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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1981
Page
27
A narrator recounts buying a water bed to assert independence then endures marital friction. She plans a meal to reveal the purchase, faces her husband’s anger, and discovers his subtle retaliation as the bed reshuffles the house. The piece ends with a resigned nod to ERA era attitudes.
Polk County hosts the District 2 meeting of the Wisconsin Association of Fairs on April 15 at Dulles House St Croix Falls. Delegates from 19 counties plus state staff and fair supply manufacturers attend. Morning business session includes messages from state President Wallace Kleinhans Marlon Schwier and Peter Willoughy. Afternoon forums cover carnivals crisis handling and fairgrounds landscaping. A Polk County agent presents the landscaping forum. Delegates vote on outstanding fairman awards with two district recipients named. Attendees tour Polk County fairgrounds after the meeting.
About 270 women attended the 35th annual Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Seminar at the Don Q Inn in Dodgeville. Speakers included American Farm Bureau Federation President Robert Delano and Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley S Abrahamson. Workshops covered estate planning diet guidelines and farm first aid. Mary Jane Nelson of La Crosse County presided over the conference.
A Science Fair for Young Children will be held April 12 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m at Menomonie s Thunderbird Mall. The free event is presented by UW Stout students in an early childhood education science curriculum class.
Students present a program of kid friendly activities including crafts, butter and soap making, sprouts growing, texture exploration and optical illusions among about 15 more. Parents may bring children and stay as long as they like during fair hours.
The Pepin County Extension Homemakers host the Spring into Fashion show April 11 at noon at Caddie Wood Lawn Elementary School in Durand. Local shops from Durand Mondovi Wabasha and Menomonie display women men and children wear plus home sewn items and bygone era outfits. A salad luncheon and door prizes cap the event with $2.50 admission and profits fund two $100 Pepin County high school senior scholarships. Advance tickets available and inquiries go to Ruth Prissel 672 8091.
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