Archive for December, 2008

Posted on December 30, 2008 - by Hubba

The ESN; A Very Merry Christmas

As his present to us, the Newborn Savior gifted us with much warmer weather for His birthday and throughout the rest of the week. The kind citizens got to spend less time chopping ice out of water tanks and more time making merry.

“Whoever Shows Up” played at St. Margarets Christmas Eve Mass. This year, “WSU” included Matt Trask and Bonnie Timmons on guitar and Austin Trask on bass, with Gary Smith and Celine Trask alternating as soloists, on the violin and clarinet respectively. (more…)

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Posted on December 23, 2008 - by Hubba

The ESN; A Cold, Cold Christmas

It was cold in Elm Springs this past week, terribly bitterly cold, and not much more can be said about the weather.

Several Christmastime institutions were celebrated this past week, including the Elm Springs School Christmas program on Tuesday night, the WTL Club December meeting at Melvin and Dorothy Andersons Wednesday afternoon, and the Elm Springs Church program Sunday night. The WTL meeting, at which the ladies revealed their “Secret Santa” identities, was attended by Jean, Kelli and Shirrise Linn, Caroline Wilsey, Margee Willey, RoseMary Trask, Sandy Fields, Peggy Gravatt, Linda Tift, and guests Bunny Bail and Darlene Wulf. (more…)

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Posted on December 22, 2008 - by Hubba

The Christmas Saddle

Here’s a charming little Christmas story for you-

It actually begins at my dad’s high school graduation, but we’ll get to the Christmas part. There was a man in Elm Springs who was an excellent saddlemaker whose saddles were and still are coveted by the people of Elm Springs. It’s like our own little cult obsession. “Smitty” saddles were easily identifiable by their Sid Special tree (more…)

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Posted on December 19, 2008 - by Hubba

One Observation on the Bailout

Today the bailout, or “loan” as some are calling it, of/to the Big Three Automakers became official.

I am sure there are many other websites devoted to the current economic crisis or the economy in general, and if you are an economy buff, I encourage you to find a different website to study the subject.

But I have a question that has been nagging at me (more…)

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Posted on December 16, 2008 - by Hubba

Birthday Survey

HubbasHouse is about to celebrate it’s 1-year birthday! To make sure next year is even better, I want to know what you want to see here. Please take a minute and fill out this quick survey – I’d really appreciate any suggestions or ideas.

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