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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1987
Page
1
A blacktopped road winds above the La Crosse River valley near West Salem, framed by apple blossoms in an orchard owned by Douglas Shefelbine.
River Valley High School vocational agriculture and industrial arts students join ag teacher Bob Enloe and instructor Roger Kraemer to help construct the third Habitat for Humanity home in Lone Rock Wisconsin. The project, run by Habitat for Humanity International, emphasizes community involvement with volunteers from Wisconsin and beyond, no government funds, and plans to build additional homes in Lone Rock Blue River Boscobel Richland Center and possibly Portage Beloit La Crosse.
The Agriculture Department announced payments for subsidy loans and price support to farmers are suspended until Congress approves more money for the year. CCC acting VP Vern Nepps said nearly all of the $25 billion borrowing authority is used. The freeze covers commodity loans storage payments deficiency and acreage payments dairy programs and conservation cost sharing. In Wisconsin ASCS Director Peter Senn said most deficiency payment checks are written and corrections can be made despite the freeze.
Farmers can work fields for the rest of the week as the National Weather Service expects fair skies Thursday and Friday with some scattered showers Saturday. Highs range from the low 60s in the north to mid 60s statewide on Thursday and Friday, warming to the 70s by Saturday. Lows fall to the low 30s in the north and mid 40s in the south.
Shawano County feature on Pony Creek Nursery near Tilleda highlights its long standing focus on customer service and quality stock. Florence Reinert notes steady customer return while background details outline 100 acres bought by Mrs. Arnold Manks for 2100 dollars and the Maahs family roots in the area. Dr. Arnold Maahs, long time Army chaplain and travel lecturer, led a worldwide trip postwar and produced a film that funded Lutheran Church missions in New Guinea.
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