Apple Fest Starts Today

This is the first day of the 61st annual La Crescent Apple Fest. There are not many towns that can boast that many years of festival history. The fest kicks off today with the Little Miss and Little King pageant at 6pm. The Apple Fest continues through Sunday evening. We do offer a link to Apple Fest on our home page. Buy a button and support the fest.

Flu shot in October
Next month the new swine flu vaccine should be ready for limited distribution. The FDA approved the new swine flu vaccine yesterday, a long anticipated step as the government works to get vaccinations under way in the month of October. We will keep you posted on the local level as to where flu shot clinics will be held. Remember to wash your hands often and always cover you cough. Here is to a healthy fall and winter season.

Hollywood lost a great one.
Patrick Swayze passed away yesterday. I have watched Dirty Dancing 100 times. Patrick lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He had a wonderful way of dancing into peoples hearts. He was also married to the same woman for over 31 years. That in itself was news worthy especially in Hollywood. When was the first time you saw Dirty Dancing? E on line has a nice history story on Patrick Swayze.

Good morning. Did you have a family member stay up and watch the Packer game last night. I would be willing to bet that even if you did not stay up to watch the entire Packer/Bear game that you heard screaming updates till the very end on the contest. NFL.com leads the web page with "Aaron it out". Packers 21 Bears 15. Not a bad start for the green and gold. Will this be our winning season? Only 15 more games to go.

Yesterday afternoon the beautiful Pine Creek Golf Course was host to a special event.
Eight cities were represented in the 10th annual La Crescent Lancer Cross Country "Crazy Buffalo" invitational. Hundreds of parents, families and friends were on hand to enjoy this first of the season contest. Remember to visit our sports link at cc1063.com for high school results through out the school season.

A new American Idol judge???? Who will take over for the cute and sweet Paula Abdul??? I would not have guessed Ellen Degeneres. But word has it that the afternoon funny lady will be seated next to Simon, Randy and Kara. Well, what do you think about that????