Good morning, Whitewater
There is one public meeting scheduled for today: a Community Development Board of Directors meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
At 7 p.m., there will be a meeting of our district’s school board.
Quick note: Posts on the settlement of a civil right suit against the city are yet a few days away.
The National Weather Service forecasts dense fog in the early morning, and then sunny with a high of 79 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts “pleasant initially, then showers spread east into Ohio.” ‘Then’ refers, I think, to the end of their multi-day series, on September 23rd.
Last week’s better prediction: Basically even. Sometimes a general prediction like pleasant weather is right even if there is more specific information that’s right, too. There’s a difference in measurement between 10 and 10.00, but at a high level, both describe a number between 9 and 11.
In Wisconsin history on this date, in 1788, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that J. Dubuque was allowed to mine in Wisconsin. He didn’t get his permission from the American government, but from a more local authority:
On this day in 1788, Julien Dubuque, a French trapper from Quebec, was granted permission by a council of Sauk and Fox Indians of the area to work the lead mines. Using the Sauk and Fox as a labor force, Dubuque found the Upper Mississippi Valley to be rich in lead, which was used in the production of firearms. Dubuque had the most success in what is now the area of Dubuque, Iowa.
On this date in American history, in 1862, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The History Channel has a video with information on this and other events that took place on this date:
http://link.history.com/services/link/bcpid1184539009/
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