Journal

By swilker on December 7, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

   I would first like to thank everyone involved that made this year’s event so special. I especially want to thank Marisa and Joree from Kool Beanz for providing a terrific venue and creating such a wonderful atmosphere for the event. Also a big thank you to Marjorie Lusk and Lora Stanger for the delicious home cooked meal. It was fantastic! I was grateful this...

By swilker on November 30, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

  I hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving this year. Each year this holiday helps me remember all the things I have to be grateful for. I will start by saying how thankful I am that Cassidy was able to make it here before the weather turned horrible. I only hope it will cooperate for her return back to Dixie. In the intertest of keeping this story short, I...

By swilker on November 23, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

   This story begins three years ago when I had a booth for the Foundation at the “What Today’s Women Want” event at the Shilo. A lady came up to the booth and asked me to tell her about the Foundation. I explained our mission to help cancer patients and told her all the money we receive goes directly to local cancer patients and their families. “I’m so glad to hear...

By swilker on November 16, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

I returned home Wednesday night from two very exciting and rewarding Equipment Dealer Association conventions. There were so many great experiences that it was hard to choose which ones to write about.    Let’s begin with the Far West Convention in Phoenix. To start with, the main thing that makes this one special is the opportunity I have to stay with and spend...

By swilker on November 9, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

   Now a lot of you have already heard this story, because when it happened I was so excited I told everyone I could. So I appreciate your indulgence as I tell it one more time. A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from a young lady in Leadore. She told me her name was Sarah Smith and her Mom was a cancer patient at Teton Cancer Institute a few years ago....

By swilker on November 2, 2019 in Journal | 0 comments

   I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. I will start by saying this has always been one of my favorite holidays. It started with getting to go to houses and get free candy. When we got to the age of being too cool to trick or treat, we graduated to throwing water balloons and pulling silly pranks. The next part some of you have already read about, so I asked for...