User:Dbales14

My WikiInformation
I have been known to update the Iron Mountain wikipedia site as often as I can. I have unique knowlege to this town that I can share on this site.

Chicago, however, is my motherland. I was born on the north side in 1989. I also have been known to update the Chicago site with my knowlege, but hundreds of thousands of people have also updated the Chicago site, which makes my updating of the Iron Mountain site extremely valuable because of how few people have updated it or even been on the Iron Mountain site.

Household/Past Housolds Information
I live in Iron Mountain, MI. It is a small Upper Peninsula town a few miles from Wisconsin. I was born in Lakeforest, IL and lived in Libertyville, IL for two years until my family moved to Green Bay, WI. Our family's time in Green Bay was limited, and so we moved to Andover, KS. Andover is an Eastern suburb of Wichita, KS. We lived there for four years and then moved to Iron Mountain, MI where I currently live, but for a limited time. Nothing against the area but I have been living here for 11 years and the winters get old fast.

Activity Information
I love to play soccer. It is my sport of choice. I have been playing in various soccer leagues in Michigan and Wisconsin ever since I moved here, which whould make that 11 years. The Wisconsin soccer league I belong to is a more competitive soccer league. I joined that league 5 years ago, and enjoyed the change. Sure, the drive to our home field in Green Bay from Iron Mountain is a solid hour and 45 minutes, but still, I really enjoyed the change from the other league I was in.

I also enjoy mountain bike riding. Suprisingly, Iron Mountain has a vast amount of bike trails. If you are from the area, some trails go around Crystal Lake and others are located in City Park and run all the way to Fumee Lake Refuge. As far as the type of bike I ride, it is a custom built grey and black gary fisher. I recieved the wieghtless gary fisher frame from my cousin which allowed me to purchase other parts for my bike that I didn't have for it such as front and rear shocks, tires, handlebars, and, hopefully, a new seat. I currently am riding on a seat that might just as well be as comfortable as sitting on a rock.

Kayaking is another sport I like to do, but don't seem to do much. Recently I kayaked down a tributary of the Missouri river down by Sullivan, MO. The kayaking trip lasted from 10:00am to 5:00pm, and was time well spent. During the kayaking voyage I spotted a water moccasin on a log half submerged in the river. It's amazing how much wildlife you see on a kayaking trip. All in all, aside from being freaked out by the water moccasin, the kayaking trip was a great way to spend a summer day.

Other sporting activities i take an interest to are ping pong, football, basketball, and chess. I don't know if I would call chess as a sporting activity though.

Family Information
My immediate family consists of my parents Teresa and Marshall, and my three younger brothers Andrew, Bradley, and Grant. We also have two pets Rusty and Puff. Rusty being a dog and Puff being a large white cat.

My non-immediate family between both my mom and dad's side is so extensive I do not feel like going into great detail. My mother came from a family of 8 and my father came from a family of 7. I can't even begin to tell you how much cousins I have on both my mom and dad's side of the family tree.

Education Information
I graduated from Iron Mountain High School in Iron Mountain, MI. I am currently going to Bay West Community College in Iron Mountain. After the fall semester I will be transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, not far from both Madison and Milwaukee. I plan on Majoring in General Business and minoring in either Spanish or some computer related field, since the computer demand is always on the rise.

Below are the links to my past, present, and future schools:

  

Employment Information
I work at the Kingsford Shopko. I have been working at this particular Shopko for 2 years now, and make around $7.40 an hour. Rough, but when you have no bills or family to support you get by pretty good. As far as the kind of work I do at this Shopko, I work the Shipping/Recieving department. There, I unload boxes from a conveyor belt and bring them out onto the salesfloor.