Coulee Region grape growers will have their annual winter meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the basement meeting room of the Erlandson Office Building on Viroqua’s northeast side. The group will review the 2013 growing and marketing season, discuss new...
Vernon Electric donates to Crimestoppers
Vernon Electric recently donated $1,000 to Vernon County Crimestoppers, and CoBank, a national bank cooperative, matched the donation. Vernon Electric used funds from unclaimed capital credits to make the donation. At left, Vernon Electric Cooperative Board President...
New Web tool calculates economic value of woods
Patrick Dayton, a forester with Southwest Badger Resource Conservation and Development, recently created a forestry economic calculator and added it to the Southwest Badger website to show the economic value of sustainable forest management. The calculator can be...
Brookwood staff, students invited to participate in Empty Bowls fundraiser
Four local groups — the Brookwood High School ceramics class, members of the Ontario-based The Well Youth Ministry, the school's Diversity Club members and the school's instrumental music students — invite students and staff to create bowls for the school's...
At St. John’s food drive and dinner, Menns to speak about Japan journeys
Harvey and Jackie Menn of rural Norwalk will speak about their journeys to Japan at the 14th annual food drive and Valentine's Day dinner, an event slated for Sunday, Feb. 9, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ridgeville. Regular service is at 10 a.m., with the dinner...
WDRT, Running Inc. to offer scholarship
In partnership with Viroqua-based Running Inc., WDRT of Viroqua is offering a $1,000 cash scholarship to listening-area students. The WDRT Media Arts Scholarship is available for graduating high school students or post-high-school continuing education students who are...
Royall lunch prices to go up
The cost of a cafeteria lunch will increase by 10 cents in the Royall School District, the board of education decided at its meeting Monday. For 4-year-old kindergarteners through sixth-graders, each lunch will be $2.25; and for seventh- through 12th-graders, $2.40....
Local farmers petition to create agricultural enterprise area
A group of area farmers has signed petition papers asking the Wisconsin DATCP to designate the towns of Wilton, Wellington, Glendale and Clifton as an agricultural enterprise area. Agricultural enterprise areas, or AEAs, are blocks of land that are primarily in...
Tomah Memorial contributes to food pantry, animal shelter
A yearlong fundraising activity at Tomah Memorial Hospital helps feed both people and pets. Hospital staff donated $892.50 to Tomah’s Neighbor for Neighbor Food Pantry and the Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter in Tomah on Friday, according to a press release...
Genealogy group to host potluck
The Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Genealogy Workshop group will host a potluck and socializing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, Jr. and Evelyn Noyes’ home, 623 McLean Ave., Tomah. Bring a dish to pass. RSVP by Sunday, Feb. 2, by calling 372-4913.
