Wisconsin

Daily Bread, Education, School District, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 10.10.23: Wisconsin Public School Enrollment Numbers Down Over 30,000 Students

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:03 and sunset 6:20 PM for 11h 17m 04s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 15% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1846, English astronomer…

Daily Bread, Elections, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 10.9.23: Wisconsin Voting and Election Proposals

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/09/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 54. Sunrise is 7:01 and sunset 6:21 PM for 11h 19m 54s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Board meets at 6 PM, and her Library Board at 6:30 PM. …

Animals, Daily Bread, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 10.8.23: In Eau Claire, Miniature Horse Becomes Neighborhood Celebrity

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/08/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 54. Sunrise is 7:00 and sunset 6:23 PM for 11h 22m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 31.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1871, Peshtigo, Wisconsin was devastated by a fire that took 1,200…

Daily Bread, Economy, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 10.7.23: Wisconsin Manufacturers Less Pessimistic About the Economy

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/07/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 55. Sunrise is 6:59 and sunset 6:25 PM for 11h 25m 36s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 40.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1780, American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick…

Daily Bread, Elections, Law, Legislation, Legislature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.28.23: Legislation to Protect Wisconsin’s Election Workers

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/28/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 6:49 AM and sunset 6:40 PM for 11h 51m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1066, William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman…

America, Daily Bread, History, Literature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.27.23: Pioneer Spirit and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Family

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/27/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see intermittent showers with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:48 AM and sunset 6:42 PM for 11h 54m 20s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 88.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an…

Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.24.23: National Parks of Wisconsin

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/24/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with nighttime showers and a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:45 AM and sunset 6:48 PM for 12h 02m 59s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 69.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in…

Animals, Birds, Daily Bread, Weird Tales, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.23.23: Wild Flamingos Spotted at Port Washington Beach

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/23/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:44 AM and sunset 6:49 PM for 12h 05m 52s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1846, astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann…

Adventure, Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.17.23: Twilight Paddle on the Upper Yahara River

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/17/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see morning showers and afternoon sunshine with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:37 AM and sunset 7:00 PM for 12h 23m 09s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1787, the United States Constitution is signed…

Courts, Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.14.23: Allowing Prior Sexual Assaults as Evidence at Trial

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/14/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 72. Sunrise is 6:34 AM and sunset 7:06 PM for 12h 31m 46s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1994, the rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of…

Courts, Daily Bread, Law, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.11.23: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ‘Point of No Return’ Was Years Ago

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/11/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 67. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:11 PM for 12h 40m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.6% of its visible disk illuminated. There will be a Whitewater Common Council and Whitewater Unified School District joint meeting at…

Daily Bread, Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.10.23: Wisconsin Fall Color Report

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/10/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 6:29 AM and sunset 7:13 PM for 12h 43m 12s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 17% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1846, Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.…

City, Daily Bread, Nature, WI DNR, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.8.23: Land Purchase Nearly Doubles State Wildlife Area Near Whitewater

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/08/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 69. Sunrise is 6:27 AM and sunset 7:16 PM for 12h 48m 54s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 33.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1974, President Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any…

Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Toys, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 9.2.23: Wisconsin Woman Makes Dolls for Underrepresented Kids

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/02/2023 • Comments

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:27 PM for 13h 05m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, officials of the Japanese Empire sign the Instrument of…