Kendall American Legion to offer Memorial Day services

On Memorial Day, the Kendall American Legion will honor veterans’ sacrifices. The following is the schedule.   10 a.m. — St. Luke’s Cemetery 11 a.m. — Fountain Lutheran Church/Cemetery 1 p.m. — Kendall Veterans Memorial...

Lyme disease support group meets May 30

A Lyme disease support group for Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Richland counties will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819 High Ave. For more information, contact Gary Cepek at to garycepek@yahoo.com,...

Hill and Dale Garden Club to host plant, bake sale

The Hill and Dale Garden Club will have a plant and bake sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Von Haden home, 1504 Academy St., Elroy. Annuals, perennials, and garden art will be on sale that day. Club members also will be willing to answer questions and share...

Royall to offer concerts

The Royall High School music department will present its pops concert, “Celebrate the Magic of Disney,” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the high school gymnasium. This year’s theme centers on music from classic Disney movies. Admission is $2 for each...

N-O-W Elementary School Concert

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School students gave their spring concert May 2. Above, Cassidy Green and Megan McGinnis rock out during the show. For more photos, click here.

Samuelson to present check to Vernon County 4-H

Orion Samuelson, an Ontario native and an agricultural broadcaster, will present a $2,100 check Saturday to the Vernon County 4-H Leaders/Parents Federation. Samuelson will present the check before he does a book-signing, which is slated for 1 p.m. at the Logan Mill...

Royall High School greenhouse to open Friday  

Students in the Royall High School Greenhouse Management Class have been busy planting, transplanting and growing flowers and vegetables for their annual spring bedding plant sale. The sale starts Friday, May 17.  The grand opening will be from 3-6 p.m. Friday and...

Ontario American Legion Auxiliary to distribute poppies

By SUE REGO | Ontario Legion Auxiliary The Ontario American Legion Auxiliary will distribute poppies Friday, May 17, to Ontario residents. May is National Poppy Month, and donations are used locally to aid veterans. The Legion Auxiliary appreciates your support.

Vernon County to offer immunization clinics

The Vernon County Health Department will conduct immunization clinics on the following dates: • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 — St. Joseph's Health Service, 400 Water Ave. (clinic entrance), Hillsboro • 9-11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16 —...

Nerison to hold office hours

State Rep. Lee Nerison (R-Westby) will hold office hours on the following dates: • 5–6 p.m. Monday, May 13 — Hillsboro City Hall, 123 Mechanic St. • 5–6 p.m. Monday, May 20 — Cashton Community Hall, 812 Main St.

The Well Youth Ministry hosts chickencue

The recently formed The Well Youth Ministry hosted a chickencue fundraiser Sunday at the Ontario Community Hall. The ministry is the result of a partnership between two Ontario churches: Mount Pisgah Wesleyan Church and Grace Community Church. The Well Youth Ministry...

Ontario native awarded Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Fellowship

Megan Espe, formerly of Ontario and a 1999 Brookwood High School graduate, recently was awarded a $1,172 Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Fellowship from the Wilderness Society. A graduate assistant in the Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor's Center at the University of...

Brookwood grad receives Viterbo faculty award

Jennifer Hedrick-Erickson, the assistant dean of the BSN completion program at Viterbo University, recently was selected as a recipient of the school's Servant-Leader Award for 2012-13. Viterbo gives the award "in recognition of demonstrable servant leader qualities...

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