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Hometown History: 1910 State Street
THE WAY IT WAS: Looking east in the 200 block of State Street during circa 1910, as a crowd apparently gathers for a fire call with a horse-drawn fire rig on scene at right. The buildings and billboards in the…
May Fair Arts Fair fundraiser May 1
WEST SALEM — The 11th annual May Fair Arts Fair fundraiser for the Heider Center Arts Board will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in the West Salem High School commons.
Pageant winner organizes foster care fundraiser
WEST SALEM — Maria Ekern, the reigning Miss River City’s Outstanding Teen, has a cause she truly believes in. A West Salem High School junior who will be heading to Oshkosh in July to compete in the Miss Wisconsin pageant,…
Midwest Active Transportation Conference
The Midwest Active Transportation Conference will be from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 20 in UW-L’s Centennial Hall.
La Crescent-Hokah School District considers referendum options
LA CRESCENT — La Cresent-Hokah School District officials are getting closer to presenting voters with a proposed referendum to build a new 72,000-square-foot elementary school.
Viterbo concert honors retiring Jean Saladino
Jean Saladino’s favorite music.
Hwy. 16 to close at Nathan Hill for 90 days starting in early May
ONALASKA — Road construction sign holders were out in force this week on the Nathan Hill section of Hwy. 16 between Onalaska and West Salem as crews continued to cut away at the hillside in preparation for a 90-day road…
First Presbyterian to mark 150 years
First Presbyterian Church, 233 West Ave. S., will observe its 150th anniversary May 14-15 with a weekend of festivities on the church lawn and a special worship service. The theme for the celebration is “Streams that Lead to Living Water.”
Alice Svec: Thanks to helpers on Neighbors Day
I want to thank the eight window washers who cleaned my windows in record time on Neighbors Day. The eight are Breanna, Lizzy, Mikayla, Austin, Alex, Nickee, Keyaira and Michael. Michael came on crutches and cleaned the basement windows. God…
Mental health 'Shining Star' answers God's call to help others recover
Downtown La Crosse’s roller-coaster of bars used to be Therese Roellich’s “home away from home,” but she spends most of her time these days helping people like herself on the roads to recovery from addictions and mental illness.
The story of Red Green to come to La Crosse's Viterbo University on Tuesday
Canada's slapstick handy-man will be back in La Crosse on Tuesday as part of his third North American tour.
Jourdan Vian: Paypal leaves women out of gender equality
Paypal’s gender equality efforts went viral for the wrong reasons this week.
Things That Matter: Parlor games
In the early 1920s, a common joke went: “Charlie asked Esther if he could call on her. When he showed up at her parents’ house, she had her hat on.”
Women's group to meet May 6
Church Women United is sponsoring May Friendship Day,
FSC tees up Father's Day retreat mixing spirituality, golf
The Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse will blend the sacred with the (sometimes) profane in a retreat for men with a game that propels many players to invoke God’s condemnation, as well as utter his son’s name in vain.
LeMond to join Apple Blossom Bike Tour
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — The Apple Blossom Bike Tour has upped its game: Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond will join the fourth-annual ride this year.
U.S. Cellular gives Boys and Girls Clubs $10,000
U.S. Cellular announced Friday that it has donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse.
Medical grants available for Wisconsin children
MILWAUKEE -- The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation is seeking grant applications from Wisconsin families in need of financial assistance to help pay for a child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health…
River cleanup set for May 25
The 25th annual Mississippi River Clean Up will be launched from four locations May 25.
