Daily Bread for 1.21.16

Good morning, Whitewater.

Thursday in town will be cloudy, although noticeably warmer than yesterday, with a high of twenty-eight degrees. Sunrise is 7:18 and sunset 4:53, for 9h 35m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 92.7% of its visible disk illuminated.

There will be a Zoning Code Update meeting in the city tonight at 7 PM.

On this day in 1935, Janesville sees an example of temerity:

1935 – Five Janesville Youths Arrested

On this date five Janesville boys, ages 13-16, were arrested for a string of burglaries, including the thefts of cigarettes, whisky and blankets. While in the police station, one of the boys tried to crack the safe in the chief’s office. [Source: Janesville Gazette]

Ten years later, on this day, America recognizes an example of courage and tenacity:

1945 – Truman Olson of Cambridge Awarded WWII Medal of Honor

On this date the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously to Sgt. Truman C. Olson of Cambridge, for almost single-handedly stopping a German counterattack on the beachhead in Anzio, Italy, on January 30, 1944. Twice wounded, Olson nevertheless manned his machine-gun for 36 hours. He killed 20 Germans and wounded many others. [Source: Janesville Gazette]

Here’s Thursday’s Puzzability game:

This Week’s Game — January 18-22

Asia Fantasia

We’re working on eastern time this week. For each day, we’ll give a three-by-three letter grid in which we’ve hidden the name of a major city in Asia, followed by its country, with a total of 11 or more letters. To find it, start at any letter and move from letter to letter by traveling to any adjacent letter—across, up and down, or diagonally. You may come back to a letter you’ve used previously, but may not stay in the same spot twice in a row. You will not always need all nine letters in the grid.

Example: