Opinion

This past Thanksgiving, the Wonewoc Badgers hosted the return of their annual Turkey Trot, a 5K Run/Walk along with a ¼-mile Fun Run for the kids. Over 180 registrations were collected for the variety of options.

Awards were given as follows:

--¼ Mile Kids Fun Run: Tyler Roloff

--Best Dressed Participant: Krista Nowak

The Reedsburg Service Clubs – Lions, Jaycees, Knights of Columbus and Reedsburg Outdoor Club all wish to thank the community for supporting our annual Hunters Night Out Banquet.

The Reedsburg Old Settlers held a board meeting on December 4th, 2021. As a result of this meeting, the motion was made to disband the organization. The Reedsburg Old Settlers organization will officially disband as of January 31st, 2022.

The Natural Resources Board, an all-volunteer body that guides policy for the Department of Natural Resources, is part of Wisconsin’s tradition of open government.

An October poll of Wisconsin newspaper readers shows most favor the idea of required civics classes in schools.

Out of more than 550 respondents, 89 percent said they support a proposal to require civics education in all schools. Six percent said schools should be able to determine their own curriculum, and five percent were unsure.

What’s small and lightweight but can carry a large load?

Answer: Gift cards. You can load these tiny slips of plastic with hundreds of dollars and use them for just about everything: Fuel, groceries, video games, streaming services, massages, meals out, you get the idea.

What would you give Jesus for Christmas if he came by? Warm mittens? (He could probably use them since he was used to much warmer weather in the Middle East!) A fruit cake? (I think that would be a one-way ticket to Purgatory.) A necktie? A cheese hat? Some Packer memorabilia? Some homemade cookies? (No, those are for St. Nicholas.)

I was having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Hard to watch the news anymore, so much anger, so much hate, so much fear, and we get it 24/7. Then last week I walked into Lucy’s Mercantile.

Our library and community were definitely on the same page for the Friends of the Reedsburg Library's Grateful Bread Day Sale. It was a very successful event and truly wonderful seeing folks that we hadn't seen for a long time.

Growing numbers of fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin are struggling to maintain appropriate service levels in the face of numerous challenges, including increasing service calls from an aging population and staff recruitment and retention difficulties.