Wisconsin National Guard reflects on a historic year of deployment and public service on its 184th birthday
Posted by Correspondent | Mar 7, 2021 | Curated |
March 5 marked the Wisconsin National Guard’s 184th birthday, and year 183 was a notable one for the history books.
The Wisconsin National Guard’s official birthday is March 5, 1837 – the date on which Wisconsin’s territorial Governor Henry Dodge commissioned Morgan L. Martin of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as a captain and the commander of the Green Bay Rangers volunteer company of mounted riflemen.
The creation of the Green Bay Rangers predated Wisconsin statehood by 11 years, and the new civilian supplemented military force had a mission of protecting what was then the Wisconsin Territory.
The new focus of some of Lincoln’s lesser-known views on race (although none have been kept secret by historians who have written about them) has led officials in cities across the country to either remove or consider removing Lincoln statues.
In Boston, the famous Emancipation Memorial, which depicts an enslaved man breaking his shackles at Lincoln’s feet, was removed from a public park. The original casting of that statue still stands in a neighborhood park in Washington D.C. where police had to surround it with fencing to prevent protestors from destroying it last summer.
In Chicago, the city where Lincoln accepted the Republican Party’s nomination in 1860, five Lincoln statues have been placed on a list of monuments to be reviewed to ensure they do not offend any modern sensibilities. And in San Francisco, Old Abe’s name was taken off a high school.
Locally developed self-monitoring software called Wellness Tracker now features Quick Response (QR) code wellness checks.
The new touch-free element eliminates the manual process of collecting guest information and provides an “easy-to-use digital screening” for restaurants, retailers and other customer-facing businesses that need guests to safely complete a wellness check before entering premises, according to a news release.
Wellness Tracker, available online at WellnessTracker.com, was launched in 2020 by ALTRES Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Kahului-based company. To date, Wellness Tracker has prevented 2,474 potential COVID-19 exposures statewide, the release said.
Moku Roots recognized by Yelp! on top 100 list
Moku Roots, Lahaina Gateway’s zero-waste vegan restaurant, has been named by Yelp! as one of the Top 100 Places to Eat in 2021.
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A Rochester eatery is one of six restaurants from around the country being highlighted in PETA s Top Faux-Fish Dishes of 2021 article. Old Abe & Co., located at 832 7th St NW in Rochester, was featured by the animal rights organization and will receive a framed certificate for its Spicy Salmon dish that contains no salmon.
When you order the Spicy Salmon at Old Abe s you ll get a hearty bowl of brown sushi rice topped with sriracha-spiked “salmon” salad, sesame radish, and crunchy chickpea puffs and dressed with gochujang aioli. See what it looks like and read about the other winners here.
ONLINE: Sauk Prairie Bald Eagle Watching Days
Feb 20, 2021 1:00 PM
January 8, 2021
A bald eagle over Ferry Bluff.
The Wisconsin River valley in the Sauk Prairie region is an area preferred by overwintering bald eagles. Ferry Bluff Eagle Council president Jeb Barzen will talk about why that is and give an update on this year s eagle spotting as part of the Feb. 6 edition of the council s series of Bald Eagle Watching Days webcasts. Also featured this week are encore presentations of a talk on eagles in Native American culture by Art Shegonee and a Q&A on rehabilitating eagles with Raptor Education Group founder Marge Gibson. Although the council s bus trips can t take place, a pair of self-guided tour maps are available for those who feel like taking a drive to spot birds in the wild.