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Public Services Update

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION The Public Services Department will continue collecting Christmas trees each week through the end of January. Please place your tree behind the curb and make sure all ornaments, wire, etc. are removed. Do not place wreaths at the curb for pick up. SNOW REMOVAL Winter...

Richard Moody.

Commander's Corner

I have often said that the larger community of Mount Horeb has a long tradition of sending our young men and women off to serve our great nation, preserving our freedoms. As we continue to hear more and more stories from families and friends about their loved ones service I will share some of...

Janice May Magnuson

MOUNT HOREB/VERONA - Janice May Magnuson, age 87, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Ingleside Manor. She was born on April 24, 1932, in Township of Perry, the daughter of Otto and Norma (Tvedt) Nelson. She married Russell Magnuson on April 18, 1951, in Perry Lutheran Church. Janice and...

Nicholas James Day

Nicholas “Nick” James Day, age 26 of Blue Mounds died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He was born on November 18, 1993 in Madison to James Curtis and Donna Jean (Luhman) Day. Nick grew up on the family dairy farm on Day road in rural Hollandale, with his family, eventually working...

Super Bowl Brunch

The Mount Rotary Club is hosting their annual Super Bowl Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 2 at the High School Cafeteria. Brunch 2019 was a record year for the club, serving over 1,450 pancakes! The all-you-can eat brunch includes pancakes, ham, scrambled eggs and sweet rolls. There will also be coffee, milk...

Norwegian Fiddlers At The Library

Beautiful Norwegian Hardanger fiddle music will fill the Mt. Horeb Public Library Saturday, February 1 at 10 am. All ages are invited to listen as the talented Ladies of the Fjord, comprised of Carlyce Skjervem and Karen Rebholz, perform and share tales that surround each tune. A stunning...

Cookie Walk Returns

The Driftless Historium is again an official Scandihoovian Winter Festival event site with their third annual Cupcake Walk, to take place Saturday, February 1 from 3 to 4 p.m. All ages are invited to bop to the music (polka, of course) until the music stops; if your number is called, you win a...

Calendar

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 Ballet Folklorica will perform a diverse range of Mexican dances. Free, public welcome, 5:30pm-7:00pm at High School auditorium. Salsa making at 4:30pm. Program made possible by Alumni Endowment grant & Mt. Horeb High School Spanish Club. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 BINGO,...

Crowd Enjoys FFA Alumni Toy Show

Vendors of vintage farm toys filled the Mt. Horeb High School Gym and Commons on January 5th for the 28th Annual Mt. Horeb FFA Alumni Toy Show. In addition to items for sale, the public was treated to farmstead displays and hand-crafted working machinery models. A popular pedal tractor pull was...

Gleanings

120 Years Ago- Jan. 25, 1900 Rev. Gunderson is wearing that contented and pleasant smile on his face that indicates that a man is well pleased with conditions at home. On returning from services last Sunday, a boy had arrived at his house and all is reported well. S.K. Swiggum will build a barn...