The North End is loosing too much

So last month Maple Manor closed. 60+ workers lost their jobs. Long Term hired 3 aides from there, no nurses or administration. Who knows where the housekeepers and kitchen crew are working, if at all.

Because of that Beacon ambulance closed. Aspirus is stepping in as a short term stop gap SONCO is letting them use a bus. Its not a long term fix.

And now the mill is closing. Approximately Sept 15 is the last day.

Unreal. There's going to be nothing to keep people here.

People so are on a fixed income are what's going to be keeping the economy going. How does THAT work?

I thought of Henry today ...

So I read something today that was very interesting. Sadly it reminded me of the Henry Kisor books.

Here's what I read in the Ironwood Daily Globe today:

Body found may be missing Illinois man

HAIGHT TOWNSHIP -- The Ontonagon Sheriff's Department found a man dead Saturday after investigating an abandoned vehicle off Forest Highway 5311 in Haight Township.

The vehicle was registered under the name of a man reported involuntarily missing from Carpentersville, Ill.

Maciej Karwacki, 29, was last seen in June. About 300 yards west of the vehicle, Karwacki was found hanging from a tree.

It sounds like something Steve Martinez would look into. Reminds me of a couple of Henry's stories wrapped together.

It should be interesting to see how he fits into Ontonagon County. Haight Township is the south end, Bruce Crossing - Paulding area. I tried to look up the Forest Highway but couldn't find it on Map Quest or Yahoo Maps. I did find a map of the Ottowa Forest that has all the Forest Highways on it, but it was so little that I couldn't read it. It looks like someone just scanned it in. In fact I think I owned that map 15 years ago. I distinctly remember being facinated by all those back roads and how you can get from one place to another and never have to drive down the highway. You might have to cross the highways but that's it. Anyway, I will have to remember to go to the local Forest Service Office here in Ontonagon. I'm sure Henry's used this type of map as a reference when he wrote his books.

59 degrees and rain. Feels like October. The rain is a fine drizzle the kind that quickly turns to sleet.

My back is getting worse. Thankfully I was paper work last night otherwise I would have ended up in the ER. I'm staying up and calling the clinic as soon as they open. I will take whoever I can get. Hopefully it's Jennifer Weaver. Jeremy saw her a couple weeks ago and I liked her, wouldnl't mind having her for me too. I'm afraid that all the doctor will say is eat right, exercise and loose weight. I'm sure that would help, but something's wrong.

Finally got my cornmeal colored yarn. I love it. I can't wait to work on that afghan again. Will have to dig it out later today and get it set up by the tv.

Called in last night

Called in last night. My hip and back have been bothering me. Even just walking around Family $, Vinnies and Pamida today hurt. I'm hoping after the swelling goes down in my knee a little more I won't be favoring it and it won't hurt my back. It only hurts when I walk and pick stuff up, so who knows.

It's 67 degrees out, but it feels alot cooler. It's overcast and looks like the sky could let loose anytime now. It's starting to feel like fall, leaves are starting to change already.

So we got out and Jeremy got to see the sites. Nothing too exciting was picked up at any of the stores.

I've started Farms for everyone here. What a pain b/c Farmville isn't working properly.

No dead fish here!

Okay, I'm not laying here like a dead fish.

Apparently it's been almost a whole week (gasp! & double gasp!) since I posted anything. Jeremy's threatening to remove me from his bookmarks b/c he's got so much going on that he can't keep 'dead fish' sites in his bookmarks.

I was at Bond Falls Flowage the last two days. Camp Out. It was pretty interesting. Got to hold Marcus, he's a cutie! It was hot and sunny thankfully there are a lot of trees for shade and there was almost always a breeze. I slept at Mom's so that I could sleep late and work last night. Saturday afternoon, I found everyone down at the day beach. The lake is the lowest I've ever seen it. And pretty murky. But the kids didn't seem to mind, water's water and it cooled them off.

I have Tuesday and Wednesday off, can't wait. Don't know what I will do but I will enjoy not working!

I finally got a book I've been waiting for from PBS for months. I broke down and bought it on ebay. Another book finally became available on PBS that I've been waiting for for a good while too. Now the only books I REALLY want are ones that haven't been released yet. I'm guessing I'll have to buy them, they won't be available on PBS for a good year yet. Doesn't hurt to be on the list.

Okay time for a shower and chill before work. Get the game face on and brace for work.

Anther weekend, another rain delayed race at Watkins Glen. The race is slated to start in 1/2 hour on ESPN. I just googled the weather for the race track and after 6 pm tonight there's a 50% chance of storms again. So six hours for 90 laps.

It's been hot and muggy this last few days. The first really unbearable weather of the summer. Jeremy's been upstairs alot this last weekend. His fibro and neuropothy is kicking his butt.

I made an appointment to get my hair cut again this Thursday. I will make another appointment before I leave.

The camp out is next weekend. Hope it's not too stressful. Who knows with family.

My but will probably be dragging, I didn't get much sleep. Maybe 4 hours tops. I was planning on getting a little sleep downstairs and watching the race when it started. Jeremy came down at about 11 and told me that it was raining cats and dogs and I went upstairs to get a few hours sleep. At 2 he woke me up and I stayed up until after 4 waiting for the race to start.

By then Katey's facebook page was started and I've been messing with that for a while.

I also tried a few things with the beads but didn't get it right. I'm ready to ditch them all. I have just enough stuff to have a lot invested in it and not enough to do much of anything anymore. I need to get more beads if I'm going to go on but lately I just can't justify it b/c it's so expensive and doesn't repay itself and it's not like I wear any of it anymore. I've tried at least wearing the earrings but every time I wear them I end up wearing a face mask and they get all tangled up in the mask.