Dane County Farmer Receives Toe Transplant To Hand
Steven Bast, a 23 year old Dane County farmer, had the second toe from his right foot removed and reattached to his right hand to replace missing fingers after a Dec 2 1981 corn picker accident. Surgeons led by Venkat Rao say the toe finger, now on his ring finger, allows grasping and sensing heat texture. The operation, part of a 12 hour procedure by a team of doctors and nurses, cost over 20000 so far with further surgeries planned including a toe from his other foot. Bast aims to continue farming despite economic pressures and family tradition. Full function is expected 4 to 6 months after transplant.
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Paul Craig
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Mr. Bast
Bast
Venkat Rao
Dr. Rao
Panel to probe bankruptcies in grain storage case
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Kika de la Garza announces an ad hoc subcommittee to review proposals aiding farmer owners of grain stored in bankrupt elevators. Dan Glickman to lead, with Daschle Stenholm Volkmer Emerson and Evans as members for coordinated action through Agriculture and Judiciary committees.
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House Agriculture Committee
Kika de la Garza
Texas
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
de la Garza
Full
Agriculture Committee
House
Judiciary Committee
Glickman
Agriculture and
Judiciary Committees
Thomas Daschle
D-S.c
Charles Stenholm
Harold Volkmer
D-Mo
Bill Emerson
R-Mo
Cooper Evans
Iowa
Investing on the Farm part time course offered in three towns
District One Technical Institute of Eau Claire offers an 11 week course titled Investing on the Farm for part time farmers. Instructors from four staff members cover livestock management farm taxes records nutrition and more. Sessions run Tuesday in Menomonie Wednesday in Chippewa Falls and Thursday in Eau Claire starting late January to early February. Fee is 16.30 with 7 to 10 pm classes. Contact Jim Anderson Richard Martzke or Jim Young for details.
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District One Technical Institute of
Eau Claire
District One
Menomonie
Vocational School
Chippewa Falls
Jim Anderson
Richard Martzke
Jim Young
Old time Twin Cities to Abbotsford Car Trek Through Wisconsin
A 1917 diary recounts an overland auto trip from Minneapolis to Dorchester via the Yellowstone Trail. The narrator, then 22 and employed as a delivery driver, buys a Kissel Kar with family funds, details road conditions, weather, and a night spent in a farmer’s field. They finish near home after mud, slips, and chains, while a captioned photo recalls historic Eau Claire County road work and wages.
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Powers Merchantile Company
Minneapolis
Dorchester
Clark County
Abbotsford
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Steven Bast
Dane County
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
KUSR
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Map ‘Publishers
Twin Cities
William Jantsch
Anna
Emma
St. Paul
St. Croix River
Hudson
Hammond
Thorp
Otter Creek
Mathwig Valley
Albert Hoehn
Bill
Herman Hoehn
Herman
Albert Siewert
Reuben Siewert
Yesteryear
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