By ALICE BRANDAU Did you know that the coldest part of the day is at sunrise? That's what my neighbor reports. It was 12 degrees below this morning when the sun showed its face. People are a bit disgruntled about the cold. Wood stoves and furnaces are devouring fuel...
Wilton book group to discuss ‘Middlemarch’
By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian Okay, is anyone up for a challenge? Our classic-novels discussion group will talk about George Eliot's "Middlemarch" on Thursday, March 13 (kind of the middle of March). I will confess that this will be a reread for me. I first read...
Gerber receives award
Paul Gerber of Ontario recently received a plaque for having served five years at Accelerated Genetics in Westby.
Elroy soldier statue bears new scarf
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian In case you hadn't noticed, the Elroy Public Library soldier has a new scarf. We wanted to draw attention to this statue, which guards the library. So in honor of the sacrifices that so many soldiers make, Sarah, the assistant...
South Side News for Jan. 23
By MYRNA FAUSKA The neighbors got busy again in the middle of the month, as they are becoming acclimated to the vagaries of the weather and not staying home as much. On Thursday, Lynette Vlasak was in La Crosse for a library meeting, and Sally Dana had lunch at the...
Kendall Public Library to host movie night
By LYNETTE VLASAK | Kendall librarian Movie night is back! The Kendall Public Library will cosponsor movie night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the St. John's Lutheran Church fellowship hall. We will show "Gifted Hands-The Ben Carson Story." Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in...
Free community supper slated for Jan. 29 in Elroy
A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the 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...
Senior menus for Jan. 27–31
Ontario meal site Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, Jan. 27: Tater-tot hot dish, mixed vegetables, cantaloupe, whole-wheat bread and cookies Tuesday, Jan. 28: Chicken sandwiches on buns, broccoli...
Planning underway for Ontario community garden
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The snow may be falling, and the wind chill may be below zero, but it's time to start planning the Ontario Community Garden. Join us for a planning meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the library. We will compile a seed list...
On Campus
• The following local students were named to the fall dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Danielle Armstrong, Kelsey Vaassen and Kody Vaassen, all of Elroy; Kristin Lee and Courtney Pearsall, both of Kendall; Ashley Johnson and Kyle Kelly, both of...
