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Hillmoor ideas?
Now that it is official, and the city owns the Hillmoor property (with final votes and signatures taking place this last Tuesday night) city officials want to know what the people want. This is a large piece of overgrown nature (just over 200 acres) and the majority of citizens approving are happy that overdevelopment is now unlikely and will not be happening on that property. The daunting task of caring for the land and planning the use of it is now here. Join city officials for community engagement sessions and share your ideas for the property’s future. Sessions will be held on Sunday, January 15th, from 2 p.m. through 3:30 p.m., and Tuesday, January 17th from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The sessions will be held at the Lake Geneva City Hall in the upstairs police training room. If you can’t make one or both of the meetings, you can email your thoughts to mayor@cityoflakegeneva.com. and your comments will be read and considered.
The New Year is here and so are New Year’s resolutions.
The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first culture to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. They were also the same people to hold the first recorded celebrations and parties honoring the start of the new year. The difference from back then being that their celebrations began in mid-March, when the crops were planted, not the beginning of January. During their massive twelve religious celebrations the Babylonians crowned a new King or confirmed their loyalty to the current reigning King. They also made promises to the gods to pay their debts and return anything that had been borrowed. These promises could be considered the forerunners of our New Year’s resolutions. For early Christians, the first day of the new year became the traditional occasion for thinking about one’s past mistakes and resolving to do and be better in the future. Despite the tradition’s religious roots, New Year’s resolutions today are a mostly secular practice. This is when most people look forward to a fresh start and becoming the best version of themselves. The catch is to make resolutions that are maintainable, so you don’t set yourself up for failure. Resolutions don’t need to be extravagant. They can be a simple way to make you a healthier and better person. Some examples include living life to the fullest, eating healthier, spending more time with family and friends, making more meals at home, and getting a whole lot more organized. Whatever your New Year’s resolutions are, we, at the GSR, hope you have a healthy and happy New Year’s trying to make them come true.
