Good morning, Whitewater
The Whitewater Tree Commission will meet at 4:00 p.m. today.
The National Weather Service forecasts a temperature of 80 degrees with a slight chance of thunderstorms. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts “fair and cold weather.”
Yesterday’s better prediction: NWS.
In Wisconsin history on this date, in 1857, the Wisconsin Historical Society entry indicates either a slow day in our history, or a great event in Badger State cuisine: today marks the anniversary of the First Sheboygan County Cheese Award. Here are the details that make this a memorable date:
On this date N.C. Harmon of Lyman was awarded the first premium prize for cheese made in Sheboygan County. The award was given at the Sheboygan Agricultural Society fair held in Sheboygan Falls. The next year saw John J. Smith procure the first cheese vat in Sheboygan County. He manufactured cheese on a cooperative plan, collecting curd from his neighbors. Both are early events in the long and important history of cheesemaking in Sheboygan
On this date in American history, in 1789, President Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789, establishing the United States Supreme Court. John Jay of New York served as our first chief justice, later leaving the court to become governor of New York. (Jay is depicted below either in the judicial robes of the era, or his bedspread.)
