By Ben Johnston | Wilton ‘Tis that time again... local Christmas Bird Counts are Saturday, Dec. 21, for the Norwalk-Wilton-Ontario area, and Saturday Dec. 28, for La Farge. Please remain calm if you see a slow-moving car of birders with binoculars pointed at your...
Ontario celebrates Old-Fashioned Christmas
The Ontario Community Club put on its Old-Fashioned Christmas celebration Saturday at the Ontario Community Center.
N-O-W composes poems for the season
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School second-graders wrote the following poems: Max grinch dog nice little funny cute puppy Max By Kohen Santa nice elves good fat red powers sparkles Santa By Teagan Christmas Tree pine green ornaments lights tall pokey...
Dec. 19, 2024, print issue
Myrna Jean (Berg) Ottum
UPDATE: Services have been postponed for Myrna Ottum and will be announced at a later date.
Myrna Jean (Berg) Ottum, … Read the rest
Kendall’s country Christmas to remember
The Community Club of Kendall sponsored Tor’s Country Christmas Show on Saturday at the Kendall Community Hall. Tor Eness of … Read the rest
Brookwood marks first conference loss
The Brookwood girls basketball team hosted Necedah on Dec. 6 in its first conference game of the season. Ruby Muehlenkamp steadied the ball at the start of the second half; Brookwood was down 32–5 at halftime. (Tasha Mueller photo) Reagan Muehlenkamp keeps the ball...
Brookwood names athletes of the month for November
The following Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for November. Coaches’ comments follow the students’ names. CROSS COUNTRY • Samantha Markee: “Samantha qualified for and competed in the state cross-country meet in Wisconsin...
Royall girls retain possession over W-C
The Royall girls basketball team began its season conference schedule by traveling to Wonewoc-Center on Dec. 6, taking a 10-point lead at halftime 22–12. Bria Gruen passes the ball along the baseline and led in scoring 14 points. (Tasha Mueller photo) Kylie Rick makes...
Perspectives: Christmas memories of one-room schools
The days of our local rural one- and two-room schools left our area of Wisconsin in the mid-1960s. With their … Read the rest