Ontario Hat Luncheon slated for end of June

By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The Ontario Public Library annual Hat Luncheon will be at noon each day from Wednesday, June 25, to Friday, June 27, at the Wilmer Pearson home, 302 Park St., Ontario. The menu this year will consist of cauliflower cheese and...

New items added to Norwalk Public Library collection

By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has several new items. Audio books on compact disc • "The Target," book three in the "Will Robie" series, by David Baldacci, read by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy • "Unlucky 13," book 13 in the "Women's...

On Campus

• Two local students received honors for the spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Anna G. Radke of Wilton earned highest honors, a designation for students who earn grade points of 3.90 to 4.0; and Alissa L. Christopherson of Norwalk, high...

South Side News

By MYRNA FAUSKA Can you believe that it's already the middle of June? There is water standing in our garden, so needless to say there are no plants in it. We needed the rain after last summer, but now the farmers would like to get hay made, and it doesn't look like...

Senior menus for June 17–21

ONTARIO MEAL SITE Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, June 17: Hot beef, mashed potatoes, spinach salad, whole-wheat rolls and cookies Tuesday, June 18: Chicken casserole, mixed vegetables, fresh...

Wilton Public Library site of two ‘yarn bombings’

By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian The first public yarn bombing was in the Netherlands in 2004. Last Saturday was International Yarn Bombing Day, and the Wilton Public Library became the site of two yarn bombings. In the first instance, a library book returned to the...

Hill and Dale Garden Club receives award

During the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation Convention, which was in Madison from May 3-5, various awards were given to garden clubs throughout the state for exemplary projects. The Hill and Dale Garden Club of Elroy received the Wisconsin Civic Achievement Award for...

Senior menus for June 10–14

ONTARIO MEAL SITE Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, June 10: Liver and onions, hash browns, cantaloupe, whole-wheat rolls and carrot cake Tuesday, June 11: Chicken cordon bleu, sweet-potato fries,...

On Campus

• Jason Chambers, a 2011 Brookwood graduate and son of Diane and Chris Chambers of Wilton, was inducted as a member of Carol Bassuener Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary on April 28. Chambers is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. NRHH...

New books available at Norwalk Public Library

By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has several new titles: Large print • "Daddy's Gone A Hunting: A Novel" by Mary Higgins Clark Nonfiction • "Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets & Gatemouth's Gator: Essays" by Michael Perry • "Road...

Kendall to host summer reading program

By LYNETTE VLASAK | Kendall librarian The first session of the Kendall Public Library summer reading program will be Thursday, June 13. The younger children will meet in the Kendall Community Hall, and the session for the older children will be in the library. If you...

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