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Here’s to libraries and the people who support them!

March 7, 2025by Another Slice4 Comments on Here’s to libraries and the people who support them!
Here’s to libraries and the people who support them!

In a contentious world full of bluster and misinformation, I'm glad we still have libraries. There, a thousand stories and a million real facts welcome all comers. You can find both education and entertainment among those stacks. And, if you don't see what you're looking, just summon a librarian. That's what I did when I [...]

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Blades of Glory — The fourth sport in my quest

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025by Another SliceLeave a Comment on Blades of Glory — The fourth sport in my quest
Blades of Glory — The fourth sport in my quest

I have been wanting to learn how to play hockey for about 50 years. On Saturday at Jones Park, I finally got the chance. As part of my quest to learn six new sports for my 60th year, I asked two very skilled hockey players I know to teach me how to play — Justin [...]

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Dressed in holiday style

December 9, 2024by Another SliceLeave a Comment on Dressed in holiday style
Dressed in holiday style

Have you seen the City Park Christmas Tree this year? I wager she’s never looked better. She took my breath away when I went careening up Drew Street and caught her brilliance out of the corner of my eye. A thousand lights, no maybe ten times 10,000 lights beamed back at me. I set aside [...]

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Halloween on the Ave

October 28, 2024by Another Slice1 Comment on Halloween on the Ave
Halloween on the Ave

If you, like me, think Halloween kicks off the holiday season, you would have loved the scene in Appleton Saturday night. Angels strolled the Ave, their giant, sweeping wings heralding all the peace on earth and good will to man that’s headed our way in the coming months. (Let’s hold on to both of those [...]

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And the band played on…

August 14, 2024by Another SliceLeave a Comment on And the band played on…
And the band played on…

The little boy sat cross-legged on the sidewalk with his head tilted up toward the band shell and, along with the mostly much older crowd sprawled out behind him, showed us all how multigenerational the gift of music can be. For the past 110 years, the Appleton City Band has been hosting Tuesday night concerts [...]

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