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Here is a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition.

Mel-Min volleyball camps set

Melrose-Mindoro High School will be conducting volleyball camps this summer for the 27th year.

The camps are open to girls entering grades six through nine next school year and will run Aug. 11-13. The camp will be conducted in mass for skill work but will be divided into sixth/seventh and eighth/ninth graders for games. There will be three straight days of half-day sessions from 9 a.m. to noon.

Cost of the camp is $20. For more information, contact Deb Schaefer at 488-2201, 857-3417 or schaefer@mel-min.k12.wi.us.

WSHS fall sports meeting set

The West Salem High School fall preseason sports information meeting is set for Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Heider Center auditorium.

Because of the significance of understanding and signing some new policies, parents and athletes need to be in attendance for the entire meeting. Therefore, the auditorium doors will be closed at 7 p.m., and anyone not present at that time will need to schedule a later appointment time.

All athletes interested in participating in cross country, football, boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis, fall cheerleading and fall poms and their parents, are required to attend this meeting.

The meeting will begin with an overview of general information followed by break-out sessions conducted by the head coaches in each of those fall activities. From 6:30-9 p.m. there will be stations set up in the lobby of the auditorium to check the necessary paperwork requirements of each athlete. All paperwork needs to be completed before that athlete is allowed to participate in any practice.

If there are any questions, call athletic director LeRoy Krall at 786-1220, ext. 2353.

Discounted tickets for attractions available

The West Salem Parks and Recreation Department is selling discounted tickets to various Wisconsin Dells attractions for the summer of 2008.

Other discounted tickets are also available for the Milwaukee County Zoo, Six Flags Great America and Valley Fair.

For more information on programs or tickets, visit www.westsalemwi.com, stop in the recreation office located in village hall or call 786-0222.

Medicare workshop scheduled for Aug. 5

An educational session for current and potential consumers of Medicare benefits as well as health care providers and other professionals will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Session one is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for health care providers and professionals. Session two will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and is geared toward consumers, older adults and families.

Health care professionals will learn about Medicare, Medicare Advantage, managed care and other provider related issues.

Consumers, older adults and families will learn about what choices are available with Medicare, how different plans affect different consumers, traditional medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage plans, drug plan coverage and area resources.

Anyone is invited to attend both sessions. The free sessions will be held at Faith and Life Center at Bethany-Riverside at 2575 S. Seventh St., La Crosse. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call Tina Johnson at 785-6140.

Pawn America event yields items for troops

Shoppers at Pawn America in Onalaska donated more than 1,000 entertainment items to U.S. troops in Iraq as part of Pawn America’s grand opening celebration held July 11-13. With each transaction they made, shoppers picked out a CD or DVD to donate to soldiers’ audio and video library packages.

Shoppers also wrote personal messages of gratitude to the troops to go with their donation.

The store is packing up multi- media products such as an entertainment system complete with over 1,000 CDs, DVDs, and video games, as well as video game consoles, CD and DVD players and an LCD monitor.

“What a great way to support soldiers serving all of us in Iraq,” said Brad Rixmann, owner and founder of Pawn America. “We hope the donation both entertains and comforts soldiers during their down-time. It’s a simple gesture to let them know our thoughts are with them, but something we hope will make a difference.”

Golf outing to benefit Boys & Girls Club

The second-annual West Salem High School Alumni & Friends Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Barre Mills. Monies raised will go into an endowment fund to help in sustaining the future operations of the Boys & Girls Club of West Salem Area, and this year there will be a $500 scholarship to a 2009 West Salem senior.

The golf outing will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The cost is $70 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, a lunch and door prizes. For more information, to register or to donate or sponsor a hole, contact Vicki Miller at Vicki@vsm5.com or call 786-0338.

Farmer’s market available in West Salem

The West Salem farmer’s market will be held on Wednesdays from 3-6:30 p.m. now though Oct. 15. The market is held at the parking lot next to the bike shelter at the corner of Mill and Jefferson streets.

In addition to fresh produce, the farmer’s market features other items, such as plants and yard ornaments.

Vendors who take part in the West Salem farmer’s market must pay a $5 fee to display their goods each week, or there is a $35 season rate.

Those interested in taking part in the West Salem farmer’s market can contact Denise Jones at 786-1426.

Coulee calendar

July 25 — Urban Entertainment karaoke with Brittany, 9:30 p.m., Crazy Horse Saloon, 158 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-0977.

July 26 — Live music, Str8-Up Band, 9 p.m., Nub’s Pub, 1544 Commercial St., Bangor, 486-4529.

July 26 — Live music, The Stoney Ridge Band, 8 p.m., Krome’s, 163 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-3323.

July 26 — Urban Entertainment karaoke with Lisa, 9:30 p.m., Crazy Horse Saloon, 158 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-0977.

July 27 — Ridge History Fest, tours of restored Little School, antique cars and farm equipment, old photos, artifacts and re-enactments of township history, noon to 4 p.m., History Park, Highway 33, one mile west of Middle Ridge, 486-2702 or 787-8486.

July 27 — “Norwegians in New Zealand,” with Barbara Nord, 2 p.m., Thrune Visitor’s Center, Norskedalen, Highway PI, three miles north of Coon Valley, $5 adults, $2 children, $12 families, (608) 452-3424.

July 28 — American Red Cross blood drive at Melrose-Mindoro High School, Highway 108 S., Melrose, from 1-6 p.m.

July 29 — American Red Cross blood drive at Bangor High School, 700 10th Street, Bangor, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Aug. 1-3 — Live music, 37th annual Antique Engine Show, with John Deere tractors and implements, saw mill, threshing, corn shredding, baling, etc., vendors will be available at the show and food will be served, Western Wisconsin Agricultural Museum, Hwy. 27, two miles north of Westby, (608) 823-7353.

Aug. 4 — The La Crosse County Farm Bureau’s annual weiner roast will be held Monday, Aug. 4, at St. Joseph Ridge Park. Social time starts at 7:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 8 p.m. There is no charge but donations will be accepted.

Aug. 9 — West Salem Rod & Gun Club and Neshonoc Sports Shop to hold free shooting at club grounds, end of McKinley Valley Road; archery for children; trap shooting range open; refreshments available.

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