Waubeka Flags Celebrate 100th Flag Day in Waubeka
Thousands gathered in Waubeka population 500 to honor the 100 year anniversary of Flag Day first observed at Stony Hill Schoolhouse in 1885. Veterans of Foreign Wars Runge Post 1691 hoisted Old Glory atop a 60 foot pole while Congressman Sensenbrenner and VFW Commander Billy Rae Cameron urged unity and remembrance. The parade featured 88 units with bands, drill teams and color guards then spectators cooled with drinks and vittles in the park.
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Waubeka Children Join Flag Day Celebrations
A group of Waubeka youngsters participate in flag day activities ready to wave their country’s colors. The event highlights community pride and youth involvement in patriotic festivities.
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De la Garza outlines sugar program defense
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Kika de la Garza told sugar and corn sweetener industry representatives at the 1985 International Sweetener Symposium that extending the federal sugar program is essential in today’s world trade climate. He said the program preserves thousands of agricultural jobs and keeps domestic sugar affordable.
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Barneveld bull joins ABS progeny testing program
A Holstein bull named Jennifer-R Columbus Martin-ET bred by Ted Thompson and Doug Reeson has been selected by American Breeders Service for its progeny testing program. He has moved to ABS facilities in DeForest to join about 200 bulls tested this year and will be mated to 700 cows across ABS affiliated herds in the United States.
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Persistence fuels first Flag Day observance in Waubeka
In Waubeka Wisconsin on June 14 1885 a 19 year old schoolteacher placed a 10 inch American flag in a bottle on his desk marking the first Flag Day with his pupils. The teacher later became a dentist Dr Bernard J Cigrand who campaigned for annual observance culminating in a 1916 Wilson proclamation.
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