Mayor Woodford read his proclamation declaring September through December 2020 Hmong New Year Season at the 12/16/2020 Common Council meeting. A couple different members of the local Hmong community expressed appreciation for the gesture. Kou Vang from Hmong American Partnership appeared in person at the […]
Tag: Holidays
Kyle Lobner’s Christmas Coronavirus Thoughts
Alderperson Kyle Lobner gave the invocation at the 12/02/2020 Common Council meeting. He used that as an opportunity to address celebrating the holidays during the coronavirus pandemic. “Thank you, Chair. This week we celebrated one of many holiday traditions in my house: the first viewing […]
Black Friday In The Year of Coronavirus
As per usual, I completely forgot that today was Black Friday. Let me assure you, large numbers of other people did not forget. Even a little after 5pm when I went to do my normal grocery shopping, Walmart was quite crowded. The parking lots at […]
Happy Thanksgiving
The day is blissfully peaceful. School closed. Government closed. No work being done. I don’t even have coronavirus numbers to report to you as, due to the holiday, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s numbers will be reported together on Friday. One only wishes government was always this […]
Appleton City Hall’s Holiday Coronavirus Safety Reminder
As we begin this holiday season, Appleton City Hall would like to remind everyone of the safety guidelines the residents of Appleton and the State of Wisconsin have been reminded of ad nauseam for the last 8 months. If nothing else, judging by the number […]
Trick or Treating Review
Another year of Trick or Treating is under the belt. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday however they chose to celebrate or not celebrate it. Of course, it would stand to reason that we’d have the most perfect Trick or Treating weather imaginable the year […]