Retiring Guy's Digest

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Around Town Middleton: The Free House Pub patio

Wonder how much 'firepower' these 7 patio heaters provides. (Great place for outdoor dining, by the way, although Retiring Guy and wife have been been here since last year.)

Photo by Retiring Guy

Around Town Middleton posts
September 2020

This Franklin Avenue home has no curb appeal. (9/11/2020)

A family of sandhill cranes paid us a visit yesterday. (9/6/2020)

The beaches of Stricker's Pond. (9/1/2020)

August 2020

Sugars Court. (8/31/2020)
The latest in Woodside Heights Park amenities. (8/19/2020)

February 2020
Say goodbye to Old National Bank. (2/9/2020)

December 2019
Roman Candle survives the cut, even without the availability of convenient parking. (12/12/2019)
The Monona side of town. (12/6/2019)

November 2019
Bike rack at Sauk Trail Elementary School. (11/8/2019)
Not everybody's on board in the Meadows neighborhood. (11/4/2019)

October 2019
Matching car and garage door. (10/11/2019)

September 2019
Around Town Middleton: Bees love ornamental onion plants. (9/4/2019)

August 2019
60-year-old resident arrested for armed robbery. (8/21/2019)
Staff and visitors may now park in the MCPASD Services Center lot . (8/2/2019)

June 2019
"ROAD WORK AHEAD" trumps "DRIVE LIKE YOUR KIDS LIVE HERE" on Park Street. (6/27/2019)
Free lunch Friday. (6/24/2019)
CBD, just like everywhere else in Wisconsin. (6/24/2019)

February 2019
According to chapter 8.07 of the city ordinances.... (2/4/2019)

January 2019
More than a snow fort, but not a standing-room igloo. (1/2/2019)

December 2018
This section of sidewalk was replaced in 1980. (12/18/2018)
The post office's new and improved self-service kiosk. (12/18/2018)

November 2018
Spell checker. (11/19/2018)

August 2018
Must be on a tight schedule. (8/6/2018)

July 2018
What type of seeds? (7/6/2018)

June 2018
If it's not one thing, it's another. (6/23/2018)
Bloom Bake Shop to reopen as Bloom Bindery, a bakery/bookstore. (6/15/2018)

May 2018
The Tiedeman Pond frog chorus. (5/15/2018)

March 2018
Tiedeman Pond winter fish kill. (3/30/2018)
Hear that lonesome whistle blow. (3/22/2018)
Explosion on Elmwood Avenue. (3/20/2018)
Googling 'Henry Hubbard'. (3/18/2018)
A not-so-faded Flo strikes a new pose. (3/12/2018)

February 2018

3 orange cones on sidewalk. (2/26/2018)

January 2018
This corner house is now a rental. (1/16/2018)
This 1955, 1296-square-foot ranch on Cooper Avenue was listed at $219,500. (1/13/2018)
It's always the season of the witch at this Anderson Street address in Middleton. (1/11/2018)

December 2017
A sure sign that this request went unheeded, if not unseen. (12/24/2017)
Turnstile Christmas Eve services at St. Luke's. (12/13/2017)
You've heard of a bear hibernating, but how about a bakery? (12/13/2017)

Price County, in rural northern Wisconsin, experiences a coronavirus spike after a quiet spring and summer

Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

The headline sez it all.

Price County Review, 9/30/2020

After months of low case numbers, it has been difficult to pinpoint a specific cause of the spike in cases, according to Price County Public Health Officer Michelle Edwards. The spread appears to be originating from social gatherings of all sizes, both public and private, and has been exacerbated by high numbers of close contacts.

A close contact is defined as anyone who spends 15 or more accumulative minutes within a six-foot radius of a contagious person within a 24-hour period. The person may not be aware they are contagious at the time of interaction, since the virus can be present without symptoms for several days.

From April 9, when Price County recorded its first confirmed COVID case, through August 31, the county reported a total of 36 cases, an average of 1 every 4 days.

Since September 1, Price County reported an additional 119 cases, an average of nearly 3.6 per day.

Not a peep about the virus on the county's Health and Human Services Department home page. (Still a link to the 2018 annual report.)

Better coverage on its Facebook feed.

Related posts:

Statewide
Wisconsin COVID-19 cases mapped and graphed. (updated daily)

Regionally

Langland and Lincoln counties. Double vision. (10/1/2020)
Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, and Waukesha counties. Greetings from Wisconsin's coronavirus hot corner. (8/20/2020)

Vilas and Oneida counties. Probably not a good idea to go about your usual business in Oneida and Vilas counties. (8/20/2020)

Individual counties

Brown County. GET ME REWRITE: 5 white guys don't get their way on the Green Bay Common Council. (7/22/2020)

Chippewa County. Wisconsin News: Chippewa County public health director favors mask requirement, and so should all county residents. (7/22/2020)

Clark County, Wisconsin: "A lot of people are very scared of the virus, for good reasons." (7/16/2020)

Dodge County. GOP leader Scott Fitzgerald wants Wisconsin Senate to strike down mask order as COVID-19 cases spike in his home county. (8/8/2020)

Douglas County. City of Superior City Council to residents: #WearADamnMask. (7/23/2020)

Grant County. Dear Sheriff Dreckman, Please find a job where mimicking GOP talking points is the only job qualification. (10/1/2020)

Iron County. Wisconsin coronavirus hot spot. (7/27/2020)

Jefferson County. Covidiots on parade at Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting. (7/28/2020)

Marinette County. Covidiots rule the day in Marinette County. (8/14/2020)

Oconto County. Covidiots rule the day in Oconto County. (8/14/2020)

Pepin County. In one week, Pepin County Wisconsin went from a 13.8 to 206.6 positive Covid test rate per 100,000 people. (7/13/2020)

Polk County. Covidiots throw hissy fit over #wearamask. (8/25/2020)

Racine County. GET ME REWRITE. Face masks: Response to public health crisis or political litmus test? Racine County Sheriff flips off Tony Evers. (8/2/2020)

Sauk County. Covidiots on parade at Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting (chapter 2). (7/25/2020)

Sauk County. Baraboo Public Library reopens as coronavirus cases spike in Sauk County. (8/14/2020)

Shawano County. County Sheriff protects constitutional rights white the county is aflame with the virus. (10/4/2020)

Taylor County. Another rural Wisconsin experiences a coronavirus spike. (10/4/2020)

Waukesha County. The Sonny Boy chronicles. (8/18/2020)

Wood County. Dear Wood County residents, It's not a time for complacency. Best, Retiring Guy. (7/11/2020)

GET ME REWRITE: Shawano County Sheriff protects constitutional rights white the county is aflame with the virus

Source: Wisconsin Deprtment of Health Services

From April 4, when Shawano County recorded its first confirmed COVID case, through August 31, the county reported a total of 277 cases, an average of less than 2 per day.

Since September 1, Shawano County reported an additional 970 cases, an average of 29 per day.

Headline and text from Fox 11 News, 7/20/2020

Photo credit: Sheriff Bieber on Facebook

Meanwhile, Shawano County has moved from 23rd to 7th place on the list of Wisconsin counties with the highest COVID-19 positive test rate per 100,000 persons.

Heckuva job, Adam.

Original 9/26/2020 post starts here