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<DIV>Tom - we are not playing Waah. No one is picking on us. We have done the right thing.</DIV>
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<DIV>Why aren't you on the committe to make it better? </DIV>
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<DIV>Show us your effort. Not your mouth. Do something worthwhile for our community. We do. Even the other Mardi Gras does something.</DIV>
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<DIV>Shelley</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 3/1/2007 11:56:17 AM</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:cjsnightclub@cableone.net">'CJ's Night Club'</A>; <A href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">'Ellen Roskovich'</A>; <A href="mailto:jampot@adelphia.net">jampot@adelphia.net</A>; <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>; <A href="mailto:jeanlivingston@turbonet.com">'Bruce and Jean Livingston'</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> RE: [Vision2020] Mardi-Gras</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Now I understand why Mardi-Gras is rarely, if ever, discussed on the Viz. While everybody else waxes over old, fond memories, CJ’s continues to play the “Waah! Why is everybody always picking on me” card.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I, for one, would love to see the old times return. I might even be tempted to get out the old suit that I wore for the . . .<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">But, I am afraid it may have shrunk since then. I may have to go to Creighton’s, where I got this suit, and get another one. Creighton’s probably doesn’t sell Mardi-Gras outfits any more. Heck, Creighton’s isn’t selling much of anything any more. It’s a shame, isn’t it?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> CJ's Night Club [mailto:cjsnightclub@cableone.net] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:59 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Ellen Roskovich; jampot@adelphia.net; thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com; Bruce and Jean Livingston<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020] Mardi-Gras</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CJ's raises enough money on this night alone to keep The Humane Society of the Palouse in business. CJ's is the only bar that cares enough for it's youth to purchase safe transportation between <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Moscow</ST1:CITY> and <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Pullman</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> for those that do want to partake in the evening festivities. We are the largest contributor of funds to The Humane Society. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The only bar in town that has not donated funds back into the community on this night is The Beach. Just to cheer you guys up, by The Beach hiring, "Girls Gone Wild" to appear and show, if the police are doing their job appropriately, under ABC statutes, his payment, The Beach, to Girls Gone Wild, constitutes employment and that is a direct violation and his liquor license/beer and wine license could be revoked permanently. All the other bars act responsibly. They all put out a great deal of effort to make this night a benefit of success to the community as a whole. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As a relative newcomer to town, having only been here ten years, what was special and "better" about "the Mardi Gras of old"? Who organized it? What was done differently? And actually, what is it like now, not ever having gone out to it. My sense is that it is a night when live music is available all over town, and that does not seem like a bad thing, so why is it sometimes characterized as now being just a "drunk fest"?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dare I even mention that the Mardi Gras of old was REALLY good for business. Not just bar business. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From: <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"g. crabtree" <jampot@adelphia.net></SPAN></I><BR>To: <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>, "<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Vision 2020</ST1:PERSONNAME>" <vision2020@moscow.com></SPAN></I><BR>Subject: <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Re: [Vision2020] Mardi-Gras</SPAN></I><BR>Date: <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Thu, 1 Mar 2007 07:02:24 -0800</SPAN></I><BR>>Saturday, 03 March. Better shine up your party shoes.<BR>><BR>>g<BR>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com><BR>>To: "<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Vision 2020</ST1:PERSONNAME>" <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>>Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 6:36 AM<BR>>Subject: [Vision2020] Mardi-Gras<BR>><BR>><BR>> > Quick Question: For which weekend is the Moscow Mari-Gras scheduled?<BR>> > Anybody know?<BR>> ><BR>> > Tom Hansen<BR>> > <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Moscow</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Idaho</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE><BR>> ><BR>> > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving<BR>> > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in<BR>> > sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly<BR>> > used<BR>> > up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> ><BR>><BR>><BR>>=======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> http://www.fsr.net<BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>=======================================================</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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