Articles from the November 17, 2021 edition
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School and community join to honor Veterans
The Cashton Middle and High School held a special Veterans Day ceremony on Veterans Day last week Thursday. The band and choirs provided entertainment for distinguished guests. Special guest speaker,...
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Quest falls short but accomplishments reached impressive
It's something that becomes clearer the deeper a team advances into a tournament. The competition tends to get tougher. It also goes without saying that, unless you win the final game of that...
Cashton School District Goes Solar
After 16 months of researching, planning, and designing, the Cashton Elementary School begun being powered by a new rooftop solar array on October 19th. The new 166-panel array will generate roughly...
Fanning Files
By Me The most difficult thing now, about recovering from knee replacement surgery, is finding enough comfortable positions in bed to get a functioning night’s sleep. For four nights straight, however, I thought I had it figured out – And just...
Looking Back
70 Years Ago Week of Friday, November 9, 1951 The Portland PTA will hod their member meeting Friday, Nov. 16. A Barber Shop Quartet will sing. Everyone is welcome. Playing the Cashton’s Welcome theater: “Father’s Little Dividend,” with...
Letter to the Editor
As a student in France, my medical coverage was completely covered through French Social Security. Later when visiting relatives in Australia, our toddler was treated cost free at a Sydney hospital. When we asked about the cost there, they said “We...
Honors Band
Cashton high school students attended Honors band competition at Viroqua high school on Monday afternoon....
Cashton Library Christmas Gala & Auction
The Cashton Memorial Library will be holding their Christmas Gala Meatball Dinner & Auction Fundraiser on Sunday, December 5th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Cashton Community Hall. Meals will be offered as carry-out or dine in. For those more...
Hanley's Helpful Hints
Creamy Bacon Hamburger Soup 1 pound ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion 4 cups milk 3 cups cubed peeled potatoes, cooked 2 cans (10 3/4 oz. each) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted 2 cups sliced carrots, cooked 2 cups chopped celery Salt and...
Cashton Snowblazers Snowmobile Club will hold Snowmobile Safety Class
The Cashton Snowblazers Snowmobile club will hold their Snowmobile Safety Class on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Cashton Community Hall on Front Street in Cashton. The cost is $10 per person unless you are the child of a...
School board passes 5-0 vote to stay voluntary masking
The Cashton School District was one of a handful in the area that made it through last school year with limited interruptions to in class learning. Masks were required the entire year. Last week, however, with some area schools, like Wonewoc-Center a...
Cashton School District Menu
Cashton Elementary Breakfast Mon., Nov. 22 – WG pumpkin read, string cheese, applesauce cup, milk. Tues., Nov. 23 – Sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich, juice, fruit, milk. Wed., Nov. 24 – NO SCHOOL! Thurs., Nov. 25 – NO SCHOOL!...
Kenneth "Ken" Ervin Caulum
Kenneth "Ken" E. Caulum, 69, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on November 3, 2021. Ken was born with his twin brother Kevin, on October 25, 1952, in Sparta, Wisconsin to... Full story
Stanley Bernard Hundt
Stanley Bernard Hundt joined the Communion of Saints with his son Steven and his parents Bernie and Kate November 14, 2021, one day after his 85th birthday. Stanley went to his eternal home after a... Full story
Free COVID 19 Vaccinations Available at Monroe County Health Department
The Monroe County Health Department will be offering appointments for free COVID-19 vaccinations at the office location, 315 W. Oak St., Sparta, on Fridays 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Vaccinations are one important tool that can help stop the spread of...
Cashton Police Report
Nov. 7 Building Check- Organic Building Check- Front Street Building Check- Main Street Building Check- Park Nov. 8 Community Relations- Front Street Community Relations- Main Street Traffic Stop- Warning Issued Traffic Stop- Warning Issued Building...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report
11/11 - Alexandr Lavrenko, Postville, IA, was traveling westbound on State Highway 82, in the town of Wheatland, leaving Red Mound. Lavrenko struck a deer in the roadway. Lavrenko was pulling a utility trailer. No injuries were reported. The vehicle...
An Outdoorsman's Journal
Hello friends, I recently returned from what was the longest adventure that I have gone on in years. My bow hunting, camping, canoe trip to Pepin and Buffalo Counties, Tiffany Bottoms was supposed to...
