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Changing “Seasons”of Life Changing “Seasons”of Life

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As we make the transition from winter to spring, you may be reminded that seasons don’t just change on the calendar — they also change in your life. And as you move from one season of your life to another, you’ll fi nd that some of your goals may have changed. Consequently, as time goes by, you may need to adjust your fi nancial strategies as well. To illustrate the “seasonal” nature of your investment strategies, let’s quickly go through a typical life cycle and look at the differing fi nancial goals at each stage:

• Starting out — When you are beginning your career, you may not have a lot of money with which to invest, but it’s important to try to put away something each month. If you have a 401(k) where you work, take advantage of it — your money is deducted, pretax, from your paychecks, so it’s an easy way to start investing. And at this stage of your life, consider investing primarily for growth. Of course, when you invest in growth oriented vehicles, you typically assume

an above-average degree of risk because the price of these investments can fl uctuate greatly over time. However, if you buy quality investments and hold them for many years, you may be able to overcome the “blips” along the way and benefi t from the growth prospects these vehicles can offer.

• Middle years — During this season of your life, things have likely changed. Your kids may have already graduated from college or otherwise left home, so you may need to re-evaluate your life insurance needs. You’re likely earning more money and have more available to invest — which means, among other things, that you should consider “maxing out” on your IRA and also putting as much as you afford into your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. Because you may have a decade or more until you retire, you still may need considerable growth potential from your investments. At the same time, though, you might not want to invest quite as aggressively as

you did when you started out, so you may want to increase the percentage of bonds and other fi xed income vehicles in your portfolio.

• Retirement years — Many people assume their expenses will drop when they retire. And some will drop — but others, such as health care, will increase. Furthermore, it’s not at all unusual for people to spend two, or even three, decades in an active retirement — and during those years, infl ation can be a factor. Consequently, even as a retiree, you’ll fi nd that growth-oriented investments are important, balanced with others that provide income. Furthermore, you’ll want to manage the withdrawals you take from your IRA, 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan to help make sure you don’t outlive your resources. At the same time, you should consider exploring estate-

planning techniques, such as life insurance trusts, that can help you leave the legacy you want without burdening your heirs with heavy estate taxes. To help you meet these needs, work with your tax advisor and estate-planning professional. The seasons of the year change every three months. The seasons of your life change much more slowly, but these changes can have a big impact on your fi nancial situation.

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Webster defi nes “mother” as “a female parent” or “to care for or protect like a mother.”

Wikipedia describes a mother as “a woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child.”

When I asked my 4-year-old daughter what a mommy does, she said, “They cook you food, keep you healthy and take care of you.” (And then she proceeded to tell me that I’m a lot like her favorite Disney princess, Cinderella, because I do all of the chores, too.)

But being a mother is so much more than that.

A mother shares in your excitement when you fi nally get to walk across the “big”

balance beam, or you keep your head underwater for the full 10 seconds in the swimming pool, or you fi gure out that the “4” and the “5” on the speed limit sign means “45.”

A mother gets tears in her eyes when you and your preschool friends take the stage for your fi rst Christmas concert. (Whether you actually sing or not.)

A mother comes up with creative ways to explain “the birds and the bees” to you without making up silly stories or necessitating a call home from your teachers at day care. (By the way, if you have a good way to explain to a 4-year-old how God puts

a baby in a mommy’s tummy, please let me know.)

A mother trades in her career to help her daughter pursue her dream of making it to the Olympics, supporting her every step of the way. (Be sure to read our cover story in this issue about Jean Buckley and her daughter Hailey Thompson of Stevens Point.)

My mom tells me a mother also sits up many nights waiting for the car’s headlights to appear at the end of the driveway, signifying a safe end to the evening. And takes that same car away when the hands on the clock move past midnight, and you’re not tucked soundly in bed. And

that the worrying never stops, even long after you’ve moved out.

Being a mother is one of the greatest responsibilities and one of the greatest gifts. And although sometimes we make mistakes or feel underappreciated, all it takes is a simple, unexpected, “I really love you, Mommy,” to remind us why it’s all worth it.

So happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all of the other mothers out there. (And kids, make sure you thank your mom for all of the selfl ess things she has done for you this year. I know she’ll appreciate it!)

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Sixteen-year-old world class athlete Hailey Thompson and her mother, Jean Buckley, of Stevens Point, have a secret signal they give each other before every whitewater slalom canoe race.

While Thompson is at the starting gate at her competitions, she always needs to see her mother to ease her nerves.

They point to their eyes, their hearts and then to each other to say “I love you.” And before every race to ease the pressure, Buckley tells her daughter to “have fun and splash and giggle.”

And then Thompson, with a boost of confi dence, maneuvers through gates over a whitewater river, something she’s been doing since she was 12.

The two are clearly not just a mother-daughter team. They’re also friends.

Sacrifi ceSacrifi ceBut this isn’t just a hobby.

Thompson has her eye on the Olympics — and so does her mother. Thompson is so serious — and talented — about the sport that she made the U.S. National Whitewater Slalom Team (www.usack.org) in 2008 at age 14 and again in 2009. Last year, Buckley quit her job as a physician assistant in the emergency room at St. Michael’s

Hospital to travel with her daughter as she trained and raced in Switzerland, Slovenia and Spain.

“To become a true slalom gypsy. That’s my new career title,” Buckley, 50, joked. “It’s a risky sport. We wanted to be there. We’re (Hailey’s parents) both health care providers (and we could help if needed). We both felt we didn’t want to miss (her competitions).”

Buckley said she especially wanted to be there in case there were any troubles when Thompson was younger.

“You think of your 12- or 13-year-old daughter going down (the whitewater) it’s really scary,” Buckley said. “The great thing now is I’m not terrifi ed anymore. She’s become accomplished. She’s a far better paddler than I am or ever was. She should worry about me more than I worry about her.”

AccoladesAccoladesHailey has been the Junior

Olympics Overall Champion three times. She’s won the Junior Olympics freestyle, extreme slalom and boater

cross events and has been the Junior Midwest Freestyle Champion.

She won the U.S. Open, aslalom race, in 2009 and 2010, after she took third place in 2008.

In 2008 she placed secondat the Olympic trials and fourth at pre-Worlds in Tacen, Slovenia in 2009.

“I’ll never forget it. I wasactually shopping at thegrocery store. I got a call from the Olympic coach (who) said ‘Jean, Hailey needs to come to the Olympic trials.’ I laughed

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(because she was) 14 years old,” Buckley said.

On a missionOn a missionBut they went to Charlotte,

N.C., at the National Whitewater Center and she came in second. Unfortunately at that time she couldn’t go to the Olympics, because women’s canoe wasn’t an Olympic event.

The International Canoe Federation has said it wants women’s canoe in the Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee has indicated it is going to try to have complete gender equity, Buckley said. But no one knows if that will happen. So, Thompson and her parents have taken it upon themselves to make it happen.

They have gathered more than 1,200 signatures from people saying it should be an event, and they will send the petition to the two committees.

“We think it’s wrong to have men in this sport and not women. Let’s just even the playing fi eld,” Buckley said. “All you have to do is just put good energy forward and be positive and hopefully things will change. Wisconsin has a huge tradition of canoeing. That’s why it’s sort of neat

that a girl from this state is really kind of being a lot of the movement to get women’s canoeing in the Olympics.”

While they hope to be at the Olympics one day, they have a larger picture in mind.

“It’s not about us. What it is about is these young women in Saudi Arabia, Egypt. It’s about gender equality in general,” Buckley said.

Support systemSupport systemThe abundance of support

Thompson receives doesn’t go unnoticed.

“It’s huge being an athlete and having the whole-hearted support of the family,” Thompson said. “A lot of people that I compete with, I don’t know their parents (because they’re never at competitions). It’s really nice to be in the thick of competition and being stressed out and go to see your mom.”

Thompson not only has the “whole-hearted” support

from her mother. Her father, Michael Thompson, 60, lights up around his daughter. He proudly shows off thousands of photos he’s taken of her competing and has handmade canoe paddles hanging on their living room wall.

In fact, Hailey lives in aperfect place to train. Her parents, who also canoe,bought their home in Stevens Point along the Plover River, and they hang gates up along the water so she can practice. They even received permission to place large rocks along parts of the river to help fi sh — andcreate more of a whitewater feel. Her parents help coach her at home, but she also has coaches in North Carolina and Colorado.

“It’s great to have sucha talented dad and such a supportive mom,” Hailey said. “They understand what I do. They’re passionate about it, too.”

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Things toEvents are from the Stevens Point Area Convention and

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MayMAY 1Schmeeckle Reserve Presents: Til’

Death Do Us Part, 11 a.m.-noon, 715-346-4992

BeachHouse on DuBay Presents: The Back Seat Drivers, 8 p.m.-midnight, www.beachhouseondubay.com

Landscape Photography Workshop, UWSP Continuing Education, 1-3:30 p.m., $30, 715-346-3838, www.uwsp.edu/aco

11th Annual Holly Shoppe Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine, Lincoln Center, featuring hundreds of locally grown plants, perennials, annuals, bulbs, trees, etc., 715-346-1401 for more info

Amherst “Swap-O-Rama,” village-wide garage sales event sponsored by the Amherst Business Association Maps available at local businesses the Thursday before the sale

MAY 4Schmeeckle Reserve Presents: Trading

Fur, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 715-346-4992MAY 4 and 5Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday

and 8-11 a.m., Wednesday, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 600 Wilshire Blvd, Stevens Point, 345-0247

MAY 7Schmeeckle Reserve Presents:

Candlelight Hike Festival – Spring Migrations, 7-9:30 p.m., campfi re programs at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., 715-346-4992

Women’s Fund of Portage County Spring Luncheon, 11 a.m., Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, $25/person, reservations due by May 3, 715-344-3624

MAY 7 through 9UWSP Department of Theatre & Dance

presents: Danstage, Noel Fine Arts Center, Jenkins Theatre, 715-346-4100 for tickets

MAY 8Aldo Leopold Audubon Society

Presents: Celebrate International

Migratory Bird Day, 8 a.m., free, Iverson Park, Stevens Point, in Main parking lot off Highway 66 West, 715-341-6384

Tomorrow River Gallery Artist’s Reception, featuring works Amherst Area Students, 1-3 p.m., www.tomorrowrivergallery.com

Portage County Cultural Festival, SPASH, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., food, entertainment, arts, crafts, games, historical displays, free admission and parking, 715-341-1525 or www.portagecountyculturalfestival.org

36th Annual AIRO Powwow, Berg Gym, UWSP, Grand Entry 1 p.m., 715-346-4147

“Mother-Daughter Spa Day”, The Wellness Spa, Registration required 715-341-3333 or www.WellnessSpaResort.com

CWN Singles Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, Moose Lodge -Stevens Point, $7 member, $10 nonmembers, dressy attire requested, www.cwn-singles.com

MAY 8-9Adventure 212 Basketball Camp, 9 a.m.-

12:45 p.m., Saturday and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. Free basketball camp, open to boys and girls ages 7-13, improve skills, make new friends and get involved in a fun and healthy activity, three skill levels, Adventure 212, 3217 John Joanis Drive, 715-343-0212 www.adventure212.com

MAY 10Schmeeckle Reserve Presents: Dream

Catchers – A Tradition, 6-8 p.m., $2, 715-346-4992

MAY 12Schmeeckle Reserve Presents: Wetlands

Work!, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 715-346-4992MAY 14-16UWSP Department of Theatre & Dance

presents: Danstage, Noel Fine Arts Center, Jenkins Theatre, 715-346-4100 for tickets

MAY 15String Along Bead Club, 9:30 a.m.-noon,

Portage County Library, 715-572-1166Amherst Quilt, Craft and Amish

Furniture Auction, 8 a.m., Portage CountyFairgrounds, hundreds of quilts and wallhangings, crafts, furniture, fl ea market,bake sale, and lunch, rain or shine, 715-467-2800 or www.maderauction.com

MAY 15-16Adventure 212, 3 on 3 May Madness

Basketball Tournament, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.and 9:30 a.m., 3217 John Joanis Drive.This refereed tournament will consistof 15 minute games in two divisions,elementary (8-10 year olds) and middleschool (11-13 year olds), cost to enter is$30 per team, fi rst-place trophy will goto the winning team, prizes for secondand third places, 715-343-0212 www.adventure212.com

MAY 21ArtsWalk, 5-8 p.m., downtown

Stevens Point. Walk through downtownbusinesses showcasing local artistswork, enjoy visual, musical and danceperformances, www.artsportagecounty.org

MAY 21-23CwACT presents: Visit to a Small

Planet, Sentry Theater, 7:30 p.m., 21 and22, 4 p.m. 23. Alien time travel for fun, andthe enlightenment of humankind, tickets346-4100, www.cwact.org

MAY 23Community Tee Off for United Way of

Portage County, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., StevensPoint Country Club. $40 for 18 holes, $30for 9 holes, range balls and golf cartsavailable for additional fee, 715-341-6740

Rosholt American Legion AuxillaryMemorial Day Services, with a chickendinner, 715-677-4845

MAY 29-30Rising Star Mill Art Show, 10 a.m.-6

p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday,Highway Q, Nelsonville. See and buy artfrom area artists, demonstrations, foodand beverages, www.pchswi.org

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JUNEJUNE 4Special Olympics State Summer Games

Car Show and Shine, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., UWSP campus, 715-341-4968

Tomorrow River Gallery Artist Reception, 4-6 p.m., featuring works of Rick Foris and Randy Clausen, www.tomorrowrivergallery.com

JUNE 5Central Rivers Farmshed, Stevens Point

Farmers Market events featuring cooking demonstrations, live music and children’s activities, www.farmshed.org

JUNE 9City Band Concert, 7-8 p.m., Pfi ffner

Park Bandshell, 715-346-1531, www.stevenspoint.com/parks

Q Gallery Artist’s Cooperative Opening Reception for “Wit and Wimsey” by Jeanne Weymouth, 4:30-7:30 p.m., 1180

Main St., 715-345-2888, www.qartists.com

JUNE 10-12Special Olympics Wisconsin, State

Summer Games, UWSP, to volunteer call 608-222-1324, ext.208



Let’s Celebrate Art!, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Portage County Historical site, Historic Fire House No 2, Strongs Avenue, www.pchswi.org

Stevens Point Sculpture Park grand opening celebration, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., live performances, opening ceremony and family activities, www.stevenspointscuplturepark.org

Rosholt Fire Department Steak Fry, Legion Hall, Rosholt, $15 a person for

dinner, Prizes and raffl es, all proceedsbenefi t the Firefi ghter Equipment Fund

6th Annual Taste of the Town, Pfi ffnerPioneer Park, 5-10 p.m., supporting theBig Brothers Big Sisters, featuring foodfrom local restaurants and caterers, livemusic, beverages from local brewers, liveauction and more, 715-341-0661, www.bigimpact.org

CWN Singles Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight,Bernard’s in Stevens Point, $7 member,$10 nonmembers, dressy attire requested,www.cwn-singles.com

JUNE 13-17Wild West Girls Horse Camp, summer

camp at Wild West Campground &Corral, ages 7-16, 715-824-5112, www.wildwestcampground.com

JUNE 13-18Everything Under the Sun, summer

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uwsp.edu/cwesJUNE 16City Band Concert, 7-8 p.m., Pfi ffner


JUNE 18-20Rosholt Rummage Rama, Village-wide

rummage sales, [email protected], questions contact the village clerk, 715-677-4510

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Custer. World’s largest and longest running renewable energy event. Featuring workshops, exhibits and demonstrations. 715-592-6595 or www.the-mrea.org



JUNE 20-25

Child vs. Wild, summer camp at Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, ages 10-12, 715-824-2428, www.uwsp.edu/cwes

JUNE 21-24Wild West Mother/Daughter Horse

Camp, summer camp at Wild West Campground & Corral, ages 7-16, 715-824-5112, www.wildwestcampground.com

JUNE 23City Band Concert, 7-8 p.m.,, Pfi ffner


JUNE 26Central Rivers Farmshed, Stevens

Point Farmers Market Events featuring cooking demonstrations, live music and children s activities, www.farmshed.org

CWN Singles Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, Shooter’s, Plover, $7 member, $10 nonmembers Dressy attire requested, www.cwn-singles.com

JUNE 27-JULY 1Wild West Girls Horse Camp, summer

camp at Wild West Campground &Corral, ages 7-16, 715-824-5112, www.wildwestcampground.com

JUNE 30City Band Concert, 7-8 p.m., Pfi ffner


JULYJULY 1Day Camp at Central Wisconsin

Environmental Station, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m..Includes Crafty Critter (ages 5-6), WaterWonders (ages 7-8), Wild Wisconsin(ages 9-10), 715-824-2428, www.uwsp.edu/cwes

JULY 2-4Riverfront Rendezvous, daily, Pfi ffner

Pioneer Park. Live music daily, foodand refreshments, fi reworks and boatparade on Sunday, 715-346-1531 www.stevenspoint.com/rr



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JULY 4St. Mary of Mt. Carmel, Fancher Church

Picnic, 10 a.m., polka Mass, chicken and ham dinner to follow, 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Bingo, games, refreshments, children’s games, silent auction, Music from Pat Zoromski (Boys from Polonia), Brian & M/S V Dutchmen, Polka Country Drifters.

4th of July Parade, noon, downtown Stevens Point, 715-343-5356, www.stevenspoint.biz

FFA Alumni Fireworks display, 8 p.m.-midnight, Rosholt Fair Park. Food and music, music by Free Byrd, 715-677-4593

Tomorrow River Lion & Lioness charcoal grilled chicken dinner, 11 a.m. until sold out, Amherst Fairgrounds. Antique car parade, fi reworks at dusk, 715-824-5629

JULY 5-8

Wild West Girls Horse Camp, summer camp at Wild West Campground & Corral, ages 7-16, 715-824-5112, www.wildwestcampground.com

JULY 5-11Becoming an Outdoor Leader, summer

camp at Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, ages 14-16, 715-824-2428, www.uwsp.edu/cwes

JULY 6-9Earth Explorers, summer camp at

Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, ages 7-9, 715-824-2428, www.uwsp.edu/cwes

JULY 7City Band Concert, 7-8 p.m., Pfi ffner


JULY 8-1138th Annual Iola Old Car Show & Swap

Meet, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Friday

and Saturday; 6 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, Iola Old Car Show Grounds. Car show, swap meet, www.iolaoldcarshow.com or 715-445-4000

JULY 9-11St. Bronislava Parish Festival, 4-9 p.m.

Friday, 4-11 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday. Music, food, Bingo, kids games, live music, polka Mass 715-344-4326, www.stbrons.com

JULY 9YMCA All American Kids Triathlon, 6

p.m., Bukolt Park. 715-342-2980 ext. 306, www.spymca.org

JULY 9-11Family Camping Weekend, Central

Wisconsin Environmental Station, 715-824-2428, www.uwsp.edu/cwes

JULY 102010 Stevens Point YMCA Lactic Edge

Triathlon, 8:30 a.m., Bukolt Park. Swim

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JULY 10-11Rising Star Mills Bizzarre Bazaar,

Nelsonville. Artisans exhibiting artwork, photography, woodworking, pottery, fabric art, yard art. www.pchswi.org.

JULY 11-15Wild West Girls Horse Camp, summer

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JULY 15-16Krazy Days, downtown Stevens Point.

Retail sales, live entertainment, food and

refreshments, children’s activities, 715-343-5356, www.stevenspoint.biz

JULY 15-18Portage County Fair, opens 5 p.m.

Thursday and closes 8 p.m. Sunday. Amherst Fairgrounds, 4504 Fairground Road. Youth exhibits, rides, live music, demo derby, truck and tractor pulls, 715-824-5522 ext. 503. www.amherst.k12.wi.us, community section.

JULY 16-18Garden Parade 2010. Sponsored by

Master Gardeners of Portage County and Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin. For more information: [email protected] or contact the Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin offi ce at 341-6672

JULY 17-1821st Annual Rosholt Area Thresheree &

Antique Tractor Pull. Different events all weekend, www.rosholtthreshermen.com

St. Mary’s-Torun Picnic, Polka Mass, music, raffl es, food and refreshments, softball tournaments, chicken dinner,

Bingo, games, 715-344-2599Plover Portage Rendezvous and Threads

of History, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Heritage Park, cornerof Willow and Washington, Plover, www.pchswi.org

JULY 17-2235th Annual National Wellness

Conference. A week of the latest inwellness and health promotion for bothprofessionals and community members,UWSP campus, www.nationalwellness.org or 715-342-2969

JULY 19-22Wild West Mother/Daughter Horse

Camp, summer camp at Wild WestCampground & Corral, ages 7-16, 715-824-5112, www.wildwestcampground.com

JULY 20Take A Step 5K, 6 p.m., UWSP Allen

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CWN Singles Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, Blue Top, Stevens Point, $7 member, $10 nonmembers, dressy attire requested, www.cwn-singles.com

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Brush both sides of bread slices with olive oil.

Dice the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste. Take the basil

leaves and roll them together slice them very thinly.

Dice the mozzarella ball into bite-size pieces.

Put the bread on the grill and toast on both sides. Watch it constantly to avoid

burning them.Put tomatoes, basil and cheese on each slice and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

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(Random House, 299 pages, $26) by Anna Quindlen. Reviewed by Carl Hartman

This is a novel on old-fashioned themes: mother’s love and, perhaps even deeper, mother’s grief. In the fi rst half of Anna Quindlen’s “Every Last One,” the many characters, some lightly sketched, live ordinary lives in a contemporary atmosphere of mundane concerns: What can stop whole colonies of bees from disappearing? What wages should be paid to illegal Mexican immigrants?

No tragedy looms.Almost all are educated,

well-off people in a small American city. At least one family is prosperous enough to afford a Christmas gift of two round-trip tickets to London for a literary daughter, still in high school.

Only in the second half does the disaster artfully emerge, and the dimensions of the grief it evokes.

This isn’t a novel of entertainment, though the fi rst half has some wry and amusing comment on American family life with a dog named Ginger. Quindlen — her narrative style could make a page-turner out of a gas bill — won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and is

the author of other novels and nonfi ction books.

There are also other kinds of love in this latest story, including a case of puppy love that develops into mindless, murderous rage. There may have been consequences, too, from the whim of a sensitive woman who loves her husband — moderately — but falls into a short, meaningless affair. What she recalls from the affair most sharply is the livid brand on her thigh from a gypsum wallboard nail in an unfi nished garage.

That scar, at least, didn’t last.

The second half is devoted

almost entirely to the grief of a mother, Mary Beth. She tells the story herself, gradually revealing the disaster. Her mourning is never resolved, but that doesn’t make the story dull. If you pick up “Every Last One” to read a few pages after dinner, you’ll want to read another chapter, and another and another, until you get to bed late, feeling sad for her.

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If you’re drawn to the good old days of Hollywood before reality TV, round-the-clock celebrity updates on Twitter, and carefully crafted sound bites approved by publicists, then you’ll enjoy Carol Burnett’s new book. The 76-year-old actress-comedian recounts some of her favorite Hollywood memories in “This Time Together: Laughter and Refl ection.”

Burnett has a history with entertainers including Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Elizabeth Taylor. She recounts many of her favorite stories about these stars from both a professional and personal level.

She also provides behind-the-scenes insight into some of her career highlights, including her trademark Tarzan yell, a regular bit on “The Carol Burnett Show,” which aired on CBS for 11 seasons. She used the yell to scare away a mugger while walking late at night in New York City, and also let it rip to prove her

identity when trying to pay a bill with a personal check.

Readers will learn how a teenager named Vicki Lawrence went from sending Burnett a fan letter to playing her younger sister — and later her mother — on “The Carol Burnett Show.”

And she writes about her strong friendship with legendary actress Lucille Ball, who was something of a mentor. Ball taught Burnett that it was OK to have a voice in the workplace.

One laugh-out-loud moment occurs when Burnett relates how she schemed with Julie Andrews to play a joke on director Mike Nichols at a Washington hotel. Andrews and Burnett decided to dress in pajamas and kiss as a way of greeting Nichols as he got out of an elevator. Instead of Nichols, they were surprised by former fi rst lady Lady Bird Johnson.

Burnett gets serious when writing about the death of her daughter Carrie

Hamilton, who died of cancer in 2002 at 38. But she p r o v i d e s one of her f a v o r i t e anecdotes about her daughter as a young girl beingdisciplined for lying.

Burnett is touring the U.S. in a travelingstage show where she answers questionsfrom the audience. If you can’t make it tothe show, the book is an opportunity tolearn about some of the moments in herlife — and feel like you’re sharing qualitytime with Burnett.

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Have you read a good book lately?

We are starting a You magazine book corner, and we need your help.

You are invited to share reviews of books you have read recently (mystery, romance, biographies, children’s books, and more). Tell us what you liked, what you didn’t and why (or why not) you would encourage others to read it.

Reviews should be no more than 200 words and should include title, author, genre and what age the book is geared toward. Reviews can be e-mailed to Jamie Jung at [email protected] or mailed to Stevens Point Journal, Attn: Jamie Jung, 1200 Third Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481.


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• Flag Mix Easy Wave Hybrid Petunia — A patriotic mix of red, white and blue. A more compact, mounding habit with a spread of 3 feet or less and height of 8 to 10 inches makes this petunia an excellent choice for containers and small-space gardens.

• Mixture Antigua Hybrid Marigold — Mixture of day-length neutral marigolds in orange, gold and yellow.

• Caribbean Cocktail Nasturtium — This specially concocted brew mixes equal quantities of pinks, strawberries and cream types and raspberry shades for a colorful, yet amazingly soothing carpet of beautiful fragrant nasturtiums.

• Sapphire Xtreme Impatiens Mix — Sapphire Mix includes shades of lavender, violet and pink. Vigorous 8- to 10-inch plants resist stretching and produce more blooms per plant than any other impatiens.


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• Versa Hybrid Coleus — Low maintenance and high impact in sun or shade. They tolerate heat and humidity and come in a wide range of colors with heights varying from 20 to 32 inches. Spectacular colors include lime green, deep wine-red and combinations of rose, cherry, cream and gold.

• Double Click Rose Bonbon Cosmos — Blooms are fully double, rare for a cosmos, and are a bright shade of lavender-rose that adds brights splashes to the fl ower border. Strong-stemmed plants grow 24 to 36 inches tall.

• Red Orbit Hybrid Geranium — Amazing numbers of huge red blooms are produced on compact, 14-inch plants.

• Cherry Brandy Gloriosa Daisy — Big 3- to 4-inch fl owers are hues of deep cherry red with chocolate brown centers. Plants are 18 to 24 inches tall.

• Starlight Rose Zahara Zinnia — Disease resistant, drought tolerant, the most forgiving zinnia you can grow. A natural for borders, containers and mass plantings. Compact, bushy plants grow 12 to 18 inches tall and wide.

• Blue Wave Trailing Hybrid Petunia — Growing only 6 inches tall the plants spread 4 feet or more and are continuously covered with masses of 3-inch bluish-purple fl owers. Their exceptional weather tolerance makes them ideal for cascading over banks and for borders and hanging baskets.


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Since the recession gardening centers have seen a signifi cant growth in people planting gardens to grow their own food and save at the grocery store.

“In the last two years we have sold a lot more vegetables and I do believe it is because of the economy,” said Gary Flugaur owner of Lynn’s Greenhouses and Garden Center in Stevens Point.

Warren Lensmire, owner of Lensmire’s Village Gardens in Plover, said he also saw a spike in his vegetable sales last year.

“It think it is partly because of the recession and partly because of wanting to know your food source,” said Lensmire.

Recently there has been a trend toward scaling back from big gardens in yards to ones in smaller spaces, he said.

If you have limited outdoor

space or do not have the time to maintain a large garden, container or square-foot gardening may be your solution to producing fresh vegetables and herbs.

Container gardeningThere are minimal supplies

necessary to create a successful container garden.

A container, soil, fertilizer, plants and a sunny area are the basic requirements. An apartment deck or patio are the perfect places for container gardening.

“It is good for those who want to enjoy fresh vegetables but don’t have the yard space for it,” said Flugaur.

Tomato plants and pepper plants are popular choices, but there is a variety of plants that do well in containers.

“A lot of people do herbs in conjunction with fl ower plants,” said Lensmire.

It is an inexpensive and low-maintenance way to plant a

garden and add a bit of interest to a small area.

Gardeners can select colored plants and containers to match the current decor of their home.

Square-foot gardening

If you want to maximize the output of a small outdoor space, try square-foot gardening. You can grow as many as 64 different varieties of plants in an 8-by-8 foot space.

The concept is to grow a different plant every square foot to provide an array of products including vegetables, herb and fl owers.

“We’re real big on combining the look of fl ower and vegetable gardening,” said Lensmire. “There is a lot of plant material that can be used for color and eating.”

No matter what size or type

of garden you plant, Flugaurrecommends starting yourgarden in mid-May.

You also should growvegetables you like to eat,Lensmire said.

It also is important to weedyour garden regularly. Youshould have a plan to controlweeds before you beginplanting, Lensmire said.

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The sixth annual Walk Wisconsin is on its way, and with a planned sculpture park on the route, changes to the Kids Walk Wisconsin and an expanded use of technology, it won’t be the same as last year.

Participants in the noncompetitive walk June 5 will be some of the fi rst to see the sculpture park in the city on a bit of a different route, said Brant Bergeron, a Walk Wisconsin planning committee member.

“The whole goal behind Walk Wisconsin was to get people out and get them active,” said Sara Brish, a planning committee member. “At a time when obesity rates are rising, I think it’s more important now than ever to get out and get active.”

She said participants came from 17 states and Canada last year, and the event is attractive to so many because

it is both noncompetitive and affordable.

Bergeron said organizers are expecting a lot of repeat participants, but new walkers always are welcome.

Children also will have an opportunity to participate in the full experience of the day. The Kids Walk Wisconsin will now be on the same day as the marathon event. To ease congestion, the start of the quarter marathon was moved, Bergeron said.

Technology also plays a bigger role in the event.

Walk Wisconsin now has an expanded Web site and a fan presence on Facebook, where participants can interact and discuss items such as training. Participants also can register online.

Training schedules and registration are available on the Web site at www.walkwisconsin.com.

New sculpture park expected to be among

Walk WisconsinBy Meredith Thorn highlights

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As human beings, we are created to be social creatures. Women, especially, tend to defi ne ourselves by the relationships we maintain with others.

In May, we celebrate Mother’s Day and acknowledge those women that have chosen to take responsibility for the little ones of the world. Be it biological, through adoption or just a matter of the heart, women are the caretakers of the generations to come.

However, a woman does not need to have children to manifest the instinct to nurture others. We do it in every day conversations and interactions. We give more than we receive. We support, guide, instruct, plan, dream, work and play.

And we do it all in relationship with the world and people around us.

This May, I suggest we celebrate women in general, as well as those that have made the decision to raise the youth of our society.

Too often, women burn the candle at both ends and “me” time is put on the back burner. We feel guilty for taking time to ourselves. We feel pressure to be in control of every situation. We fi ll so many roles, from mother and wife, sister and friend to employee, that there is little time left to simply be.

How would our lives be different if we dared to dream of the “what if”? What if, for

one day, we took time out to rest, rejuvenate and renew? After all, we cannot give what we do not fi rst receive.

We may fi nd ourselves recharged and rested. We may fi nd ourselves dreaming again and getting out of the places in which we fi nd ourselves stuck. What else might happen if we dare to ask the question, “what if”?

• What if we took back our right to dream?

• What if we spent just 15 minutes a day praying, meditating or otherwise connecting with something bigger than ourselves?

• What if we searched for happiness somewhere other than in a store?

• What if we took on a project that was important for reasons other than money?

• What if our kids, family and friends saw us put ourselves fi rst for a change?

• What if we started dating our signifi cant other again?

What change might you see in your life if the truly important took over instead of all those things that, in the end, don’t add up to who we are?

I suspect we would feel lighter, less bogged down. Relationships would get stronger. Life would have meaning outside of 9 to 5. And we would teach those around us that in order to be there for them, we have to fi rst be there for us.

So, I encourage you to

celebrate YOU this month. You and all the other women in your life that deserve celebrating! Find a way to connect with the women in your life who can relate to your struggles and will be there to lift you up.

Need some ideas? • Have a lunch date at your

favorite restaurant. Better yet, cook a gourmet meal with some friends and enjoy at home.

• Go for a hike or bike ride. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air and the spring sunshine.

• Get some good friends together to make vision boards. Vision boards are creative representations of what you see happening in

your future. They are a way to give structure to dreams and post them in your home, so as never to be forgotten.

• Gather a team of friends, some great music, snacks and so a little spring cleaning. Get rid of items you don’t need and donate unused items to a charity. You’ll be amazed at how light you feel when you lose the clutter!

• Start a book club. Reading is a great way to escape!

Whatever you decide to do this month let it be something that refuels, recharges and renews. You deserve it!

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Pearl Larson, 65, of Marquette, Mich., knew running a marathon was not an option for her. But she still wanted to fulfi ll a dream of completing a 26.2-mile event. So she set out to fi nd a walking marathon.

“Last January I thought, ‘Pearl, you’ll be 65 in July, and if you don’t do it now, you’ll never do it’,” she said. “My whole goal was just to fi nish a marathon.”

That’s when Larson went online and found Walk Wisconsin, a walking marathon on the Green Circle Trail in Stevens Point and surrounding areas. She chose the event because it was non-competitive, and the route was open for a long period of time.

“I made up my mind that I was going to do this and I did the easy training schedule,” said Larson, a mother of four adult children. “I followed it to a tee. When I had an 8-mile walk on the schedule, I did an 8-mile walk.”

After several weeks of training, Larson set a new goal: To complete the walk in eight hours.

On race day, Larson was joined in Stevens Point by her

husband, two children and three grandchildren — Team Larson — who donned T-shirts to show their support.

“During the walk, at mile 22, I was still feeling so great,” Larson said. “I was still averaging 4 miles an hour. I crossed the fi nish line in 6 hours and 45 minutes, way under my original goal. I was so elated about the whole thing.”

Larson credits following the training schedule — available on the Web at www.walkwisconsin.com — for her success in last year’s walk.

“It’s amazing what you fi nd when training — little pains here, a little pain there,” she said. “It’s so important to fi nd a way to deal with those pains before the race. I felt so prepared. When I fi nished I felt like I could go another 10 miles.”

Larson noted that before she started training last year she did not walk regularly.

“I had no athletic training and I never did anything athletic in my life,” she said. “I always believed in the benefi ts of walking, but I never made time to do it. Walk Wisconsin made me do it.”

Larson already has signed

up for this year’s Walk Wisconsin marathon on June 5. To prepare, she is following the intermediate training schedule, walking six days a week instead of the three days she did last year.

“I guess I’m just doing (Walk Wisconsin) again because of the health benefi ts,” she said. “I hope to keep doing it once a year, God willing, until I’m 90.”

Walk Wisconsin helps 65-year-old fulfi ll dream of fi nishing

By Jamie Jung

Sign up for Walk WisconsinThe sixth annual Walk Wisconsin is scheduled for June 5

along the Green Circle Trail in Stevens Point and surrounding areas. Full-, half- and quarter-marathon walking events are offered.

Participants will receive a T-shirt and sports sack. There will be rest stops along the way where nutrition, fl uid and restrooms will be available. A fi nish-line celebration also is planned.

The registration fee is $25 through May 1, then $35 thereafter. No registrations will be accepted after June 1. To register, go to the Web site at www.walkwisconsin.com.

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Looking for a special accessory to accent your spring outfi t? Why not design it yourself.

Creating beaded jewelry is an easy way to put your artistic ability to work and produce something different from anything you can buy already made.

The Blue Bead Trading Co. on Main Street and Herrschners on Hoover Road carry all of the supplies necessary for beginner to intermediate beading.

“Most people are looking to make simple pieces, like a pair of earrings,” said Carol Micheloni, assistant supervisor at Herrschners.

Whether you want to make earrings, a necklace or a bracelet, the stores carry popular items as well as unique pieces for beading.

Swarovski crystals have become one of the most popular items at both local stores. They are one of the more expensive beads, but they are great for elegant pieces, such as wedding jewelry.

Aside from crystals, the Blue Bead offers a wide variety of loose beads that are sure to please any beading enthusiast.

Beads from all over the world including Africa and the Czech Republic are featured in the store said Jenny Gausmann, a

Blue Bead employee. With an array of colors and shapes, fi nding beading materials to match an outfi t is easy.

Large cording, U.S produced hardware such the metal parts used to string the beads like earring loops, and large-hole glass and semi-precious stones

are some of the other specialized items available

at the Blue Bead. Herrschners is another great

place to look for beading materials in the area. They carry a large selection of glass seed beads and a variety of beading wire.

They also have an assortment of tools for beading, some of which work well for specialized beading projects.

Some supplies can be expensive, but the cost of beading depends on how large of a collection you want to build and how elaborate the pieces are that you want to make.

The Blue Bead’s assortment of loose beads is great for those who want a smaller collection and a lower cost. With loose beads you can buy beads by the quantity, instead of buying a whole pack or strand of beads. Prices for loose beads can range from 10 cents a bead to more than $100 for a single Moldavite bead.

Herrschners carries packages of beads that range

from $1.99 to $20 a pack.

“You can get as simple or as elaborate as you want to,” said Micheloni.

There also are a variety of materials available to assist those who are just beginning to bead from books to tools.

Herrschners and the Blue Bead carry books and magazines to provide some helpful instruction and tips for beading.

The Blue Bead also offers a variety of classes on beading techniques.

Each class is two hours and focuses on making a specifi c piece of jewelry.

Those interested can come into the Blue Bead during the Krazy Days event downtown in July to take advantage of bead sales and $1 basic beading classes.

This is a great opportunity

to learn simple beading skills, such as how to string a necklace.

The Blue Bead sees alarge amount of people who continue to come in for help with their beading projects.

“When they come in theyknow they are going to get help,” said Gausmann. “They know they will get that one-on-one time.”

With all of the materials andinformation readily available, take the time to test your creativity this spring and learn how to produce a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry.

Create one-of-a-kind springjewelryBy Brittany Linenberg

Find beadsHerrschners 2800 Hoover Road, Stevens Point715-341-8686Website: www.herrschners.comHours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Blue Bead Trading Co. 1043 Main St., Stevens Point715-344-1998Website: www.blue-bead.comHours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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