The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce will host a bike ride from Norwalk to Sparta on Wednesday, May 1, to mark the opening of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.
A shuttle service will pick up riders at the Sparta Depot, 111 Milwaukee St., at 9 a.m., and take them to Norwalk.
A ribbon cutting will be at 12 p.m. in Sparta, and a state Department of Tourism representative will speak afterward. The event also will feature refreshments, along with biking information from the Wisconsin Bike Federation, plus other vendors will be on site, too.
For more information or to reserve a spot on the shuttle, call the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce at 269-4123.
A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave.
This community supper is offered on the last Wednesday of each month and, according to event organizers, “gives individuals and families a chance to share a meal and build relationships within the community.”
The Woman’s Club of Elroy will assist with the April supper.
Lee and Cheryl Johnson will host the 34th Vernon County Dairy Breakfast at Saturday, June 1, at Whispering Pines Dairy Farm, on Bishop Road near Retreat, 25 minutes south of Viroqua.
Breakfast will be served from 7–11 a.m. and will cost $5 for each adult. Meals for children younger than 10 will cost $2 apiece.
The breakfast menu will consist of eggs, pancakes, sausage, orange juice and an array of dairy products.
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The Monroe County Local History Room will offer a Civil War program, “A Post-Civil War Mortality View of Salisbury Prisoners from Wisconsin,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9.
Researcher Ronald D. Nichols will examine the experiences of Monroe County soldiers imprisoned in a South Carolina prison during the Civil War.
A $1 donation per attendee would be appreciated. The Monroe County Local History Room is at 200 W. Main St., Sparta. For more information, call 269-8680.
The Vernon County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic Thursday, April 18, at the health department, 318 Fairlane Drive, Viroqua.
The clinic will be from 9-11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Families that are uninsured, have Badger Care or whose insurance does not cover vaccines may receive immunizations through the health department. A $2 donation is requested.
For more information, call the health department at 637-5251.
It’s not likely this year, as can be seen at Bridge 6 in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. The slow (painfully slow) snow melt kept the Kickapoo River at bay this year. With little rain in the forecast, it seems unlikely that the predicted spring flooding will happen this year. (Karen Parker photo)
Starting April 8, Vernon County Emergency Management will test sirens at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of each month through September.
If inclement weather is in the area, the test will be done the next good-weather day.
For more information, contact Chad Buros, Vernon County Emergency Management director, at 637-5266.
Gathering maple sap in the steep hills of the Kickapoo Valley requires creativity, as demonstrated by this setup in Brush Creek, near Ontario. (Karen Parker photo)
Royall High School will host a Red Cross blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the school, 1500 Academy St., Elroy.
For more information, call (800) RED-CROSS (733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org, or call Royall High School at 462-2600, ext. 2129, and ask for agriculture instructor Beth Kolodzinski.
