OPEN HOUSE A SUCCESS IN SPITE OF WINTER STORM

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Check it out. Our first annual open house was great. We had over a hundred people that attended and got a jumpstart on their Christmas shopping. Our vendors are already excited about next year. Thorn did an awesome job giving rides around the ranch. A special thank you to Gary Allen 24/7 Well and Pump Service for joining us with his friends Ann and Jody, as they drove Thorn for us for the day. Thank you to Emily Jaeger who helped folks on and off the wagon. Thank you to Kevin and Shelly Buntin for taking care of Bunkhouse activity, and orderly parking of cars. Thank you to Barb Witte for handling the food and drinks in the Bunkhouse. Thank you to all our vendors, hope to see you again next year.

Congratulations to Christine Riihimaki, she is the winner of our 2007 Photo Contest. We had 7 entries this year and over a hundred votes. Two of our photograph entries were neck and neck for most the day, but Christine is our winner, and gets the two night stay in our Maple Cabin. Special mention goes out to Tina Solnik, her photo was the second favorite of the day.

DISCOVER WISCONSIN

For those of you who were involved in our Discover Wisconsin shoot. At this point in time it is scheduled to air March 8 and 9, 2008. You will need to check your local listings as to time and channel. When and if I know something more specific I will include it on the website.

GIFT CERTIFICATES

You still have time to purchase gift certificates for that special someone on your Christmas list. Call (800)644-8783 or email annm@spurofthemomentranch.org to purchase a gift certificate for lodging or massage. We now have Spur of the Moment Ranch sweatshirts and/or our spur mugs to make the gift complete.

SNOW – SNOW – SNOW – SNOW – SNOW

I am sure that you are aware our winter season is off and running. Saturday we had our first winter storm of the year. Our snow total was about 8 inches. It was beautiful up in the north woods. Hopefully it will continue. Let the ranch be your winter getaway too. Put up your feet, bring a good book, some movies, board games, or venture out to cross country ski, snow shoe, snowmobile, and/or ice fish. When you get back and your body is sore and you can hardly move, schedule a massage. The ranch is a beautiful place in the winter too. The snowmobile trails are open, groomed and good condition. While they change daily current information will be added as required or check the Oconto County Snowmobile Alliance Website.

CARRIAGE OPERATORS OF NORTH AMERICA

Skip and I are planning to attend the Carriage Operators of North America convention for our second year. We are thinking about adding a carriage drive component to the ranch next season. Keep your eye on the www.spurofthemomentranch.org newsletter for further details.

A Prosperous and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

Ann & Skip Maletzke