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IT’S ALMOST FAIR TIME! See the 2019 Fair Exhibitor Book INSIDE
Take back day nets over 58,000 pounds
Brandt said “And it’s almost all done by these robots.� A full tanker of milk goes to the Burnett Dairy Cooperative every 16 hours. All the milk produced at Four
MADISON–Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that at Drug Take Back Day, held on April 27, 2019, Wisconsin had a preliminary collection of 58,408 lbs. “Thousands of Wisconsinites turned out to dispose of unused and unwanted medications. Thank you for helping us fight the opioid epidemic,� said Attorney General Kaul. Statewide 278 law enforcement agencies hosted more than 190 Drug Take Back events and collected disposed drugs from 462 permanent drug disposal boxes at law enforcement agencies across the state. All of these drug disposal boxes are accessible all year. Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications. Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water reclamation facilities are not designed to remove all of them, and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in rivers and lakes. Drug Take Back Day would not be possible without support from public and private partners: Covanta Energy, Fuchs Trucking, Indiana State Police, Waukesha County, Waukesha
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Nursery students were at Four Cubs Farm Tuesday morning. They took turns feeding the calves at the end of their tour, which was guided by Cris Peterson.
Four Cubs Farm receives spring visitors JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
Grace Nursery School visited Four Cubs Farm Tuesday morning. They got a look at how the dairy farm operates and met a few of
the farm’s calves. Cris Peterson has been inviting these young students out to the farm for 40 years in a tradition beginning when her son, Ben, was in the class. The Petersons have lived on the farm since
1877. The farm has over 1,000 dairy cows with each cow producing an average of 90 pounds of milk per day. “That ends up being 160,000 glasses of milk daily,� herd manager Nathan
WDT seeks input from tourism stakeholders HARRIET RICE WISCONSIN DEPT OF TOURISM STRATEGIC PLANNING
They came from all over northwest Wisconsin – Bayfield to Burnett, Ashland to Amery. Two dozen professionals in tourism-re-
lated agencies and the Department of Natural Resources were invited to Spooner to participate in the first of four stakeholder sessions held as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s (WDT) project to update its strategic plan. Representing Burnett County
Tourism Coalition were Emily Gall, marketing consultant and Harriet Rice, secretary. Regional Tourism Specialist Julie Fox welcomed the group. The capacity attendance from this KAYLA CASEY | SENTINEL
Fishing opener was this weekend. More photos on 16.
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