By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative On Sunday, April 20, Don Pettit returned to earth after seven months in space on the International Space Station. He turned 70 years old as he hurtled toward earth in a tiny metal capsule, slowed by an enormous...
Norwalk Public Library summer reading starts June 9
By Jesica Helgren | Norwalk Public Library director Now hiring! The application deadline for our open library assistant and paid teen internship positions is Saturday, May 3. We encourage you to apply! Interested candidates can view the full position descriptions and...
Thank you to Kendall Public Library volunteers
By Charissa Finn | Kendall Public Library director I would like to give a big THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers from our Friends of the Library 401(c)3. I appreciate those who have been helping with some tasks at the library that Dianne and I have not had...
Kendall Public Library to show ‘Proud Rebel’
Contributed by Lynette Vlasak The Kendall Public Library’s May movie night will be Friday, May 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church fellowship hall. The western “Proud Rebel,” starring Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland, will be...
Wilton Public Library to offer programs
By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will host the following events: • 10 a.m. Friday, April 25: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4 p.m. Monday, April 28: Lego Club • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29: Book Club for Adults with Special...
Vernon County Museum Notes
By Kristen Parrott | Vernon County Museum curator This is National Volunteer Week, and the Vernon County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges all of its volunteers and their many contributions to the success of the organization. The society was founded by...
Seeing Stars: Big city lights
By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative Tucson, Ariz., has become one of my favorite places, partly because it has a long commitment to best lighting practices. With just over a million people, this city has shielded, low-temperature streetlights because of...
Senior menus for April 28 to May 2
Kendall and Norwalk meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall) or 343-3158 (Norwalk) by noon one day before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal. Monday, April 28: Chicken sandwiches with cheese on whole-grain...
Gjefle: Questions
By Pastor Michael T. Gjefle | Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario God’s Word, the Bible, is filled with questions. Thank God that He has given to us the answers to many of those questions. 1 Corinthians 15:12 — “ ... how say some among you that there is no...
Tuttle Hill, 1910s
Men construct the road on what is now County Highway ZZ, on Tuttle Hill, just southwest of Ontario, most likely in the 1910s. The back of the photo has the inscription, “Grandpa Phil Bolden driving 1st team working on Tuttle Hill.” Do you have more information about...
