"There are a lot of benefits, but mostly it's about getting out of the house and building a community with others," ArtStart Program Director Ashley McLaughlin said.

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The first of the Franklin Elementary School threats came in the opening weeks of the school year, followed by two more in quick succession. Each prompted immediate coordination with law enforcement and internal safety teams.

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“Cranberries and cranberry farming were here before Wisconsin was Wisconsin,” a state cranberry association leader said. “Even before Wisconsin was fully a state within our country, there were people here growing and commercially raising cranberries.”

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