churchgoer told her that she had “been ministering to this congregation for years,” even before her position as lay minister. “This is my dream job,” she says. “I’m at home. This is my comfort.”

For women interested in pursuing a career in the ministry, Steevens says to “Listen to your heart.”

“Don’t be afraid to take it in nontraditional routes. It worked for me,” she says.

She also advises to do it when you are ready, “on your own time.”

“The spirit is there, and it will encourage you and direct you and you just have to follow it when you know it’s right to follow,” she says.

“It doesn’t mean you have to take a continuous path.”

Steevens never really thought about preaching until after she became a mother and started teaching Sunday school.

In her limited free time, Steevens enjoys restoring old cars and motorcycles with her husband of 37 years, whom she describes as a “wonderful, wonderful guy.”

Recently, they restored the ’41 Chevrolet pickup truck in which they had their first date.

Another favorite activity is playing with her young grandchildren.

“Family is very important to us. Our old cars and motorcycles are something we have all done as a family,” she says.

Additional church activities include teaching Sunday school, participating in the choir on special occasions and mentoring a youth/confirmation group. She also conducts home visits, hospital visits and nursing home visits.

Although Steevens’ ministry journey arguably began in her early days of “playing communion,” a person’s calling can come at any time. As Steevens says, “Everyone is capable of being a good minister by their life and their attitudes.”

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Holidays about traditions, both old and new

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love the holidays! I love the time with family, the food, the celebrations, (did I mention the food?), Christmas carols and decorations and, of course, presents.

Now that I am a mom, I love the holidays even more seeing it through the eyes of a child again, but the holidays are different. It is yet another example of how a baby completely changes your world and your life. I do my best to enjoy each of the items on my list of favorites. Having a baby has changed how I enjoy each, as well as their order of importance.

Family always will be important. We are blessed with having a large extended family. Each side of the family has its own holiday traditions, and, of course, they all are important for us to be at. Christmas eve with one family, Christmas day with another, then Christmas night and perhaps another weekend in there before or after Christmas to catch the rest of the family.

When my husband and I could just run like crazy, the hectic holiday schedule didn’t bother us. Now, we have to pack for a toddler and plan our schedules according to his schedule, hoping that he sticks to it!

But, likely with all of the celebrating and family excitement, our little angel turns into a crabby little monster. We make it work, because family is important.

Now we are adding in our own family time for Christmas, though. Our time for just the three of us is Christmas morning, which I think is the most magical time of Christmas.

Waking up early (although I sure wouldn’t mind if my son

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chooses to sleep in that morning), and running out to the Christmas tree to see what Santa brought. This year my son will be almost 2 years old. It will be so much fun to see his excitement and hear what he has to say.

Christmas morning will be the sacred time for my little family that no one can touch. I think it is so important to start family traditions of your own, while trying to keep some of your old family traditions. All of those celebrations will be important to your children. After all, someday they will get to spread themselves thin at the frantic holiday pace that we now are enjoying.

Now my favorite of my favorites for the holidays — the food. At my mom’s house we have rosettes, a fried Scandinavian treat that my grandparents always made.

Then at my aunt’s house it is “snackies.” Great dips, bread, marinated mushrooms and always great wine or cocktails.

With my in-laws, we enjoy food all day. There is German potato salad, ham and rolls at one grandma’s house. Then off to the next party where we indulge in various dips, hors d’oeuvres and desserts that fit with the theme for Christmas eve at my husband’s aunt’s.

Let me just say we don’t typically do all of this eating in one day, but it is generally in the same week and sometimes within the same weekend. Anyhow, I am sure to enjoy the food (it would be rude not to). But now with baby in tow, I am choosing my selections more wisely. Obviously, when I was pregnant for the holidays, that changed everything. I actually didn’t eat much of anything that year because baby was taking up more than his fair share of room.

Now that my son is here, I select food that he will eat, too (so we can share a plate), and select something that won’t stain my clothes if he decides to wipe his face on my pants, wipe his nose on my shoulder or just spit it all out.

I don’t recall the chapter in “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” that says mothers will change their eating habits, but that is exactly what has happened.

Last, and certainly not least, gift-giving for the holidays has changed as you would expect. It is all about the baby, and that started before he was even born. I already have started the Christmas list for my son. With a large family (and he is the only grandchild) everyone wants to buy him something. They don’t care much for my husband’s response of “put money into his college fund.” So, I need to be sure there is something for everyone on the list that will be fun to buy and give to my son and hopefully elicits a jubilant response from him. And of course it should be something he “needs.”

I did expect that there would be lots of presents just for my son, but I certainly did not expect that gifts to me actually would be gifts for him. Before he was born, I received things for the nursery or cute little outfits. Now that he is here, I find myself adding “new stroller” and “outdoor play-set” to my own Christmas list. Oh well. We would give everything to our kids if we could. Luckily, my husband isn’t excluded from this change. One of his gifts last year was a Fisher Price T-ball set.

I hope you and your family are blessed this holiday season with lots of family celebrations and children around to help you enjoy the magic of Christmas. winter 2011

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SAFE and SOUND

Prevent infant deaths with proper sleep environments

Unfortunately, sleep related death is the No. 1 cause of death for infants from ages 1 month to 12 months. Tragically, most of these deaths could be prevented.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is defined as the sudden death of an infant that cannot be explained after an investigation and autopsy is completed. SIDS used to be thought of as an unpreventable death of a child, leaving parents helpless in avoiding such a loss. New research is showing that the majority of SIDS deaths are due to unsafe sleep environments causing suffocation, and parents can play a huge role in preventing such deaths.

Regardless of if a baby dies of SIDS or suffocation, there are measures that can be taken to prevent this.

Babies always should be placed on their backs to sleep, every time. Often, parents fear placing their babies on their backs as they believe that if the infant spits up, he will choke. Fortunately, the human anatomy is set up in such a way that a person’s trachea (airway) is in front of the esophagus (food tube) in the chest. So if a baby is lying flat on the back, the body structure, with the help of gravity and reflexes, helps the spit-up to travel back down the right tube. If a baby were lying on the belly, this spit-up potentially could go down the airway (aspiration).

Safety approved cribs, bassinets and portable cribs are the safest places for babies to sleep, if you use them correctly. These firm sleep surfaces must not contain items such as bumper pads, quilts, loose bedding, pillows, stuffed animals or toys. Never “cushion” the crib mattress with blankets to make it softer. Contrary to popular belief, softer is not better for babies. Firm sleep surfaces keep them safer and provide better support for their growing bones.

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Babies never should sleep on couches, recliners, waterbeds or soft mattresses.

Baby gear such as swings, car seats and bouncy chairs should not be used for sleeping as they pose the risk for strangulation and positional asphyxia (a type of suffocation that occurs when the baby’s head falls forward and does not allow enough air into the lungs). If an infant falls asleep in one of these devices, she should be transferred to a crib, bassinet or Pack ’n Play.

It is OK to allow an infant to sleep in a car seat during travel because the seat is installed at a proper angle in the vehicle, however, once you get home, the sleeping infant should be placed in a crib.

Co-bedding, or sleeping with your baby in the same bed, can be very dangerous. Parents and caregivers can roll over onto baby, especially because new moms and dads are exhausted. Quilts and other adult bedding also can be very dangerous. There is also the risk of baby becoming trapped between the bed’s headboard and mattress or the bed and the wall.

It is important to keep your baby close to you, but always on a separate sleep surface.

Keep your baby’s bassinet, Pack ’n Play or crib in your room for the first months.

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Babies who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for SIDS. Never smoke in a house or vehicle where a child is present. If you must smoke, do so outside, change your clothes and wash your hands after smoking to avoid third-hand smoke exposure (third-hand smoke refers to the chemicals left after smoking on a smoker’s hair, clothes, fabrics and other surfaces).

Breastfeed your baby. Research shows that breastfeeding might reduce a baby’s risk of SIDS. To help you breastfeed successfully, build a support system for breastfeeding before baby arrives. Take a breastfeeding class and use resources such as lactation consultants at your health care provider or local health department. Aim to exclusively breastfeed for six months and continue to breastfeed for one year while introducing baby foods.

Do not overheat your baby. Keep the room at a temperature comfortable for an adult and dress the baby in light sleep clothing. If a blanket is needed for warmth, consider using a sleep sack instead.

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SHOPS WE LOVE: THE BACK PORCH

Holidays sparkle at antique, decor shop The magic of the holiday season twinkles and glows at The Back Porch, 253 S. Central Ave., a home decor and gift shop in historic downtown Marshfield.

The shop owned and managed by sisters Joanie Leick and Susie Judge is filled with antiques, primitives, candles, floral accessories and holiday gifts.

“We’re known for our nativity sets. It’s one of the popular items people purchase during December,” says Susie.

The shop is a labor of love for the women who enjoy helping customers find the special gifts on their lists.

Open since July 5, 2000, the women are proud of the loyal clientele they’ve established.

“Joanie and I work really hard to keep it up to date and we have a fabulous team. Our sister-in-law, Diane Kaiser, is such a big help,” says Susie.

The women say customers often lament that there’s nothing quite like the Back Porch in their hometown, which makes visiting the store a delight.

“People move, but when they come to visit Marshfield, we’re one of their destinations before they leave,” says Susie. “We’ve been compared to shops in Seattle and other big cities. People say that we’re just as good, if not better.”

Large Christmas trees are decorated to spark decorating ideas for customers while table tops and mantles are festooned with floral centerpieces and candles. There are two levels of displays and merchandise to enjoy.

“We’re happy people enjoy browsing. Sometime people are here just to get ideas. We like to help them if we can,” Joanie says.

During the holiday season The Back Porch hours are: » 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday » 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday » 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday » 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Cindy offers bulk gourmet chocolates, sugar free candy, cocoa, coffees, chocolate drizzled pretzels, Door County candy, fudge, chocolate cranberries, stuffed animals, jewelry, gifts and bouquets for every occasion.

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Entering the Arpin House at 840 First S. N., Wisconsin Rapids, is like taking a step back in time with a contemporary twist.

“Le Chateau,” as it was often referred to, retains most of its Old World charm and beauty, but the furnishings and technology make it comfortable and bring it up-to-date in today’s world.

The current owners have lived in the home for four years. They did not perform the majority of the home’s restoration and credit the previous owners for doing the city a service by restoring the Queen Anne-style Victorian home to its former glory. The restoration project took many years and the services of many men and women of the trades.

The home was completed in 1889 by lumber baron John Arpin and his wife, Clarissa. There, the couple raised six sons and two daughters.

Arpin’s son, Daniel, built the home next door a decade later. John Arpin’s daughter, Georgina, returned to Wisconsin Rapids in 1936, after the death of her husband, a state senator in Colorado. She subdivided the house into three apartments. In 1954, it was partitioned into eight apartments.

During its glory days, receptions were held on the first floor and dances on the third floor, with a live orchestra playing music for danc-

ing. Many of the guests arrived by carriage, entering the house from the Porte cochere at the side entrance.

As with any home, maintenance is important, and every year since the current owners moved in there has been a project. The carriage house (garage), driveway, sidewalk, landscaping, re-building the wrap-around porch, new siding and paint are all things that needed to be done to preserve the integrity of the home.

The home has more than 6,000-square-feet on three floors. There also is a large, bright basement. There are washers and dryers, bedrooms, and comfortable sitting areas on three floors. The six fireplaces were probably used to heat the home at one time, but now are beautiful decorative show pieces. The home also has 61⁄2 bathrooms.

The front entrance features double-leaded glass doors, with the rooms are arranged around a T-shaped main hall that was probably used as a reception area. Around it are the living room, formal dining room, breakfast room, parlor (now used as an office) and guest bedroom. A kitchen and butler’s pantry are at the back of the first floor, along with a utility room.

What is most eye-catching on all three floors is the woodwork. All of the lighting fixtures

were replaced, but with an eye to the period.

There are two stairways to the second floor.

The stairway to the basement is also made of beautiful wood, and the walls on that stairway are wallpapered, as are all of the rooms in the home. There is a wrap-around porch on the south side, front and back.

All of the electrical and plumbing in the home was replaced during the restoration, and a master carpenter spent years in the home.

There is forced air heat on the third floor and hot water heat on the main and second floors.

The original radiators were restored.

On the second floor, there is a large landing used as a sitting room, and four bedrooms off the landing. Down a short hall, there are two more bedrooms. Four of the bedrooms on the second floor have bathrooms attached.

The third floor, where dances were once held, now is a beautiful two bedroom apartment, with a comfortable laid-back feel. The living room, billiard area, dining area and kitchen are all part of the great room. From the three-season turret room, the family can view the Fourth of July fireworks downtown.

The current owners feel blessed to live in the beautiful home, and realize they are simply caretakers of the historic Wisconsin Rapids landmark.

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‘A piece of history’ Historic home ready for next chapter

For nearly 100 years, the children and grandchildren of Hamilton Roddis lived, played and gathered in the home their patriarch built at 1108 E. Fourth St. in Marshfield.

Now, nearly a year after the death of Augusta Roddis — the last living Roddis descendent in Marshfield — the house is for sale.

Augusta Roddis, 94, died in January and the seven-bedroom, three-and-half bathroom house is listed through Coldwell Banker in Marshfield for $289,000.

“My Aunt Augusta never married and had 21 nieces and nephews, and we’re all scattered around the country,” says Sara Bostock, one of the Roddis nieces who lives in California. “And none of us, unfortunately, could take on the project of the house. As much as we want to keep it a historic property, there was no one in the family prepared to step up, at least at this time.”

Hamilton Roddis, Augusta’s father, built the Dutch Colonial style house in 1914 next door to the original Roddis home where William Henry Roddis, his father, resided. The original house was sold to the Marshfield School District and used as central offices before a fire destroyed it about 30 years ago.

The Hamilton and Catherine Roddis House features a 1930s kitchen with a butler pantry and a dining room with the original wood paneling from the Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co., which was acquired by William Henry in Marshfield.

The Roddis Corp. later was acquired by Weyerhaeuser and eventually would be sold to Marshfield DoorSystems.

“You’ll never see wood like this again,” says Patti Koran, caretaker of the Roddis House. “There’s pieces of history all over the house.”

The Roddis family held the privilege of obtaining some of the city’s first modern objects like a telephone, which required a telephone booth built into the house, and a central vacuum cleaner.

Koran, who was hired by Augusta three years to take care of the home, has assisted Bostock with organizing decades of the family’s history, including old newspapers and magazines, toys, clothing and family photos.

“The house was full of books,” Bostock says. “We probably had 4,000 books and the oldest dated back to 1796. Some of the nieces and nephews have taken books and some will be sold to book dealers. It was quite an amazing collection.”

On the first floor of the house, the library, with its built-in bookshelves, still contain a few copies of “Mother Goose” and “Oz of Ozma.” Augusta Roddis was an advocate for educating children and had many copies of children’s books around the house, Koran says.

The Roddis company grew to become a large employer in Marshfield, and the family established itself as a pillar

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“My hope and dream is to keep it historical, It’s just a beautiful house, and I don’t want anyone who doesn’t know the history to start tearing it apart and forgetting about that.”

PATTI KORAN, CARETAKER, RODDIS HOUSE

of community and public service. Augusta served on the Marshfield School Board for 18 years and a member of the Marshfield Public Library for 13 years.

After her death, she willed a portion of the family’s land, located near the house and the middle school, to the school district.

On the second floor of the house, each bedroom is connected to an outdoor patio with copper flooring and near 1930s-styled bathrooms.

The third floor servants’ bell still buzzes loudly next to the two bedrooms from where they would be summoned.

“On the top floor of the house is the ballroom,” Bostock says. “But when I was growing up, it was a play room and there’s a ping pong table that was built in that room. My aunt learned to play ping pong with my grandfather, and she became a ping pong champion at Northwestern (University) and would take on her nieces and nephews.”

Augusta never married or had any children of her own, but she was very active in the lives

of her extended family.

“My aunt specifically wanted the contents of the house divided amongst nieces and nephews,” Bostock says. “People were interested in having a lot of things that were there, so it pretty much spread out amongst the family.”

Bostock and Koran found trunks of clothing dating back 150 years that hadn’t been seen in decades in a large third floor closet as they were organizing the house. Bostock’s sister inherited the clothing collection and is planning to make a dress exhibit.

The family has looked into giving the house to the North Wood County Historical Society and the Marshfield Historical Association, but the cost to upkeep the 5,148-square-foot home and adjoining land would require a lot more money, Bostock says.

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to go with it. We are sad to see it for sale, but it seems to be the only option now.”

Due to the number of family members, none of whom reside in Marshfield, and the cost to making the house a public institution, Bostock says the only option was to put the house for sale.

Koran says she’s hoping whoever purchases the house retains the history and maybe turn it into a public place for children and residents to visit a piece of Marshfield history.

“My hope and dream is to keep it historical,” Koran says. “It’s just a beautiful house, and I don’t want anyone who doesn’t know the history to start tearing it apart and forgetting about that.”

The house is registered as a historical site by the state and comes with some regulations and restrictions regarding what can be done to the home, Bostock says.

“I’m hoping the history won’t be lost,” she says. “It’s definitely going to be a new chapter in the history of the house.”

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Are your beneficiary designations up-to-date?

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ost of us have more than enough to do on a “normal” day. Like most days, during the holiday season we’re on the go from early in the morning until well into the evening — six or seven days of the week. Thus, it’s no surprise that we may let some important things slide. We know we need to get to them, but it seems like they can just as easily wait until tomorrow or ... whenever.

In the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Kennedy vs. Dupont on Jan. 26, 2009, it reminds us that sometimes “whenever” never gets here, and the results can sometimes be tragic. The case involved a $400,000 employer-sponsored retirement account, owned by William, who had named Liz as his beneficiary way back in 1974 shortly after they were married. The couple divorced 20 years later. As part of the divorce decree, Liz waived her rights to benefits under William’s employer-sponsored retirement plans. However, William never got around to changing his beneficiary designation form with his employer.

When William died in 2001, Liz was still listed as his beneficiary, so the retirement plan paid the $400,000 to Liz. William’s estate sued the plan, saying that because of Liz’s waiver in the divorce decree, the funds should have been paid to the estate. The Court disagreed, ruling that the plan documents (which called for the beneficiary to be designated and changed in a specific way) trumped the divorce decree. William’s designation of Liz as his beneficiary was done in the way the plan required. Liz’s waiver was not. Thus, the plan rightfully paid the $400,000 to Liz. The tragic outcome of this case was largely controlled by its unique facts. If the facts had been slightly different (such as the plan allowing a beneficiary to be designated on a document other than the plan’s beneficiary form), the outcome could have been quite different and a lot less tragic. However, it still would have taken a lot of effort and expense to get there. This leads us to a couple of important takeaway points.

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Review your beneficiary elections to ensure they are up to date, and include contingent beneficiaries to avoid possible issues like the example above. This is especially important with assets such as retirement plan accounts and IRAs, where naming both primary and contingent beneficiaries can potentially allow payouts from the account to be stretched out over a longer period and maximize the time available for the taxdeferred benefits to accrue.

While conversations about beneficiary designations may seem an unlikely topic at holiday festivities, it just may be the gift that keeps on giving.

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While most people are encouraged to “think out of the box,” before Ron Killam’s feet hit the floor in the morning he is thinking “inside the box.”

Since 2007, Ron took on the role of manager for Stocor, the portable storage and moving company in Wisconsin Rapids. Ron had been a hard-working dairy farmer in the Waupaca area and brought many of the same qualities of dedication, consistency and a good old-fashioned work ethic to his new career.

When asked about his initial duties, Ron described himself as wearing many hats: sales, tracking inventory, creating work orders, dispatching, marketing and accounts receivable.

“Over the years, changes have been made by delegating some of these duties to other invaluable employees such as Sandi and Christina so that I can take a lunch!” he said and laughed.

Stocor started as a branch of Storage Unlimited in the town of Saratoga on Highway 73 right outside of Nekoosa and has grown as a leader in the portable storage container business in central Wisconsin. It was in 2004 that an idea was germinated from simply watching the way people typically move their things into a storage unit.

“First we would rent a mini storage unit to a client and watch as they had to load all their belongings into a rented truck and then load the same property into one of our stationary storage units at the time. Maybe a month later they would rent another truck and load it again only to unload it at the new place.

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It was in the 1990s that an idea was formed to build a box that was easily movable to a desired location, load only once and then taken back to a storage area. So they began to experiment with constructed pine boxes, but found they were difficult to move. Large metal boxes were purchased at an auction and seemed the perfect solution to keep belongings dry, rodent free and very secure. But the moment of truth came in the form of a crane truck with an unique Swing Thru system, which not only moved full containers but kept all the contents level.

The first crane truck was purchased by Stocor in 2004 and to this day is the only Swing Thru Crane Truck that can perform a vertical lift with no shifting in the entire state of Wisconsin. Stocor’s delivery trucks, containers and two professional drivers, Rod and Andy, make the Stocor dream complete for both commercial and residential moving needs.

As time went on, Stocor found that its large, secure and weather-tight containers were applicable for a variety of uses such as remodeling.

Furniture can stay safely on a property in a sealed and secured container while remodeling a home A container on site can also be modified as a mobile office for construction, concessions or even sales offices. One mobile phone carrier client had two 20-foot containers combined together and modified into a temporary office while his new office was under construction.

“It’s been a privilege to work with great people in the central Wisconsin area although we service the entire state. Our vision is to expand, compete well in price and service and to make our product better and better. ... Well, I believe the focus is truly on the one-to-one experience with the client, making sure they have the easiest move they ever will make.

Knowing we can truly cut down on their stress of moving and protect their wallet has been not only our main focus, but the dream of Stocor,” Ron said.

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Delicious Creativity

Chili women put baking, artistic talents to the test with Cakes and More

One day, about four years ago, Cassie Frost and Tanya Marg of Chili spontaneously decided to decorate a cake.

“We tried every technique we’d ever heard of on this one cake,” Frost says as she laughs.

“It was kind of fun.”

This experimental treat would become the first of many culinary endeavors. Soon, family members began asking the couple to bake desserts for various special events. Over time, as friends, and then friends of friends, started requesting the duo’s creations, they decided to make it official.

“We knew it was time to take it a little bit farther,” Frost says.

Frost and Marg officially opened their home-based business last July, when they became a licensed bakery. Although they are locally based, through online marketplace Etsy.com their sweets have been shipped all over the country, from coast to coast.

“Marg does the baking, I make it look pretty,” says Frost, as she explains their approach to business. “We start with a good base recipe that’s tried and true, and add from there.”

Frost’s formal training is in teaching special needs students, so she describes Cakes and More as her “decorative and creative outlet.”

“I’ve always been into drawing and art. This is my productive way of doing it. I rarely do the same thing twice. It’s very artistic, it’s very fun for me,” Frost says.

Most often, people contact Cakes and More with an idea in mind, and then Frost and Marg spend time searching recipe books or websites to help that idea materialize.

“We’re not traditional. We can do traditional, but we’re not traditional,” Frost says. “We welcome customer requests for either design or flavors. We embrace the unique and different.”

Vanilla cakes are their biggest seller, but the couple encourages people to try new delicacies. “We’re giving people the opportunity to try things that they may not have been able to previously find locally,” Frost says. “People are very used to what they can pick up, but locally there’s been very limited options.”

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Cassie Frost puts icing on cupcakes intended for a bridal shower.

She and Tanya Marg own Cakes and More, a home bakery in Chili. Facing page: The finished cupcakes.

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operating their own bakery. Marg says that it is nice “not having to work for anyone else. I like being my own boss.”

Because both Marg and Frost work full-time jobs in addition to co-owning Cakes and More, the hardest part is not having as much time as they would like to commit to the bakery.

“It’s hard,” says Frost, who teaches emotional and behavioral disabilities students at P.J. Jacobs Junior High School in Stevens Point and also is leader of their daughter’s Girl Scout troop. “I’m crazy busy, but I don’t know that I would drop any of the things that I do.”

Marg, who works at Marshfield DoorSystems, agrees, adding that having a home business is a convenience. “It’s something I can do after everyone is in bed. It doesn’t take away from my family life.”

The commitment to maintaining a home business rather than a storefront also is a price-conscious decision, and the two women take pride in providing their goods at the lowest possible price.

“I don’t think you should have to have to save a month for a cake, cupcakes or something special for a kid’s birthday,” Marg says.

She points out that stores on shows, such as Food Network’s “Ace of Cakes,” charge a base price of $500 for the simplest cakes. “I can’t imagine a base price of anything walking out of my bakery for $500,” she says. “I could be, but I’m not in this business to get rich.”

“Our prices are what they are, at a level as low as we can make them,” Frost says.

The couple also pride themselves on making every dessert fresh, never freezing anything.

Sometimes this means waking up in the early hours of the morning, which is something that would be significantly more difficult if they had a store in town.

Frost says that having a home business is only possible because of family support.

“We have an incredibly helpful family,” Frost says.

She describes how various family members have helped with everything from construction to deliveries. “They’ve been saviors,” Frost says. “We call and say help and they’re there.

Sometimes we don’t even have to say help.

They’re just there.”

It is family that also instilled both women with an early interest in baking. Marg describes how her great aunt made beautiful wedding cakes in the traditional white on white style.

Frost’s family also fostered her enthusiasm for baking. “My dad is a cookbook fiend,” she says, sharing memories of Sunday dinners at her grandma’s, where her dad would cook and she would experiment with a new dessert. She also attributes her baking creativity to her dad, laughing, “My dad could sit and talk food all day, every day.”

For people looking to start a business of their own, Frost advises not being afraid to start small.

“We started without a loan and built as we could,” she says. “We had no spare change for the time that we were building, but we never had to go into debt. You don’t need a lot of capital. You don’t need to start big in order to be successful.”

She says the couple was not willing to let the bakery affect their family life. Fortunately, it has only added another level of enjoyment, though Frost adds, “If it ever stops being fun, we’ll have to reconsider.”

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Healthier food options fight obesity in kids

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etter health is on the minds of just about everyone these days.

Whether we’re trying to eat a little better or find more opportunities to be active, Wood County families want to be healthy.

It all starts with forming good habits during childhood. And in partnership with parents, our schools play an important role in forming those habits.

Children spend a large portion of their days at school and school-related events where they can be exposed to unhealthy food in vending machines, at concession stands and even in the a la carte lunch line. In addition, schools often do not offer as many opportunities for physical activity for all students as they could, especially considering that childhood obesity in Wood County is on the rise at alarming rates.

About one-third of third-grade children in our community are overweight or obese. That exceeds the 28 percent of Wood County adults who are at an unhealthy weight. At these rates, this generation could have a shorter life span than their parents.

Fortunately, leaders of Wood County schools

are making changes to offer a healthy environment that includes fresh, real foods and increased physical activity opportunities. If kids are surrounded by healthier options at school, they are more likely to choose them.

All school districts in Wood County have developed school wellness committees that are revising wellness policies to focus on farm to school programs, healthier vending machine and a la carte lunch line options, gardens, greenhouses and increased physical activity.

The committees consist of school administrators, teachers, parents, community members, obesity prevention coalition members and representatives of local health care organizations.

Changes made by these wellness committees will lead to a healthy food environment as well as increase physical activity opportunities for all children in Wood County.

Research shows offering nutritious food in schools improves health and academics without reducing revenue to schools. Research also shows that healthy, well-nourished children are more prepared to learn, more likely to attend class and better able to take advantage of educa-

tional opportunities.

Each school in Wood County is making changes that best suit the needs of their district.

The Marshfield School District has added 14 new healthy or homemade meals to its school lunch program. The food service director has increased vegetable options by 67 percent, including locally grown produce. Many of the new items on the menu are homemade. The price of whole fruit also was reduced in the a la carte line. Upcoming changes include more healthy options in vending machines and a la carte lines.

The Port Edwards, Pittsville and Nekoosa school districts have started school gardens to grow produce that will be incorporated into school lunches. And the Port Edwards garden got an extra boost in the form of apple trees.

School leaders in Pittsville have changed the items in their “snack shack” to include healthy foods and fresh fruits instead of sugar-dense or sodium-packed snack foods.

Change is difficult, but necessary, to reduce and prevent obesity among our children. Their futures depend on it.

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Gifts from the kitchen

It doesn’t matter who you ask, the most treasured gift is someone taking the time to do something for you. And everyone enjoys the gift of food. YOU Magazine staff found some new recipes to try, along with some of the family never-fail recipes passed from generations.

We cooked, baked, ate and compared notes about each recipe.

Cranberry Hootycreeks in a Jar INGREDIENTS 11⁄8 cup all-purpose flour 1 ⁄2 cup rolled oats 1 ⁄2 cup all-purpose flour 1 ⁄2 teaspoon baking soda 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 ⁄3 cup packed brown sugar 1 ⁄3 cup white sugar 1 ⁄2 cup dried cranberries 1 ⁄2 cup white chocolate chips 1 ⁄2 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS 1. Layer the ingredients in a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed.

2. Attach a tag with the following instructions:

Cranberry Hootycreeks 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

1 2. In a medium bowl, beat together ⁄2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended.

Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Cool on baking sheets, or remove to cool on wire racks.

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INGREDIENTS 1 pound white candy coating, coarsely chopped 1 cup dried cranberries 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or pistachios, toasted

1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 large egg yolk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt 1 cup or more semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 ⁄2 cup chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS 1. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating at 70 percent power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Spread onto waxed paperlined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Break into small pieces; store in airtight containers.

Makes 14 servings.

Feedback: Ranged from “good” to “too sweet for me.” Another taster said, “This is unique because it features Wisconsin’s favorite red fruit —cranberries.”

DIRECTIONS

4. Cool 30 minutes in pan on wire rack.

Cut into bars while still warm.

Makes about 32 bars.

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Feedback: “Fast and easy to make”

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In large bowl, stir butter, brown sugar, vanilla and egg yolk until well mixed. Stir in flour and salt. Press dough in ungreased 13 X 9-inch pan.

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Watch carefully because it is easy to burn. Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust. Can use more than recipe requires if a lot of chocolate is preferred. Let stand about five minutes or until soft. Or can put back into oven to soften chips. Then spread chips evenly to cover all the crust.

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Walnut Cranberry Truffles

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⁄ cup heavy cream 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 ⁄3 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped 1 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped

DIRECTIONS 1. In a small pot, bring the cream to a boil just around the edges.

Add the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the cranberries.

2. Transfer the chocolate mixture to a pie pan or 9-inch pan.

Refrigerate until firm, 1-2 hours.

3. Using a teaspoon scoop the truffles. Return to the refrigerator and let firm up again, about 30 minutes.

4. Place the walnuts on a plate or pie pan. Roll the truffles in the walnuts and then roll them lightly between your palms until they are a nice round shape.

5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Feedback: “Yummy.” Chef said it was easy to make.

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup white chocolate chips 1 ⁄4 cup butter 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 cup Irish cream liqueur 1 1 ⁄2 cups chopped nuts 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 ⁄2 cup white chocolate chips 4 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur 2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS 1. Butter a 8x8 inch pan.

2. In the top half of a double boiler melt the 3 cups semisweet chocolate 1 chips, 1 cup white chocolate chips and ⁄4 cup butter until soft enough to stir.

3. Stir in the confectioner’s sugar and Irish cream until mixture is smooth.

Stir in nuts. Place mixture in the prepared pan and lay a sheet of plastic wrap over top; press and smooth top down.

4. In the top half of a double boiler melt remaining chocolates until soft.

Remove from heat and with a fork, beat in the butter and Irish cream until smooth. Spread topping over cooled fudge with a knife. If a smooth top is important, place plastic wrap over the top. Refrigerate until firm, 1 to 2 hours at least. This fudge can be easily frozen.

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Gingerbread Cookie Mix in a Jar INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1 ⁄2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 cup packed brown sugar

DIRECTIONS 1. Mix 2 cups of the flour with the baking soda and baking powder. Mix the remaining 1 1 ⁄2 cups flour with the ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. In a 1 quart, wide mouth canning jar, layer the ingredients starting with the flour and baking powder mixture, then the brown sugar, and finally the flour and spice mixture. Pack firmly between layers.

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Pass it on Holidays the time for potluck Making a dish to pass for a potluck or dinner party doesn’t need to be difficult or a chore. At YOU Magazine, we’re a staff of working moms who also like to eat. Most of us don’t have a lot of free time so we’ve learned a few tricks along the way to turn a mundane dish into a dazzling entree.

YOU Magazine staff members contributed their favorite recipes along with tips to make an ordinary dish look extraordinary. The following are easy to make dishes to take to a holiday potluck or when asked to bring a dish to a dinner party.

Shrimp Dip INGREDIENTS 1 package of cream cheese (softened to spread easier) 1 jar of shrimp cocktail sauce 1 can of small deveined canned shrimp Box of Triscuit crackers

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1. Mix all ingredients except pecans. Place the pecans in a shallow dish.

2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to harden. The mixture needs to be firm to make it into a ball.

3. To make a ball remove the mixture from the refrigerator and place on a piece of plastic wrap. Bring the sides of the wrap up to form into a ball shape. After the ball is formed, roll it in the pecans.

4. To serve, place on a dish with crackers. At this point, the cheese ball can be wrapped in plastic and stored in the refrigerator.

Holiday Dip with Vegetables Buy a container of dip, a small red cabbage and assorted vegetables suitable for dipping.

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INGREDIENTS 6 medium potatoes, peeled and boiled 5 hard-boiled eggs 1 ⁄2 cup chopped onion 1 ⁄4 cup chopped red and green bell peppers

Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup light Miracle Whip (more if desired) 2 tablespoons mustard 1 tablespoon white sugar

DIRECTIONS 1. Boil potatoes, drain and chill. Cut potatoes into 1⁄2-inch pieces and dice hard-boiled eggs. Salt and pepper to taste.

2. Stir together Miracle whip, mustard and white sugar. Carefully toss with all other ingredients.

3. Place potato salad in pretty serving bowl.

4. Use 1-inch cookie cutters to cut out holiday shapes from red and green bell peppers and garnish top of potato salad.

Sugar cookie cut-outs INGREDIENTS

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1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 ⁄2 cup buttermilk 2 2 and ⁄3 c. flour 1 ⁄4 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, buttermilk and rest of dry ingredients.

2. Mix well, cover and refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight.

3. Flour a surface and roll out the dough. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters.

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2. Elliptical trainer: The gift of a healthy lifestyle is a great way to wrap up 2011 and begin 2012. Elliptical trainers are low impact and burn a lot of calories. Find them at Brings Cycling & Fitness in Wisconsin Rapids.

3. Sarah’s Hope: Socially Responsible Jewelry. All jewelry pieces by this designer are made with sterling silver and crushed quartz. This holiday season, with each purchase of Sarah’s Hope Jewelry, Paul Gross Jewelers will make a donation to The Family Center in Wisconsin Rapids. And, you’ll help women worldwide achieve their dreams of small business ownership.

Sarah’s Hope can be found at Paul Gross Jewelers, Wisconsin Rapids.

TOP 3 SPOTS TO SHOP FOR THE TOP 3 GIFTS In a pinch for a gift idea? Need to buy it now?

We list some great finds from three shops in Marshfield. Any of these ideas are sure to fill your holiday gift-giving needs.

1. Merle Norman and the Day Spa Boutique, 249 S. Central Ave. » Fine Line Minimizer » Dual Action Make Up Remover » Spice Sachet Lip Line/Lip Color 2. Jewelers Palette, 225 S. Central Ave. » Reflection Beads » Engagement Ring » Sterling Silver Colored Stones 3. Non Toxic Chic, 126 S. Central Ave. » BWC (Beauty Without Cruelty) Shampoo and Conditioner » Solay Tooth Powder » HoneyBee Garden Mascara

4. Cuddlebug: Get inspired, and get your scrapbooking done. Cuddlebugs are compact portable machines that let you create shapes and emboss paper for your scrapbooking projects. Cuddlebug can be found at Lighthouse Books and Gifts in Wisconsin Rapids.

5. Southern Gates: This sterling silver collection is reminiscent of wrought ironwork of the 18th and 19th centuries featuring scrolls, fleur-de-lis, leaf and flower patterns, spears and wiggletails. The intricate scroll designs are a tribute to the skill of artisans in the past who wrought beauty from the iron in their forges.

Southern Gates can be found at Schmidt’s Jewelers in Wisconsin Rapids.

6. Jim Shore: The “Heartcrafted” style of Jim Shore draws its inspiration from the traditions of German quilts, Scandinavian decorative paintings and English appliqué. Jim Shore creations offer authentic new interpretations of our shared cultural heritage. Jim Shore collectibles can be found at Daly Drugs in Wisconsin Rapids.

7. Smash Books: Simplistic, on-the-fly, and with no rules and no special crafting ability needed, you can Smash your everyday life between the pages

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of the contemporary-style Smash Books: a photo, a ticket stub, a newspaper clipping, your child’s latest doodle. A combo glue pen/journaling marker comes attached to each book, so it’s always at hand when you need it. Smash Books can be found at Let’s Create in Wisconsin Rapids.

8. Switchflops: The shoe with infinite possibilities. Pick a style shoe and choose your straps or embellishments.

Perfect for women who love their shoes! Lindsay Phillips Switchflops are available at Lavish Decor, located inside Ace Hardware in Wisconsin Rapids.

9. Lazy One Sleepware: Women who appreciate both fashion and fun will love Lazy One, which is all about keeping folks feeling warm and fuzzy.

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persocks, Lazy One offers a dose of hilarity, with wacky wildlife in each design. Lazy One continually strives to “go green” as it moves toward becoming a plastic-free company. Hangers made from recycled paper, biodegradable bags and an emphasis on recycling are all top priorities of Lazy One, which can be found at The Gift Tree in Wisconsin Rapids.

10. Charm Jewelry: The gift that’s highly fashionable and also fun. You pick the charms and beads to create interchangeable bracelets, earrings and necklaces for a personal and unique gift. Bracelets, earrings and necklaces are made by Chamilia, Zable and Pandora (to name a few) and can be found at a local fine jeweler.

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ever have I done so much research as finding the answer to the “perfect” gift for him and her. I gathered several dozen catalogues, a hundred fliers and walked through a number of stores. I also watched the shopping networks while surfing the Internet all in the name of research. It should be noted that I did not receive any government money for my study.

I found some very nice gift ideas for myself. I suspect if I could enter my complete 100-item wish list into a computer application, perhaps it could analyze, then suggest the perfect gift for me. The answer my internal computer arrived at and suggested: a 40-day cruise to Asia with stops in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and several other locations. A second suggestion was a gas card, coupon to an Oriental restaurant and a fortune cookie.

Taking my research to the streets, I discovered ideas and suggestions are as varied as are the people I spoke with on the subject. They all came with the disclaimer: “It depends on who it is for …”

It is very true that we have many different kinds of relationships, and the gifts you give

should be appropriate to that relationship. I don’t need a computer to tell me that the gift you give to a coworker better not be better in any way like the gift you give to a significant-other in your life.

I refocused my search for the “perfect” gift for the special someone in your life. Fast forward through the silly answers, dreamy answers and failures of gift giving in the past, and finally I made it to the heart of the issue. Every great gift is going to involve your most precious resource and that is: your time.

Giving of yourself by spending time with and for a special someone seems to be the perfect gift. When so many things and obligations take up our time these days, knowing someone is willing to put everything aside to find a gift and spend time with us is highly valuable.

Putting kind and loving thoughts to paper, and reading or giving them to a loved one as you are together also was highly recommended. A special dinner out or a well-planned weekend, leaving behind all the technology gadgets that steal hours of time each day, is a great idea. A small gift as a reminder of the time together also is recommended.

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THINGS TO DO EXHIBITS & MUSEUMS LUCILLE TACK CENTER GALLERY (300 School St., Spencer; 715-659-4499) » Timothy Bergelin of Marshfield: Features altered porcelain vessels and other functional pottery forms.

Runs Jan. 6 to 29. Opening reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Jan. 6. » Esther Niedzwiecki of Owen: Features traditional acrylic expressions of local landscapes and gardens, Wisconsin Folk Art and a published children’s book.

Runs Feb. 3 to 28. Opening reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 3.

Exhibits may be viewed during opening receptions, at the time of a performance and by appointment.

NEW VISIONS GALLERY (Marshfield Clinic lobby, 1000 N. Oak Ave., Marshfield; 715-387-5562) » “Divine Inspirations: Spiritual Expressions in Art” is the notion of the spiritual in art, featuring works by Northwoods artists Christine Alfery, Karen Kappall and Barbara McFarland. The exhibit is ongoing through Dec. 30.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. » “Joan Miró — original prints from Nevada collection.” Runs Jan. 9 to Feb. 24.

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LUCILLE TACK CENTER FOR THE ARTS (300 School St., Spencer; 715-659-4499) » Christmas in Cape Breton with Natalie MacMaster: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, featuring foot-tapping tunes, heart-wrenching ballads and world class stepdancing combined with MacMaster’s fiddling fireworks on Celtic melodies and Christmas Carols.

PITTSVILLE AUDITORIUM (5459 Elementary Ave., Pittsville; 715-884-6502) » The Memories Christmas Show: 2 p.m. Dec. 3.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students.

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (2000 W. Fifth St., Marshfield; 715-389-6534) » Music for a Winter’s Evening: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 featuring Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble.

Tickets: $7. » Halcyon Days Concert: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Helen Laird Theatre, featuring evening of choral and symphonic music. Tickets: $10 for adults, $6 for ages 16 and older in advance; $12 and $8, respectively, at the door.

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(103 S. Central Ave., Marshfield; 715-384-5867; thomashousemuseum.org) » A military exhibit, “Lest We Forget,” will bring before your eyes the history and stories of those who served from the Civil War to Afghanistan. Open 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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(300 School St., Spencer; 715-659-4499) » “Guys & Does” by American Folklore Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Story revolves around a Nekoosa deer hunter who is compelled by his only daughter to take her boyfriend deer hunting to the family cabin up nort’. Reserved seat tickets are $25. » “Are You My Mother?” by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Baby Bird emerges from her shell and expects to be greeted by her mother’s song, but her mother is not there. Reserved seat tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youths.

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(212 W. Third St., Marshfield; 715-387-3322) » Restored home of former Wisconsin governor William Henry Upham, this house represents midVictorian architecture at its finest. “Dashing through the Snow” exhibit is ongoing through the month of December, focusing on sleds and sleighs and Santa’s helpers. Governor Upham Mansion is open for public tours from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. The annual open house will be held 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4, with the Winemiller Sisters trio singing classic Christmas carols at 3 p.m. each day.

(2000 W. Fifth St., Marshfield; 715-389-6534) » “My Name Will Always Be Alice”: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-4 and 2 p.m. Feb. 5, Helen Laird Theatre; $12 for performance only; $29 for dinner and performance at 6 p.m. Feb. 4.

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MISCELLANEOUS » Fish Fry: 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Eagles Club, Marshfield » Bingo: 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Dec. 1, 15, 22 and 29, Eagles Club, Marshfield » Bingo: 6 p.m. Nov. 20, Dec. 4 and 18, Jan. 8 and 22, Feb. 12 and 19; Knights of Columbus, Marshfield » Steak Feed: 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 28 and Dec. 26, Eagles Club, Marshfield » Holiday in the Park: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 25, Greenwood City Hall Park » Wagon and buggy rides, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 25 to Dec. 16, downtown Marshfield » Rotary Winter Wonderland: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Nov. 25 to Dec. 31, Wildwood Park, Marshfield » Lighting of the Lites: Area children can participate as Santa leads them with caroling to flip the switch and set Main Street aglow with Christmas lights at 6 p.m. Nov. 25 in downtown Medford.

Refreshments will be available. » PTA Craft Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26, Spencer schools » Christmas Tour of Homes, Neillsville: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3; tour 1894 Ludwig Marsh home at 218 Clay St.; Anton Martin Home at 111 Clay St.; 1870 Home at 314 Grand Ave.; McIntyre Home at 109 Court St.; 1890 Clarence L. Sturdevant Home at 202 Clay St. Tour concludes at Tufts Mansion with tour and goodies, 715-743-3346, info@tuftsmansion.com, www.tuftsmansion.com. » Thorp Christmas Parade: 6 p.m. Dec. 1, downtown Thorp » Madrigal Dinner: 5 p.m. Dec. 3-4, Marshfield High School Commons » Abbotsford Christmas Parade: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, downtown Abbotsford » Thorp Jaycees Fantasy Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Thorp High School » Lunch with Santa: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 3, Olde Hall, Spencer » Christmas Open House: 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3-4, Governor Upham Mansion, Marshfield » Holiday Showcase: noon to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts, Marshfield » Pancake Breakfast with Santa: 8 a.m., Dec. 4, Abbotsford Fire Hall. » Breakfast with Santa: 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 4, Eagles Club, Marshfield » Nutcracker Sweets Bake Sale: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dec. 6, Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital cafeterias. » Rudolph’s Country Christmas: 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

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