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by Jerry Apps (Author)
When a flood uncovers a 1940 bank bag in the library basement, Link Lake must decide what--and who--it's willing to save.
In A Village Looks Ahead, a small Wisconsin town wrestles with change as two efforts collide: a library writing class unearths the community's buried past while the mayor's Planning Commission pushes boldly toward self-reliance--food, power, and a future by design. Old mysteries resurface (including that long-whispered 1940 robbery), and new pressures mount: WLLK--"The Voice of Reason"--fans debate on the airwaves, a recall election splits neighbors, and a tornado drives families into the library's storm shelter. Through it all, librarian Jackie Jo Jensen and Mayor Jon Jessup ask a defining question: can a place honor what it was while becoming what it needs to be? As one townsman says, "When we forget our histories, we forget who we are." A warm, timely novel of memory, grit, and the everyday heroism of a community choosing its next chapter.Author Biography
Jerry Apps was born and raised on a farm in central Wisconsin. Upon graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and spending time in the U.S. Army, Apps worked as a county extension agent in Green Lake and Brown County Wisconsin. He then worked as a staff development specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He is Professor Emeritus of the University Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several fiction and non-fiction books about agriculture and rural life in the Upper Midwest.
Number of Pages: 244
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 21, 2025
