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Midwest Musings: A Heartland Celebration of Independence Day In Winona, Minnesota
WINONA, MN – Friends, it’s that time of year again when we dust off our stars and stripes, fire up the grill, and celebrate the birth of our great nation. Here in the heartland, Independence Day isn’t just a holiday – it’s a way of life. We are the heart of America, after all. I’m firing up the ol’ grill at home here in Winona, Minnesota as I type this to you.
Riverfest firework postponed until Friday night, though music plays on
La Crosse Riverfest fireworks are postponed until 9:40 p.m. Friday. The plan is still to fire them off from Pettibone Park. Lightning caused the postponement but the party continues from Riverside Park. The Remainders still plan to hit the J.F. Brennan North Stage once lightning passes. No button will be...
Banker a County Fair Hall of Fame inductee
ST. CHARLES, Minn. – A retired Altura banker, David Schwantz, will be inducted into the Winona County Fair Hall of Fame at the fairgrounds. Currently he is on the governing board of Peoples State Bank in Plainview. Cindy Timm, Fair president, applauded Schwantz for long service representing business in the county and especially agriculture. Schwantz grew up on a farm north of Altura. He muses that he knew how to drive a tractor before learning to ride a bike. For 40 years he has served as a paramedic on the Altura ambulance team. He has been Altura city treasurer 30 years and a member of the Altura Lions Club.
Despite rain and flooding, La Crosse Skyrockers are set to light up the sky for Riverfest
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Despite the closure of Pettibone Park due to flooding, the La Crosse Skyrockers were still able to find space at the park to be able to run this year’s fireworks show. “A lot of that came in coordination with the city of La Crosse,...
The Pelowski Chronicles: 7,000 pages in 30 volumes
WINONA, Minn. – When Gene Pelowski was first elected in 1986, he was at a retreat for freshmen state legislators. Among speakers was a veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune political reporter who recommended keeping a daily journal for, if nothing else, helping family see what it’s like being a state tepresentative. Pelowski, age 34, liked the idea. He bought his first pre-bound Stanley journal, the classic product for journaling. Now after 39 years in the Legislature, Pelowski has 7,000 pages in 30 Stanley volumes. He’s carried them into every committee hearing while a state representative from Winona, albeit supplemented in the 21st century by an iPad. The collection has turned into more than a family artifact. The journals have been used as a reliable contemporaneous source for legal research on how legislation was developed, passed or rejected. They’re more, much more, than colorless official minutes. Twice the Legislature’s legal research office has drawn on Pelowski’s record to interpret legislative intent when a bill was first created. What to do with the journals now that he’s retiring? Pelowski is taking pleasure in reviewing his chronicles and reflecting on his record of public service. About what else to do, he’s unsure and in no rush to decide: “There are some things in those journals that people don’t need to read for a while,” he said.”We can let them calm down a little bit before people take a look at it.”
Tomah VA honors 100-yearold-vets
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Tomah VA Center is honoring veterans who’ve lived for a century. First News at Nine’s Dashal Mentzel shares the sights and sounds of the special ceremony that happened in La Crosse earlier today. The Tomah VA Medical Center honored veterans at...
7/6/24 School Nutrition Association Recognizes Representative Krug
The School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) presented state Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) with an SNA-WI 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual meeting in La Crosse on Tuesday, June 25. Representative Krug was named a 2024 SNA-WI Legislator of the Year due to his strong leadership in...
Coast Guard Closes Parts of Mississippi River
The Coast Guard has closed a couple parts of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin. The Coast Guard yesterday said it’s closed Pools 5A and 6 running from Whitman, Minnesota down to Trempealeau. Coast Guard commanders say the recent rains have swollen the Mississippi, which has made it dangerous for people and their boats. Another section of the river in Iowa has also been closed because of high water.
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