Winner! "Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide: A Producer's Guide to Marketing Locally Grown Food"Published by the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer ProtectionFour of the creators were able to attend to receive the awardHave already printed 3,000 copies, and there's been a lot of interest from producers and farmers' markets coordinatorsHonorable Mention"The Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008""Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System: Final Report"ALA/GODORT Notable Government Documents 2007 from Wisconsin"Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety: Final Report""Turning Points in Wisconsin History"...

Well, I'm a little slow out of the blocks here, but...The WLA Board traditionally meets Tuesday before the conference. Tonight's meeting starts with dinner and a friendly circle of personal updates: visits to children, found cats, forgotten tractor shirts, fashion plans (Jim T. will be wearing overalls next year), lawn and garden adventures, visits to the book festival and Ashland, Lily started kindergarten (watch out Nick)....Rousing applause for Terrie and all the conference committee. Many thanks for all their hard work. Program sponsorship by NEWIL, FVLC, and WPA. Everyone promised to have a good time.I won't try to take minutes of the meeting, but you should know that the Association seems to be in good hands. I'm always impressed by the amount of stuff that gets done by the WLA Board -- while they're having a good time. And it's all about the Good Time......