You've Got Money

Before I forget you all should go to the Wisconsin State Treasurer Unclaimed Property site and enter your last name to see if YOU'VE GOT MONEY.

I did and have put in a claim for my <$100. Not sure what it is but I'll take what I can. At least it's not <$10 so it as to be between $10 and $100. I put in Left Hand Louie an he has nothing coming. Deanna Favre has money waiting for her from JP Morgan Bank, better get that before they lock their doors.
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THIS year I will remember to TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS for Halloween. Even though I believe it's stupid to have trick or treat during the daytime. What fun is that anyway.

Last year was our first Halloween in Columbus and we were all set. Bowls full of candy and all sorts of decorations and we sat there and watched as family after family would skip our house. It was like we were the plague couple. WTF!!!

OH - so then we are told to turn on our lights. IT'S DAYTIME - I thought Columbus was going green!! What a goofy tradition.

The Columbus mill rates are going down ! WHOO HOO!

The property tax rate is often given as a percentage. It is also be expressed as a permille, which is also known as a millage rate, shortened to mill rate.

According to Boyd Kraemer the City Administrator (who thinks going out with his wife on a previously planned fish fry is more important then tasting my home brew at an impromptu after work get together . . . but I digress - NO BEER FOR YOU!) The projected mill rate is going to drop from $9.35 to $8.51 or about 9%.

He said he is also expecting to underspend the 2008 budget by $124,000 which will go into savings. I think if he took $4000 of that savings and purchased a little home brew outfit I could find a home brewer that could start a tiny brew pub and bring in business.

Just a thought - always trying to help the city you know.

I also want to give a standing ovation to Nels Stofflet for his Letter To The Editor. No flame throwing or semi-hidden political agendas but a positive comment in the paper Saturday. Well done.

I also want to give a high fine to Lisa Powers for standing up and saying "I LIKE US" meaning Pic 'N Save. Sure there are people that complain but we forget that there are humans that work there. I shop there a lot and the only real beef I have is with the parking lot. When I ask to have something added to the store it seems to show up and all the employees are very nice.

Sure it would be great to have a Copps or some other place where food is more expensive then Pic 'N save but come one, Columbus is only 5000 strong.

Remember - Pic 'N Save got Bagels Forever Onion Bagels when Copps refused to stock them. PNS will always have a spot in my heart for that.
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Amazing Race Contest

Mark Mills had the best week as he only accrued 2 points by picking Mark and Bill to come in 7th when they were eliminated in 9th place. Four of the six contestants picked Bill and Mark to come in 2nd!! OOPS

Standings are now
7 points Jenny
8 Colette
8 DJ
10 Andy
10 Mark
11 Rod
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I'm afraid to use the spelling checker because every time I've used it I lose all my paragraphs!

SIDE NOTE - I'm looking for glass gallon jugs - I want to test the same recipes but with different yeasts so I need smaller fermentors.

Have a rainy Wednesday!