"Hey-diddle-diddle,
I'm watching my middle
I hope to whittle it soon.
But eating's such fun
It may not get done
'til my dish runs away
with my spoon!"

origin unknown
submitted by the Pope County Historical Society
Glenwood, MN

Merlin Peterson, Glenwood, MN

May people in every corner of the world be inspired to create new art to uplift and enrich the human spirit thereby diversifying the endowment of ancestral innovative geniuses.

Greg Reese, St. Paul, MN

May the spirit of the season...
Fill your heart and soul and leave you merry.

May the spirit of the season...
Capture you as you listen to the echos of the memories in your heart and leave you merry.

May the spirit of the season...
Leave you merry.

Melissa Diaz-Moresco, Maple Grove, MN

A Toast

May this coming year find you blessed with the energy and hopefulness of youth blended with the patience and wisdom of experience.

Liza Nagle, Minneapolis, MN

Happy Holidays! I believe these celebrations are flames in
dark times, bringing to light who we really are. This
opportunity should not be lost! Let us learn from these
great traditions about adoration, victory, sacrifice, and
gifts; and right now embody the fullness of our spirits no
matter the opposition.

Violet Woods, Roseville, MN

We crashed into that drift,
Our sleds and bodies buried,
White and rolled in flour,
Noses bright and cherried.

Faces numb and frosted,
Your scarf was crimson silk,
Flakes and drops on cheeks
of pink on freckled milk.

Our youth gave way to wrinkles,
Our time, was lost to living,
Can we lose our burdened thoughts,
and regain our passioned giving?

You chose me then, who knows why,
For the better part of life,
Merry Christmas dear, I love you,
I'm so glad you are my wife.

Karl F. Roenigk, Hudson, WI

My heart feels weak
This may be
For there are millions of reasons
Hear my plea

We think not how we waste
Instead, we create in haste
Not allowing one to think
Feel or taste

Savor life
See what it truly means
Enjoy the subtleties of living
Realize forgotten dreams

Tom Williamson, Moorhead, MN

Whether the end of a millennium
or the beginning of a new one
May this wrinkle in our time
Mean a new day has begun.

Elizabeth Davis, Minnetonka, Mn

Family and Friends,
The world awaits you with gifts of wonder.
Be prepared to receive them.
May you see with unclouded vision,
Listen with open ears,
Taste and smell all that's set before you,
Feel with all your heart.
Accept what the world has to offer;
Follow the joyful path.

Ting Ting Cheng, Rochester, MN

A Christmas Toast:

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,
For the end of the century is near.

Raise your glass with warm heartedness,
For all the people deer.

And remember those who have loved you so,
With and extra special cheer.

Merry Christmas!

Sara Faricy, Roseville, MN

Let us promote peace among all people
and harmony with our Earth
in ALL that we think...and say...and do.

Let greatness guide us!

Dana Boyle, Woodbury, MN

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A FANTASTIC NEW YEAR
FROM THE ATNEOSENS

BRYAN ATNEOSEN, COON RAPIDS, MN

A Holiday Toast

May your blessings be as numerous
As the stars up above,
May the New Year be filled
With faith, hope, and love.

May your family be near you,
good friends at your side
May you love, and be loved,
So that Peace may abide.


Joellen M. Marx, Wayzata, MN

Choirs and trumpets resound through the land,
Oratorios, symphonies, each one more grand.
To the listener, good health!
Good fortune to you and your kin!
Great joy and peace, and a song in your heart,
As we watch the New Year begin.

Tom Wolff, Red Wing, MN

Our sums, they are a dropping.
Our thoughts, maybe twice.
The matters we think whopping,
To Him, a grain of rice.

Forbear these thoughts, I implore you,
Embrace the new year emboldened.
Who can stay His pleasures for you?
Beyond this one's bitter cold end.

Karl F. Roenigk, Hudson, WI

THIS SEASON may our hearts be BLESSED with WONDER!
May we step into the new Millennium with deep JOY
and profound HOPE!
With our way lighted by LOVE may both our WORDS and
FOOTPRINTS leave the mark of PEACE!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Good Health, Peace and Prosperity in the New Year!

Marie Thielen, Minneapolis, MN

to the unknown epoch: amity & amigos, we empart enduring vitality and cheer.

se samuels, buhl, mn

Today we are gathered here
to share great Christmas cheer
as we treasure the love
that came from above
as Christ on this day did appear

Jeff Engelhardt, Waseca , MN

Listening in December to the Minnesota Public Radio, makes us glow.

It starts inside, like a soft wind instrument, and soon becomes an orchestra will all it's magnificance.

Nine Lessons and Carols, we can't wait to hear, like the sound of Santa and eight reindeer.

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Willa Leitten, St. Louis Park, MN

Let this moment mark:
the best of the past,
the most for the new,
and all that we've learned
to carry us through . . .
May God continue to bless
all of us and all of you.

Ethan Aronson, Minneapolis, MN

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