Archive for: March, 2021

3/10/21 Brodhead Shopper

3/10/21 Brodhead Shopper

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Naturally fun: Bird watching offers a relaxing opportunity to get outdoors

PHOTO COURTESY QUENTIN YOERGER The Independent-Register
Winter is a good time to get a glimpse of owls, accord-ing to area bird expert Quentin Yoerger. The short-eared owl is shown above.

By Mary Hookham, Correspondent Birding — the act of seeking out and observing as many bird species as possible —is gaining popularity as people have more time at home. The hobby provides many benefits in addition to presenting an enjoyable way to spend time in nature. “Birding, like many other […]

 
 

Alliant Energy plans upgrade in Orfordville

Alliant Energy officials are asking Orfordville residents to plan for a five-hour power outage when upgrade work takes place on Friday, March 19. Alliant crews will be modernizing equipment at the Orfordville substation, some of which dates to the 1970s, said Morgan Hawk, spokesman for Alliant Energy. “The community has […]

 
 

AGNES RICKES

AGNES RICKES

Agnes Gertrude Rickes Lysaght Stillson Hogaboom, lover of life and lifelong resident of New York, passed into eternity on Feb. 27, 2021, at the age of 97 while staying with her daughter in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Agnes is survived by her children, Francis K. Lysaght, Grace Policastro, Ray A. Stillson Sr. […]

 
 

CAROL OLSON

CAROL OLSON

Carol Olson, age 92, a resident of Eagle River, Wisconsin, since 1995, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at Milestone Senior Living in Woodruff, Wisconsin. Carol was born May 15, 1928, to Leon and Viola Johnson. She married her husband, LaVerne, in 1949 at the Luther Valley Church.  Carol […]

 
 

3/3/21 Brodhead Shopper

3/3/21 Brodhead Shopper

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