Organ, J. (2008, June 25). Lakeland Manor, Washburn County Register, p. 12

Lakeland Manor excerpt
By Janice Organ

So, how many of you have ridden the bus from Shell Lake to Spooner? I can answer that I have! You all have got to try it! It is definitely worth the $1 they charge you! Tresa, the driver, took us to Spooner for any special errands anyone had around town, you know in the case we needed to go to the hardware store, Dairy Queen (who me?), or to stop into the senior center. I’ve got a copy of her schedule, as does most elderly housing complexes and the senior centers on the Hwy. 63 Corridor as they call it, but if you need one, give me a call, and I’ll make sure you get it, too. It is fabulous to have a service like this in our area. She will drive you to downtown Shell Lake to the bank, the café for pie, or to Lakeside Market for your groceries. She’ll even help you load your bags onto the bus. She is definitely a good example of what great customer service would look like if it were a person. This service runs five days a week, and it goes back and forth to Spooner and around our town a couple of times a day, so in case the early run doesn’t fit into your schedule, the early afternoon one just might. Give it a whirl. It’s for anyone, no age limit! No, really!

There was a butterfly presentation down at the pavilion last Wednesday evening. Nikki Nelson from Hunt Hill Audubon was over by invitation of Happy Tonics and our own Mary Ellen Ryall to teach us greenhorns about wild butterflies. It was a nice presentation that was full of information that I must have forgotten from my elementary years. There was a good showing from our community in attendance that evening. Nikki even invited the children to do a craft with straws. Of course, I attempted the craft also, but I didn’t excel as well as the shorter participants in my line. I’m thinking they cheated! I can say that because I don’t think any of them read my article.

This was the third topic and presentation of the Morph Your Mind Environmental Education Series presented by the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity for all of us to receive free, educational and pertinent information regarding a range of current environmental topics affecting our area. There is a poster of the upcoming educational topics displayed in the window of the soon to be thriving Happy Tonics office on Main Street with great thanks going to Charles Lutz. Check it out if you are interested and see if there isn’t a Wednesday evening topic that you are interested in hearing and learning about.