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MENOMONIE -- The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee made a rare appearance in western Wisconsin and River Falls Mayor Dan Toland took advantage of the opportunity. He sought for emergency mental
WATERTOWN â This is another installment in the Sci-Tech Museumâs âHomebound Scienceâ program. The Sci-Tech Museum, 154 Stone St., launched the program last year during the stateâs PAUSE order relating to the pandemic. The science program involves âhands-onâ experiments to try with materials found around homes or in nature. CATCH A SNOWFLAKE Materials you will need: 1) Glass microscope slide, or other flat glass object such as a small picture frame with glass protector, or the mirror in a compact. Make sure your slide is glass, not plastic. 2) Artistâs s...
WATERTOWN â The Sci-Tech Center, 154 Stone St., invites students to take part in a meteorology program specifically designed for middle school pupils. The online âJunior Cafe Scientifiqueâ program, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, will feature the topic âWeather Patterns Over Time: Climate Change Explained,â featuring Jim Teske, Syracuseâs NewsChannel 9 chief meteorologist. This is a free online presentation requiring registration. Confirmation and a reminder will be emailed to participants. Junior Cafe Scientifique is presented by TACNY, the Technology Alliance of Central...
Julie R. Garnsey, executive director of the Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund, stands for a photo at the Clayton Opera House on Thursday in Clayton. Kara Dry/Watertown Daily Times Kara Dry Live entertainment venues that went dark last spring with COVID-related lockdowns and lockouts saw some signs of hope in late December with the passage of the coronavirus relief package signed into federal law. The $900 billion in relief includes the Save Our Stages provision, providing $15 billion to independent venues such as live music stages, movie theaters and museum...
CANTON â âA Great Conjunctionâ can have a way of putting things in perspective. In a year marked by things to forget, any deep meaning about the upcoming astronomical conjunction that happens to fall at the end of this year, and on the winter solstice no less, would be conjecture. But in the big picture, maybe knowing more about it will help bring us closer to the natural world, or universe, and our place in it. âPeople hear about planets and they see pictures of them,â said Aileen A. OâDonoghue, the Henry Priest Professor of Physics at St. Lawrence University, C...