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Stephen (Steve) Robert Hanson, Roseville, MI/once Janesville, WI - Gazettextra

Hanson; brothers, Thomas (Kathy) Hanson of Wellington, FL and E.J. Hanson of La Crosse, WI; sisters: JoEllen (Patrick) Gavin of Delavan, WI, Debra (Al) Rebman of Appleton, WI, LuAnn (Chuck) Roth of Onalaska, WI; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jane Ann; and grandson, Isaac Max Benton Morgan. He was a loving husband, father, friend, and person, and his hearty laugh and smile will be missed by many.Memorial service and visitation will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 313 East Wall St, Janesville, WI; on Saturday, October 8th from 10:30 a.m. until noon. In lieu of flowers, donations may also be made to The National League for POW/MIA Families, at: 5673 Columbia Pike Ste-100, Fall’s Church, VA 22041.Print... http://www.gazettextra.com/20161005/stephen_steve_robert_hanson_roseville_mionce_janesville_wi

Steve Cahalan: Viroqua supper club converted to a cafe, flower shop returns in Onalaska - La Crosse Tribune

For more information, call 608-637-7398 or visit www.eaterycafeviroqua.com or the cafe’s Facebook page.Joe and Rhonda Sexton, who operated Flowers by Guenthers at 310 Sand Lake Road in Onalaska from 2000 to 2013, plan to reopen the flower shop within a couple weeks.They had been leasing the building to a couple who operated the business until it closed a few weeks ago. “We got it back,” Joe Sexton said last week. “The quicker we get it open again, the better.”The Sextons recently moved back to the area from North Padre Island, Texas, where Joe had been a barber. The past two years, he had operated his own barber shop kiosk – which he has moved inside the Onalaska flower shop. “It looks like a big barber pole,” he said of the shiny red, white and blue kiosk.Sexton said a couple prospects have expressed interest in buying the flower shop business. Even if the Sextons do sell it, he hopes to keep his Barber Joe kiosk inside and continue to cut hair there.“I’ll be a barber here until I’m 100,” Sexton joked. The barber kiosk might open before the flower shop reopens, he said.Hours for both the flower and barber businesses probably will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Sexton said. For more information, visit www.barberjoe.com or www.flowersbyguenthers.com. The latter website is being redone and will be up soon, Sexton said.Friday will be the last day for the Flair Hairstyling salon at 2412 State Road in the Village Shopping Center in La Crosse, owner Bill Freier said.Freier said he has decided to close his salon – which he’s owned since 1984 – because of a shortage of hair stylists and because he will be 70 years old in February and wants to cut back and spend more time with family.He said he told his staff on Sept. 13 that he plans to close the salon, and within two days, five of its hair stylists had found jobs elsewhere and a sixth decided to retire. Freier said he has had difficulty filling hair stylist positions this year because stylists are in short supply.A total of 16 people work at the salon, and Freier said he believes most of them have found new jobs. Besides owning the salon, he is a massage therapist there. “I’ll probably continue with massage therapy” by renting a space somewhere in the area, he said.The new Ohana Yoga Studio at 126 S. Leonard St. in downtown West Salem will open with an open house from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, and classes will begin Oct. 3.The new studio is owned by Tina Wehrs, Beth Foor, Sarah Allen and Kelly Nedvidek. It’s in the former location of The Rusty Aw... http://lacrossetribune.com/business/local/steve-cahalan-viroqua-supper-club-converted-to-a-cafe-flower/article_ecefc349-f621-58f9-a22a-b879727c2e7d.html

Flowers Done Green - local flower shop keeps it unexpected - Volume One

Valley.“We don’t have to always go looking to the exotic to find something exceptionally beautiful. We’re celebrating what’s beautiful about Wisconsin.” – Sarah Lambert, Hive & Hollow“What I’m trying to do that’s different is having all of my flowers sourced as locally as possible,” Sarah said.  In the spring and summer that means using supplies from her own greenhouse and garden and supporting local flower growers.  When the winter months restrict local options to willow branches, pine cones, and evergreens, rather than ordering carnations and roses from Central American farms, she brings out the best of the seasonal options, accentuating them with plants from a Minnesota greenhouse.“We don’t have to always go looking to the exotic to find something exceptionally beautiful,” Sarah said.  “We’re celebrating what’s beautiful about Wisconsin.”Sarah is also celebrating sustainability through her choices in product.  She recalls a conversation with a fellow florist from ten years ago, when her coworker expressed concern the effect of floral industry chemicals on fertility.  Before then, she hadn’t realized the proliferation of carcinogenic chemicals in pesticides and plastics associated with flower arranging.  Sarah aims to carry as many organic, recycled, and locally grown products as possible to avoid negative environmental impact.Many of Sarah’s arrangements are presented in thrifted tins, glassware, and pots.  On a recent Friday, she placed a bridal bouqu... https://volumeone.org/articles/2018/11/28/27005_flowers_done_green

Appletons Memorial Florists to diversify by growing hemp - Appleton Post Crescent

There's literally no way you can get high off hemp," said Rob Richard, senior director of governmental relations at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in Madison. Nevertheless, hemp was outlawed as a crop in Wisconsin in 1970, squashing Wisconsin's hemp growing industry.  "Wisconsin has a long history of growing hemp and was the top producer in the country from the 30s to the 50s," said Richard.  The state Legislature passed a law in November 2017 to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp once again.  While legal to grow, Richard said farmers are keeping an eye on a federal 2018 farm bill, yet to be signed, that gives them more incentive. "It clears up any misinterpretation or legal interpretation of what hemp is. It will be a crop. It removes it from the controlled substances act," Richard said. "It makes it eligible for crop insurance, so it takes away some of the risk."  Richard sees hemp as a good option for Wisconsin farmers. "Our farmers are going through a rough time because commodity prices and milk prices are taking a beating. This is one avenue for farmers to hopefully make some profit on a crop."  Besides Front Range, a number of other companies offering seeds and "clones" or tissue cuttings for propagating plants are starting in the state. "They're looking at Wisconsin because we're No. 2 in available organic acreage. Organics are where a lot of the profitability is," he said.    Front Range leased one of Memorial's 15,400-square-foot greenhouses to grow tiny hemp plants — in much the same way greenhouses grow bedding or pack plants for home gardeners — that it will sell to Wisconsin farmers for planting in the fields. The operation will add eight full-time jobs.  Memorial Florists' traditional floral and greenhouse operations will continue in the remainder of its 40,000-square-foot facility.  That means home gardeners, decorators, brides, funerals and those looking for the business' better quality plants will ... https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/12/04/appletons-memorial-florists-greenhouses-signs-deal-grow-hemp/2201857002/

Manitowoc Roorbach Flowers offers full-service FTD shop | Chamber Notebook - Herald Times Reporter

The Chamber of Manitowoc County For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 6:54 AM EST Nov 8, 2018 Since 1952 when Harry and Julia Roorbach moved from Illinois to buy the former Hamilton greenhouse and establish Roorbach Flowers, the Roorbach family has been active in Manitowoc's retail scene. Jim and Claire Olson joined Claire's parents in the business in the late 1960s and took ownership in the early 1990s. This coincided with an extensive remodel that created a new retail store, greenhouses and parking on Custer Street. The store is at 961 S. 29th St. and online at roorbachflowers.com or facebook.com/roorbach. ... https://www.htrnews.com/story/money/2018/11/08/manitowoc-roorbach-flowers-offers-full-service-ftd-shop-wisconsin/1923898002/

Wingo's, English Rose Garden Heavily Damaged in O Street Fire

June 26, 2018“It was then that I knew that someone really had my back,” she wrote.Wingo’s recently acquired a second location at 2218 Wisconsin Avenue in nearby Glover Park, and it hopes to open its doors August 1, according to a Facebook post.English Rose Garden is also currently closed and sustained heavy damage. An employee who was working at the time of the fire told WUSA 9 the “shop is gone.”Have a reaction to this article? Write a letter to the editor. ... http://www.thehoya.com/wingos-english-rose-garden-heavily-damaged-o-street-fire/