Good morning,
Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of sixty-seven degrees.
Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today, from 4:15 to 6:00 p.m. The agenda is available online.
Book fairs continue at Lakeview School and the middle school today, and there’s a PATT meeting at Washington School tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls an earthquake from 1968, having taken place on this day —
1968 – Earthquake Shakes Wisconsin
On this date one of the strongest earthquakes in the central United States occurred in south-central Illinois. Measured at a magnitude of 5.3 [5.4 per USGS], press reports from LaCrosse, Milwaukee, Port Washington, Portage, Prairie Du Chien, and Sheboygan indicated that the shock was felt in these cities. [Source: United States Geological Survey]
Here’s a map with lines indicating equal intensity from the earthquake, equivalent to a topographical map showing lines of equal elevation —
