It’s rather nifty to launch a new year with a birthday. But how about your 100th? Few of us will reach that milestone, but if you look on page 1 of this issue of the County Line, you’ll find that Leila Friske of Kendall will do just that later in the...
Classifieds for Jan. 10
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Kendall Lions members honored
Three Kendall Lions members recently were recognized for years of service to Lions Club International. David Heilman, on right, received his 25-year pin and letter of recognition, and Bob Brandau was honored for 45 years of service. Before he died in November, Kendall...
Elroy garden club receives award
The Hill and Dale Garden Club of Elroy recently received a first-place award from the Central Region of the National Garden Clubs. Central Region consists of garden clubs in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The award, entitled...
Drawings, poetry on display at Ontario Public Library
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian "A Rural Alphabet in Art and Poetry," a mixture of drawings and poetry, is on display at the Ontario Public Library. Monica Jagel has created beautiful drawings of each letter of the alphabet, and Joanne Adragna Shird has written...
Elroy Public Library offers Milwaukee Bucks challenge
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian The Milwaukee Bucks challenge your kids to a reading contest. If a child between third and eighth grade reads 500 pages in the next month, the Bucks will give him or her a free ticket. The names of those who read more than that will...
Community energy club to meet monthly
Contributed by PAT CONWAY N-O-W Community Energy Club The N-O-W Community Energy Club met Jan. 3 at Brookwood to plan its 2013 program agenda. The club will offer a monthly event or film related to energy conservation at the Ontario Public Library or other community...
Kendall meal site to offer birthday party, music
By JOYCE THONESEN | Kendall meal-site manager It's now time to start a new year, and they seem to go by faster all the time. I hope everyone had a nice and blessed holiday with family and friends. At the meal site, the Ladies Aid of St. John's Lutheran Church in...
Royall FFA attends national convention
Four Royall FFA members attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis last fall. While at the convention, members listened to motivational speakers, including Olympic Ice Skater Scott Hamilton and the National FFA Officers. They also attended the Agricultural...
Letter to the Editor: Monroe County needs to address heroin problem
By SANDRA McANANY | Murfreesboro, Tenn. I have been reading the news articles online about Kelly Talsky and the heroin in Monroe County. It is easy for a community to point fingers at one individual, but there are so many unanswered questions for drugs and the...
