Just a reminder to watch the Pea Soup Day's Parade Saturday morning at 11:00. I will be in the parade as well as Pam Frey one of our medallion winners. Look for the '46 Ford Stepside with the Sportsman's banner! I will be launching candy at small children for the entire parade. Sportsman's is not responsible for any injuries. Kidding - Sportsman's will provide band aid's.

Anyways, get out and enjoy Pea Soup Days. The weather is gearing up to be perfect. Don't forget to stop into Sportsman's for your container of Pea Soup. Also, be sure check out bartender Amy's t-shirt Friday and Saturday night. She has an awesome shot special going on: buy three shots get a cool t-shirt free! Get shot up at the Sportsman's!

Have a great weekend and see you out there!

Congratulations to Pam Frey and Pam Reuvers on finding the 2009 Pea Soup Day's Medallion. It was located in a magnetic 'hide-a-key' container under the mailbox at the post office. At first, they were looking inside the Post Office which made Pete think they were crazy ladies!! They then moved their search outside in the rain to the area of the mailbox. One of them ran their hand under the mailbox which dislodged the hide-a-key. Pam Reuvers started to open it to the horror of Pam Frey who thought it was Pete's spare key for the post office!!! Thank goodness Pam Reuvers didn't listen and opened it anyways and discovered the 'medallion'. Both gals reported to Sportsman's promptly where Missi noticed they looked like cute drowned rats. They produced the 'medallion' and are very excited to have won! Again - congratulations!

I had already written the 8th clue, so here's what it would have been:

Neither snow nor rain nor heat

Nor gloom of night, will stop this

From getting through.

Now put together all of the pieces from

The facts; both old and new.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the hunt. Also, thank you for respecting private property! Nice job everybody!!!

Good Morning All!

I hope you're enjoying our heat wave! Only in WI can we have frost one week and 97 degrees the next! I wanted to let you all know that there will be a special clue this Memorial Day Weekend. It will be an opportunity to get out and honor all veterans, especially those in our community. Be sure to stop by Sportsman's this Saturday & pick up the clue to be a part of it!  

Hey Everybody!

If you haven't already, get to Sportsman's and sign up for the Pea Soup Day's medallion hunt. This one is going to be better than the last one for the simple fact you won't be freezing your tail off! I am writing the clues again, which will either make you groan or grin! The focus of this hunt will be Somerset history, so BRUSH UP!

I've created this blog as a forum for all of you to talk about the medallion hunt and ask questions if you have them. I think it will be a fun way to see what other people are thinking, talk about what you think the clues mean, and just have some friendly, good old fashioned banter. Please BE NICE and no clue-writer bashing!

THIS JUST IN: PEA SOUP DAY'S MEDALLION HUNT KICK-OFF PARTY AT SPORTSMAN'S THIS SATURDAY MORNING AS SOON AS THE BAR OPENS! SPORTY DOGS FOR ONLY $4.50 AND SPORTSMAN'S AWESOME BLOODY MARY WITH ALL THE FIXN'S FOR ONLY $3!! GET THE CLUE, THEN GET A DRINK!! SEE YOU THERE!

We need to show more sympathy for these people.

* They travel miles in the heat.
* They risk their lives crossing a border.
* They don't get paid enough wages.
* They do jobs that others won't do or are afraid to do.
* They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
* They rarely see their families and they face adversity all day every day...

I'm not talking about illegal Mexicans, I'm talking about our troops!

Doesn't it seem strange that so many politicians are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but don't support our troops and are now threatening to cut funding for them?

Remember Our Troops and Bless Them All
 

Have a Great Day!

With gas prices going up, I had to purchase a new form of transportation, so I bought a WISCONSIN MOTORCYCLE!!                                

     A COWASAKI !!

In Tennessee we really do pull off the road and stop for funerals......nobody moves until the last car has gone by.
What follows is a message from Vicki Pierce about her nephew James' funeral (he was serving our country in Iraq  ): 

 However, the most incredible thing was what happened following the service on
the way to the cemetery. We went to our cars and drove to the cemetery escorted by at least 10 police cars with lights flashing and some other emergency vehicles, with Tennessee
police handling traffic. Everyone on the road who was not in the procession,
pulled over, got out of their cars, and stood silently and respectfully, some
put their hands over their hearts.

When we turned off the highway suddenly there were teenage boys along both sides of the street about every 20 feet or so, all holding large
American flags on long flag poles, and again with their hands on their hearts. We thought at first it was the Boy Scouts or 4H club or something, but it continued .. for two and a half miles. Hundreds of young people, standing silently on the side of the road with flags. At one point we passed an elementary school, and all the children were outside,shoulder to shoulder holding flags kindergartners, handicapped, teachers,
staff, everyone. Some held signs of love and support. Then came teenage girls and younger boys, all holding flags. Then adults. Then families. All standing silently on the side of the road. No one spoke, not even the very young children.
The military presence, at least two generals, a fist full of colonels, and representatives from every branch of the service, plus the color guard who attended James, and some who served with him . was very impressive and respectful, but the love and pride from this community who had lost one of their own was the most amazing
thing I've ever been privileged to witness
Here are some pictures, some are blurry (we were moving), but you can get a small idea of what this was like.
These photos are awesome !!