South Side News for April 25

By MYRNA FAUSKA Last week was a rather quiet one here the valley as we entered the third week of April. The weather fluctuated from early spring to late winter, which kept many of us close to our warm hearths most of the time except for brief forays into town for...

Gjefle: ‘Skunks and Opossums’

By Pastor Michael T. Gjefle  Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Genesis 1:24 — “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”  How do we...

A sign of spring

Daphne Arndt helps work on the foundation plantings Sunday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilton. 

Senior menus for April 22–26

Kendall, Norwalk and Wilton meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall), 343-3158 (Norwalk) or 487-6130 (Wilton) by noon two days before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal.  Monday, April 22: Pork loin ala...

Chicken day in Wilton

Nalani Bever collects tickets Sunday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s drive-through chicken dinner in Wilton. The congregation is raising money to improve handicapped accessibility at the church. 

Vernon County Museum Notes

By Kristen Parrott | Vernon County Museum curator Spring has sprung, and the Vernon County Museum and History Center is moving to its springtime hours. During April and May, we will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Cleaning...

Ontario Public Library to offer free books, cookies

By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Stop by the Ontario Public Library on Friday, April 12, to celebrate the last day of National Library Week 2024 with cookies from Echo Valley Bakery and a free book from our book sale for each person! “Protecting Our...

Wilton Public Library to host array of events this week

By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director These events will be hosted at the Wilton Public Library: • 10 a.m. Friday, April 12: Current-events discussion group • 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13: Second-Saturday Writer’s Club • 4 p.m. Tuesday, April...

South Side News for April 11

By MRYNA FAUSKA It’s Monday morning of the second week in April, and the first news I have for you is not very pleasant. Arlene Garvens called me this morning, and I expected her to give me her news for the past week, which she did. She reported that she had been...

Senior menus for April 15–19

Kendall, Norwalk and Wilton meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall), 343-3158 (Norwalk) or 487-6130 (Wilton) by noon two days before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal.  Monday, April 15: Chicken parmesan,...

Senior menus for April 8–12

Kendall, Norwalk and Wilton meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall), 343-3158 (Norwalk) or 487-6130 (Wilton) by noon two days before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal.  Monday, April 8: Spaghetti bake with...

South Side News for April 4

By MYRNA FAUSKA It is April Fools’ Day as I write this, and I can remember in my distant past playing pranks on my mother. One year I put some pillows in the bed and covered them with a blanket so that when Mom came home from her job on the night shift, she would...

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