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October 3rd, 2007


Clean-cut

Rebecca Schlehlein of Sussex clipped the ear of her spring yearling Brown Swiss calf Oct. 1 to prepare the animal for the show-ring at World Dairy Expo. The event began Tuesday and will run through Saturday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.



Curses!

By Sara Bredesen

Regional Editor

Sports fans can be a superstitious crowd, with special clothes, icons and traditions hauled out at each game to seal the deal on a win.
With that in mind, Black Creek goat owner Todd Jaskolski and one of his caprine companions have helped make sure the Wrigley Field Curse of the Billy Goat kept the Chicago Cubs in their proper places last week as the hotly contested National League Central Division race rolled to a close.

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