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The language of flowers
I recently purchased a fuchsia from Christensen Florist and Greenhouses, a hanging basket that descended from a cutting propagated by Elmer Christensen sometime in the 1950s. Christensen's great-great grandson, Shaun, tells me that since then, his family sold a continuous line of this plant. Some people adore these pink and purple blossoms: they see little bells or tiny ballerinas on tiptoe or dangling earrings. Hummingbirds seek its nectar. I see a shaggy beauty that represents the work of five generations of Christensens. This year they...
$232,675 Fast Play Progressive jackpot win in Thorp
MADISON — Wisconsin Lottery retailer Thorp SuperValu on 110 W. Prospect St. is on a hot streak. After selling a winning $78,000 Badger 5 jackpot ticket last month, the store sold a winning $232,675 Fast Play Progressive Jackpot ticket to a customer on Monday. The winning 50X Fast Play ticket earned the player 100% of the Progressive Jackpot instantly. A widely popular series of games among players, the Fast Play Progressive Jackpot can be won as soon as a ticket is purchased. The amount of the jackpot won depends on the price of the ticket. The Wisconsin Lottery Fast Play Progressive Jackpot is only winnable in Wisconsin and is not shared with other states. The odds of winning the Fast Play Progressive Jackpot are 1 in 240,000. The odds of winning a Badger 5 jackpot are 1 in 169,911.
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