Landon Julson:

               

                Some of the successes and things that I have accomplished over the years have come from me growing up around them.  When I was younger my family did a lot of fishing and hunting.  All of my family hunts and fishes so being around it from the start made me who I am today.  I remember when I was about 5 we used to vacation on a lake in Hayward called Nelson Lake.  The thoughts and memories of being in my uncle’s huge boat and fishing all day were some of the best ones yet.  I think that is why I still like to fish when we go camping and this summer is when I caught the nice Northern Pike that is photographed above.  When I got older my dad started taking me hunting with him and teaching me little by little how to be successful at it.  As I reached the legal age to hunt I got my own bow and gun and started hunting on my own.  I also love to play baseball.  I play for three different teams in the course of 1 year starting with Memorial, Eau Claire Legion, and lastly Momentum.  It takes a lot of time, hard work, and dedication.  My family supports me 100% during the times that I play even on my best days and my worst.  They will always be there for me whenever I need them.  I live with my mother, father, and little sister.  I have an older sister who is married and has a 2 year old son and is expecting another soon.  My family is the type of family who does not get very far from one another.  I have 6 close relatives that live on my road and my road is not even a mile long.  So there is always someone looking out for the other.  I think it is nice having family as close as they are because if there is something wrong or something that is needed things get done quicker and makes it easier.   I work every week at my father’s automotive shop working on anything that I can.  My days range from cleaning up around the shop to working on cars.  When I first started working there my dad would not let me do anything like working on cars because I was just too inexperienced at the time.  What I do now has progressively gotten more sophisticated since I am old enough and can be trusted with the knowledge that I have gotten from working there.  In the summer I do more tire repairs, oil changes, a/c work and when needed the more internal engine fixes.  My dad doesn’t keep an overlook on me as much anymore because I have proven to him that I can do things and get them done the way he wants them to be.  It’s a better time working there when I can do bigger jobs because you feel like there is actually a purpose to being there instead of cleaning and putting stock away.