By ALICE BRANDAU At St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church on South Ridge, the fence and the handicapped-accessible ramp are getting a fresh coat of white paint this week, and the parking lot recently got a new sealcoat job. Maintenance, maintenance! It was a...
Gardens of Kendall
A butterfly alights on a coneflower in Rita Mullen’s gardens during the Kendall garden walk on July 19. The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization sponsored the event.
Kickapoo canoeing is a phenomenon
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher It appeared that every Wisconsin resident had come to the same conclusion Saturday: "Let's canoe the Kickapoo." I would like to accompany this column with a photo of the mobs of vehicles that filled nearly every bare patch along...
Pedal power on a penny farthing
Click here to see Wilton resident Betsy Schindler's account of the visit. By PAT MULVANEY Courtesy of the Sparta Herald Anyone traveling through Sparta on Friday afternoon could have caught sight of strange figure wearing a British Army pith helmet, sitting astride a...
A thought about sacrifice
By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario A pig and a hen were strolling quietly down the street when, at a luncheon, they saw a sign announcing "delicious ham and eggs." "Isn't it grand," said the hen, "that together we can give human beings...
Before you criticize …
By PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kendall St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, South Ridge (rural Ontario) Does it ever happen when you are reading something that a phrase, a sentence, or even a paragraph just seems to jump off the...
St. John’s Bible school starts Aug. 4
Contributed by St. John's Lutheran Church, Kendall It's time for Vacation Bible School! Each evening next week (Aug. 4-8), St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kendall will host VBS for those of all ages. Members, friends, neighbors, and the public all are...
Program on Wilton’s past slated for Saturday
By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian If you are in Wilton for Wood Turtle Days and you'd like to catch up with others from your past, join us in the library on Saturday morning for Old School @ the Library. We will have items of interest on display and offer tours of the...
Ontario community-garden meeting slated for Monday
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The next Ontario community-garden planning meeting will be Monday, Aug. 4. The Harvest Fest for the community garden will be Saturday, Sept. 13, and we will discuss plans. Come and help us brainstorm. The community garden is...
On Campus
• The following local students were named to the spring dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Krista Dank, Allison Preuss and Clay Retzlaff, all of Elroy; Candace Bloor and Gabriel Ness, both of Kendall; Zachary Nelson of Norwalk; and Bronson Schultz...
