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Daily Bread for 4.21.11

Good morning. It’s a cloudy day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of fifty. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that it’s John Muir’s birthday: On this date John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. He immigrated with his family to Wisconsin in 1849 and spent his youth working on his father’s farms in Marquette…

Daily Bread for 4.20.11

Good morning. Today calls for a slight chance of rain or snow, with a high temperature of thirty-eight. There’s a book fair today, in the LMC library at Lincoln School, home of the Leopards. Of libraries, the Wisconsin Historical Society notes that in 1836 – Oldest Library in the State Founded On this date an…

Daily Bread for 4.19.11

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a day of rain, snow, and sleet, with a high temperature of thirty-seven. In Whitewater today, there will be a meeting of the Urban Foresty Commission at 4.15pm.  The meeting agenda is available online.  Later, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Common Council. That agenda…

Daily Bread for 4.18.11

Good morning. We’ve a dusting of snow, and we’re on our way to a high temperature of forty-three. In our schools, there’s summer school registration this afternoon and evening.  Registration is also available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society remembers a time when Wisconsin was part of Michigan: 1818 – Wisconsin Becomes Part of Michigan Territory…

Daily Bread for 4.15.11

Good morning. It’s a rainy day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature in the upper forties. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that On this date Spencer Tracy was born in Milwaukee. He attended the Northwestern Military Academy in Lake Geneva and Ripon College. He won Academy Awards for Best Actor in Captain Courageous and…

Daily Bread for 4.14.11

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for occasional morning showers and a high temperature of fifty degrees. It’s Market Day pickup today at Lincoln School today at 5 p.m. Over at ScienceNews.org, there’s a story and video entitled, “Brain’s mirror system loves the robot,” in which author Laura Sanders writes that The next time you watch…

Daily Bread for 4.13.11

Good morning. Our forecast calls for a partly cloudy day, with a high temperature of sixty-nine. In Whitewater today, there will be a meeting of the Tech Park Board at 8 a.m. The agenda is available online. Later this afternoon, there’s a 5 p.m. meeting of the Landmarks Commission.  Feel free to compare the two…

Daily Bread 4.12.11

Good morning. It’s a sunny day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of sixty-one. There’s a PTO meeting tonight at Lincoln School, proud home of the Leopards. Over at ScienceNews, there’s a story about a wasp determined to get an ant out of the way, entitled, “Wasps airlift annoying ants.” The story describes how…

Daily Bread for 4.11.11

Good morning. Today’s forecast is for a cloudy day, with a high temperature of fifty-seven. There will be a meeting of the Planning Commission tonight at 6 p.m. The agenda is available online. At 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting on the Library Board.  The agenda of that meeting is also available online. In…

Daily Bread for 4.7.11

Good morning. Our forecast calls for a mostly cloudy day with a high temperature of fifty-six. There’s a Common Council meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m.  The agenda for the meeting is available online. Today is a memorable day for Wisconsin baseball fans: 1970 – The Milwaukee Brewers’ First Game On this date the Milwaukee Brewers,…

Daily Bread for 4.6.11

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a chance of rain, and a high temperature of fifty-five degrees. I hope that you enjoyed watching yesterday’s election results as much as I did.  A tradition of elections, strectching back centuries, is a fine heritage and powerful reassurance.  I’ll post later today on the results, for Whitewater, Walworth…

Daily Bread for 4.5.11

Good morning. Today’s election day forecast calls for a slight chance of showers, and a high temperature of fifty-one. At Lakeview School today, there’s a 6 p.m. PTA meeting, followed by a 7 p.m. evening version of Coffee with the Principal. There’s a live webcam of an eagle’s nest from Iowa, and through it thousands…

Daily Bread for 4.4.11

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a breezy day, with a high temperature of forty-five degrees. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets at 5 p.m. today. The meeting agenda is available online. Over at Wired Science, Rachel Ehrenberg begins a story on the alteration of a 19th century painting with these clever lines: Experimenting with…

Daily Bread for 4.1.11

Good morning, April begins with a chance of rain and snow, and a high temperature of forty-five degrees. It’s VIP Day at Lakeview School today, and Eagle & Spirit Day at Washington School. At the middle school, there’s World Tour in the gym during the day, and activity night this evening at 7 p.m. Google…