ONTARIO MEAL SITE Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, July 1: Hot beef, mashed potatoes, cantaloupe, whole-wheat rolls and strawberry shortcake Tuesday, July 2 (music day): Tater-tot hot dish, mixed...
Elroy summer reading program starts next week
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian Starting next week, the summer reading program "Dig Into Reading" will begin at the Elroy Public Library, and see what you find. Will you find jewels underground or a mouse house? Do you like to watch things grow, munch down on...
Wilton Public Library hosts UW-L program mentees
By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian SMART (Summer Mentoring, Adventures and Reading Together) is a program through the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Office of Multicultural Student Services. For the next few Tuesday afternoons, this group will spend time with us at the...
Jane Palen, a strong Ontario Public Library supporter, dies
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The Ontario Public Library lost one of its most ardent supporter's last week with the passing of Jane Palen. Jane was a member of the library board and board president for many decades. Without her tireless work and support, we...
South Ridge News for June 27
By ALICE BRANDAU My old Farm Journal Cookbook hasn't been used for a while, but when strawberry season arrives, I find page 239 and there I see a note, "Made 2 batches with Gunner 6-9-10," and another, "Made two batches on 6-20-11." I've been informed it is time to...
South Side News for June 27
By MYRNA FAUSKA "Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day." I remember reciting that little poem when I was a kid wanting to go outside and play on a rainy day. Now we want to let the rivers and creeks get back to their normal depths and clean up the mudslides...
Norwalk summer reading program to focus on crafts
By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian As part of the Norwalk Public Library's summer reading program "Dig Into Reading," playgroup participants can make red, white and blue flowers for "flower power" from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 3. On the same day, from 12:30 to...
Royall Legion baseball to host spaghetti feed
Contributed by JOE VITCENDA Royall Legion baseball coach The Elroy American Legion will have a spaghetti feed to raise funds to support the Royall Legion Baseball team for the 2013 season. The spaghetti feed will be at the Elroy Legion American Hall from 4-7 p.m....
Ontario Legion Auxiliary has busy spring
Submitted by KRISS HETZEL Ontario American Legion Auxiliary The Ontario American Legion Auxiliary has been busy as usual the past few months. Here are a few items of business. We "adopted" a new veteran, Cletus Walker, so we will remember him at special times of the...
On Campus
• The following local students were named to the spring dean's list at Winona University: Ryan Frye of Kendall, Leah Jurgensen of Mauston, and Alyssa Rybarczyk and Kelli Schmitz, both of Norwalk. • Three local students recently graduated from Winona State University:...
