Regional

The Weston School District’s Veterans Day Program will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 11.

Veterans are invited to a breakfast, which will start at 8 a.m. in the Weston cafeteria. Guests should enter through the doors by the high school office.

All attendees will be required to wear masks.

The following meetings are scheduled and will be held at the West Square Building in Baraboo unless otherwise noted.

The address is 505 Broadway.

For up-to-date agendas and locations, including room numbers, visit www.co.sauk.wi.us.

Finance Committee, 9 a.m. Nov. 4

Reedsburg Area Medical Center has joined others in Sauk County supporting updated recommendations to provide COVID-19 boosters to certain populations.

The W.R. & Floy A. Sauey Foundation gave $26,000 to People Helping People of Baraboo.

The money was raised during a charity golf outing in August. The event had more than 130 participants.

People Helping People is a faith-based nonprofit that assists low-income families and disadvantaged job seekers.

“The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” ~S. Brown

An Oct. 29 collision resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries.

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower,” ~Albert Camus

An idea to give Meals on Wheels recipients Christmas gifts will be funded by an AARP Wisconsin grant.

The money will be awarded to the Sauk County Aging and Disability Resource Center to provide a Christmas comfort present to each Meals on Wheels client. The $1,000 grant is part of AARP’s Small Dollar, Big Impact program.

COVID-19 has taken another life in Sauk County.

According to the latest Health Department data, another person died from the virus between Oct. 19 and 25. There were also seven hospitalizations in that timeframe, as well as 153 newly confirmed cases.

In 1859, one of La Valle township’s early settlers, H.C. Palmer, recounted an interesting pastime for him and his brother-in-law, John Sanborn.