Somebody once said that once the summer was over and the weather cooled down, things slow down. I am finding out that this view is wwwwrrrrroooonnnngggg!!!!! Either that, or I have too many acorns saved up for the winter! If anyone is trying to contact me with questions, I WILL get to you. I'm sorry I am so slow, but I hope to be able to answer questions, etc. before the end of this week. Thanks for your patience and your support. >From the Thursday, 26 March 1942 edition of the Daily Telegram from Eau Claire WI: Chippewa River Rising; Gates at Wissota Opened No Flood Danger Unless Heavy Rains Occur With the start of the spring run-off on the headwaters of the stream augmented by fairly heavy rains upriver, the level of the Chippewa River was well up today and rising slowly here. Two of the automatic gates at Wissota opened during the night, according to the load dispatcher's office of the Northern States Power company. As one gate had previously been opened, there are three gates now open. There is little snow in the woods on the headwaters and tributaries of the Chippewa River, so officials of the Northern States Power company are not looking for any great amount of water int he spring run-off unless there are heavy rains. ++++++++++++ I'd like to see a show of hands (well, you know what I mean) as to how many made it to the Tri-County Genealogy Meeting this past Saturday at the UW-EC campus. I bet it was good! -- Nance