Rural Heritage addition opens at Chippewa Valley Museum
The 9 000 square foot Rural Heritage addition at Chippewa Valley Museum in Carson Park Eau Claire celebrated a grand opening last weekend with a square dance Friday and a fiddle concert Saturday by Leonard Finseth. The exhibits show rural life including American Indian horticulture and 19th and early 20th century agriculture with period rooms a rural church display and a large wall of farm tools.
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Chippewa Valley
Carson Park
Eau Claire
Leonard Finseth
DNR seeks barn owl reports in Wisconsin summer
The Wisconsin DNR requests residents watch for barn owl nesting sites this summer. Once common in southern rural areas, only one nest remained in Green County in 1981. The agency offers $25 for verified active barn owl nest reports and requests sightings be sent to LeRoy Petersen at DNR in Madison or call 608 267 9429.
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DNR Office of
Wisconsin
Green County
DNR
OENS
LeRoy Petersen
Fish Hatchery Road
Madison
Ericksons to host Northwest Sheep Producers twilight meeting
The Northwest Sheep Producers will host a twilight meeting on July 7 at 7 30 p.m. at the Rudy and Martha Erickson farm near Wilson Wisconsin. The program includes a 4 H and FFA fitting and showing demonstration a market lambs judging a review of 1982 programs a discussion on summer flock management and feeding tips a 1982 lamb and sheep market review and a Q A session followed by a potluck supper. The event is open to the public especially 4 H and FFA members and sheep producers co sponsored by Northwest Sheep Producers and UW Extension.
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Menomonie the
Northwest Sheep Producers
Rudy and
Martha Erickson
Wilson
FFA
Erickson
Glenwood City
The
Northwest Sheep Producers and
Uw-Extension
Jackson County Wins Livestock Dairy Titles At Dairy Day
Jackson County teams dominated the South West Wisconsin Dairy and Livestock Day on June 22. Senior livestock, junior dairy, and junior livestock squads posted top points with Jackson County earning 1,111 and 1,245 points respectively, while Vernon County led senior dairy with 1,380 points and Stan Moser claiming top individual honors with 479. Other counties and FFA teams also posted strong showings, with awards in showmanship and poster competitions across multiple divisions.
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Jackson County
Wisconsin
Scott Mahr
Buffalo County
FFA
Cochrane-Fountain City
Steve Diazkowski
Cochrane Fountain City
Scott Mohr
Bridget Fogel
Barb Castle
Tammy Kinning
Quinn Kolb
Vernon County
Stan Moser
Mike Paff
la Crosse County
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Wisconsin Dairies Scholarships Awarded in Baraboo
Baraboo eight high school students named Wisconsin Dairies scholarship winners. Each receives 300 dollars to study agriculture or related fields. Winners include Marlin Anderson of Clear Lake and Marty Inc. of Luck. Scholarships funded by Land O Lakes District 10.
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Wisconsin Dairies
Marlin Anderson
Clear Lake
Marty Inc
Luck
Land O’ Lakes Inc
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Tomah
Todd Mickelson
Les Dokkestul
Don Holcomb
Jesse Oberlin
Dan Kinning
Travis Schnick
Dan Schnick
Peter Keller
Darcy Aleckson
Gene Mann
Kim Friese
Michelle Tollefson
Kevin Larson
Andrea Stetzer
Shannon Tollefson
Bill Hunger
Chris Jumbeck
Don Dittrich
Robin Cook
Bruce Curran
Pam Keller
Emmanuel D’huyvetter
Greg Rand
Mike Hunger
Sara Ruzic
Laura Gran
Pat Ruzic
Lisa Christenson
Donna Dokkestal
Becky Coffey
Lynette Olson
Carol Grunken
Barb Thompson
Rodney Keller
Connie Coffey
Jeff Lyon
Dairy Co-Op
Baraboo
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