Lee and Cheryl Johnson will host the 34th Vernon County Dairy Breakfast at Saturday, June 1, at Whispering Pines Dairy Farm, on Bishop Road near Retreat, 25 minutes south of Viroqua. Breakfast will be served from 7–11 a.m. and will cost $5 for each adult. Meals...
Senior menus for April 22–26
ONTARIO MEAL SITE Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, April 22: Italian beef sandwiches, sweet-potato fries, watermelon and cookies Tuesday, April 23: Chicken potpie with biscuit crust, peas and...
South Ridge News for April 18
By ALICE BRANDAU Some of the days on South Ridge have been dismal, with rain, ice, snow and cold temperatures. Heavy ice gave the tree limbs a beating, and on Sunday night, a driving rain came and finally took most of the snow. Farmers just can't compare seasons: They...
Panther baseball off to a rough start
By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach A scrappy Hillsboro Tiger unit beat the Panther baseball team 7-5 in the home opener April 8. The Panthers took an early lead with a pair of runs in the second inning, but they could not hold onto the lead. Christian Moore took...
Brookwood trounces Necedah 24–2
The Brookwood softball season finally arrived, and it came in like a lion, as the Falcons cruised to a 24–2 victory over Necedah on April 8. Brookwood scored five times in the top of the first and added four more runs in the third. After Necedah scored twice in...
Editorial cartoon
Guest column: Food Enterprise Center gets new tenant
By KATHY NEIDERT | VEDA Board member Wisco Pop, a revolutionary, new craft-brewed soda company, will move its production to the Food Enterprise Center kitchen in early May. Owners Austin and Hallie Ashley draw upon an epicurean enthusiasm for local foods to create a...
Letter to the Editor: Monroe County Board should promote transparency
By ED WESTPHAL | Tomah Resolution 03-13-01 at the March Monroe County Board meeting states, "There would be a 4 percent wage increase and a 2 percent contribution to Wisconsin Retirement for those hired before July 1, 2011." Neither the resolution nor the fiscal note...
Letter to the Editor: Thank you, Karen Carr
By TED and MARY WELCH | Wilton We sincerely thank Karen Carr for her 22 years of immeasurable service as our Wilton Public Librarian. Karen was an integral part of the planning and development of the library in the Wilton Community Center. She also implemented and...
Letter to the Editor: How does Badger Coulee line have ‘environmental benefit’?
By TOM JOHNSON | Cashton This letter is in response to Greg Levesque's opinion piece that appeared in the April 14 issue of the La Crosse Tribune and concerned the Badger Coulee transmission line. I assume that most of the figures are within a degree of reason. My...
