Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Mark Pollard, of Ironwood, and his grandson, Nolan Sain, 10, of Hurley have attended the "Green Eggs and Ham," breakfast at Hurley Elementary, together, annually, for the last 5 years.
By CHARITY SMITH
csmith@yourdailyglobe.com
HURLEY, Wis. - "Do you like green eggs and ham?"
The elementary students at Hurley K-12 School and their grandparents do! The students, along with their grandparents were treated to a breakfast of green eggs and ham on Friday to conclude a week of activities in celebration of Dr. Seuss Week.
"We love this event. It is so much fun! The kids look forward to it for weeks," said Hurley Elementary Principal Melissa Oja. "For us it is just a really fun community event."
According to Dawn Rye, who runs the school cafeteria, the annual event draws approximately 400 people, both students and grandparents. The kitchen staff have even developed a special way to make the green eggs and ham.
"We cook the eggs and ham separately first," Rye said. "Then we add the green dye to the eggs and mix in the ham so it stays colorful."
The meal also included apple crisp, French toast, berries, apples, carrots and broccoli. The food was complemented with milk, juice, coffee and water.
Mark Pollard, who has been attending the green eggs and ham event with his grandsons for the last five years, said it is always something they like to do together as a grandfather and grandsons.
"They really do a great job with this event," Pollard said. "My grandson has been pestering me all week about it. He called me 10 times on Wednesday night, saying 'breakfast at 8.' He had me worried that I had the wrong day on my calendar," Pollard said with a laugh.
According to 10 year old Nolan Sain, Pollard's grandson, the Dr. Seuss week is the biggest week at school, because there are "lots of people and events."
The event wrapped up the students Dr. Seuss Week, which was filled with activities. Among the 20 guest readers were Dr. George McNulty, president of Gogebic Community College, three police officers, radio personalities, and representative from Ironwood Plastics.
Each day was a different theme. The Friday theme was "Oh the places you'll go," which had the kids dress up as what they want to be when they grow up.
"I love that we get to interact with our grandchildren and get to see their day at school," said Sharon Colassaco, whose granddaughter attends Hurley K-12 School. "It is really nice."
Some Grandparents drove quite a ways to be there for the kids.
Jean Nordine, of Bruce Crossing, drove all the way her 87-year-old mother, Mary Ann Cestkowski. The event is a big highlight for the kids and love it, she said.
"They were getting really nervous about us making it here as it is 55 miles," Nordine said. "They were really worried that we wouldn't show, because of the weather last night."
School counselor Sarah Eder, said the best part of Dr. Seuss Week is that they get to see how much the kids get excited about reading.
"Dr. Seuss is one of the most tongue-tying things we read, but it is also a lot of fun," Eder said. "The kids love it and the grandparents get to see what the kids are doing."
