March 2020

The Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) held its annual meeting on February 6, 2020, during the 2020 Wisconsin Corn/Soy/Pork Expo. The meeting included the president's report, focusing on year-end activities, discussing upcoming events, presentations from participants in the mentorship program, NPB CEO as well as election of directors, recognition of directors and award winners.
Elected to a three-year term on the WPA Board were Alicia Prill-Adams, Platteville; Ryan Cain, Osseo; and Mikayla Wehrle, Oshkosh.

It is not enough to simply say adult male Bald Eagles weigh 25 percent less than female Eagles. Biologists say this feature is an example of reverse sexual dimorphism. In other words, we expect males of a species to be larger than females but in Eagles, Balds and Goldens, the reverse is true.
Otherwise the genders are alike externally and so are most of their habits, including building nests, incubating, feeding, brooding, and bringing food to the Eaglets.

The Belleville Wildcats boys basketball team hosted Pardeeville on February 24th. Leading at the half with a score of 35-15, the Wildcats slipped a little on offense in the second half but still came away with a win. The final score was Belleville 62, Pardeeville 49.
The Wildcats were led in scoring by Kody Fahey with 21 points, while Trevor Syse scored 14 points and Carson Syse put 9 points on the board.

The Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Pecatonica on February 27th for their last game of the regular season.
The Ponies began the game on a 10-0 run in the first 3 minutes of play, and led 37-18 at halftime. With a little over 15 minutes left in the second half, the Ponies were up 42-22 and then went on a 20-2 run to go up by 38 with less than 11 minutes left in the game. The closest the Vikings could get was 20 points for the rest of the game. The final score was Monticello 82, Pecatonica 49.