First to Second Degree black belt. What?!?! Seriously. We are beyond proud of these two. They spent almost ten weeks training every Friday and Saturday (and then every other day they weren't training or teaching students at Portage). And this past Saturday, along with six other candidates, graduated to their next belt level. Four students … Continue reading Journal Entry 101223-1902
Journal Entry 073023-2025
Columbia County Fair - Plumer Karate America Portage Demonstration Yesterday, the Plumer Karate America Portage school had a demonstration at the Columbia County Fair. Below is the link to the online photo album and some videos. Online photo album is listed here: https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-07-29_Col-Cty-Fair-Demo LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW
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The Model T Club came through Pardeeville Wednesday afternoon and had over 200 travel through downtown, stopping at Kwik Trip and Carol's Cones. Online photo album is listed here: https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-07-19_Model-T/ LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW
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Yesterday the Plumer Karate America Lodi had a demonstration at the Lodi Ag Fair. Videos are coming later today! Online photo album is listed here (opens in new tab): https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-07-08___Lodi-Ag-Fair
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Happy Independence Day to all Americans out there. This wonderfully unique town is a great town with a hour long parade over these last few years for the 4th of July. It's awesome to see how many people turn out. I've hung out at the corner of W Chestnut and Main Street in downtown Pardeeville … Continue reading Journal Entry 070423-1632
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Did you know that June is Men's Mental Health Month? Yeah. No one else does either. Speaking of which, I took today off to get my brain aligned again. It's been a difficult few weeks. So let's backtrack. I've not been feeling very well lately. I'm not sure how to explain it. Yes, it's physical. … Continue reading Journal Entry 062123-1420
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Earlier today, the Portage school for Plumer Karate America participated in the Canal Days Parade in downtown Portage, WI. https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-06-03_Canal-Days-Parade/** Album opens in new window .|. 20 images **
Journal Entry 050623-2023
Today, Plumer Karate America had it's Spring Black Belt Graduation at Lodi's Performing Arts Center in Lodi, WI. Willem and Lillian participated in the opening with Team Eclipse, and also performed in the 'Varsity' group with Mr Lund and Ms Kohler. This spring's graduation class is The Biese Brothers --- Logan, Trevor, and Dylan Biese … Continue reading Journal Entry 050623-2023
Journal Entry 040723-1849
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. So, I've been lacking on my journal entries lately. I typically use this on my site to update family, show off our awesome kids, and other things going on. I'm going to start with the most recent and then stumble backwards for a … Continue reading Journal Entry 040723-1849