SCHOOL NEWS
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLEAR LAKE
July, August, September 2016
ISSUE 1
Clear Lake Schools Open September 1st
The 2016-2017 school year is upon us. Clear Lake teachers will report on August 30 & 31 for inservice, orientation and
general preparation. Students will attend all day beginning Thursday, September 1st, with school starting at 8:20 a.m. and
dismissing at 3:25 p.m.
ELEMENTARY STAFF
HIGH SCHOOL STAFF
Jessica Pickard
Diane Blanchard
Special Education
Kindergarten
Venessa DeCosse
Business Education
First Grade
Nick Crawford
Social Studies
Whitlee Tronstad
Special Education
Rebecca Stahl
Lori Olson
Shauna Peterson
Michele Kelly
Elizabeth Hesselink
Julie Kahl
Theresa Anderson
Tonja Wolf
Kristie Niles
Kacey Paulson
Beth Weiland
Mary Schieffer
Karen Ohm
Andrea Jilek
Wyatt Komanec
Breanna Larson
Todd Jilek
Dawn Powers
Dale Rosen
Paula Johnson
Ann Miner
Alicia Strilzuk
Holly Waterman
Mindy Schupp
Jill Molls
Marisa Bergh
Kim Becker
Mike Larson
Kimberly Torgerson
Jessica Millar
Patti Jakupciak
Chris Petersen
4-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Ryan Blanchard
Nathan Cunningham Science and Math
First Grade
Megan Carlson
Second Grade
Neil Larson
Second Grade
Second Grade
Kent Hughes
Third Grade
Kyrsten Hughes
Third Grade
Holly Waterman
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade
Special Education
Special Education
Special Education/
Early Childhood
Physical Education
Physical Education
Art
Title I
Vocal Music
Vocal Music
Kids Care
Coordinator
Instrumental Music
Speech Therapist
Guidance Counselor
School Psychologist
Principal
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Special Education
Michael Larson
Kate Koehler
Erika Hunter
Hayley Prusak
Steve Ruble
Sue Ruble
Jason Sargent
Casey Keller
Marci Meyer
Marisa Bergh
Angela Funk
Alicia Strilzuk
Danielle Schott
Nick Gilles
Science, Math, English
Technology Education
English
English
Instrumental Music
Art
School Counselor
Family and Consumer
Science
Science
Physical Education
Social Studies
Math
Science and Math
Librarian/IMC Director
Vocal Music
Spanish
Physical Education;
Health
New Family
OrientationMeet Your Teacher
at the Elementary
School
There will be a new family orientation
and an opportunity to meet your
teacher day on Wednesday, August
31st. The new family orientation will be
held in the Elementary Gym from 2:00
– 2:30 pm. General information about
the school district and our elementary
school, Gaylord A. Nelson Educational
Center, will be distributed at the general
meeting in the gym. There will be a
time for questions at the end of the
general meeting.
All students and their parents are
invited to come to meet their teachers
and see their classroom and are asked
to do so between 2:30 and 3:15 pm on
Wednesday, August 31st.
Agriculture Education
Principal
7th Grade Orientation Set
On Monday evening, August 29th, at
6:45 p.m., Clear Lake Jr./Sr. High School
invites all in-coming 7th graders and their
parents to attend an orientation night. At
this meeting, students and their parents
will have the opportunity to learn about
their class schedules, meet several of
their teachers, learn about co-curricular
opportunities, tour the school, and try their
locker combinations. Students may also
pay for lunches and required registration
this evening. This is a great way to get
ready for the upcoming school year and
get more acquainted with the high school
building. The meeting will take place in
the commons/cafeteria. We hope to see
you there!
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School Lunch/Breakfast Program
The School District of Clear Lake serves meals each day.
Lunch prices per day are: Elementary - $2.65; High School
- $2.85; Adult - $3.50; reduced lunch price – 40 cents.
Breakfast prices are $1.25 per breakfast for elementary and
high school, adults are $1.70. Reduced breakfast price is
30 cents per breakfast.
One carton of milk is provided with each meal. Each
additional milk, or milk without the purchase of a school
meal, is $.30. Milk for elementary milk break is still provided
by the District at no cost.
Each student is assigned a lunch ID for the school year.
Every family will have one lunch account for all of their
children. As your child(ren) eat lunch, the amount of
the lunch or breakfast will be deducted from your family
account. Due to this type of accounting, we request that
each family deposit no less than $25 into their account. This
amount can be used at any time during the school year.
Food service accounts must maintain a positive balance.
When the balance of an account becomes negative, further
charges will not be allowed.
**A reminder to parents of the school board policy on
delinquent lunch accounts
Grades 4K-6: Students coming through the food service
line shall pay the daily rate or they will be offered a peanut
butter sandwich and a carton of milk for lunch up to three
days.
Grades 7-12: Students coming through the food service
line shall pay the daily rate or be refused service. This
refusal of service shall continue until the account has a
positive balance.
The ability to pay shall not be a deterrent to participation
in the lunch program. Low-income families may qualify for
free or reduced prices upon submitting an application.
Clear Lake High School Season Athletic Passes
Season tickets for all home athletic events (not including
WIAA tournaments) are available at a cost of $28 for single,
or $40 per couple. Those choosing to purchase a season
ticket may do so at the ticket booth (available during the
first two home football games) or at the District Office. Paid
admission without the season ticket will be $3 for adults and
$2 for students. Senior Citizens may acquire a Clear Lake
Home event pass, good at all home athletic events, free
of charge. These requests must be made at the District
Business Office.
Early Release Dates for 2016-17 School Year
Clear Lake School District will again, in 2016-2017, have periodic student “early release” days. The purpose of these days
is to provide time for school staff development and collaboration intended to enhance student achievement.
The early releases will occur on the following dates:
Wednesday, September 14th Tuesday, March 14th
Tuesday, October 11th
Wednesday, April 12th
Thursday, February 16th Elementary students will be released from school at 12:40, and Jr/Sr High students will be released at 12:55. Buses will
pick up at those times.
Registration Fees
Registration fees include the costs of school events, school supplies, lyceum programs, towel usage, etc. The fees
are as follows:
• Grades 7-12 $10.00 – Required Registration fee. Students will be required to
pay the $2 admission fee to attend school athletic events until their
Registration fee is paid.
• Grades K-6
No fee, but students will have the choice of purchasing a season
athletic ticket for $5.00 or pay $2.00 per game for admission.
The above information, plus bus rider rules, attendance policies and free lunch applications have been sent to parents.
If you did not receive this information, please call the Business Office (263-2114), and it will be sent to you.
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July, August, September 2016
Homecoming
2016 at CLHS
The week of October 3rd – 8th
is Homecoming Week at Clear
Lake High School.
All of the
traditional activities will be included,
culminating
with
the
Friday
afternoon parade at 2:15 and the
football game versus Elmwood/
Plum City that night at 7:00. The
Dance will be Saturday from 8:0011:45 p.m. in the high school
commons.
Athletic passes for
Senior Citizens
The School District of Clear Lake
Board of Education in recognition of
the support that senior citizens have
provided the District and that senior
citizens often live on a fixed income
offers all citizens of the District age
62 or older a complimentary pass to
all Home Clear Lake athletic events.
Please come into the District office at
the High School to receive your pass.
Thanks for supporting our athletes!
Junior High Locker
Reorganization
For some time we’ve wanted
to reorganize the locker
area in the Jr. High wing.
We’re making it happen this
summer! Our custodial staff
was up to the challenge of
disassembling and moving
our current lockers for more
convenient student use
and space management for
our staff! You can feel the
space opening up! Thanks
custodial staff for your
efforts this summer to make
our buildings a great place
to learn and work!
Thank you Clear Lake
Physical Therapy
Thank You Clear Lake
Physical Therapy and Rehab
for donating over $2,200 to
Clear Lake Athletics! The
money was raised during
Clear Lake Days 5k run.
Pictured is Emily Monson
(owner) and Dale Rosen,
Clear Lake School District
Athletic Director.
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Graduates of 2016
Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
6th Grade Graduates – Off to the High School!
Kindergarten Graduates – To First Grade you go!!
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Earth Day and Service Learning Day
Levy one of
top scorers in
the State!
Congratulations goes out to Sophomore
Hunter Levy, who was one of only 45
students in the state of Wisconsin to receive
the American Legion’s Americanism and
Government Scholarship for 2016!
Some 4,000 Wisconsin high school
students took the Legion’s Americanism
and Government Scholarship test in April,
and Hunter was one of the top 45 scorers,
and one of the top 15 sophomores, in
the entire state. Hunter will receive a
$250 scholarship for his awareness and
knowledge of our rights and privileges that
we have as American citizens.
Standing with Hunter are the other top
scorers from their respective grades,
Junior Logan Raschick, Junior Dylan
Davidson, and Sophomore Jared Katz.
Ian Ruble and Seth Erickson were top
scorers from the Senior class.
Special thanks goes out to the American
Legion, local Clear Lake Legion Post
#108, local Legion member Bob Buhr
and Mr. Crawford for assisting in the
process! Congrats Hunter and the other
top scorers!
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Clear Lake Trap Club
The Clear Lake students did very well at their first state
tournament! The state tournament was held in Rome, WI,
with 48 teams attending and over 500 students. Clear Lake
placed 16th out of the 48 schools. Two of our students shot
a perfect 25 score while at the tournament, Logan Reindahl
and Nicholas Sempf-Nyren.
School News
New Ticket Booth
built by Students
Noah Wieczorek, Gabe Colbeth, and Nick Elmer completed
a new ticket booth for the football field. Missing from the
picture is Zach Elmer. The group designed it to help
promote two separate lines when purchasing tickets. Great
job guys!
Contemporary History Class visited by Vietnam Veterans
In May Mr. Crawford’s Contemporary History students were
able to meet Clear Lake resident, Neil Lillie. Standing here
next to his granddaughter, Camryn, Mr. Lillie spoke to the
students about his experiences serving 6 ½ years in the US
Air Force. A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Lillie served on search
and rescue missions for soldiers from 1969-1970. Much
of Mr. Lillie’s presentation also focused on his return trips
to Vietnam. In recent years, Mr. Lillie has volunteered for
the organization, Globe Awareness, has raised money,
and delivered
s c h o o l
supplies
for
underprivileged
school children
in
Vietnam.
Our
Clear
Lake students
learned a great
deal from his
visit, and we
would like to
thank Mr. Lillie
for
visiting
Pictured: Camryn Lillie and Neil Lillie
our class and
for serving
country!
our
Students
in
Mr.
Crawford’s
Contemporary
History
class
learned a great
deal from guest
speaker,
Jerry
Uhl, on Monday,
May 16. Mr. Uhl
served as a tank
operator for the
Pictured: Jerry Uhl and Jake Doyle
1st
Squadron,
10th Cavalry of the U.S. Army in Vietnam, from 1966-1967.
Mr. Uhl also goes by “Grandpa,” to high school junior,
Jake Doyle! Mr. Uhl shared some of both his in-country,
and stateside experiences while serving. Informative and
entertaining, Mr. Uhl captivated the students from bell to bell
– it was a great, and humbling experience to have him in
our class. Thank you, Mr. Uhl, for both your visit and your
service!
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Band Pops Concert & Art Show
The Art Show and Band Pops concert was a huge
success. Thank you to all of the very talented students who
participated!
Firewood Storage Project
Ryan Harding, Gage Paulzine, Hunter Levy, Trevor Kivi,
Adam Boardman, Lucas Kaczmarski, Josh Levra, Kyle
Whitmer, and Jared Fritz are pictured with their completed
construction projects: Two firewood storage units. Great
job guys!
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CLHS Band and Choir perform in New Orleans
The Band and Choir students returned from a week-long trip to New Orleans . The trip included a stop in Memphis, TN and
two performances. Students visited Beale St., Sun Records, the Rock and Soul Museum, Civil Rights Museum, a plantation,
the WWII Museum, Mardi Gras World, the French Quarter and French Market, Audobon Zoo, among other things. The trip
also included a swamp tour, paddleboat ride, bus tour of the city, and plenty of authentic local cuisine each day. All of the
directors, chaperones, bus drivers, and tour directors were very proud of our CLHS students for their performance and their
excellent conduct throughout the trip. A great time was had.
FFA Recycling Shed
Conner Schramski, Daymond Bad Horse, Nichole Keller, and Hunter
Brenne just completed a shed for the FFA’s can recycling program that
benefits the True Friends organization. Great job guys and gal! Also,
thanks to Mrs. Schott for allowing us to work on this for you!
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Box Tops for Education Winners
Lyle Prusak brought in the most Box
Tops for Education, so he got to paint
Mr. Petersen’s hair blue. Other students
who participated in the contest also got
an ice cream treat provided by the PTO.
Thanks to April Rist for coordinating the
Box Tops contests and to the PTO for
all of its support to the school!
Clear Lake EMT Ambulance visit Festival Of Nations
Clear Lake EMTs brought the ambulance for the 5th grade
to understand what an EMT’s job might be in an emergency.
They explained the use of some of their equipment and a
few students were able to be demonstration “victims.”
Elementary Floor Refinishing
The good folks at Baseman
Floors have worked on resurfacing the Elementary
Gym floor over the past few
weeks. Looks better than
new!
4th Grade students and staff hosted another extremely
successful Festival of Nations. Students researched a
country (for most, one of their own ancestry) and shared
information (and food) with visitors. Students filled their
passports by learning about their classmates’ nations.
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Outstanding Special Education Teacher
Award received by Paula Johnson
Clear Lake Elementary School teacher Paula Johnson was
awarded the CESA #11 Outstanding Special Education
Teacher award for the 2015-16 school year by the
Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Education
(WCASS). One such teacher is selected each year from the
region. CESA #11 includes 39 school districts in northwest
Wisconsin. She was nominated by Dawn Western, Special
Ed. Director, and the rest of the C.L. administrative team.
Excerpts from Paula’s nomination include: “Paula started
the Early Childhood program in Clear Lake last year.
Through her guidance, the program has flourished. Paula
has become a strong advocate for her students. She truly
looks at what is needed and who can provide the services. It
is exciting to watch Paula’s face light up as she talks about Pictured are Dawn Western (Director of Special Education), Paula
her students and celebrates their accomplishments. Even Johnson, and Chris Petersen (Elementary Principal).
with all of her success stories, she is continually looking for
ways to make her program even better. Paula is a true educator who cares about her students and colleagues.”
Jr. Kindergarten Prom
The students had a blast dressing up, parading through the school, and dancing with their classmates and parents.
E-Funds On-line payment option for Foodservice accounts
The Clear Lake School District is would like to remind you of the program called e-Funds for Schools. This program offers an
option for parents/guardians to make payments to their Foodservice account on-line. This program may be accessed through
your “Family Access” on the District web site. Parents/Guardians are able to have their lunch payments electronically withdrawn
from their checking account or charged to their credit card and have the ability to do so at any time. Families set up and maintain
their own logins, passwords, and payment preferences similar to other on-line banking services.
The “e-Funds For Schools” electronic payment service is provided to the school by a third party service provider. The service
provider has a nominal fee for their service. If you have any questions, please call the Business Office at 715-263-2114.
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Summer School Fun!
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Congratulations to the
2016-2017 FCCLA
Officer Team!!
Vada Tulgren (President),
Jazzy Christiansen (Vice President),
Samantha Kelly (Secretary),
Vivian Tulgren (Treasurer)
FCCLA Gold, Silver, and
Bronze Awards at State
Wins Silver at FCCLA Nationals
Clear Lake FCCLA brings home Gold, Silver and Bronze
awards from the State Leadership Conference held at the
Kalahari Resort! The Competition took place on Tuesday,
April 19.
Congratulations to Samantha Hurd, who received a silver
award at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in
San Diego, California! Sam competed in the Job Interview
senior category for Star Events. Follow @ClearLakeFCCLA
on Facebook to view more photos from the trip.
Vivian Tulgren, Gold; Peyton Lillie. & Camryn Lillie, Silver:
Megan Hammons & Hayley Bruce, Silver: Sophie Warner &
Hannah Fitzer, Silver; Vada Tulgren. & Lizzy Grahovac, Silver;
Kasey Larson & Katie Keller, Bronze; Sam Hurd- Silver *National
Qualifier*
FCCLA Senior Comprehensive Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Marissa Altendorfer
who is the proud recipient of the 20152016 FCCLA Senior Comprehensive
Scholarship! Marissa was awarded
her prize on Tuesday, April 19, at the
State Leadership Conference in the
Wisconsin Dells.
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Clear Lake FFA News
FFA State Convention 2016
Clear Lake students celebrated with Maddi Colbeth as she
retired as the Wisconsin State FFA Secretary.
Front: Emma Eggert, Haley Monette, Parker Reindahl
Back: Cal Rosen, Autumn Ninke, Nichole Catts, Maddi Colbeth
Polk County Tractor Safety
Thank you to Frontier
Implement and Value
Implement in Turtle
Lake for allowing us
to use your tractors
and to the instructors
Phil Anderson, Paul
Jakupciak, Jeanne
Alling, Rhona
Schubel, Derrick
Meyer and Dani
Schott for sharing your expertise to keep our young equipment
operators safe! There are some very talented young drivers.
Keep up the good work!
Parker and Haley
receive blue
ribbons for their
fantastic artwork
in the State FFA
Convention art
contest
At the Polk County Fair
Parker was selected as one
of 3 National Delegates
for the next National
Convention in Indianapolis!
The Clear Lake FFA is
extremely proud of Parker
as he will be working with
the Wisconsin State FFA
Officer Team to vote and
make an impact on National
FFA!
Reserve
Grand
Champion
Allen
Kobernick
receiving
Reserve
Grand
Champion
Steer at the St Croix
County Fair!!!!!
Thank you to all of the great supporters of the Clear Lake
students! This year we had many students show and sell
their animals and projects at the Polk County Fair.
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~ KIDS CARE ~
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL
&
JR. KINDERGARTEN WRAP-AROUND
LEARNING CENTER
Now taking registrations for 2016-2017
The Clear Lake School District Kids Care program is designed to provide a safe, supervised, fun, and
enriching environment before and after school for children in grades Pre-K through 6th . Students enjoy many
arts and craft activities, free choice, gym and playground games, homework time, field trips, snack time and
just plain old fun with friends! Care is available on a full time, part time and drop-in basis. Care is also available
on Early Release Days for children attending Kids Care on a regular basis. The hours of operation for the Before
& After School program are 6-8:00 am and 3-6:00 pm
Kids Care is also available for Wrap-Around care for Jr. Kindergarten students. The hours
of care for the Wrap-Around program are 11:10-3:00 (after their morning Jr. Kindergarten session). Care
before and after school is also available for a separate rate. Please use the Jr. Kindergarten Kids Care
Registration form to enroll your child in the Wrap-Around program.
Kids Care is also open on some Non-school days from 6 am to 6 pm and during summer school (before &
after school) to all families at the elementary school. You must be pre-registered and schedule these days in
advance. Days must be scheduled by the 24th of the month prior to the Non-school days.
You must be pre-registered and pay a fee to attend Kids Care. Register before June 15 and pay only a $10
registration fee. After June 15, pay $15.
Goals:
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To provide a safe, healthy, and supervised environment for children in grades Jr. K-6 from 6:00-8:00 a.m.
and from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
To provide Wrap-Around care for Jr. Kindergarten students from 11:10-3:00 (after their morning Jr.
Kindergarten session)
To provide opportunities for exercise through indoor and outdoor playground games and free play.
To provide increased opportunities for academic achievement with time devoted to homework help,
study time, quiet reading time, and music practice time.
To provide nutrition with healthy after-school snacks and participation in the school breakfast program.
To provide enrichment through arts and crafts projects; dramatic, sensory, and imaginative play; board
games; computer and music time; and time devoted to exploring new interests.
To provide opportunities for character development, service learning, and life skills.
Registration materials and detailed family handbooks can
be obtained from the Gaylord A. Nelson Educational Center office or
from the school’s website www.clearlake.k12.wi.us
For more information contact the program coordinator, Kim Becker 263-2117 Ext. 2111
or [email protected]
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Camp Kids Care
Adventures
The Kids Care group enjoyed swimming
at the NR Center, an afternoon at
Lookout Ridge, and the pudding eating
contest has become an annual event.
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Clear Lake
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Announcing Community
Theater Dates
The Clear Lake Community Theater will be presenting
their fall play on the weekends of October 14, 15,
16th and October 21, 22 & 23rd. For further updates
and for more information see us on our Clear Lake
Community Theater Facebook page, on the Clear
Lake District Webpage www.clwarriors.org, at the
clearlakecommunitycenter.com site and in the Clear
Lake Museum Chronicle.
”Homecoming Tailgate Supper”
Friday,Oct. 7th: 6:00–7:00 P.M.
High School – Outside Commons
Menu:
Bratwurst:
$3.00 ea.
$4.00 plate
Hot Dog:
$2.00 ea. $3.00 plate
Nachos:
$1.50 per serving
Pop/Coffee:$1.00
(plate meals include beans and chips)
-Sponsored by Community Education-
Susan Rogers
Community Education Coordinator
Phone: 715-263-2117 Ext. 2307
“Family Fun Night” Kick Off”
Community Education and the Clear Lake PTO will kick off their
first Family Fun Night of the 2016-17 school year, on Monday,
September 19th, 5:30 P.M. at the elementary school commons.
There will be a pot luck supper and following the meal there will be
activities for the students and a PTO meeting for the parents.
All meals and activities for Family Fun Night are provided at no cost
to your family by the PTO.
Information/sign up slips will be sent home with the elementary
students, closer to the event date.
The dates of the meetings for this school year are:
Sept. 19
Feb. 14 Oct. 17
Mar. 14
Nov. 11
April 7
Jan. 16
May 9
*Please note:
No meeting is scheduled for the month of December.
Please plan to join us this year
for a fun family time!!!
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C l e a r L a k e C o m m u n i t y T h e at e r P r e s e n t s
“Leona, Love Thy Neighbor, Too”
By Gary Ray Stapp
Oct. 14th,15th,16th & 21st, 22nd,23rd
Clear Lake Area Community Center Gymnasium
Fridays & Saturdays - 7:00 P.M.
Sunday Matinées - 2:00 P.M.
“Leona, Love Thy Neighbor, Too” is the sequel to our previously presented play, “Love Thy Neighbor.” Champion
marigold horticulturist, neighborhood snoop, and generally nasty human being Leona Crump is back! Nine years
earlier, she was tricked into selling her home as the result of an elaborate charade instigated by her friends and foes.
But now, finally, her old house is on the market, and Leona is determined to move back into her home, no matter what.
As things proceed Leona goes off the deep end leading everyone to wonder: Is she really the neighborhood witch or
just slightly, but hilariously misunderstood?
$8.00 Adults --- $7.00 Senior Citizens --- $5.00 18/Under
- Refreshments served during intermission - Free Will Donation “Leona, Love Thy Neighbor, Too” is presented through special arrangements with Eldridge Publishing Co.