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Farm Bill includes safety net
Potential changes to the next federal Farm Bill would enhance safety net provisions for Wisconsin dairy farmers.Though final details of the full bill are being hashed out, specifics of a program that reimburses farmers when milk prices fall have been finalized.The program's payment rate has been slashed in recent years, and the new provisions would return it to its previous level of 45 percent. That means dairy farmers will collect more when prices ...
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PdS considers lifting condo restrictions
If the Prairie du Sac Village Board agrees with a recommendation from its plan commission, residents of the recently built condominiums on Water Street will be allowed to use their balconies from Nov. 15 through March 31, without fear of a $5,000 fine. After more than an hour and a half of debate May 5, the plan commission voted five to two to suggest that the village board remove seven words from the implementation ...
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Links sought for bicycle paths
Two proposed bike trails in Dane and Sauk counties would connect miles of existing recreational paths in southern Wisconsin, but questions about the future of an existing rail line are keeping one section grounded.One of the trails being considered by community leaders would stretch from Middleton to Mazomanie, generally along Highway 14.The other trail — which has been in the works much longer — would run from Mazomanie to Devil's Lake State Park. ...
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Children talk graffiti and suggest solutions
Students in the second grade class at St. Aloysius Catholic School in Sauk City have had enough.Tired of seeing their playground equipment defaced and vandalized, they're speaking out. On the morning of May 1, principal John Brennan of St. Aloysius school stood at the front of the second grade class as the students enthusiastically discussed the graffiti on their playground equipment."They're saying school is like for thugs or something," Gavin Tetteak said, ...
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Gas attendants: 'Don't shoot the messenger!'
With the price of gas creeping ever closer to $4 a gallon, predicting the seismic changes that could ensue has become a national pastime. There may be no way of knowing if $4 a gallon will induce widespread lifestyle shifts for Americans, but with every uptick in the price of gasoline, there is at least one sure bet — gas station attendants will hear what people think about it. Sue Jaedike is the ...
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'Tis the season to sell all that old stuff
Year after year, the Dohms clean out their garage and fill it with old clothes, circa 1985 electronics, furniture, appliances and an assortment of trinkets in a spring and summer ritual carried out in communities across the United States.The onset of spring means not only will clusters of flowers begin blooming, but street corners assuredly will fill with collections of garage sale signs.Prairie du Sac resident Sue Dohm said she and her husband, ...
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Names of sellers no longer private
Baraboo Range landowners who want to sell their development rights to Sauk County no longer can expect their names to be kept private during negotiations, and some are concerned they'll be harassed by preservation opponents as a result.The change has the potential to turn off prospective sellers, said Sauk County Land Preservation Specialist Dave Tremble."Landowners that participate at this point just need to understand that we would not be able to maintain confidentiality," ...
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Consultant considered for Sauk City
The village of Sauk City may contract with an independent financial consultant in an effort to revitalize the downtown area.Prairie du Sac resident Beth Plutchak pitched her financial services to the Sauk City Village Board during its regular meeting April 29."Developers will develop where it is most profitable," Plutchak said. "The village needs to look at the economic viability of development projects as well as the end uses of developed space."To direct ...
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Town of Merrimac hosts spring cleanup
The town of Merrimac spring cleamup will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17 at the Merrimac Town Hall, corner of Highway 113 and Halweg Road in the township of Merrimac. Items that would be accepted are leaves - bags must be emptied under supervison, brush and metal - no fee for small appliances according to a press release submitted by the town of Merrimac.Items that are accepted with a fee ...
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Group seeks 20 people to apply
The Sauk County Institute of Leadership is taking applications for the class of 2008-09. The cost is $425.SCIL is a nine-month leadership development program consisting of an initial two-day retreat Sept. 11 and 12 followed by one-day workshops and a graduation dinner. The sessions are held throughout Sauk County on the second Thursday of each month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from October to May. Each session focuses on a different aspect of ...
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second graders rephrase sayings
- Editor's note: Sue Zimmerman's second grade class at Spruce Street Elementary School came up with new endings to familiar sayings.Don't put all your eggs ...in a crusher. - Hayden K.in the pan. - Sydney R. and Heidi H.in one Easter basket. - Ehrik M. in bubbles. - Gus. E.in the basket. - Maria L.in the bathtub. - Dylan H.in the freezer. ...
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