THE BRIGHT SIDE
The 31st Annual Badger FFA Spring Greenhouse sale opened this past weekend.
This annual sale is always a great way to get the plants you might want and need while also supporting the wonderful students at Badger. The kids have worked hard and are excited to shore their success with the community. The sale is open Saturday, May 13th, and the 20th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On regular school days, it’s now open through May 23rd from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sales area and greenhouse are located on the west side of the school. The proceeds of the greenhouse sale support leadership opportunities, scholarships, and community-giving projects for FFA and agriculture programs.
Get ready for three days of bacon.
The 3rd Annual Bacon Fest is this weekend May 12th, through the 14th. Flat Iron Park on Wrigley Drive will be filled with the smell of bacon, and the sounds of music. Come out and enjoy a variety of unique bacon inspired dishes, treats, and drinks while listening to local artists performing live. Tickets purchased online before Thursday May 11th are $5, or $10 if purchased on Thursday or purchased at the door. For more information on tickets, including purchasing a weekend pass for $14, go to baconfestwi.com. With Mothers Day’s falling on Sunday all moms are free, as well as children under 12 years old. Remember, it’s $5.00 online.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14th.
Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of a family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. This holiday includes appreciating mothers, aunts, grandmothers, friends, cousins, or any woman that has had a maternal impact on your life. This modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother’s Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Anna Jarvis wanted to pay tribute to her mother’s sacrifices and dedication to her family, friends, and country. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War. Anna Jarvis wanted to honor this and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world”.
By 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother’s Day as a local holiday. To help celebrate mother and special women in our lives many local businesses will put on special brunch events or other special celebrations. Grand Geneva, Geneva National, The Ridge, The Getaway and Baker House will offer special brunch events.
Lake Geneva Cruise Line is offering a 20% discount on gift certificates, along with a luncheon cruise on Mother’s Day. Other gift ideas include manicures, pedicures, massages, help with taking over the chores, or simply making the meals and cleaning up so that a motherly woman can truly have a day off. No matter who or how you celebrate, have a Happy Mother’s Day.
