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Peak bloom predicted
Peak bloom predicted

March 3, 2024 - Just a few more days until it is officially the spring season. For many people living in northern states, the winter season has largely felt like spring with warmer than normal temperatures and just a few inches of snowfall.

Word of the Day
peak: adjective;highest, top; not to be confused with peek, a quick look; Find it in blue in today's top story!

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Weekly VOCAB

Week of March 18

agency: noun; a unit or organization of people charged with a task, such as operating national parks
Glacier National Park celebrates 111 years

imposition: noun; forceful action
July 4, 1776: Birth of a Nation and the 11 years before

irrigation: noun; mechanical process of watering crops
Drought conditions assessed weekly

pathfinder: noun; one who comes before or blazes a trail for others to follow
D-Day: June 6, 1944

population: noun; the total number of people living in a defined geographic area
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Today In History

March 19

1955: Bruce Willis, actor famous for his roles in the Die Hard movies, was born in Penn's Grove, New Jersey.

1892: James Alward Van Fleet, a U.S. Army four-star general who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War and then consulted with the Army during the Vietnam War, was born in Coytesville, New Jersey.

1860: William Jennings Bryan, American political leader who ran three times - and lost - the presidency, was born in Salem, Illinois.

1848: Wyatt Earp, legendary Old West figure known for his role in the fight at the OK Corral in 1881, was born in Monmouth, Illinois.

1813: David Livingstone, Scottish physician, missionary and explorer who was the subject of a search by Henry Stanley in 1871 in Africa, was born in Scotland.

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