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Applications are being accepted for grants through the Sauk County Extension Office.

“The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree, those to me, are the scents of the holidays.” - Blake Lively

Karl Swee has joined Flambeau as territory sales manager for western Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana.

Swee is based out of the Twin Cities. He will focus on attracting new customers and serving current clients.

“I look forward to the opportunity to bring quality new business to Flambeau,” Swee said in a statement.

Baraboo’s historic train depot is now part of the Sauk County Historical Society.

On Oct. 23, the family of Gordon and Ann Glorch, including children Sally Glorch, Susan Elieff, and Gordon Glorch and grandchildren and great grandchildren, turned over ownership to the nonprofit.

“There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.” — Janet Kilburn Phillips

The Wisconsin Beef Special Edition virtual series will begin Dec. 8.

It will start at 7 p.m. with a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session until 8:30 p.m. on Zoom. The featured topics will be estimating hay needs and budget decision tools for heifer enterprises.

Why the excitement about finding something uncommon, for the first time?

So uncommon is Dendrothele nivosa, it doesn’t have a common name. If one were to be made up, it might be snow on the bark, or splattered paint fungus.

Travel along any country roads in Wisconsin and one is bound to come across a vestige of education from days gone by.