Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

THE HISTORY OF July 17th, I'm ___________________ .

And I'm________________. Today in 1794: In the Whiskey Rebellion, 500 armed citizens, protesting a new excise tax on distilleries, clash with Fort Pitt troops after firing on a revenue collector and burning down his home.

Within three weeks, fifteen thousand uniformed militia men will enter the fray. The reinforcements will include U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, whose close associates in the rum business are among the tax's major benefactors.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

It’s today’s Action Calendar!

Share the fun of summer camp with your entire family at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s overnight family camps from 6 pm on Friday, July 20 to 10 am on Saturday, July 21 at the Black Earth Campus. This will be a campout filled with nature activities, singing, storytelling, stargazing and more! For more info, call 608-221-0404 extension 1 or visit naturenet.com/alnc.

Prevent Child Abuse before it starts. Volunteers are needed with Canopy Center to co-facilitate groups of youth, teens, and adults that have experienced abuse and hardship within the family. Contact Sarah Brunnquell, Volunteer Coordinator, at 729-1130 or visit canopycenter.org.

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk welcomes listener commentaries on subjects of interest to the W.O.R.T. listening community. Commentaries are limited to two minutes. Interested people who wish to do a Kiosk commentary may call the station at 256-2001 and leave a message for the Kiosk.