Vernon County Museum Notes: A look at Irish immigrants in Vernon County

By KRISTEN PARROTT  Vernon County Museum curator St. Patrick’s Day is coming up soon, and that’s a good opportunity to take a look at some of the Irish immigrants who settled in Vernon County in the 1800s. I was surprised to learn recently that the village of Newry...

Kendall meal site to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By ALRITA BENISH | Kendall meal-site manager Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Kendall meal site on Monday, March 18th! Wear something “green” to honor St. Patrick.  You can then enjoy our corned beef and cabbage dinner. Serving starts at 11:30 a.m....

Ontario Public Library to offer ‘Call of the Frog’

By RACHEL CONNER | Ontario Public Library director The “Call of the Frog” nature program with citizen scientist Ben Johnston will be at 4 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Ontario Public Library. Participants will learn to “speak” like a frog and how to become a citizen...

On Campus

• Adrian Degenhardt of Norwalk was named to the fall-semester dean’s list at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. • Molly Gough of Norwalk was named to the fall-semester dean’s list at Northland College in Ashland, Wis.

On Campus

• Debra Barreau of Elroy recently received a master’s degree in education (reading) from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 

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