Contributed by LYNETTE VLASAK Parade organizer Good weather and a nice crowd made for another successful Labor Day Parade in Kendall on Sunday, Sept. 1. The parade is made possible each year due to many people's volunteer efforts. Special thanks to all who helped make...
Fall activities set for Oct. 12 in Wilton
The WIN-WIN business group is planning a Wilton fall event slated for Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will feature a bean bag tournament, a coloring contest, kids’ games, a community-wide scarecrow contest (business and residential), arts and crafts, a bake sale...
Elroy Food Pantry annual meeting is Sept. 19
The Elroy Area Food Pantry will have its annual public meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 110 Spring St. A brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation, “Why Do We Do This?” by Kathleen...
Apple Dumpling Day set for Sept. 7 in Elroy
The Elroy Lions Club, with help from other area organizations, will put on its Apple Dumping Day festival Saturday, Sept. 7, in Schultz Park, at the south edge of Elroy. The event will feature a pancake breakfast, Lions runs, a coed softball tournament, a coed...
Village of Wilton accepting donations for newly planted trees
Now seeking donations to cover the costs, the Village of Wilton recently purchased seven Spring Snow crabapple trees, which are flowering and fruitless, and planted them at the Wilton Community Center. These trees can be donated in memory of a loved one, in honor of...
Ontario’s Park Street gutted
Construction began recently on Park Street in Ontario, and new curb and gutter were installed this week. Gerke Excavating of Tomah is the contractor, and the project has a tentative Oct. 1 completion date.
Maplewood Quilt Show accepting entries
Entries are being sought for the ninth annual Maplewood Quilt Show, an event set for Saturday, Oct. 12, in Viroqua. Quilts may be new, vintage or heirloom, and they may have been personally made, purchased or received as a gift. Any size quilt is accepted. Quilters...
Elroy woman’s quilt is international-show semifinalist
Patricia Wester of Elroy is a semifinalist for the American Quilter's Society's QuiltWeek, which will be from Oct. 2-5 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Pieced of hundreds of different fabrics and free-motion quilted with myriad colors of rayon thread, Wester's...
Beef cow-calf workshop slated for Sept. 5
The University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Western Wisconsin Beef Producers Cooperative will host a beef cow-calf workshop in Westby on Thursday, Sept. 5. The workshop will consist of these programs: • Veterinarian Sandy Stuttgen, UW-Extension agent for...
Ormson takes part in health careers camp
In June, Hayley Ormson (pictured below), a Royall High School student, participated in the Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center's 12th annual Health Careers Camp. During the five-day camp, she had a chance to practice laparoscopic surgery at Gundersen's...
