Just wanted to send a special thank you to you and Alison Turner (ZCare) for the smiles you helped create in the picture below. Life has been very challenging lately.  My husband and I have just recently separated. I’ve had to find a place to live and to refigure my finances.  I’ve had help from the TLC Center in Holmen with furniture and other necessary items needed for living on your own.  Then I received a call on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at 8:15 AM that my Dad is in a lot of pain and dying faster than we thought.  I’d be loosing three days of pay and holiday pay.  I really needed and wanted to see my Dad.  I wanted to be able to spend some time with him before he dies and give him some encouragement to be strong and continue on.  I wanted to be able to tell him face to face how glad I am he is my Dad and how proud of him I am of all his accomplishments in life.  I began calling whoever I could think of for help.  ZCare gave me $80.00 in Kwik Trip gift cards for help with gas to get me there and back. Thanks to everyone’s help, I was given the opportunity to spend precious time with my Dad and Mom.  The trip gave me awesome memories of my Dad and a peace of mind that when he did go I would be better prepared.  Thank you again for giving my family the chance to be together.

Please share this story with everyone.  I would love for the smiles on my families faces to be shared hoping to give others that same feeling.

Patricia St. Jacque

Celebrate the season at the Onalaska United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 8th.
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Josh is 4 years old and in need of open heart surgery. To help off-set medical costs, his friends and family are throwing a benefit in his honor this Saturday, December 1st at the Sunset Tavern in Black River Falls.

The day’s events include an all you can eat spaghetti dinner for $5.00, a bake sale and a silent auction. For more information contact RayeAnne at 896-2453.