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NEW this spring – Spikeball, slam ball, smash ball.....whatever name you want to give it is taking the U.S. by storm. This easy to learn game is played with four players and once you start playing, you will not want to stop. Aside from the great workout your child will get, they will need to make...
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS -- drive through food distribution, SENIORS ONLY 9:00am-10:30am. and ALL SHOPPERS 3:00pm-6:00pm. Information at 437-6114 or mthorebneighbors.org
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS – drive through food distribution, 9:30am-...
Moms Demand Action to meet
All are invited to a special joint meeting of River Valley and Mt. Horeb’s Moms Demand Action membership meetings on Sunday, February 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Work to prevent gun violence in America cannot ignore the fact that over 70 percent of the gun deaths in...
After 25 years as a professor, Janet Silbernagel Balster is taking on a new challenge, becoming an entrepreneur and delving into an art relatively unexplored.
Silvernail Geodesign takes Janet’s background in landscape architecture and incorporates, what she calls, “geographically smart design.” She...
Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
One family reported driving to the community library parking lot, sitting there for hours each day so their children could use the wifi to do homework in the car...
Gov. Tony Evers last week announced his 2021-23 biennial budget proposes regulating and taxing marijuana much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol. Under the proposal, Wisconsin would join 15 other states, including neighboring Michigan and Illinois, in legalizing recreational marijuana. The...
What is a Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)? A CTSO is a component of Career and Technical Education programs that support and enhance related school-based and work-based learning. They provide value to students through opportunities that allow them to showcase their skills and...
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society hosts folklorist and author Dr. Janet Gilmore on Saturday, February 20 at 10:30am for “Seeds & Sprouts as Culture Keepers and Purveyors.” This free virtual event will explore how Wisconsin’s First Peoples, immigrant settlers and new immigrant refugees all...
Most birds have small bodies with large surface areas to body mass. Compared to a cow, a chickadee has a great deal of surface area where heat can be dissipated. That’s bad during winter and requires extra food to keep warm.
Birds stay warm, in part, by trapping pockets of air around their bodies...
Verona-Mount Horeb’s Oscar Best qualified for the state meet in the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle relay. Photo submitted
Their season was truncated.
They had far less pool time than a regular year.
But there’s nothing “regular” about this year’s Verona-Mount Horeb boys swimming team. This is clearly a special bunch.
The Wildcats finished second at the WIAA Division 1 Middleton Sectional held at Waukesha South High...
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