December Milestones and Historical Dates Snapshot
A compact calendar of notable events and facts from December history. Roald Amundsen and four explorers reached the South Pole in 1911, the Bill of Rights took effect in 1791, Sitting Bull died in 1890, Beethoven was born in 1770, the Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773, the US received its first giant panda in 1936, and Poor Richard's Almanac began in 1732. The note adds a weather aside about a misty morning and a reader question on removing mirror scratches.
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Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Sitting Bull
Beethoven
Boston Harbor
United States
China
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
C.K
Harvey, N.B
Canada
Eau Claire Weather Week Records From National Weather Service
Daily highs and lows for Eau Claire for December 16 to December 22 are listed. Highest temperature: 47 degrees on December 16, 1973. Lowest: 20 degrees on December 16, 1972. Other days show highs from 37 to 44 and lows from 26 to 36 with various years.
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Eau Claire
National Weather Service
Luxemburg firm to pay $27,000 in pollution case
Packers and Whey Products Inc in Luxemburg agreed to pay more than $27,000 after a May 11 1987 discharge polluted School Creek and the Kewaunee River causing a five mile fish kill. The settlement allocates 17000 for failure to notify the Department of Natural Resources, 5276 for fishery damage, and 4734 to fund a three year restocking program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxemburg
Packers and Whey Products Inc
State Justice Department
School Creek
Kewaunee River
Don Hanaway
Hanaway
Packerland
Department of Natural Resources
Morning Glory Members Shifted to North Central AMPI Region
AMPI boards approve moving 360 Morning Glory Farms members to the North Central Region to cut costs and streamline milk handling at Rice Lake. Leaders say modern facilities in Blair Turtle Lake Jim Falls reduce duplication and improve net income amid policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Glory
Rice Lake
North Central Region
Wisconsin
Morning Glory Farms
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
AMPI
North Central
Blair
Turtle Lake
Jim Falls
Gregory Blaske
Marshall
Jim Casten
Kasten
Upper Midwest
New Ulm
Minn
Shawano
Arlington Tex
San Antonio
Tex
Chippewa County
North America
Officials remove 82 cats from barn
Ozaukee County deputies and veterinarians executed a Dec. 9 search warrant at a Fredonia property owned by James Bruflat and his wife Bobbie, removing 82 cats and a dog from a barn with poor ventilation. The couple face four counts of failure to provide proper shelter and one of animal mistreatment. Animals were sent to local humane societies in Grafton and Polk. a shelter board member cited various afflictions among the animals.
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Fredonia
Ozaukee County
James Bruflat
Bobbie
Milwaukee
Bruflats
Ozaukee County Humane Society
Grafton
Washington County Humane Society
Polk
Jeannie Lord
Grafton Shelter
Fredonia Humane
Alabama governor leads hay donor delegation to Wisconsin visit
A delegation from Alabama including Helen Hunt and Charles Carr will tour farms in Osceola and Dresser on Thursday to meet Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson and Polk County hay recipients. They will be hosted at a noon luncheon at St. Joseph's Church in Amery with a Wisconsin State Patrol escort.
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Alabama
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Polk County
Helen Hunt
Guy Hunt
Charles Carr
Ken
Fran Fehlen
Osceola
Dennis
Peggy Osterbauer
Rt. 1
Dresser
Amery
Duck Lake Drive
Milo Olson
St. Joseph’s Church of Amery
Polk County Extension Office
Tax rules for preproductive cattle may not apply to all
Ms. Conrad explains that new preproductive tax rules exclude sheep goats bulls and pigs as they can be productive before age two, and also exclude cattle held for slaughter or sale and cows used in breeding if productive within two years. She advises farmers monitor returns and choose trusted, long-time preparers who know their circumstances.
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Conrad
Ms. Conrad
FFA Alumni Plan Annual Meeting in Fond du Lac
The Fond du Lac Chapter of the FFA Alumni to host its annual meeting with Robert Walton of American Breeders Service addressing the gathering. Walton will speak on Russia after the dinner on January 12 at The Colony on Division Street. Meeting begins 7 45 p m with tickets priced at 7 dollars from Dan Ireland at 414 922 0440.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Breeders Service
Fond du Lac
FFA
Robert Walton
ABS
Russia
Colony
Division Street
Dan Ireland
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Monroe Brown
AUMAT
Oconto
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Outagamie
Burnett
Ceauke Calumet
PEPIN
Chippewa
Clark Pierce
Columbia
Ag Portage Crawford
Price Dane
Dodge Racine
LS Door
SCLAD
Rock SI
Led’ Dunn
Rusk Eau Claire
al ST. Croix
Ad Fond DU Laciy
Pa Sauk Enone
GRANT
Sawyer
OY Green
Green Lake
Iowa Sheboygan
Aqly Jackson
Taylor
Jefferson
Washburn Ee
LA Crosse
Washington
Lafayette
Lincoln
Ana Waupaca
Waushara
Cmanes
Manitowoc
Marathon
Winnebago
Loy
Marinette
Wood
Weather Records
Madison
Hser
J.D
N.H
Gehl
GMC
Neason Ggen Inc
Deutz Allis
Hwy
Cambria
Aleggen
Port Washington
Kathy Conrad
Marksman
Deg's Feed & Seed, Inc
South Wayne
Oliver
Owatonna
W.H. Lien
Hixton
Landmark Genetics
Nice
Bobcat
Meridian Implement Co
S. Meridian Rd
Rockford
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