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Text Box: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:30 pm Galena Convention Center, 900 Galena Square Drive, Galena, Illinois Off of U.S. 20 West near Stoney Creek Inn Join H.O.M.E.S. as we welcome Judy Tremmel from Luxemburg, WI, just east of Green Bay. Judy and her husband Scott live on a 4th generation family farm in a karst area. In the last 12 years, her life was forever changed as 12,000 dairy cows, all in CAFO’s were sited within 2 miles of her home. The heavy application of manure on karst fields polluted many wells in the area, including her own, prompting her to speak out against industrial agriculture and its negative effects on groundwater and rural communities. Judy volunteers her time to help communities that have had their groundwater contaminated by industrial agriculture. She also works with county conservationists in NE Wisconsin to help draft karst legislation. Judy is available for press interviews. Also speaking will be Karen Hudson, a national grassroots consultant for the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project @www.sraproject.org). Hudson lives on a 5th generation family farm in western central Illinois. She is the president of FARM (Families Against Rural Messes www.farmweb.org) a grassroots organization that was formed when livestock factories targeted Illinois, and her community, for expansion. Karen is available for press interviews. There will also be an opportunity to talk to representatives from H.O.M.E.S. regarding the ongoing legal battle against this facility, and how the citizens of JoDaviess County can help. The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served. In case of heavy snow, call 815-745-9013 to check on the status of the meeting. For more information about H.O.M.E.S. and to help support our cause, visit: www.StopThe Mega Dairy.org. H.O.M.E.S. (Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, pro-agriculture group of farmers and citizens dedicated to protecting family farms, rural communities, human health, and the environment by promoting sustainable agriculture and

Text Box: Golden eagles are sometimes confused with bald eagles, which are more prevalent in Wisconsin but notably different, said Scott Mehus, education director of the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn. Bald eagles are members of the sea eagle family, large fish-eating birds that live close to water. Adult bald eagles sport white heads and lack leg feathers. Golden eagles are members of the booted eagle family. They hunt mammals and reptiles, live in hilly, dry countrysides and have leg feathers. Their name comes from the dull bronze feathers on the backs of their heads. Both kinds of eagles are what naturalists call charismatic megafauna, large animals that inspire awe and have widespread popular appeal. “Once you see one, you fall in love with it,” Mehus said. ■ Reprinted from Wisconsin State Journal, December 27, 2009.

Text Box: escapement would protect aquatic habitat and maintain connectivity with deep water areas. Restoration of native grasslands and mast tree species would enhance habitat for numerous floodplain species. Summarized Financial Data In accordance with Section 906(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662), general design and construction costs would be shared on a 65% Federal/35% non-Federal basis. The non-Federal sponsor, the ILDNR, will assume all annual operation, maintenance, and repair costs, estimated at $15,300. Major Work Item (This Fiscal Year) Completed the gross real estate appraisal for the project in 2008. Completion of the public review draft of the DPR. Major Work Item (Next Fiscal Year) Completion of the DPR, holding a public meeting, execution of a PPA, initiation of engineering Plans and specifications, and award of an initial construction contract. ■

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Text Box: The legal battle against this poorly designed facility moves forward. Learn how our guest speakers had their lives turned upside down as facilities, smaller than the two proposed for Nora, became operational. Will the Mega Dairy Help the Local Economy? “I will not guarantee you I will hire all local people,” A. J. Bos, CA Investor, Warren High School public meeting, 1-10-08. Mega Dairy Dangerously Sited on Karst Bedrock “If there were spills, leakage...the karst network would allow its content to rapidly enter the acquifer and create widespread contamination of groundwater and surface water as well. Further, the application of animal waste onto nearby fields may also pose a threat to groundwater and surface water,” - Sam Panno, Senior Geochemist, Illinois State Geological Survey “Of course it will leak; that’s how these work. They are permeable. That’s how they are designed.” Donald Manning, lawyer for the mega dairy, from court transcript, 11-10-2009 “42 acres of manure ponds will leak “a little less than 1,000 gallons per day per acre” Court testimony, 9-29-09, by James Evans, Senior Agricultural Engineer for Maurer Stutz, the firm that engineered this mega-dairy. ■

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