Celebrate and memorialize the lives of loved ones lost at Horizon Home Care & Hospice’s Life Lights 2011, a one-mile, candlelit sunset stroll; candle lighting ceremony; and slide show.  This fund raiser supports Horizon’s charity care program and tickets include free Milwaukee County Zoo admission, live music by Kyle Feerick and Friday Fish Fry or children’s meal.  This is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to loved ones while supporting others at the end of life through charity care.

Life Lights helps continue the healing process after the loss of a loved one, no matter how long ago.  Our culture perpetuates a myth that we “get over” our grief after the loss of a loved one, but that’s not true.  Our relationships with loved ones continue long after they’re gone so to be able to remember and honor those individuals helps us feel connected and continues the healing process. 

Wisconsin is home to more than 75 county fairs, three district fairs, and one tremendous state fair.

Traditions at fairs across Wisconsin include horse pulls and harness racing. Other thrills include bull riding, stock car driving, singing, baking, and even events for children like a pedal tractor pull.

The schedule is available on-line at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) website.

Make your plans today and attend a Wisconsin fair!

Spring is upon us and so are the observances of several religous days, holiday's and traditions. Easter is a celebration of life. It signifies victory of life over death, a time when Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was resurrected from the dead after suffering a horrible demise. But how did rabbits who magically lay eggs and all the chocolate and festivities come about?

It is believed that Jesus of Nazareth arrived in Jerusalem, welcomed by people laying palms in his path, a custom usually reserved for people of royalty. Those same people would later seek his death at a place called Calvary.