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August 2003
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- Sunday, August 31, 2003
- All Six WPT Stations Now Transmitting Digitally
- Moira Harrington
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Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) has expanded digital TV (DTV) coverage in central and parts of Northern Wisconsin with the successful sign-on of WHRM-DT out of Wausau. All six stations within WPT's broadcast network now have digital broadcast capabilities.
- Saturday, August 30, 2003
- Rural Leadership Program Earns National Recognition
- JoAnn Stormer
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UW-Extension — s Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program (WRLP) recently was acknowledged by a group of leadership experts from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as one of the nation — s — exemplary community leadership programs. —
- Wednesday, August 27, 2003
- Afterschool programs use 4-H educational materials
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Madison - When the school day ends, many elementary age students spend another hour or so in afterschool programs before going home. In a growing number of Wisconsin communities, afterschool experiences include a 4-H club or a project that incorporates 4-H project materials.
- Sunday, August 24, 2003
- For orchard-fresh fruit all year round --Try canning!
- Barbara Ingham
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Madison - Canning orchard-fresh fruit is a fun and rewarding process, providing a savory treat year round. Whether it is ripe juicy cherries, peaches or pears, canned fruit is easy to prepare, and the results are delicious and healthy too!
- Thursday, August 21, 2003
- Caring for older adults during hot weather
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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Madison - All of us suffer when the weather is hot. However, for older adults, people with disabilities and those with chronic health conditions, the weather does not have to hit extreme temperatures to cause heat stress or heat stroke.
- Tuesday, August 12, 2003
- CULVER'S BUYS $5,000 HAM TO BENEFIT 4-H!
- Pat Harrington
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Culver's Franchising System showed strong support for Wisconsin 4-H at the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation's twelfth annual Governor's Sweepstakes Meat Products Auction. Craig Culver made the winning bids on the State Fair Grand Champion Ham for $5,000, and the Reserve Grand Champion Summer Sausage for $1,150. The ham was produced by Haen Meat Packing of Kaukauna, and the summer sausage was produced by the Lodi Sausage Company of Lodi. Culver's purchase got the Auction off to a winning start, resulting in a record total of nearly $37,000 raised from auction bids and sponsorships. These funds will be used for Wisconsin 4-H youth programs statewide.
- Monday, August 11, 2003
- LEARN TO GROW GREAT GRASS AT EXTENSION FIELD DAY
- John Stier
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Madison - If you long for a great lawn, you are invited to learn how the experts keep grass beautiful and healthy at the Homeowner Turf Field Day, Aug. 16 at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Educational Facility southwest of Madison.
- Wednesday, August 06, 2003
- Black spots on siding could be fungus
- John Merrill
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Madison - Several months ago a homeowner from northern Wisconsin contacted me about a problem he was having with small black spots on the siding of his home. If the siding had been fiber board the spots might have been wax bleed, which occurs when moisture coming through the siding from the back forces some of the resins in the wood to the surface in the form of small dark dots. It turned out the siding was vinyl.
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