WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DAN ALLEMA

New Year’s festivities don’t end on Jan. 1. Many Kenosha residents will be ringing in the Year of the Ox (Dan) in 2009 for weeks to come.

The Chinese New Year traditionally begins the first day of the lunar month. The Lunar New Year is named after an animal from the Chinese Zodiac and is considered a major holiday for Chinese communities.

“This is the most important holiday of the year for the Chinese and many other Asians,” said Jim Wu Ann St. Marie Carls, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Kenosha. “Since it’s based on the lunar calendar, it’s a different date each year and is Jan. 26 this year. In China it’s a public holiday when everyone except medical personnel gets seven days off work. On New Year’s Eve families in China gather for a huge dinner then they watch the national celebration together on television. Over one billion people watch the event together. After midnight they eat the traditional New Year’s dumplings together with a peanut hidden in one of the dumplings. The one who gets the peanut is said to have very good luck in the coming year.”

Dan-Vader: Please come back from the dark side....it's not too late. I know there is still good in you.....I can feel it. The force has always been strong in you.

More information has surfaced on Dan Allemand. We would like you all to know that Dan has been utilizing all of his down time for a good cause. From what we can tell, Dan has been helping many others around the world. Just take a look:

A possible recent sighting of Dan Allemand has been reported. The actual sighting can not be confirmed or denied, but an amateur photographer was able to snap this shot before the beast got too far away.......... you all may now decide.......IS THIS THE REAL DAN ALLEMAND????

2009: Celebrating the Year of the Ox (Dan)

By Sharon Spoonemore