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"A Face for Every Name" Display in Monticello
They arrived early, one couple, three hours before the opening of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum/Wisconsin Public Television and Radio's joint...
History of Decoration/Memorial Day
The last Monday in May each year is reserved for Memorial Day. But that message is lost on many people, and that is understandable. For a couple of we...
Two of the Three Youngest Known Holocaust Survivors to Appear in Belleville
"I spent the first 14 years of my life as a child refugee. We lived in many countries until we came to the United States in 1948. We could not return...
A Reflection on America's Last Day of the Vietnam War, April 30, 2017
Dear Genz-O-Matic, Made the late April trip today to visit your grave. It's been many years since the last stop. You wife, Be Thi, has now joined...
Willy Ruef's Legacy
What started as a two show, one year performance of the Heidi play, held in conjunction with New Glarus’ 120th Anniversary in 1965, turned into something much bigger by the time the second...
The End of An Era: The Demolition of Swiss Lanes - Part 2
Correction for last week. Stated the downtown bowling alley burned in 1958-it should have been 1959. In list of area bowling alleys that have closed,...
The End of An Era: The Demolition of Swiss Lanes
At night, as you drive through New Glarus on HWY 69, you feel that something isn't quite right. Then you notice something is missing. Something that...
Vietnam War Hero Passes Away at 94
"There is something missing on this earth now that we've lost a great warrior, a great soldier, a great human being, and my best friend. They don't...
Wisconsin Remembers - Winterfest Exhibit
The back of his sweatshirt stood out, as he looked at a panel on the Wisconsin Remembers exhibit that was presented this past weekend, during the New...
Wisconsin Remembers: A Face For Every Name Display at Winterfest Weekend
The New Glarus, Wisconsin, Vietnam Veterans Chapter 3 is proud present the traveling exhibit, “Wisconsin Remembers: A Face For Every Name,” commemorating the 1,161 young Wisconsin men who lost...
Sinking of the Carl D. Bradley
November 18, 2016. Sitting here at 5:30 p.m., the wind howls outside, beating on the storm window panes. What started as an unusually warm mid-November day quickly turned cold, with high winds...
Learning the Lessons of History as They Relate to the Vietnam War
How often have you heard someone exclaim, “history is boring, history is dumb, why study stuff that happened a long time ago?” High school history was often taught by some big, strapping guy with...
Traveling Wall in Madison
Singer-songwriter Joel Mabus says it all in his epic song, Touch A Name On The Wall. "Well, I guess you could call it our summer of freedom, the year...
Large Crowd Turns Out to Celebrate John Stenbroten's 90th Birthday
It is said that as people age they often get a bit forgetful about things that have happened in their long lives. John Stenbroten, who was feted at a...
Remembering Robbie Schneider
It all started with an ad in a Swiss newspaper, "Yodeler Wanted." At first glance you might think this was Match.com for Switzerland, and Heidi was...
Single Oak Farm Annual Country Garden Stroll
As you approach the Single Oak Farm located at 1051 Highway 92, you see what looks like a well-kept working farm as are most farms are in that area…all the requisite farm buildings, nice white farm...
Very Tres Chic Wedding Event
Very Tres Chic, a New Glarus bridal gown shop and so much more, is holding a special event this Saturday, June 18th, from Noon until 5:00 p.m., that...
A Tribute to Butch Strickler
By Kim Tschudy "Sacrifices. They married in record numbers and gave birth to another distinctive generation, the Baby Boomers. They stayed true to...
Primrose Baking Day
Garrison Keillor, Pastor David Ingqvist, your Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church Basement Women have been one-upped, and even Pastor Liz can't help in this...
Green County Water Study Defeated
Outside the Historic Green County Courthouse, 30 minutes before the March 8th monthly meeting of the Green County Board of Supervisors was scheduled...
New Glarus Historic Preservation Commission Presented Program
The New Glarus Historic Preservation Commission and the New Glarus Community Development Authority (CDA) teamed up on Sunday, March 6, to present a...
Belleville Music Crawl Entertained Many Last Saturday
"I'll bet that there isn't a single black guy in the Old Black Joe Band," one guy quipped to his friend several hours before the Old Black Joe and...
Book on Monticello Basketball History
Some who don't know how the Monticello Public Schools sports teams got their Monticello Ponies name tend to scoff at the "Ponies" name with comments...
Christmas Feted at Turner Hall and St. John's United Church of Christ in Monroe
Each year as a part of Turner Hall's Swiss Heritage Series, they hold a very traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the first Friday of...
Christmas Tree Ship
On December 4th, a very special ship docked at Navy Pier in Chicago. An eager crowd was on hand to welcome the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw on its...
