Articles from the January 5, 2017 edition
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Happy New Year!
Festivals and celebrations were held around the area in 2016 and there were fireworks at some of them....
Obituaries Published in 2016
JULY RUTH M. BOWERS Ruth Marie Bowers, age 98 of Watertown, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016. She was born on December 13, 1917, in the Town of Primrose to her parents, Gilman and Mary (Schwartz...
HARRIET W. KLOSSNER
Harriet Wilma Klossner, age 85 of New Glarus, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on October 1, 1931, in...
RICHARD H. MARTY
Richard H. "Dick" Marty, age 86 of Monticello, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Dick was born on May 20, 1930, in...
ALMA E. NIMTZ
Alma E. Nimtz, 90 of Belvidere, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016, at Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, IL, after fighting stage four ovarian...
Ruegsegger Five Generation Photo
Seated in the center is 92-year-old, great-great grandmother Irma Ruegsegger of New Glarus, holding the newest member of the Ruegsegger family, Kylan...
New Glarus Jr. FCCLA Members Collecting Donations
Dear Editor, Our names are Katherine Burgess, Kaitlyn Peterson and Kortney Peterson. We are in a school organization called Jr. FCCLA and we were trying to collect blankets and stuffed animals. The...
Feel Good About Giving Back By Donating Blood
Many people want to give back to the community, but may not have a lot of time to volunteer. The American Red Cross reminds eligible individuals that in only about an hour, volunteer blood donors can...
Koss and Zgraggen Announce Engagement
Kelly Koss and Nik Zgraggen are pleased to announce their engagement. Kelly is the daughter of Chuck and Rebecca Koss from Proctor, MN, and Nik is...
Ott Reappointed As Drainage Commissioner
Judge James R. Beer and Judge Thomas J. Vale have announced that John B. Ott, New Glarus, has been reappointed to a three-year term as a Drainage Commissioner effective January 1, 2017. Other members...
Wildcat Basketball Programs "Hoops with Heart, Let's Do Our Part"
The Boys and Girls Wildcat Basketball Teams, along with the Belleville Sports Boosters, are once again teaming up with the American Family Children's...
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
The Belleville Knights of Columbus, Council #6630, will host a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 8, 2017, from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. The event will be held at St. Mary of Lourdes Hall, 227...
Hawaiian Night The Theme For Game Versus Cambridge
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, the Belleville Varsity Girls Basketball team is hosting the Cambridge Blue Jays in a conference battle. The game will be held in the Belleville High School Gymnasium...
Belleville 2016 In Review: May - August
May Belleville Solo Ensemble State Results 1 Rating: Lauren O'Connor, Lauren Severson, Sadie Pattinson, Grace Przybyl, Bridget Olig, Treise...
Monticello Lions Club Scholarships
Monticello Lions President Dan Roe, Lion Linn Lederman and Lion Nancy Elmer presented $500.00 scholarships to college students continuing their...
Monticello 2016 In Review: May - August
May The Monticello Junior Prom was held on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The Rehmstedt Gym was decorated with a hand-painted castle backdrop in line with...
Retirement/Farewell Party For Police Chief Tom Erb
Following over 41 years of service to the Village of Monticello, Police Chief Tom Erb has retired. Everyone is invited to the Retirement/Farewell party to wish Chief Erb well and enjoy some cake. The...
Recycle Your Old Eyeglasses
The Wisconsin Lions are aiming to collect 100,000 pairs of used eyeglasses by May 2017, so recycle your old eyeglasses and change a life. Eye care in third world countries is hard to come by and when...
Blue Star Banner Presented
A Blue Star Banner was presented to Larry and Jen Jackson, parents of Airman Ben Jackson, at the New Glarus Veterans Memorial Hall on the evening of D...
NG Middle School FCCLA Members to Hold Fundraiser at Culver's
On January 9th, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Culver's of New Glarus on State Road 69 will be hosting a fundraising evening. Come join us for dinner,...
Decorating Contest Winners
In celebration of the Holiday Season, the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce held a decorating contest. Although there was no cost to enter, only those...
New Glarus 2016 In Review: May - August
May On May 1, 2016, at 4:00 a.m., the New Glarus Fire Department was dispatched to a residential fire at N8517 Badger Road, Town of York, Blanchardvil...
By Lady Knights Trampled by Warriors
The New Glarus girls basketball team played at Black Hawk on December 29th, losing to the home team after being down by 20 at the half. The final score was Black Hawk 71, New Glarus 37. Willow Lee...
Knights Win Against Cheesemakers
On December 27th, the New Glarus Knights boys basketball team played a non-conference game against the Badger South’s Monroe Cheesemakers, at home. After leading by 9 at the half, the Knights beat...
Ponies Play in Cambridge Tournament
The Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played in the Cambridge Tournament on Thursday, December 29th. Their first game was versus Cambridge. After Cambridge jumped out to a 10-point lead, the...
