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Oscar Nominations came out this morning!
Rachel Morrison broke one of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ longest-running, most unfortunate streaks this morning, becoming the very first woman ever to be nominated for the award for Best Cinematography for her work on Netflix’s Mudbound.
Check out the full list HERE
WEEK OF MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018
Ryan is a senior from Viroqua high school.
He plays football, baseball and also competes in wrestling.
He is a 3 time State qualifier in wrestling.
His sophomore year he was a State champion.
His junior year he was State runner up.
He’s lettered three years, in all three sports.
Ryan has also made the honor roll throughout all 3 years of high school.
Jennifer Garner shared an awesome note from her 5 year old son Samuel yesterday. He left a note in a library book that read “Hello, you are loved. I believe in you." The librarian let her know about the sweet note he stuck in a picture book spreading kindness to others. So sweet!
WEEK OF JANUARY 15, 2018
Christian Fisher is 17, a senior at Tomah High School. He is a great student and has maintained A’s and B’s through his high school career. He is a wonderful brother to his 3 sisters and 1 brother. He is very passionate about the arts and is not only an excellent artist but also has been part of many theater and dance productions through Monroe/Jackson county Theater and our local ACT. Christian’s true passion is Show Choir! He has been active in show choir since 6th grade. He has been in the TOMAH HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED EDITION SHOW CHOIR all through high school and loves competition season. He practices with choir 2-4 times a week. He has performed at the Warrens Cranberry Festival for 7 years with show choir and this year will attend 5 competitions!!! Christian is very much involved in promoting anti-bullying, promoting confidence for the LGBT community and is looked up to by his peers as being very comfortable in his skin.
Mike, Mary, Dani, and Adrianne from Great Rivers United Way stopped by this morning to talk about the importance of giving to the United Way campaign. Last year, gifts to the United Way touched more than 111,000 lives. Four out of ten Coulee Region residents are on the verge of falling below the Federal Poverty Line. They are one unexpected bill or emergency away from financial disaster. The need here is great, but so is the generosity. Even $1.00 a week can make a huge difference!
If you'd like to help, you can donate by texting the keyword: WEWIN to the number 40403 or to donate online, click HERE!
Abby and Amanda from La Crosse Park and Rec stopped by this morning to talk about all of the fun events going on this year with Winter Rec Fest! CLICK HERE for the full schedule of events and registration information!
Yesterday the full list of songs for the new 50 Shades movie was released and it looks awesome! Even Christian Grey himself, Jamie Dornan, will be on it!
‘Fifty Shades Freed Official Soundtrack’ Tracklisting:
1. Capital Letters – Hailee Steinfeld x BloodPop®
2. For You (Fifty Shades Freed) – Liam Payne & Rita Ora
3. Sacrifice – Black Atlass featuring Jessie Reyez
4. High – Whethan & Dua Lipa
5. Heaven – Julia Michaels
6. Big Spender – Kiana Ledé featuring Prince Charlez
7. Never Tear Us Apart – Bishop Briggs
8. The Wolf – The Spencer Lee Band
9. Are You – Julia Michaels
10. Cross Your Mind – Sabrina Claudio
11. Change Your Mind – Miike Snow
12. Come On Back – Shungudzo
13. I Got You (I Feel Good) - Jessie J
14. Ta Meilleure Ennemie (Pearls) - Samantha Gongol (of Marian Hill) featuring Juliette Armanet
15. Deer in Headlights – Sia
16. Diddy Bop – Jacob Banks & Louis the Child
17. Love Me Like You Do (Fifty Shades Freed Version) – Ellie Goulding
18. Freed – Danny Elfman
19. Seeing Red – Danny Elfman
20. Maybe I’m Amazed – Jamie Dornan [Bonus Track]
21. Cross Your Mind (Spanish Version – Sabrina Claudio [Bonus Track]
22. Pearls – Samantha Gongol (of Marian Hill) [Bonus Track]
ONALASKA JAYCEES DONATION PAYS IT FORWARD
The Onalaska Jaycees made a generous donation to Z93 and The Christmas Wishline! We decided to take that donation and spread it to a few agencies in our community that are able to help more people that are facing hardships in ways that we cannot. Here's who we donated to and how you can help, too:
Hetti Brown - Executive Director
Nick Ragner - Public Relations & Development Director
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers
Ann Kappauf - Executive Director
Mark Schimpf - Coordinator
WEEK OF MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018
Abby is a 7th grader at GET Middle School. She spends many hours dancing at Applause and she's been dancing since the age of 2 or 3. Abby is in competition dance, she also plays softball in school, and she's in the school band. Plus, during the summer she plays volleyball. Abby is a hard working kid who likes to succeed.
I have struggled with my weight for the past 10 years. The scale kept going up and I kept pretending that it didn't bother me. I was having fun. I was eating whatever I wanted. I was having as many cocktails as I wanted. My clothes kept getting tighter and I was forced to buy bigger sizes. It bothered me, but I just kept pushing it off to the side and I would find outfits that would hide the parts of me that I disliked the most. In pictures, I would often think to myself...that doesn't even look like me. But for some reason, it still didn't register. Sure, I tried a few diets over the years. I tried cutting out carbs and had some luck temporarily. But then I looked at a french fry, and I gained it all back and then more on top of that! It was out of control.
I had pretty much given up on dating because I had dated all of the wrong guys who treated me poorly. I finally found Mr. Awesome in October of 2015. At my heaviest weight, this amazing man wanted me. How was that possible? He thought I was beautiful, even though I wasn't skinny like I used to be. So, of course...that did not help with my motivation. I was fat and happy in love. Or so I thought. While looking at my friend's profiles on Facebook, I had seen a couple of them transition into healthier bodies with the help of NuYou Weight Loss and More in Onalaska. So I started asking questions and in November of 2016, I went in for a free consultation. They told me everything about the program. The cost, how it would go, my commitment, etc. I left the clinic and I did not sign up that day. I wasn't ready to commit.
January 21, 2017 Mr. Awesome proposed to me and made me the happiest woman on the planet. But within 12 hours that would all change. The next morning, I fell backwards off of the stage at Wedding World and I suffered a traumatic brain injury. As you know, I lived! It was a miracle. Although there was intense therapy, difficult healing procedures, and I'm still recovering...I'm alive. That day, everything changed. My outlook on life and how I viewed it. I was not healthy. I was too over weight and I was unhappy. Once I was cleared by doctors to start a weight loss program, it was time to start. I went back to NuYou in February 2017 and started the program on February 28th. I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I knew it was going to take will power and dedication. But I knew that after what I had suffered through with my accident, I could handle anything.
I started with the NuYou Fast 1000 program, did the NuYou Fast 800 program and also tried the NuYou Pronto program. The journey has not been easy, but it has been worth every dollar I've spent and every decision I've made to make healthier choices to get to a better me. I'm a brand new person. As of October 27, 2017 I lost 80 pounds and over 80 inches. I'm healthy, happy, and I love shopping for clothes. No more size 18 pants and XXL shirts. I'm now wearing a size 8/10 pants and a Medium size shirt. It feels amazing and now I'm happy and most importantly, I'm healthy! It's your turn to start the next chapter. Click here!
~Brittany Styles
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Hogmanay, Scotland's New Year celebration, is a 4-day party with some weird celebratory traditions.
Here's our favorite, which is apparently celebrated in other parts of the UK as well:
"At midnight, the man of the house would open the back door to let the old year out and then open the front door of the house to let in the new year. The household would also make as much noise as possible to scare off evil spirits."
Um, what if I want to go out on NYE?!
Check out more HERE and other unique UK traditions HERE
Scroll down for an amazing video from a Scottish lady named Erin that runs BeautyCreep ;)
Hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year's Eve! Wishing you luck and sending love for a fabulous 2018!
Hugs,
Brittany and Ballzer
WEEK OF MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018
Hunter T Schultz is a junior at Aquinas High School. He is a three time starting varsity athlete in hockey. He was the top scoring player in the playoffs for Aquinas in 2016. He works very hard in, and out of, school. His friends and family are very proud of all his accomplishments.
It's the first extremely cold day of winter and baby it's COLD OUTSIDE! We're expecting a high of 1 degree above zero with wind chill readings 25 to 30 below zero! This will continue for about a week or so, and everyone in the midwest is tweeting and posting about it. #WindChillAdvisory
