Source: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
http://www.wisinfo.com/dailytribune/wrdtlocal/285238832521577.shtml
On June 19, 2005 the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune reported, "For some people, Tuesday's summer solstice is time for a celebration. Tuesday officially is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year, signaling it's time to enjoy the weather as much as possible... According to Selena Fox, high priestess and senior minister with Circle Sanctuary Staff, a Wiccan church in Madison, summer solstice, also known as Midsummer, Litha or St. John's Day, has been a grand tribal gathering since ancient times. The festival is a community of sharing and planetary service... For nature religions, the day is a very upbeat celebration, even though it signals passing into the dark half of the year, said Heidi Meindl, a pagan from Oxford."