Ontario's annual free Christmas dinner is set for 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Ontario Community Hall. The public is invited. Ontario country musician Tor Eness and friends will perform Christmas music at the event.
Community garden in the works for Ontario
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor A community garden may be planted in Ontario next spring, Ontario Public Library Director Laurie Erickson told the Ontario Village Board at its meeting Monday. Erickson said the Winding Rivers Library System summer reading program...
Wildcat torchlight ski/hike slated for Jan. 12
Wildcat Mountain State Park in rural Ontario will host its annual torchlight ski/hike from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. Participants may ski, hike or snowshoe a gentle 1.5-mile trail through woods and field as torches light the way, and astronomers will offer views of...
Kendall moves to condemn former church building
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Characterizing the structure as unsafe, Kendall Village Board members agreed Monday that condemnation might be a likely outcome for the former St. John's Lutheran Church building. To learn more about the condemnation process, the...
Dogs shot in Whitestown during hunting season
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Dog owners with a case of nerves during hunting season aren't likely to feel at ease after learning that two small house dogs were shot in the town of Whitestown on the last day of rifle season. Both dogs were puggles, a cross...
Madison meeting to focus on state’s energy future
Bus to event will be provided Two area groups, SOUL of the Kickapoo and Decline the Lines Juneau County, will sponsor a roundtrip bus to Madison on Tuesday, Dec. 11, for residents who wish to attend a special legislative meeting on Wisconsin's energy future. The...
FDIC orders Norwalk bank to improve practices
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor A 16-page FDIC report released last week discloses that Community State Bank in Norwalk ran afoul of federal and state banking regulations. Bank President Arnie Degenhardt told the County Line on Tuesday that the report had not...
Energy concerns will be focus of Echo Valley open house
Echo Valley Hope, a nonprofit organization, will host an open house on energy issues from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Echo Valley Farm in rural Ontario. The open house is geared to those interested in the proposed Badger Coulee Transmission Line route and in...
Ontario Old-Fashioned Christmas schedule
The following is the schedule for Old-Fashioned Christmas, an event set for Saturday, Dec. 8, Ontario: • 9:30 a.m. — Doors open • 11:30 a.m. — Santa visit • 2-4 p.m. — Orion Samuelson book signing • 6:30 p.m. — Reading of the love lights • 7 p.m. — Tor Eness country...
Orion Samuelson to sign books in Ontario
Orion Samuelson, a agriculture broadcaster best known for his work at WGN in Chicago, will return to his roots in the Kickapoo Valley for a book signing at the Ontario Community Hall on Saturday, December 8. The book signing will be from 2-4 p.m., during the village's...
