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    With a rich history in the forestry industry that spans more than 60 years, leading forestry equipment manufacturer John Deere will be a featured sponsor of this year's competition.      John Deere is proud to be a Title Sponsor of the " Lumberjack World Championships,"  said Nate Clark, Forestry Marketing Manager for John Deere Construction and Forestry. "The Lumberjack World Championships provides all of us at John Deere with a rewarding opportunity to feature and celebrate the hard work and dedication found in the logging community and epitomized by the competition's athletes."     In the 52 years since the inaugural event, tens of thousands of spectators have come to the small town of Hayward, Wisconsin from all over the globe to watch the world's finest compete in the "Granddaddy" of all timber sports competitions: Lumberjack World Championships®. It is three days of challenge, determination and pure strength for both men and w

   This most excellant recipe comes from  www.doughmesstic.net  . I hope you and a few close friends and family enjoy consuming some of these at your next get together.  Goodluck! When I was in California for the Rose Bowl, we were bumped from our return flight home. Bummer, I know. Trapped on the Left Coast an entire extra day, in a room at the Westin with a Heavenly Bed. The  horror. So, to liven up our depression, we hopped on a shuttle that took us to Manhattan Beach, the cutest little town I’ve seen yet in California.  So sweet.  And speaking of sweet, I happened upon a Cupcake Shop – Cupcake Couture. It was tough deciding on their flavors, but eventually, I locked on to a Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcake. Delicious! I knew right away it was something I wanted to recreate once I got home, and a few days ago I did just that. Good thing. At $4 a pop, I’d be broke if I didn’t figure out how to make ‘em myself. And so would you. So make them! Strawberry Cheesecake Cup

Here's a great way to save some money on your craft addictions; make you own Decoupage! And it really works plus it's easy to do. You need.... A jar Elmers Glue Water Empty the glue into a jar. My jar is just an old Salsa Bottle. Add Water. You need it to be 50% glue and 50% water. Shake shake shake And you are done!! I know it works because i used it to paste this paper label onto the jar :) It could make a great gift for your crafting buddies