Good morning, Whitewater.
Tuesday brings a likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms and a high of seventy-eight.
Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today at 4:30 PM.
Friday’s FW poll asked readers about their most anticipated summer-blockbuster films. Of the choices available, Godzilla (15.79%), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (14.04%), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (14.04%) led the responses.
On this day in 1844, a socialist community near Ripon begins its short life:
1844 – Utopian Community Founded Near Ripon
On this date the first settler moved to the Fourierite utopian community in what is now Ripon. This communal society was based upon the teachings of Charles Fourier, a French Socialist, who urged the rebuilding of society from its foundation as the only cure for economic hardship. This especially appealed to those suffering from the 1837 Depression. The communal village was named Ceresco after the goddess of agriculture, Ceres. Also known as the Wisconsin Phalanx, the community thrived for six years, with membership reaching 180 in 1845. The community officially disbanded in 1850 after many members decided to farm for their own profit. Families gradually left the commune to work and live on their own property. The center of the commune, the “Long House,” remained vacant until the 1930s when people suffering from the Great Depression found shelter and comfort there. Community founder Warren Chase said of the failed community “It was prematurely born, and tried to live before its proper time, and of course, must die and be born again. So it did and here it lies.” [Source: Wisconsin Saints and Sinners by Fred L. Holmes, pg. 94-104]
Puzzability has a new series entitled, Out of State. Here’s Tuesday’s game:
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This Week’s Game — May 26-30
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Out of State
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We’re taking a road trip for the unofficial start to summer. For each day this week, we started with the single word that completes a state’s nickname in the phrase “The ___ State.” Then we hid it in a sentence, with spaces added as necessary. The answer spans at least two words in the sentence and starts and ends in the middle of words. The day’s clue gives the sentence with an interstate sign in place of the nickname.
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Answer:
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Beaver (tribe averaged)
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What to Submit:
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Submit the nickname (as “Beaver” in the example) for your answer.
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Tuesday, May 27
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