Submitted by the Millard’s Prairie HCE An afternoon tea party is planned by the Millard’s Prairie Home and Consumer Educators for Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m., at the Elroy Public Library. The event will be a fundraiser for the Carla Von Haden Community Service...
This week is National Library Week
By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Happy National Library Week! Thank you to all library supporters. National Library Week is an annual celebration of the importance of libraries and library workers. Libraries have the power to strengthen communities...
Seeing Stars: The Schulman Telescope
By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative After the tour of the Mount Lemmon Observatory facility last week, I also joined a group for stargazing after dark with the 32-inch Schulman Telescope. It was very cold up there! The dome the telescope lives in was...
Wilton Public Library to offer events
By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will host the following events: • 10 a.m. Friday, April 11: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4:15 p.m. Friday, April 11: “Introduction to General Wellness” with Silvia Maurer...
Ridgeville church to host Easter services
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ridgeville will offer Easter services. The Good Friday service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 18. An Easter breakfast will be from 8–9:15 a.m. Sunday, April 20.
On Campus
• The following local students were named to the fall-semester dean’s list at Viterbo University in La Crosse: Danica M. Rynes of Ontario; Braylee Hyatt of Norwalk; and Kaylea M. Cook, Katie A. Gruen and Hailey M. Johnson, all of Wilton.
Senior menus for April 14–18
Kendall and Norwalk meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall) or 343-3158 (Norwalk) by noon one day before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal. Note: The Wilton meal site closed permanently Sept. 6. Monday, April...
Brookwood names artists of the month
The Brookwood High School Artists of the Month for March are Deja Jimenez (top) for her original watercolor, Alina Vogel (center) for her oil pastel Northern Lights drawing and Jackson DeWitt (below) for his selfie colored-pencil drawing. Art teacher Patricia Holte...
Brookwood has end-of-season banquet
The Brookwood girls basketball team held its annual end-of-the-season banquet March 18. Pictured are the Brookwood Girls Basketball team players who received Scenic Bluffs All-Conference awards (left to right): Deanna Wallace, Scenic Bluffs sportsmanship award;...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for March 30 to April 5
Sunday, March 30: The driver of a car called into dispatch after attempting to miss a deer and striking a mailbox and road sign on Highway 162 in the town of Hamburg. No injuries were reported. The car was still operational, and the owner was able to return home....
