🌱 Money For Firefighters + Attic Fire Destroys Home

Hey, neighbors! Ethan Duran here with today's Caledonia Daily.

First, today's weather:

Not as cold, becoming breezy. High: 29 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Caledonia today:

1. The community in Mineral Point raised thousands of dollars for the memorial of two volunteer firefighters who were killed in a crash on Thursday. (Journal Times)
2. No one was injured in an attic fire that destroyed a Racine Home on Sunday. (Racine County Eye)
3. Republicans refuse to confirm Gov. Tony Evers' appointees over partisan battles. (Journal Times)
4. Check out the weekday event calendar for Caledonia. (Caledonia Patch)
5. See the latest job openings in the Caledonia area.(Caledonia Patch)

Today in Caledonia:

• Proper Pruning of Small Trees & Shrubs (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Racine County Eye: "Downtown Racine Corp’s Inaugural Onesie Bar Crawl is Jan. 22 | Local News I Racine County Eye - Racine, Wisconsin https://bit.ly/33mwCOH" (Facebook)
• Racine County Eye: "5 Fun Winter Activities to do in Racine County | Local News I Racine County Eye - Racine, Wisconsin https://bit.ly/3K1okwS" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "Welcome to our new Investors from December! We are excited to see what this year brings and look forward to a great partnership! #newinvestors #checkthemout #welcome Van Lysal Insurance Agency - Independent Broker https://revelsconsultin..." (Facebook)
• Racine County Public Health: "Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall for Certain Salads Processed at its Springfield, OH and Soledad, CA Facilities and Containing Iceberg Lettuce Due to Possible Health Risk from Listeria monocytogenes" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "New Job Posting from a Chamber Investor" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "New Job Posting from a Chamber Investor" (Facebook)
• Racine County Public Health: "Abbyland Foods, Inc. Recalls Beef Stick Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Food Safety and Inspection Service" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "New Job Posting from a Chamber Investor" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "New Job Posting from a Chamber Investor" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "New Job Posting from a Chamber Investor" (Facebook)
• Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce: "Are you joining us for Off The Clock tonight?" (Facebook)

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• Taxes In Retirement Webinar (January 24)
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— Ethan Duran

About me: I'm a Milwaukeean keeping watch over the state of Wisconsin. You can reach me at ethan.duran@patch.com.