By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor After a 14-month dry spell, Ontario once again has a restaurant. The Milk Jug Café opened six weeks ago, replacing the Garden Street Café, which closed in April 2011. Cheryl and Eirik Eness of Ontario are the new owners, and their...
New jewelry/craft shop opens in downtown Kendall
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Not everyone would take a tumble down a steep set of stairs, break both hands, and then take up a new craft - designing and creating jewelry. But it was while Yvonne Burns was recovering from her accident that she decided to quit...
Ottervale Store reopens, offers locally crafted treats
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor It doesn't take too much imagination to picture what the Ottervale Store might have looked like in the 1890s. The shelves were no doubt lined with the basic staples a Kickapoo Valley housewife might have needed: flour, sugar, salt,...
New B&B opens in Norwalk
Owner has local roots By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Ask Shirley Vitcenda what drew her to the stately house at 210 E. South St. in Norwalk, and she will tell you its size was the allure. "I love big, old homes with lots of rooms," she said. But a retired couple...
Ron Campbell retires from Wildcat Mountain after 33 years
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Taking a job at Wildcat Mountain State Park to be closer to family in Baraboo, Wis., seemed like a good idea in 1979, but it turned into a 33-year career for Ron Campbell of Ontario. Although he retired this year, don't be...
At 70, Ontario woman goes on mushing adventure
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor What is your dream celebration for your 70th birthday? Perhaps it's not the chance to go mushing in Alaska and watch the Iditarod. But that is exactly what Karen Austad of Ontario wanted to for her birthday, and due to her...
Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously to onetime Ontario woman
They were brave and dedicated women who wanted to serve their country in World War II. Instead, they were told, as one surviving member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) recalls, "Go home. Go back to the kitchen and keep your mouths shut." But the...
Elroy restaurant offers diners abundant options
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor If you would like to effortlessly burn 300 calories, you might want to stop at the Elroy Family Restaurant on Main Street. OK, maybe wading through the 10-plus-page menu won't burn that many calories but you might burn them...
Spring unfolds
County Line editor takes concealed carry course
And, amazingly, everyone survives By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor In the interest of full disclosure, before I get started on relating this misadventure, I should mention a few points. • What I know about guns would barely fill a thimble. • I don't much like...
