The 32nd Sauk County Dairy Breakfast will be held Saturday, June 10, from 7 to 11 a.m. at Branders Dairy Farm, E3886 highways 14 and 60, Spring Green. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs with ham, cheese curds, applesauce, milk, juice, coffee and Culver’s frozen custard with toppings.
It’s surprisingly easy to make a bench out of wood. Just make sure you choose the right kind. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
All that’s needed to make an outdoors bench, start to finish, is a tree trunk about 12 to 15 inches in diameter and four- to six-feet long, and a chain saw. You won’t need bolts, screws, nails, wire, hammer, or wrench.
The Friends of Mirror Lake organization will hold a paddle tour of Mirror Lake on June 10.
Gary Williams of the Summer Outdoor Adventure Club will lead the tour at 9 a.m. in search of animals and plants at Mirror Lake State Park. There will be stops along the way to learn about historic locations.
A Learn to Fish program will be held 11:30 a.m. June 2 at Mirror Lake State Park.
A DNR naturalist will be at the boat launch to teach some basic fishing techniques. The instructor will also talk about some of the fish that can be found in Mirror Lake.
Gear will be supplied but anyone 16 and older will need a fishing license.
As Memorial Day weekend and summer travel season approach, law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, are stepping up patrols for the annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The increased enforcement of seat belt violations runs through June 4, 2023 nationwide.
The Democratic Party of Sauk County will hold a food and necessity drive on May 18.
From 2 to 8 p.m., the party will be collecting items for Beyond Blessed Pantry. Donations can be brought to the Party’s office at S4066 Highway BD, Baraboo.
EMS units that serve rural areas are trying to recruit and retain qualified workers, as well as come up with ways to fund their expenses. (Photo by Heather Stanek)
“Part of what the public needs to understand is that you’ve been getting something for free that you should have been paying for.”
That’s the way James Small, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health’s EMS outreach program manager, puts it.
White-tailed bucks have shed their antlers by now, meaning you might be able to find one, if you are very lucky. Don’t get too excited if you find two, though. The odds of them both coming from the same deer are extremely low, as deer don’t drop both antlers at the same exact time. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
White-tailed buck deer have shed (dropped) their antlers by now. Squirrels and other rodents have found some and began gnawing on them, likely to get some of the minerals contained in the hard tissue. Foxes, coyotes and a few other mammals have also found and carried away the left and right parts of the rack.
SCIL participants enjoy the sunshine at White Mound County Park. (Photo by Morgan McArthur)
On Thursday, April 13, the participants of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) participated in a day of learning at White Mound County Park. The group was addressed by Paul Wolter, Paul Dietmann, Serge Koenig and Morgan McArthur on several topics that impact Sauk County.
