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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 25

established: verb; set up, begun, founded
Remember the reason for Memorial Day

hatched: verb; broken out of a shell when referring to a bird; or started when referring to a plan or idea
Rare birds capture hearts and hope for the species

imagine: verb; think of; try to create a scene or feeling in your head that could be real or not
Memorial Day: Remembering Heroes

plundered: verb; stolen from, left empty
July 4, 1776: Birth of a Nation and the 11 years before

Today In History

March 28

1968: The Broadway musical, Hair, opened.

1899
: Library of Congress: Brewing magnate August Anheuser Busch Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Scion of the famous brewing family, Busch served as chairman of the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. from 1946-1975. During his tenure, the company that his grandfather Adolphus Busch established, emerged as the largest brewery in the world. Adolphus Busch came to America from Germany in 1857, settling in St. Louis, Missouri.

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