Good morning, Wisconsin.
Good morning, world.
It's a new day.
Thanks for kicking it off with us, right here at WFHR.
Melissa and James here with you.
Thanks so much for joining us, everybody.
Good stuff lined up for you in this 9 o'clock hour.
Mel and I will get into a little bit of entertainment news.
We're going to talk about slang terms.
The Gen Z is trying to learn from boomers.
Got all of that coming up for you.
But we're kicking off the hour the way we like to with our great local friends.
We have Stephanie Hartman with us from the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center here.
Stephanie, it's good to see you.
Nice to see you.
Thanks for having me.
I'm sorry.
There we go.
I didn't even have it in my god.
I apologize.
That's OK.
Stephanie, I hate to do this.
Would you mind putting the headphones on?
Oh sure.
So Melissa can hear you and you guys can interact too.
And Case Mel has any questions or anything.
And thank you again very much for joining us.
We appreciate not only you, but everything that the central
Wisconsin Cultural Center does and offers to our community.
And coming up on the 17th, you have a very special exhibit coming up, Stephanie.
We do.
We have a great day planned.
Our current exhibit is a celebration of Native American culture.
And that's been up since July, like 11th.
So we invite you in to see that.
But on the 17th, we are having a full day celebration of Native American culture.
We start the day at 11 o'clock with Elliot Funmaker and the Wisconsin
Dell singers and dancers.
And they will perform for about an hour.
That will be out on our patio, which is beautiful.
We will have limited seating.
So if you can bring a lawn chair, that would be great.
And it is free admission.
It's open to the public.
And once we're done with that, we're going to move right into fry bread and wild rice
casserole sampling.
So that will be wonderful.
I've got the privilege of having fry bread like three times now with some of our other presentations.
It's good.
It's different.
Yeah.
It is in a great, great, great way like it just I was trying to think of how to describe
it.
And I don't know how to describe it.
And I say, I am a big bread guy.
I love bread.
I do too.
But this is something of another.
Yeah.
It's so good.
It's so delicious.
If you haven't had it, you have to try it.
You really do.
It's like a donut that you can take either direction.
You can have it with powdered sugar or you can have it with taco toppings.
That is ultimate food.
It is.
It's a side note.
I wish we could get Mel like a job just doing that.
She's so good at it.
Like well done, Melissa.
Yes.
That's a perfect way to put it.
There's also going to be wild rice casserole sampling as well.
There is.
There is.
So Barb Smith has graciously agreed to provide us with this food.
So that will be from 12 to one again donations appreciated, but it is free admission and
open to the public.
And then at one o'clock, which will be super interesting, is a history of Indian boarding
schools.
Now I have to admit that in this maybe is terrible, but I had no idea that the Native American
children were literally swept up from their land and taken to boarding schools.
So this presentation is going to be so interesting.
Richard Gonzalez is presenting.
He's from the United Nation.
He entered into the exhibit.
He does baskets, Native American baskets with antlers, and they're absolutely beautiful.
But we met him that way.
And then he kind of shared with us that he has this history and has done these presentations
throughout the nation.
So we're having him from one to two thirty.
That when we do ask for registration, just because we have limited seating, so we don't
want people to think they can come and then we don't have a seat for them.
You can register online.
You can call the center or you can stop in and it's just five dollars per person.
And then to cap off our day, actually, Richard is going to do a demonstration of the baskets
right after his presentation.
So like three o'clock, till four.
And then to cap off our day from four to five, we will have the United Nation Youth Singers
and Dance Group.
Yes.
So we're excited about that.
They agreed to come from the Green Bay area again out on the patio, bring a lawn chair,
and it is free admission and open to the public.
And this is all happening this Saturday?
This Saturday from like 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We are located in between Culver's and Goodwill.
People still are a little unsure, like, who are you and where are you?
But if you say Culver's and Goodwill, everybody knows.
Right.
Everybody else is there.
Yes, absolutely.
So come and join us.
We would love for you to come and you can check out the exhibit anytime during those hours
as well.
And thank you for that note, Stephanie, and bringing us to our attention.
This is especially coming out of the Olympics and some of these things.
This brings out the Americana in me.
This is celebrating our country.
This is celebrating the people of this country that we're here before and keeping their
history alive along with them.
And not only is it informative and insightful and I think very important for us to learn
some of these things.
You mentioned the history of boarding schools.
That's something that I think everybody should understand and know.
It's American history.
And we should all know our American history.
And I want to interject, James, that Stephanie, I appreciate you saying that you didn't
know the history, but you're not alone.
There are so many of us that didn't know the atrocities that happened to the American
Indians with what they did to the children of these boarding schools.
So it's a really important and vital piece of history and information that we can gain
and learn from that we didn't know previously.
So that's an amazing opportunity.
Appreciate you and the team over there and Richard and everybody bringing this and doing
a conversation about this.
And I've seen a little bit of his work with the antlers and everything.
It's so creative.
It's so unique what he does with those.
And so much of what you this day is about is certainly celebrating the arts, the culture
and celebrating the Native American cultures and art.
But there is so many unique fun things about this.
Elliott Funmaker, it's in the name, everybody.
He has fun.
He enjoys himself.
That's right.
It's a great time.
The United Nation used singers and dancers.
I've gotten to see them before at FRA and some other things and just wonderful, wonderful
energy from them.
It's so much fun.
You, I don't know about others, but I know for me, I couldn't help but get up and move
a little bit with it.
It is.
It really is just a fun time and that, once again, the food, the being able to sample some
of that and everything.
It's such a really wonderful opportunity that you don't run into very often.
And this really speaks to what the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center truly offers our
community, not just culture in the arts, but unique opportunities that we don't get
in a lot of other places if anywhere else.
It's a great way to also support the arts and support our community with the items that
are there for sale from local creators and creatives.
Right.
And our gift shop will be open, of course, during that time frame.
So come and check out all the, I think we have 50, six artists right now in the gift shop.
So lots of local work that you can purchase for super unique gifts that you're not going
to find anywhere else.
No, no.
And, and, and, and please do keep in mind, everybody, and all, all Wisconsinites out there was
Wisconsin finished last in the union when it came to funding the arts.
It's on us to fund the arts.
It's on us to keep the arts alive, support the arts like you support local, our, our friends
at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center have so many things, literally something for everybody
over there.
There is something for anyone to jump into and be, find, including the classes that you
guys offer.
If you don't mind, Stephanie, I did want to mention you have a class coming up August
19th.
Turn your found object into art.
Right.
That is such a cool idea.
I love repurposing things.
And I think some of the cooler creative things I've seen in the last 10, 20 years are people
taking an old barn door and turning it into a table or, you know, just a smaller item
and turning it into earrings or something like that.
I just find that stuff really cool and unique.
When I encourage people to check out that class and be sure to register.
Right.
Absolutely.
And that is in preparation for our next exhibit, which is unexpected art from found objects.
The submission dates are August 29th and September 3rd and 4th.
So we'd love to have people submit for the exhibit.
And if you're not exactly sure, like, how can I do that or how do I make that?
We do have two classes coming up that kind of prepare you for that and give you some
ideas for that.
So check our website.
We also have recently remodeled and opened a beautiful new art studio in the backside
of our building.
So we are offering watercolor 101 and oil painting 101 that's coming up.
So check the website for that as well and you will get the first sneak peek of our brand
new studio.
Oh, that's pretty cool.
That's pretty cool.
And be sure to make plans this Saturday to head on over there between 11 and 5.
Spend the whole day there and check out some of this great art and the Native American
celebration that is going on over at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center.
Stephanie, if people do want to be a part of things or find out more, should we send
them to the website?
The website is a great place to get information.
Heather, my assistant director does a fabulous job of keeping her website up to date.
So everything is on the website.
But if you have questions, just give us a call at 715-421-4598.
It really is a great website.
Please shout her out for us.
I'll let her know that we think it's a great one.
Cultural Center Arts.com.
Yeah.
Cultural Center Arts.com.
Shout out to everybody.
Bookmark that page.
Follow them on social media as well.
It's not only a great way to keep up the date on things there, but maybe to share some
of the events that are going on over there.
And you just never know who might see that page otherwise.
So we really appreciate Stephanie.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
The door is open.
Please come by again real soon, OK?
I sure will.
Thank you for having me.
Again, the website, center, culturalcenterarts.com.
Culturalcenterarts.com.
We'll take a quick time out.
We'll come back.
Talk a little bit on entertainment.
Have some more fun on the morning show at WFHR.
Welcome back, everybody.
Morning show here at WFHR, locally grown radio.
Melissa and James here with you.
Thanks a lot for joining us, everybody.
Want to send a big shout out to our friend Stephanie Hartman from Central Wisconsin Cultural
Center?
That was fun.
That was fun.
Yeah, it was great.
And what an awesome opportunity to find out about our Native American history here at
the Cultural Center this Saturday.
I think one of the most American things you can do is learning our complete history, our
true history up and down from beginning to end.
And this is a great way to celebrate that and to do that Native American celebration
going on from 11 to 5 August 17th this Saturday over at the Central Wisconsin Cultural
Center.
And I'm over there and enjoy and check out some of many of the amazing things that they
have at Central Cultural Center Arts.com Cultural Center Arts.com.
Little entertainment news and then we'll get into some fun conversation and a great event
we got going on tomorrow around here.
In Paris, in Paris, we witnessed the greatest athletes on Earth displaying almost superhuman
talents.
And yet the real breakout star of the Paris Games may be the woman who calls herself
Ray Gunn and hops like a kangaroo.
Australian break dancer Rachel Gunn caught the world's attention and she caught Adele's
attention as well.
During one of her German residency shows Adele asked the crowd if they'd seen quote,
the break dancing lady she called her fantastic and the best that the best that's happened
in the Olympics the entire time.
Like a lot of people Adele couldn't figure out the routine was a joke or not.
She wasn't sure, but she did say it made her very, very happy and at a quote, me and
my friends have been laughing ourselves silly for 24 hours after it.
Sadly break dancing will not return for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
It was this was its first year and probably its last year as it was not, it was not what
even the people, those of us that were excited about it, it didn't go well.
You know, so I was joking with some students about this that the next event that they're
going to have at the Olympics is rap battles.
We're going to have M&M representing America, we'll have him good luck beating him in
a rap battle, good luck to the rest of the world.
And I was kidding obviously about that, but it is something that they were trying to
do and I appreciate the attempt because while there's many, many, many, many, many people
out there listening that don't feel this, this was representation.
This is trying to include different cultural arts in the Olympics, which if you know your
history is what part of what the Olympics is all about.
We didn't used to always be able to go, you know, we didn't use to have planes, we didn't
used to be able to just go cross country and everything to share our cultures, to share
our food, share our arts, and to make our world a little smaller, to show that we have
more in common than not, that we are more alike than not, Greek people and Italian people
realizing, oh, we both love oil, just little things, you know, here and there and everything
that slowly began and more and more.
Now the Olympics have changed obviously and become mostly an entertainment sport when
it comes down to it, but still these kind of things matter.
Now I also think though they did a horrible job with this and I don't blame them because
I don't know how they could turn this into a quote sport.
Breakdancing is one of those things that the crowd decides, the crowd has always decided
whether you're at a bar at a dance hall or you're, you know, just at a house party or whatever,
you go out there, you do your moves and then somebody else comes to the center and does
their moves and the crowd kind of cheers and whoever cheers the loudest, that's the
person who won the battle.
That's kind of how it works.
They tried to do this where we have 300 songs and you don't know what songs are going to
come up and they have three judges and the judges are judging on technique and originality
and all this stuff and it was all well and good, but it takes away the fun and the, you
know, the essence of it.
The essence of it.
The essence of it.
Yeah, yeah.
And so there's certain things you just can't box up and manufacture.
I think breakdancing is one of those things.
I appreciate the attempt, but I do, I do, even as a fan of it and somebody who loves
to breakdance, I will say that I can see it not making it to the 2020 games or it being
done.
It does seem like an odd choice.
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, if you want to do something dance-wise that requires technical skill that can
be measured and compared, why not tap dancing?
Yeah, yeah.
But I actually wouldn't mind if they just did dance and you could do any dance you wanted,
but you got to be darn good at it, you know, you're going to do tap, you better be good
at it, you know.
But again, James, then you're trying to compare oranges to apples because breakdancing
is nothing like tap dancing or ballet or hip hop or, you know, freestyle.
There's so many forms of dance and types of dance.
It would be like trying to have art involved in singing or something like that.
Yeah, I agree, I agree, I just spitball in here, but if they were really trying to shoe
horn then, but I don't necessarily think they need to.
But they should include something like pool.
Yeah.
Why isn't that an Olympic sport?
I also think that having sports that necessarily don't cost as much to train for would be very
beneficial while we have a country, we're fortunate to live in a country that puts a pretty
good portion of money into the athletes and that are going for the summer winter games,
all of that.
Other countries don't have those resources.
I think having like, I really do, I think tug of war should be back in the Olympics.
It's a simple sport, it doesn't take that much.
In men, you talk about trying to explain to people how they're judging break dancing.
All right, I'm going to explain how they're judging tug of war, whoever pulls harder.
I'm going to get the other team across the line.
Yeah, I mean, it's a simple sport to understand and I do think that it's one of those things
that could be a quick sport, doesn't take up a lot of space wherever you're having the
Olympics.
There's certain things like that I think they could bring back.
One thing I will say, I don't mind them having more and more events.
That part, and I haven't heard anybody having a problem with that part, and so I find that
to be unique.
Usually we want these things tight, want them wrapped up, I want the Olympics done in
this amount of time or something, it's kind of cool to see, no, we want it to go longer.
We don't mind that at everything.
That's kind of cool.
Well, it's really, really, it's encouraging and fun and entertainment to see all of the,
what was it?
84 countries that were involved in the Summer Olympics and to see all of these athletes
that worked so hard to be where they are, to do what they're doing, and to be the best
in their realm of the sport they choose to participate in, it's, I don't know.
I think it's uplifting to watch.
I don't know if I got to watch much of it, but I did little clips here and there.
Is anybody else caught themselves going and looking for Olympic updates, even a couple
of days later here?
I know I've done that.
I haven't looked up to do that.
Well, I'm just seeing some of the videos that are coming out, like they're popping up
in social media now, the synchronized swimming.
How cool is that?
Yeah, yeah.
Like what those swimmers are able to do underwater and above water with their bodies, it's so impressive.
There, there is nothing but amazingness throughout every one of these sports, especially the ones
I don't understand, and I'm watching and I'm like, wait a minute, wait a minute, they
trying to do that.
Yeah, it's pretty wild, it's pretty interesting.
We are going to have a wild time tomorrow from noon to six.
It is finally time.
We are less than 24 hours, I don't know, we're a little more than, we're more than 24 hours
a week.
Yeah, a little more, but just, it was so close.
We're finally here, everybody.
Tomorrow is our WFHR-WIRI parking lot, party.
That's right.
Yeah.
We're going to have some special community guests there with us.
I just got an email from the Wood County Community Health Director, a worker, Penny, she's
she emailed and said, yeah, they're going to be there.
We're going to have immunization information, materials and giveaways for the bike share
program.
Staff person from WIC is going to be there with information, and there's even materials
for the parents as teachers program, and I, oh, chalk and bubbles for the kids.
That's going to be so much fun.
Big thank you to all of our community friends joining us for this event and helping us celebrate
our area.
Kids can try out radio jobs and record their own music DJ spot, be the host of their own
morning show segment, record a newscast, do all of these things, and they can keep it.
Yes.
Yeah.
The USB drives, USB drive wristbands, I don't know how to say that.
I did a good job, I did a good job.
That are wristbands.
Nice.
There you go.
They came in yesterday.
They're bright green.
I love them so much.
There are call letters and our numbers on there, and then our locally grown radio tag.
It's a tag.
It's not a name of our radio station tag.
You can record your little segment.
I'm going to have outlines there for you to help you craft your piece, and then I'll
help you record it.
I'll show you how to edit it, and we'll put it on your wristband that you can take
home and share with your family and friends.
Give you a little one's chance to kind of see how the sausage is made.
Get behind the scenes here a little bit and understand that more, and who knows may
even create sparks some interest in future radio heads out there.
That's right.
Tom from Edge VR is going to be there, and Christie is going to be there in the afternoon.
Sean and Misty, I believe, or Misty for sure, but Sean is helping bring stuff from the
VFW to find out information about post 2534.
We're going to have so much fun, and James, we almost forgot the tacos.
I was just about to wrap with that.
Yeah.
El Taco, social food truck is going to be here.
Bobby, bring some cash on you just in case.
I want to make sure that you're able to get the food that you want, everybody, so be
sure to do that.
Speaking of food, bring a donation for the food pantry, school supply drive, or the
Humane Society, and you'll be entered to win a door prize.
That's right.
We got a fun little prize for you.
Bring a donation for one of our community organizations, invest in your community, because
we love investing in you, and be entered for a prize.
You don't have to be present to win.
Just bring a donation, sign up, give us your t-shirt size.
We're also going to have a table.
Pam's going to be out there with a, you can spin to win, and win one of our station prizes
or candy, or we'll also have, Chuck and I got the tablet up and running yesterday, so
you can sign up for our newsletter that's coming down the pike sometime in the future.
We won't say win, because I don't know.
But it is coming, and we would love to have you be able to keep up the date and all the
things that we are doing here at Civic Media.
We do want to send a big thank you to Civic Media, and encouraging us, and powering us
to do these kind of events, to be in the public more.
We're looking forward to doing these kind of things, and looking forward to making this
a tradition.
Be a part of the first one, everybody.
We're going to have zoo animals inside, too.
Yeah, there is so much.
It is going to be a zoo here.
It is.
People are getting.
There's so much.
They're going to have a big thank you, not only to Civic Media, but to our staff working
so hard on this one.
And specifically, you, Melissa, we really appreciate the work that you and Pam have put
into this event.
I thank you so much.
Absolutely.
I will try not to destroy you too bad in our Hulu hoop competition at three.
You're going to win, because you're going to be able to get the Hulu hoop going, James.
Yeah.
We'll see.
We'll see.
See how that goes.
Maybe take a picture with it.
Great plot.
Be there.
Be there, too.
Watch James Hulu.
From noon to two.
We'll have Agatha down here.
You can get some pictures with Agatha, as well.
Keep that in mind.
And plenty of other fun things.
Noon to six tomorrow.
Stop by any chance you get or come stay by the whole time, whatever you like, everybody.
Our house is your house.
We are looking forward to inviting you over.
Just be aware that you won't be able to park in the parking lot, because that's where
the party is.
We're going to have the driveways blocked off.
So plan to park elsewhere.
I know on 17th Avenue South, there is parking on the side streets down there.
If you do choose to park in the bread and butter parking lot, just don't block the front
of their store.
Park close to us.
Yeah.
And make plans to be here tomorrow, everybody.
We're looking forward to seeing you.
I hope you.
Yeah, it's going to be a blast.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
We will get to our news and our sports break.
Check in with our partners.
We'll come back and have some more fun on the morning show at WFHR, where we are locally
grown radio.
Welcome back, everyone.
Morning show here at WFHR, locally grown radio.
Melissa and James here with you.
We hope you're having a good one out there.
Thanks so much for joining us.
Good things coming up for you, everybody.
Did want to mention just a couple of tale things to end up with our entertainment section.
Our good friends over at Wisconsin Rapps Community Theatre have their second night of auditions
going on for drinking habits, their fall production.
That's right.
Head on over there and get yourself on stage, everybody.
Be a part of this amazing show and help WRCT kick off their 50th season.
50th season, that's crazy.
It's pretty amazing.
They've got great shows all year long.
If you can't make this one, as far as being a cast member or maybe want to volunteer,
work backstage.
Be a part of things.
I do want to warn you, once you do a show there, you will always come back.
It is a family atmosphere.
It is a fun atmosphere.
We encourage you to be a part of things at our local theatre, at WRCTs, drinking habits,
audition tonight at 6 o'clock over at the WRCT auditorium.
Be sure to check that out and you're over there voting, so you know the area.
Some of us will be voting over that way.
There are multiple voting stations.
Yes.
Visit myvote.wi.gov to find out where you need to go to vote, polls are open until
8 o'clock tonight.
Yeah.
And do you want to remind you the WRCT website where you can find out about auditions.
You can learn more, fill out an audition sheet, and get your season tickets, www.wrctheter.org.
Gen Z, older folks have made an effort over the years to attempt to comprehend the latest
slang the kids are using.
So let's turn the tables and teach the kids the hip lingo that boomers added to the lexicon.
Mentalfloss.com compiled a list of 26 quote boomer slang terms you should know.
And this is something that's been going on for years now where a lot of younger generations
are trying to connect with older generations, trying to build the bridge between generations
more.
And I'm enjoying seeing this happening and more and more in our society.
Now, picking on generation, picking on generation, you know, ribbing each other is one
thing.
We all do that.
Melissa and I do that every day.
Yeah, it's kind of normal human behavior.
It's one of the ways we show affection to each other without having to use, you know,
lovey-dovey words or anything like that.
You really?
When it's not abusive or malicious.
You want to draw that line.
Absolutely.
Yes.
I would.
Yes.
That is not affection.
It goes without saying.
But yes, absolutely.
Well, no, it needs to be said because, yeah, it just does.
I just meant common sense wise.
Mentalfloss.com compiled a list of these, let's go ahead and get into them.
Jonesing, a physical craving or for one certain thing, like you are jonesing for some
neco-wafers.
You really want to.
Jonesing for a cola.
Vanilla wafers are some agro, which is short for aggressive.
I haven't heard that one, agro.
Oh, really?
You've never heard that one.
Don't be so agro, man.
Just calm down.
Hmm.
Zilch or zero?
Zero.
Zero.
When someone has no job relationship or prospects, boomers might say they have zilch going
on.
Zero, zilch, nada.
Nada.
Nada is a good one, too.
Zonged out or out of commission or just zonged.
I heard.
Yes.
Just beat.
Uh, wannabe, which is like Gen X's poser, a noun or objective to chastise someone for,
you know, not really being themselves.
Or yeah, you're a wannabe celebrity.
Hmm.
Mellow or harsh ones mellow.
Yeah.
Calm down.
I like saying these without like without the the tone that they would normally be said
in mellow or harsh ones mellow or chill.
Anyone lose and relaxed who is said to be mellow.
And harsh, uh, intertruity on your vibe and all that, uh, wig out, which is to lose
one's composure, um, freaking out over here, uh, blowing one's, uh, phrase, it comes
from blowing one's wig or getting upset like a so upset that your wig falls off.
Well, because wigs were actually very common, um, men wore wigs a lot in, um, especially
like revolutionary times.
Look at the four fathers.
Yeah.
You were kind of not considered a proper gentleman if you weren't wearing a wig.
But guys nowadays would look at as what guys back then were doing and it's interesting
too because some of those guys would be the first to tell you, well, those are the people
that started this country.
Those are the most manly men ever.
And they're, uh, you would catch skirts and wigs.
Yeah.
You would catch George Washington working on his, uh, tights to get those right and powdering
his wig.
Um, yeah.
Yeah.
Uh, it's just interesting.
I don't know.
Our, our society and culture changes over time.
It's, uh, an interesting one, uh, bruski or a beer, you know, boom, that kind of thing.
I think that one goes up.
That, uh, I'm sorry.
All of these are still in my lexicon.
I use all of them.
I don't think you're alone on that.
Uh, at least a couple of these I've used.
I know that, um, leaf pepper, not to be confused with a peeping Tom.
Some New England boomers apparently use this phrase to describe, uh, tourist, uh, tourist
who come around during the fall to enjoy the seasonal colors of the New England area
and then just leave their, so leaf peep, I get it.
Leaf peeper.
Peeper, yeah.
Yeah.
And granny glasses, uh, which some boomers may, uh, now, now be wearing, but in the 60s,
this was used as oversized, uh, glasses, oversized spectacles and stuff.
Well, and those are becoming very popular.
I would say with the, with the younger generation, they like the oversized glasses look.
And also you can see more, mm-hmm, uh, which is, is really what it's all about.
Um, I, I would say, but for those of us like me who have, um, very, very poor vision,
I'm very near sighted, um, I can't get glasses that big because they look like coke bottles.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, I got some honorable mentions here, like, uh, knuckle sandwich.
That's one of my poppies to say a lot, knuckle sandwich, um, I always thought that was
a good one.
Um, let's see, yikes, yikes, I, I think that that's one that, you know, I still use, uh,
but you know, here very often, uh, those are good ones.
Well, I was trying to think of one and I didn't, it's not, uh, it's not necessarily
doesn't fit this, but I was thinking, uh, I heard somebody say the other day, uh, back
to the salt mines.
I'm like, when, when back to the salt, when, how old is that phrase and when, when was
the last time we had salt mines, I had to look this one up, um, that, the term salt
mines, especially the phrase back to the salt mines refers ironically to one's workplace
or a dull, tedious, tedious task.
The phrase originates from the 1800s in reference to Russian practice of sending prisoners
to forced labor in Siberian salt mines.
Mm-hmm.
Now, a lot of these phrases don't necessarily, uh, or, uh, most of these phrases, I mean
that we made popular in the States come from the States.
It's interesting to me the ones that come from overseas, usually from immigrants coming
here and incorporating them into our lexicon.
Yeah, that is true.
Yeah, because that's part of what makes America so beautiful is bringing, you know, immigrants
coming here and bringing their cultures to us in us sharing and incorporating them.
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
I just, I do hope that, um, which, which generation do you say we're, we're, we're trying
to introduce these terms to, uh, Gen X, uh, boomers and Gen X, uh, it's boomer terms,
Gen X.
We confused about Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, I don't even know what ages are, what, I really don't
follow any of that, but let's just hope the, uh, the boomers and the Gen, whatever, don't
get into Fistikus over these use of terms.
Um, especially if they're just misunderstood, like, like somebody saying something and
they're trying to be complimentary and it comes across to, what did you just call me?
Like, when I'm trying to make a joke about using the term Fistikus and it just flies
by.
Right on by.
We, uh, we, we want to hear these from you too.
What are some phrases, some terms that you like or that you think should be brought
back?
Uh, go ahead and share them with us.
Everybody feel free to call up seven one five four two four twenty six hundred, love
to hear from you.
We'll, uh, go ahead and take our final time out of the show.
We'll come back after checking in with our partners and have some fun on the morning
show at WFHR.
Welcome back, everybody.
Morning show here at WFHR, locally grown radio.
Melissa and James here with you, we're going to take it to the top of the hour, wrap up the
show.
Thanks so much for joining us on this election Tuesday, everybody.
And scientists have been saying that we can expect weather extremes to continue.
So maybe Alaska is just getting themselves ready.
There's a new pull out on natural disasters in nearly three in four Americans say that
they live in an area where hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes are major or minor problems.
And 26% say that they live in an area where one of these three major one of their three
is a major problem.
Not surprisingly, people are most concerned about hurricanes in the south of east US, places
like Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.
People are worried about tornadoes in the central US like Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska,
Alaska, Missouri, Iowa, and people are most concerned about earthquakes in the western
US, places like California, Oregon and Washington.
But strangely, Alaska is very paranoid about all three, even though they haven't had
a lot of devastation to this point, 29% of Alaskans say earthquakes are a major problem.
They've had 17 over the past 100 years.
There were two 60 years ago that were lethal and people may be worried more since seven
of those came into last 10 years.
31% of Alaskans say hurricanes are a major problem, even though they've never been hit
by a full on hurricane.
And 22% of Alaskans say tornadoes are a major problem, even though they've only really
had six, although one was earlier this year.
And as a side note, Los Angeles area was hit with a relatively more minor earthquake
yesterday afternoon.
It was a 4.4 magnitude.
There's so sudden that they can create some panic until people realize that, oh, it's
not the big one.
I experienced that twice over in California when I was living out there.
I actually experienced a earthquake in Decalbe in Illinois.
That was the first time I ever experienced something like that.
So it's certainly understandable, certainly noteworthy.
And as far as the Alaskans go, we used to have a local Alaskan call us in all the time
on the morning show here.
And we'd touch base with them, catch up, hey, how's it going in Alaska?
Some of those things.
And this was a concern even back then, as far as that.
And I think a lot of this has to do with the planet.
Yeah.
Well, and these things that we have no control over, you can't stop an earthquake.
You can't stop a tornado or hurricane.
You know, I mean, if it's coming, you just got to prepare batten down the hatches and
do what you can.
Nobody defeats mother nature because she is queen.
And you know, I mean, it's something that I think it's better to be aware of than I'm
not worried about that.
My friends in Florida, they, this, I would say beginning of summer, but probably about
a month or two ago, was talking to a couple of people that have known for a long time.
And we were talking about what they had going, what we had going on in our days.
I was talking about the station here and they were telling me, oh, well, later I'll be
boarding up the windows and this and that, just saying it really not shallotally.
You know, I was boarding up the, just the way we adapt to nature and the way nature adapts
to us is very unique.
And sometimes beautiful and sometimes terrifying.
Well, and you know, we had a record number of tornadoes here in Wisconsin this year.
And if, you know, you weren't in a community that was struck by it, maybe you don't feel
affected.
But for people living in, in the southern part of the state, people living in, in unity
Wisconsin here in central Wisconsin, their town was devastated by a tornado.
They're still recovering from that.
Yeah.
I, I think about, you mentioned tornado alley, a lot of the, the communities and the families
that live in those and it seems like every summer we see different video, a heartbreaking
footage of these things.
It's, it's difficult.
It's also something, you know, you ask any person that lives in that area, well, why don't
you move?
This is my home.
This is where my family's from.
I've four generations in this place.
Well, I'm not moving that the tornado can move, you know, it's, it's, and it's very matter
factly.
So at one side of this, yes, you, you, you, you hurt your heartaches for people living
like this.
And at the same time, I, I think that there is almost something beautiful about that.
As far as this is my home, nothing's making me move from it.
Well, and how communities come together and how, you know, we support our neighbors and
help people in those situations, you know, and how our government can come through and
help us.
And this is part of that referendum question that is asked on your ballot today.
Do you want the governor of this state, whatever party they are affiliated with, to be able
to get those federal funds to you in the case of an emergency, in the case of a natural
disaster or, you know, a tornado or a fire, whatever it is that affects our communities.
Do we want the governor to be able to, to get us those funds?
If that's, if you believe that, that's how it should be, then vote no.
And be informed, find out more about not only what is on the ballot, but if you are registered
where to vote, and my vote.wi.gov, my vote.wi.gov, the polls are already open.
Head on out there and be informed and vote and keep track of everything here at Civic Media.
Our news team is the best in the state and they're going to be covering this all day long,
looking forward to the coverage today, Melissa, and appreciate you and the team.
Our live election coverage will kick off at 8 o'clock tonight, so you can tune in to
hear the results of the polls and find out how people voted in Wisconsin today.
Get a nap in, will you?
Get yourself some, no, you're probably not going to be able to, but I hope you can, I
hope you can at least relax a little bit before that.
And we do all seriousness, genuinely appreciate the coverage that you bring to our area, Melissa,
nice work.
My vote.wi.gov, go shirt and check that out, everybody, and check out our lineup for
today.
Man, we got a good one lined up for you.
Join us for a midday magazine today from four to five in Monday through Friday.
Today, our good friend, Lacey Ailing will be in from the heart of Wisconsin Chamber of
Commerce.
No good.
Looking forward to catching up with Lacey.
And in part two, it's let's talk real estate with David Farmboro from Cole Banker,
C.W.R.
Relators.
Hey, find out what's going on in the housing market.
And David and I got a fun conversation lined up for you today, everybody, looking forward
to that.
And I do want to remind everybody we've got some great local veterans activities going
on in our area.
One of them is happening right now, the morning Joe and Doh, wrapping up, oh, I'm sorry,
that's wrapping up at 10.
So that's just about to wrap up, but keep that in mind every second Tuesday of the month.
They do this over at the Stevens Point Elk Lodge.
Be sure to check that out.
And you do still have time to enjoy American Heroes Cafe tomorrow from 739, 30 at Crossview
Church.
That's right.
They're over there having breakfast and conversation and just, you know, hanging out.
Yeah.
Come on.
Stop by all veterans military and police fighter, firefighters tomorrow from 730 to 930.
Enjoy American Heroes Cafe.
And then they're going to be with us from noon to 6 tomorrow at our parking lot party.
Yeah.
Looking forward to that.
That's going to be a blast, everybody.
We're going to have them down here.
We're going to have friends of ours from the Wood County Health Department.
Pam, just let me know.
We're going to be talking about immunization, information, materials and giveaways for
the bike share program staff person from WIC will be here and materials for parents
and teachers programs.
And we're also going to have edge VR there with their headset.
We're going to have zoo animals there from our municipal zoo in Wisconsin rapids.
It's going to be such a fun time and L taco social truck.
Don't forget the tacos.
Yes.
It's going to be a blast.
Be sure to check that out.
Everybody.
And join the Central Wisconsin area community theater for the fourth annual Smekli.
Smekli.
Smekli shakes production of William Shakespeare's Mary Wives of Windsor.
Check this out, everybody.
It's being performed at the Pankowski Friends Amphitheater nestled within the picturesque
reserve located at 24 and 19 North Point Drive in beautiful Stevens Point.
It's only one weekend of shows, right?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Thursday, the tomorrow or Friday.
I'm sorry, Thursday.
Check this out.
Your price and your choice of seating at six o'clock.
Check that out.
And then Friday, August 16th at six o'clock will be open night dinner and a show.
Be sure to check that out as well.
Find out more and get your tickets at cwack.org, cwack.org by local support.
Local support the arts.
Everybody.
Mm-hmm.
16th annual Family Fun Fest car show happening this Saturday at Dexter Park from 9 to 3.
They're going to vendor craft fair farmers market food and fun for everybody car truck, tractor,
motorcycle.
All are welcome.
Yeah.
That's not too far down the road.
And all of this benefits are good friends that Jeremiah is crossing where no one pays
for lessons.
Find out more at girmicecrossing.org, girmicecrossing.org.
Be sure to check that out, everybody.
And our friends over at the Moravian Church have the brought fry in rummage sale happening
this Saturday from 9 to 2.
There's so much going on.
Nothing but tons of stuff.
They're going to have brats, hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, baked goods, water, soda,
and so much more enjoy food and fellowship at the brought fry and rummage sale happening
this Saturday from 9 to 2 at the Wisconsin Rapps and Moravian Church right across 3rd Avenue
from Centralia Center.
Can't miss it.
Mm-hmm.
It's also the Kellner corn fest this weekend.
Oh my gosh.
That's, yes.
They have bounce houses from 4 to dark.
They got live music Friday night on Saturday.
There's a flea market all day.
They have a Wild West Parade starts at 11.
Live music at 7.
There is so much to do in Kellner plus eat corn.
Yes.
Corn, corn, corn.
Corn.
Corn is awesome.
A guy canoeing his way across Canada found a lost dog stuck in the mud on a riverbank
last month.
So he scooped her up, tracked her down her owner and got her back home and got it all
on video.
Oh wow.
That's awesome.
It's a very cool video.
If you get a chance to check that out, everybody encourage you to do so.
It's a beautiful video.
And it's never too late to make a change.
A woman in England who dropped out of school at 15 just became a doctor at the age of 41.
Oh wow.
Oh wow.
That is pretty impressive.
That's awesome.
That's awesome.
Quote, I really believe that if your heart is in it, you can 100% do the crazy things you
have always dreamed of.
Hmm.
Yes.
I really like that quote.
That is a really, really good quote right there.
And a 90 year old Air Force vet named Donald recently walked into a pawn shop in Manchester
New Hampshire, hoping to sell some jewelry.
His wife has dementia and their landlord just up their rent.
But I'll never have to worry about making rent again after an employee named Janelle Marie
launched a GoFundMe campaign.
She posted a video after surprising him with the first 1,300 that they had collected.
And that floored him.
He's 91 on August 25th.
So she told him it was an early birthday present from her and around 25 friends.
Oh wow.
Since the first video, she's raised a lot more.
But I looked at it this morning over $3,775.
It's incredible what can happen.
And whether it's our community or other communities around the country, we see these kind
of stories.
And we need to share them and talk about them more.
This is part of the beauty of our world.
That's pretty cool.
Hmm.
Again.
These buildings communities.
Yeah.
Strangers helping strangers.
It's one of the most American things I can think of.
And one of the others is voting.
Get out there and vote.
Everybody.
The full primary is happening right now.
You have until 8 o'clock to get your vote in.
Find out more about that at myvote.wi.gov.
Be informed.
Be registered.
Get out there and vote and help democracy ring.
That's right.
Great.
Well, good luck tonight.
I'm a list.
I hope everything goes well into that great show today.
Hmm.
Thanks, James.
You all be good to each other out there.
And we will talk to you soon and then later right here at this is locally grown radio
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