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SHOPPING NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018
922 W. EXCHANGE STREET, BRODHEAD, WI 53520
Scientists and nature enthusiasts will gather at Headgates Park on Decatur Lake north of Brodhead on Saturday, June 16. Their common goal will be inventorying the life in the natural communities on Pearl Island and in the Sugar River. This activity, known as a “Bioblitz,” will attempt to identify and list as many organisms as possible within a 14-hour period. Participants will work from early morning when the birds start signing through later in the evening when bats emerge. Other groups of organisms targeted for identification will include plants, insects, freshwater mussels, fish, and macro invertebrates. If conditions are right, the group will also scan the night skies for constellations and planets. Nature lovers of all ages are welcome to participate in this educational outdoor experience, according to Susan Lehnhardt, of the Lower Sugar River Watershed. Participants should dress for deep woods and wet places, and bring re-fillable water bottle, snacks, bug protection, binoculars, and identification guides, Lehnhardt stated in a Bioblitz press release. Registration is free, and check-in will occur throughout the day in the shelter at Headgates Park. “A schedule will be posted there, so that participants can choose to join the experts conducting the various inventory activities planned throughout the day,” Lehnhardt stated. These include: Birds, 7 to 9:30
By Tony Ends EDITOR
Maybe you’re surprised to see me, Tony Ends, returning as editor to The Independent-Register. I confess. I’m as surprised as anyone else. So is my wife Dela, who’s farmed vegetables alongside me for 24 years near Scotch Hill a few miles northeast of Brodhead. It’s not as if we don’t have enough to do. Honestly, we’re like so many neighbors and friends here in Wisconsin and other places we’ve lived and worked. We all wish life would slow down. We all wish life felt less out of control. We all wish we could see our children and grandkids more. Yet these are the very reasons I still feel drawn to newspaper work. Life isn’t slowing down for anyone. I see neighbors, small businesses, farming people, all levels of government, our schools, too, struggling. I want to help leave the world a better place for them, for my children and grandchildren. More than a century before us, Leo Tolstoy said the purpose of all writing is to make the world a better place. A whole lot longer ago, Aristotle said if we want to persuade in writing, we must be a good friend, a good person, and show good sense. This is what journalism and journalists have taught me since I was a child. It’s what I’ve tried to do in reporting and columns for The Independent-Register as a correspondent periodically for more than 14 years. It’s what I tried to do when I edited the Register from October 2014 to March 2015: • Conveying the significance of what elected and appointed officials are doing for their public; • Informing the public for their health and safety; • Contributing to communities in ways that sustain and secure what’s vital; and • Commemorating and honoring young and old, in life and death. My instructors at Marquette University where I earned a master of arts in journalism in 1980 held me to these purposes and standards. Some fine editors at the Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sun News; the Asheville Citizen-Times; the Hendersonville, N.C., Times-News; and the Janesville Gazette, where I worked variously full time in the years thereafter did, too. Life’s full of surprises. Like the surprise ice and windstorms that ripped roofs off four greenhouses, cutting short my first time as the Independent Register’s editor. I’ve juggled multiple jobs for years, but that challenge really set me back. I hope to surprise you in more positive ways each week I edit and report again full time for The Independent-Register. I also believe as an honest friend, motivated to seek good and devoted to common sense, that we have a common purpose, a higher good. I believe together with a newspaper in our lives we can help make the world a better place.
Presentation of Flags at 9:30 a.m.
14852 Hauley Road, Durand, IL
Strictly for FUN and ALL proceeds donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
14. Jr. Relay Race (Double Entry) (Both 18 & Under)
15. Jr. Egg & Spoon (all riders 18 & under)
Not to start before 6 p.m. 16. Open Team Penning ($75 per team)
Contact: Tracy Wiese (815) 979-3665
By Horse & Rider Combination
• Jr. Jr.- 1,3,5,7,9,11 • Jr.- 2,4,6,8,10,12 • Sr.- 17,18,19,20,21,22
By Erica Roth COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR
With the recent holiday weekend, the change of seasons, and all that this encompasses, it has been relatively quiet on the county board side of things. Lately, if you’ve visited the Green County website and looked at the “Upcoming Meetings” tab, it has been void of entries. Slowly, the site has been populated with a Finance Committee meeting, Tuesday June 5; UW Agriculture Extension meeting, today, Wednesday, June 6; Land and Water meeting tomorrow, Thursday, June 7; Aging and Disability, also the County Board meeting, next Tuesday, June 12; and Auditing next Thursday, June 14. As committees and departments schedule their meetings they will
post them on the website. You can also view the agendas for the meetings. All meetings are open to the public and you are encouraged to attend. Green County’s website is www. co.green.wi.gov. On line you can find the contact information for your County Board Supervisor if you would like to contact them, and much more information about county government and its services. I represent District 24, and am very happy to hear from my constituents and residents of Green County. Remember that your County Board Supervisor represents you and he or she can represent you best by hearing from you directly. I can be reached at 608-371-9074 or by emailing me at EricaRothGreenCountyBoard@gmail.com.
• Edgerton - June 22 • Beloit - June 23 • Janesville - Aug. 25
NO LATEX PAINT! Harden and leave with trash, lids off!
BRING Mercury, pesticides, solvents, old fuel, pool chemicals, caustics, acids, more! See list in brochure at www.co.rock.wi.us/land-conservation-clean-sweep or call 608-754-6617 ext. 3.
DO NOT BRING Latex paint, high-pressure cylinders, Freon gases, infectious and biological wastes, explosives (detonators, blasting caps), radioactive chemicals and devices, ammunition, electronics.
FARMSTEAD SPECIAL - FIRST 200 LBS AG CHEMICALS FREE
(while funds last)
Registration Required
As of January 1, 2018 Jr. Jr. -10 and under Jr. - 18 and under Sr. - 19 and over
All - RSVP as soon as possible! Space is limited! Sign up is FAST and EASY! Call 608-754-6617 ext. 3, M-F 8 am - 4:30 pm
• Camping Available • • Lunch Stand on Grounds • • Raffles & 50/50 Drawings Daily •
Drop off sites open to all Rock County Residents: Fri., June 22, 12-2 pm City of Edgerton Garage 315 W. High St. Edgerton, WI 53534
Entry Free: $5.00 Office Fee: $2.00
(per horse/rider combination)
No Refunds
Sat., June 23, 9 am-noon City of Beloit Garage 2351 Springbrook Ct. Beloit, WI 53511
Sat. Aug. 25 • 9-11 am Rock County Garage 3715 Newville Rd. Janesville, WI 53545
Businesses, schools, agencies
Anne DiGvonni (815) 742-3261 Crystal Valtierrez (815) 742-1834
Keeping up with county committee meetings on line
Do you produce less than 2,205 lbs of hazardous waste/year? FREE no-obligation quotes! NO vendor mobilization fees! Up to 50% off ag chemical disposal while funds available! Call 608-754-6617 ext. 4758 or see Business Section at www.co.rock.wi.us/land-conservation-clean-sweep Eligible businesses may use Dane County Business Clean Sweep year-round. Conditions apply.
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Friday night open cattle practice 6-9 p.m., $25 per rider
(Double Entry)
lsrwa.org. For more information, contact Lehnhardt at 608 897-8641, ext. 1020, or 608 558-5941 (cell), or email her at susan@appliedeco.com. Lower Sugar River Watershed Associations (LSRWA) is a non-profit conservation organization located in Brodhead, dedicated to care and enjoyment of water resources and to empowering citizens with experience and knowledge to steward land and water resources in the Lower Sugar River Watershed.
One bin only, no more per household is FREE! More than 1 bin up to 4 bins = $5/bin. Conditions may apply for larger loads, barrels Oil based paint - limit one bin per customer. Fluorescent bulbs - limit 5 per vehicle. Businesses must use Business Program (below).
High Point Awards by Age Division
317208
(all riders 18 & under)
(Double Entry)
a.m.; Plants/Insects, 10 a.m. to noon; Fish/Macros/ Mussels, 2 to 4 p.m.; Bats, Night-flying Insects, and Stars, after dark. Co-sponsors joining the Lower Sugar River Watershed Association for this event include Decatur Lake Mill Race Association, Green-Rock Audubon Society, Wisconsin Farmers Union South Central Chapter, and the City of Brodhead Pearl Island Committee. A detailed schedule will be posted on the LSRWA web site: http://www.
FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ROCK COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY
June 23 & 24, 2018 • 10:00 a.m.
25. Sr. Egg & Spoon 26. Hide Race
Monroe dairy farm hosts ‘In Her Boots’..................................... 5
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Saddle Up For St. Jude Fun Show
Sunday, June 24 17. Sr. Plug 18. Sr. Flag Race 19. Sr. Flag and Sand 20. Sr. Barrels 21. Sr. Poles 22. Sr. Keyhole 23. Sr. Shot Race 24. Sr. Relay Race
Luther Valley speaker shares nuclear history................................... 3
Pearl Island ‘Bioblitz’ calls volunteers to Headgates Park June 16
Ends returns to edit Independent Register
Saturday, June 23 1. Jr. Jr. Plug 2. Jr. Plug 3. Jr. Jr. Flag 4. Jr. Flag 5. Jr. Jr. Flag and Sand 6. Jr. Flag and Sand 7. Jr. Jr. Barrels 8. Jr. Barrels 9. Jr. Jr. Poles 10. Jr. Poles 11. Jr. Jr. Keyhole 12. Jr. Keyhole 13. Jr. Shot Race
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FREE! TAKE ONE Parkview Youth Center planners
Brodhead
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