Good morning, Whitewater
There are no municipal public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. Our latest Common Council meeting is now safely two days’ time behind us.
The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain with a high of 69. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts that today’s conditions will be “pleasant”. That’s only true if you like rain and a high of 69 degrees. It’s also one of the two places long-range planning leads: hopelessly vague or recklessly and erroneously detailed.
In American history on this date, in 1886, the Apache chief Geronimo surrendered to the U.S. government. Here’s more detail from the History Channel:
On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Indian warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest.