Good morning, Whitewater.
Thursday will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-two. We’ll have northwest winds at five to ten miles per hour.
Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 8 AM. [Update: this is next week’s meeting, for 5.29.14 @ 8 AM.]
On this day in 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle is born.
His most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, is still going strong:
On this day in 1968, Milwaukee’s pro basketball team gets its name:
1968 – Milwaukee Bucks Named
On this date “Milwaukee Bucks” was selected as the franchise name after 14,000 fans participated in a team-naming contest. 45 people suggested the name, one of whom, R.D. Trebilcox, won a car for his efforts. [Source: Bucks.com]
Here’s the Thursday game in Puzzability’s Paying Tribute series:
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This Week’s Game — May 19-23
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Paying Tribute
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For each day of our parade this Memorial Day week, we started with a word, added the eight letters in MEMORIAL, and rearranged all the letters to get the name of a famous person. Both pieces are described in each day’s clue, with the shorter one first.
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Example:
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Computer failure; Miami Heat point guard
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Answer:
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Crash; Mario Chalmers
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What to Submit:
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Submit both pieces, with the shorter one first (as “Crash; Mario Chalmers” in the example), for your answer.
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Thursday, May 22
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