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Daily Bread for 10.28.25: Our Haunted Past

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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:24 and sunset is 5:52 for 10 hours 28 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 39.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1962, the Cuban…

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Daily Bread for 2.22.25: Inside the Town Where a Dog is Mayor

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 27. Sunrise is 6:41 and sunset is 5:36, for 10 hours, 55 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 31 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1946, the “Long Telegram,” proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.

Inside the Town Where a Dog is Mayor:

This California town elected a dog as mayor. Meet Mayor Max, the golden retriever leading Idyllwild! Since 2012, a lineage of golden retrievers has held office, with Max III now running the town alongside his deputy dog mayors. But can a dog really be a great leader? We go behind the scenes with Max’s owners, Phyllis and Glenn, to see how this ‘paw-litical’ system works, and why animal mayors are becoming a trend across the U.S.

What Canadian Cat Fitz Sees on a Walk:

Cats, Faraway Places, Weird Tales

Friday Catblogging: Black Leopards in Britain?

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Embed from Getty Images Getty Images Stock Photo Unexpected, yet possible — tests suggest that there are black leopards in Britain: The suspected sightings are far and wide across the country. In Essex, a fisherman was hissed at by a black leopard (he noticed its rosettes) at 5am as he disturbed it cornering a muntjac…

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Daily Bread for 12.7.24: Austria’s Scariest Christmas Tradition

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 45. Sunrise is 7:12, and sunset is 4:20, for 9 hours, 8 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 39.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1941,  the Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Is This Austria’s Scariest Christmas Tradition?:

Across Austria’s alpine villages, December 5th marks the arrival of Saint Nikolaus—a merry visitor who delivers gifts to well-behaved children. But Saint Nick doesn’t come to town alone. The dreaded Krampus is by his side. For centuries, groups of men across the region have dressed as Krampus during the Christmas season. The fearsome figure appears as a horned, half-goat, half-demon who punishes children who misbehave

I wish the people of Austria (and closer to home) only the best, but this tradition will always be strange to me.

Groucho never, ever disappoints:

Cats, Weird Tales

Friday Catblogging: Not Dead Ted

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In Britain, a Nicci Knight was on vacation when she was told erroneously that her cat Ted had died. She arranged to have the cat cremated while she was away. Four days later, Knight learned from her cat sitter that Ted was alive, and it was another cat that had drowned in Knight’s pond. Jamie…

Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Weird Tales

Daily Bread for 7.6.24: The town with the LONGEST name in Europe

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset 8:35 for 15h 11m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.

Whitewater’s Independence Holiday celebration continues today at the Cravath Lakefront:

Christman Family Amusements Wrist Band Special: 12 to 4 PM, $25 each
Civic Food Vendors: 11 AM to 11 PM
4th of July Car Show 2 PM to 6 PM, 301 W Whitewater Street
Live Music at Frawley Ampitheater:
Jerry Armstrong & Blast to the Past 3 PM to 5 PM
Cead Mile Failte (Irish Music) 5 to 7 PM
Phil (a tribute to Phil Collins, Genesis, and Peter Gabriel) 8 PM to after Fireworks
Fireworks 10 PM 

The town with the LONGEST name in Europe:

We stopped by Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch. We’re not joking, this is actually the name of a town in Wales. Despite its 58 letters, people in the town can pronounce this place name easily. But, did you know that this wasn’t always the town’s name? In the 1860s, the name was developed as a way to entice tourists to make the town a stop on their travels.

Shark bites two swimmers near Texas beach:

A single shark is believed to be responsible for biting two people and making contact with two others during Fourth of July celebrations at South Padre Island in Texas. Two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe, authorities said. The last reported shark attack in the area was five years ago, according to authorities.

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Daily Bread for 6.24.24: The Latest Strange, Bad Idea is Harvesting Cicadas

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Good morning.

Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset 8:37 for 15h 19m 42s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 92.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. The Whitewater School Board goes into closed session shortly after 5:15 PM, and returns to open session at 7 PM.

On this day in 1948, the Berlin Blockade begins as the Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.

It wouldn’t occur to a sensible person to remove large numbers of periodic cicadas from a Wisconsin state park, thereby interrupting their natural lifecycle. The report seems too odd to be accurate, and yet, these are odd times. On Sunday, the Wisconsin DNR issued a press release warning against cicada harvesting:

MADISON, Wis. – Following multiple reports of people harvesting cicadas at Big Foot Beach State Park in Walworth County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that state law prohibits the capture and removal of animals, including insects, from state park properties.

There are exceptions for hunting and fishing activities that are otherwise authorized by law, but these exceptions do not provide for the collection and removal of cicadas.

DNR park staff and wardens have been instructed to make efforts to first educate the public on cicadas in state parks, and wardens may take enforcement action in response to violations.

If you are aware of cicada harvesting happening at any other state park locations in Wisconsin, please report it to the DNR’s Violation Hotline online or by calling or texting 1-800-847-9367.

Please note that no further information is available and we are not accepting interview requests on this topic at this time.

Honest to goodness, anyone so implicated is ignorantly destructive.

Bear snacks inside concession stand and scares worker:

Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Weird Tales

Daily Bread for 3.2.24: A Scottish Village In Italy

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 Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 60. Sunrise is 6:26 and sunset 5:47 for 11h 20m 46s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 61 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1983, compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.

Why Is There a Scottish Village In Italy?:

What’s in the Night Sky (March 2024):