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Once a meme is sent out into popular culture, its content and meaning will change. When two tie-dye yard signs started popping up in 2021, the former Communications major in me immediately questioned the embedded signals in the messages, “All Are Welcome Here,” and “Hate Has No Home Here.” Canceling hate is a far cry from loving thy neighbor and often people who offer constructive criticism are called “haters” in modern parlance. Receiving criticism can be tough, but if it is constructive, I welcome it, therefore I made this meme. But, memes are just brain worms, not substitutes for critical thinking, including this one.

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How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos Abide Chippewa Valley

Apr 12 – Apr 24, 2021                                                    M O N 12 YMCA | 12-6P | Red Cross Blood Drive 19 T U E 13 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia 20 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia W E D 14 Rumor Mill | 7P | DJ Trivia Every Buddy’s Bar | 6P | Music by Via & Evernoir 21 Rumor Mill | 7P | DJ Trivia T H U 15 Chippewa River Distillery | 7P | Trivia Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest 22 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Chippewa River Distillery | 7P | Trivia Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest F R I 16 Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church | 9:30A-10:30A | Pop-Up Food Pantry Chipota Chiropractic | 4:30P | Grand Opening Chippewa Area Ice Arena | 7P | Chippewa Steel Hockey 23 Chippewa Valley Bible Church | 9-3 | Red Cross Blood Drive S A T 17 The Hive | 9-3P |Earth Month Artist Market Chippewa Fairgrounds | 9-5 | Clean Sweep Recycling Event Bye The Willow | 11-3 | Spring Craft Fair String Theory | 11:30-1:30 | Noodle Folded Succulent Chippewa Fairgrounds | 6-8P | Chi-Hi Booster Club Extravaganza Falls Bowl | 11A $25 | 8-Pin No-Tap Scratch Tournament 24 Harmony Courtyard | 9-11A | Downtown Earth Day Cleanup Chippewa Valley Bible Church | 9-3 | Red Cross Blood Drive Dick’s Chalet | 4-7P | Music By Mark Healey & Jim Schuh CVCA Heyde Center | 6P | Fundraiser S U N 18 Brass Lantern | 3P | DJ Trivia 25 Brass Lantern | 3P | DJ Trivia SandBar and Grill | 3-6P | Music by The Gators Band

Mar 15 – Mar 28, 2021                                                    M O N 15 22 T U E 16 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia 23 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia W E D 17 Rumor Mill | 7P | DJ Trivia 24 Rumor Mill | 7P | DJ Trivia T H U 18 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Bye The Willow | 6-8P $40 | Paint Party Chippewa River Distillery | 7P | Trivia Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest 25 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Chippewa River Distillery | 7P | Trivia Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest F R I 19 CVCA Heyde Center | 7P $15 | A Pinch of Folk, A Dash of Jazz 26 S A T 20 Autumn Harvest Winery | 11-3 | Drive-Through Wine Sale Chippewa Ice Arena | 7:10P | Chippewa Steel Hockey The View | 9P | St. Patrick’s Day 27 CVCA Heyde Center | 9A | Fun with Charcoal Chippewa Fairgrounds | 9:30A | Easter Egg Hunt S U N 21 Bye The Willow | 11-2 $50 | Kid’s Activity Brunch Brass Lantern | 3P | DJ Trivia 28 Brass Lantern | 3P | DJ Trivia

Crews have been removing trees and branches in Allen Park, manicuring the once wild place. The park was once the site of early trading in historic Chippewa Falls and has hosted many events since. I shared a little bit of the site’s history before and plan to visit it in more detail soon.

It was reported by Business Leader recently that major changes were coming to Allen Park including a possible Farmer’s Market pavilion. This park has been relatively untouched since its dedication on October 7, 1978. The adjacent area along East River Street, which was previously occupied by businesses is now home to the Chippewa Main Street Farmers Market in the warm months. In 2020 a trail to connect Allen Park to Riverfront Park across South Bridge Street was proposed at a Park Board meeting.

References:

Photos Copyright 2021, the Author.

https://www.chippewafalls-wi.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=16664

Chippewa Falls Main Street Inc. Images of America: Main Street Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. Arcadia Publishing, 2005.

Business Leader. The Chippewa Valley Business Leader 2021. Leader-Telegram, 2021.

Around 5:30PM Tuesday, girl scouts were set up selling cookies at the Kentucky Fried Chicken on Woodward Ave in Chippewa Falls. They chose a warm yet windy March day.

Photos Copyright 2021, the Author.

I have been alerted to a few more local little free pantries by readers. Littlefreelibrary.org lists pantries along with the libraries.

https://abide.news.blog/2021/01/15/little-free-pantries-in-chippewa/

My attention was called to a name that I mistyped when writing the previous post. Instead of Country Inn by Carlton, the post should say Park Inn International. Also some info has been added about ownership by the Heyde family beginning in the 1990s. This correction is for email subscribers. The live post has this information updated already.

I am testing out a video slideshow format of my blog. Take a look!