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			<title><![CDATA[A &#39;berry&#39; fruitful day at the Refuge]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/jcs/news//296489</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Saturday T-shirts were dyed with natural berry dye, children and adults had plenty of berries in their baskets and faces were messy with pies at the Wild Berry Bash at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.Dan Peterson, visitor services manager at the Refuge, said the berry bash is an event for children and adults. He said the bash involves a scavenger hunt, berry picking, berry dying t-shirts and, of course, a pie eating contest.&#34;This ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Amanda Becker
Star-Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scholarships spur success]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/jcs/news//296488</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Natty Kranz, R.N. said she could never have gone onto becoming a nurse without the 40 et 8 (veterans welfare group) and Hess Memorial Hospital auxiliary scholarships. Kranz, who has been a nurse since 1972, said, &#34;I would not have been able to go to school at all. The scholarships I received from the groups were very important.&#34; Kranz also worked during high school to pay for the nursing program.She said having ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Gail Boehm
Star-Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grown locally...buy locally...]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/jcs/news//296487</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The &#34;green&#34; movement is growing more and more popular. There are environmentally safe cleaning products and government officials are encouraging people to &#34;go green.&#34;Now there&#39;s a local group that is making it easier for restaurants and grocery stores to buy from local farmers.Thrive and UW Extension are sponsoring a training session in Mauston for interested farmers and buyers on Thursday, July 17, at the Western Technical College campus from 6 to 8 p.m. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Amanda Becker
Star-Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Homeowners complain about city razing order]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/jcs/news//295834</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Following the June 24 Mauston City Council meeting when alderpersons voted to raze a building located at 301 North Union Street, Catherine Reinke and husband Mike Hompertz, Wausau, contacted the Star-Times with several statements about the property. She said this is the second house they owned that was scheduled to be taken down by the city. Reinke said she and her husband have been planning to repair the home since vandals struck in ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Gail Boehm
Star-Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-11T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Residents said Elroy &#39;sparkled&#39; on the fourth]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/jcs/news//295833</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Many local residents attended Tuesday evening&#39;s Elroy Common Council meeting to comment on the Fourth of July events.&#34;We had a wonderful weekend,&#34; Wendy Kocik said.Kocik, who lives in Elroy, said she heard many positive comments about the Fourth of July extravaganza. &#34;I&#39;m very proud of what Elroy did,&#34; she said.Mayor Sharon Knuth said she was very impressed with the amount of people who celebrated the holiday in Elroy. She said more ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Amanda Becker
Star-Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-11T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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