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.
Monroe County WIC to offer check-issuance days
The Monroe County Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will offer check-issuance days in February. Participants can come to the WIC office in Sparta on the following dates: • 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12...
Western Wisconsin Honors Choir will perform at Brookwood
Brookwood will host the Western Wisconsin Honors Choir on Saturday, Jan. 25, and the event will culminate with a concert at 5:30 p.m. in the Falcon gymnasium. The concert is free and open to the public. Eight schools will participate in the honors choir: Cashton, La...
Local churches to host ecumenical breakfast, program
The 15th annual local observance of the ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being co-sponsored by women of four local churches: St. John’s Catholic Church, Faith Congregational Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, all in Wilton, and United...
‘Letters Home to Sarah’ gets two awards
The University Wisconsin Press recently announced that "Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy C. Taylor, Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers" had received two honors. The American Association of School Librarians gave it its "outstanding book" designation,...
Kendall chili feed, bake sale set for Feb. 22
The Kendall Fire Department, along with the Kendall Lions Club and the Kendall American Legion, will sponsor a chili feed and bake sale from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Kendall Community Hall. Proceeds from this event will go toward a new village...
Royall Booster Club announces raffle winners
The following were winners in the Royall Booster Club raffle Saturday: • Packer-picture winners ($250 value) — Courtney Christnovich and Sue Tillman • Wilderness Waterpark Resort winners ($100 value) — Ryan McKittrick, Emma Gruen and Matt Braund • $50 winners — Dalton...
Lyme disease support group meets Jan. 31
A Lyme disease support group serving Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk, Richland and Crawford counties will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the Hillsboro Public Library, 819 High Ave. The group is for those afflicted with a tick-borne illness or who wish to...
Free community supper slated for Jan. 29 in Elroy
A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave. This community supper is offered on the last Wednesday of each month and, according to event organizers, “gives...
Vernon County UW-Extension to offer pesticide-applicator training
The Vernon County University of Wisconsin-Extension Office will conduct training sessions for private pesticide applicators. Participation in a training session and the successful completion of the test satisfies the requirements for certification or recertification...
