Weekly News Blast: Another summer weather week in the Town of Grant – geez! But the rain was a nice respite from the heat, that’s for sure. Although the weekly construction meeting for the 95th & 100th Street bridges over Four Mile Creek was cancelled, work continued. Piling driving was started on 100th Street with intent to move to 95th Street today. Our grader operator has been keeping busy as has our patching crew. Give them a wave when you see them at work! For those dog-lovers in the town (especially those with pointers) you may want to take a gander at the end of Kellner Road. The amateur and national field trials are being held right here in the Town of Grant! Dog owners and dog handlers/trainers from all over North America descend here once a year, as they have since 1964, to test their dogs on Greater Prairie-chickens. If the dogs successfully point one, they are given a score. The bird(s) are then flushed as hunting of prairie-chickens in the State of WI has been prohibited since 1955. But it’s quite something to see these dogs work the grasslands and see the judges and gallery who follow on horseback (only allowed for this annual event). For more information, contact Lesa Kardash with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Finally, a shout-us to Keith Kardash, First Responder, who also attended the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan meeting a week ago Monday. His name was omitted from last week’s Blast. Have a nice weekend, Sharon