Good morning,
It’s a mild day for Whitewater’s last day of 2010, with a predicted high temperature of fifty-two degrees.
The Comment Forum will be on hiatus today, but there’ll be posts throughout the day.
The City of Whitewater has an Emerald Ash Borer Management Program, and I’ve been reading it over. I’m working may way through it, and afterward, I’ll send it along, with some questions, to experts in the field, to see what they think of it. The program is scheduled to be presented to Whitewater’s Common Council at its mid-January meeting.
I’ll post what I learn from experts in the field.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1967, Wisconsin enjoyed a
Green Bay Packers Triumph in [the] “Ice Bowl”
On this date the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys played in what many consider to be the greatest game in NFL history – The Ice Bowl. With the thermometer dipping to a shocking 13 below zero and a wind chill of minus 46, Bart Starr scored the winning touchdown from the 1-yard line with 13 seconds remaining, sealing a record third straight championship for the Packers, their fifth in seven years. Green Bay defeated Dallas, 21-17, to win the NFL Championship. [Source: Packers.com]