By MYRNA FAUSKA Two months ago we were inundated with excess precipitation and yearning for dry weather so that we could finish getting in spring planting and gardens. Lately we've been praying for some of that life-giving moisture to replenish the alfalfa crops, keep...
South Ridge News for Aug. 21
What is better than corn on the cob with lots of butter? It’s a seasonal event, and the crop is good this year. The Downing kids and parents Scott and Daguin have been super busy with their corn. The first planting is finished, and they have a good start with...
New books available at the Norwalk Public Library
By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has the following new items: FICTION • "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman, illustrated by Michael Manomivibul • "All Creatures Great and Small" (first teacher's edition) by James Herriot PICTURE BOOK •...
Elroy Public Library seeks volunteers to help with garden
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian Help! We need some help. At 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, we will do some gardening around the Elroy Public Library. We hope to divide our lilies, which are getting too crowded. Then we want to replant them in more spacious beds, with a...
Digging potatoes
Laurie Erickson (left), director of the Ontario Public Library, and volunteer Karen Austad of rural Ontario harvest potatoes Monday at the Ontario Community Garden, a library-sponsored project. Produce from the garden is available for free each Monday afternoon in the...
Senior menus for Aug. 25–29
Ontario meal site Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, Aug. 25: Hot beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole-wheat bread and strawberries Tuesday, Aug. 26: Chicken potpie, cheese sticks,...
Ontario Legion Auxiliary meets
By KRISS HETZEL Ontario Legion Auxiliary Another successful July 4 celebration is past. Thank you to all who helped our organization in anyway; it is appreciated. Along with our chicken meal, we sold raffle tickets as fundraiser. Prize winners were the following:...
Royall student wins poster contest for third-graders
Contributed by CARLA VON HADEN Hill and Dale Garden Club Elizabeth (Libby) Titus of Royall Elementary School recently received an award for winning a poster contest for third-graders in Wisconsin. Each year, children in first through fifth grade are invited to...
Elroy summer reading program ends with trip to Exploratory Science Center
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian The Elroy Public Library's summer reading program ended with a fantastic trip to Tommy Bartlett's Exploratory Science Center. All of the children who went had met their reading goals. Because this year's theme was science, what better...
Minecraft club formed in Ontario
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian A Minecraft club will have its first meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Ontario Public Library. According to the website minecraft.net, "Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first,...
