Regional

On Thursday, July 13, the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) held its annual SCIL Connect Networking Lunch at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo-Sauk County campus.

Lisa Smith is the newest chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland.

She succeeds Marci Henderson, who has retired after 12 years of service.

Ring-necked pheasants are not native to Wisconsin, or even U.S. They are native to China and other parts of Asia and were introduced to other parts of the world, including North America.

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.

Sauk County’s Parks and Recreation Department is starting up its Movies at the Park series.

The first showing will feature “Shrek” at 8 p.m. July 22. Screenings take place outdoors at White Mound County Park, S79995 White Mound Drive, Hillpoint.

“Shrek” is rated PG and runs for one hour and 30 minutes.

Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 1 to nominate candidates for the Sauk County Farm Service Agency Committee.

The USDA accepts nominations for people to serve on these locally led committees.

Labeling tepals for look-alike petals and sepals on these blooms made good sense. 

Confusion with common names other than Michigan lily still exists; Turk’s-cap lily crops up now and then, but is a mistake.

Roadside mowing, spraying, and ditching have taken the populations backward the last half century. 

Squirrels, including this Eastern gray squirrel, have found one of nature’s geothermal systems, which takes cool water from the soil and moves it through the outermost portion of a tree’s wood. This cools the tree, at least the living portion of outer wood and inner bark.

Wisconsin State Patrol pilots will monitor for traffic violations in Sauk County as part of a multi-county effort.

If weather permits, State Patrol will be on the lookout along Highway 12 in Sauk County on July 15.

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.