Articles from the January 5, 2023 edition
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Answering the Call: Small Town Wisconsin EMS Facing Critical Juncture
From our earliest years we are taught what to do and who to call when someone has a medical emergency. What our parents didn't tell us is that after...
New Glarus Cares Needs Your Support
New Glarus Cares achieved its first goal at the December 6, 2022, meeting of the New Glarus Village Board when members of the Board voted unanimously to accept the land adjacent to Candy Cane Park as...
Monticello Community Club to Hold 24th Winter Chickaree
The Monticello Community Club will be grilling 500 half chickens again this year. Half chickens will be sold at $8.00 each (not a complete dinner…just chicken). The basting recipe remains the same...
Lake Montesian Fisheree
The Lake Montesian Fisheree will take place on Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 7:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Lake Montesian in Monticello. The Fisheree is sponsored by the Monticello Lions Club. There is no...
Beloved Belleville Teacher Passes Away Unexpectedly
On Monday, December 26, 2022, the Belleville community learned that beloved Belleville middle and high school Technology Education teacher, Ed...
2023 Winterfest in New Glarus
The 37th annual Winterfest, and first Veterans reunion in the nation, is scheduled to take place in New Glarus January 12-15, 2023. On Thursday, January 12th, the early birds will be gathering at Ott...
Obituaries Published in the Post Messenger Recorder
JANUARY HELEN A. WOODRUFF Helen Ann (Lamboley) Woodruff passed away on December 12, 2021, at age 92, in Forest Park, Illinois. ANN FREIDIG Ann Freidig entered the gates of heaven on Wednesday,...
LARRY G. EVERSON LYNDA J. EVERSON
Larry G. Everson, 79, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at the UW Hospital, Madison. Larry joined his wife, Lynda J. Everson, 75, who passed...
DONALD E. LOKKEN
Donald E. Lokken, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison with family at his side. He was born on...
CARLTON SEVERSON
Carlton "Sam" Severson, age 89, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on February 9, 1933 on the...
PATRICK G. ZAFFINO
Patrick Gene Zaffino, age 55, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 31, 2022. He was born on November 15, 1967, at St. Mary's Hospital in...
Belleville Food Pantry Receives Donation
The Belleville Food Pantry recently received a check for $754. This was the result of the local allocation from the Belleville Area CROP Hunger Walk...
Belleville Community Giving Tree Thank You 2022
Once again the Belleville community went above and beyond in making Christmas a little brighter for families in need. Thirty-five families each received gift cards for purchases at Miller and Sons...
Belleville Community Blood Drive to be Held
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. ne...
Alvin Ott Scholarships Presented
Sydney O'Flanagan, 2022 graduate of New Glarus High School, received a check for $1,000 from the Alvin Ott Scholarship Fund. Sydney is enrolled in...
Ancient Swiss Tradition Returns to the Streets of New Glarus
Silvesterchlausen is an ancient New Year’s celebration from Appenzell, Switzerland. St. Sylvester’s Day (called Silvester in Switzerland) is New Year’s Eve, and is still observed on the old...
Shepherd of the Hills Offers Pantry Hours Inside During Winter Months
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, located at 506 12th Avenue in New Glarus, provides a free outdoor “Food Pantry” that we lovingly call the “Blessing Box”. The pantry, located near the ex...
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Three Knight Nights
For those finding the holiday season's pace a little too slow, let me welcome you to high school basketball. NGHS fits the profile with their 2nd...
Lady Knights Win Big at Dodgeville Holiday Classic
The New Glarus Lady Knights played at the Dodgeville Holiday Classic last week, December 27th and 28th. On December 27th, New Glarus played Jefferson. Up 35-10 at the half, the Lady Knights cruised...
Ponies Stomp Panthers
The Monticello Ponies boys varsity basketball team hosted Juda on December 16th. Monticello led at halftime, 38-6, and allowed Juda to score only 2 points in the second half. The final score was...
Sugar River Euchre
Results for December 15: The Pipe Benders cross-threaded almost every pipe they attempted to install, while the Pranksters didn’t miss using a single trick from their bag. Partners again this week,...
Wildcats Lose to Catholic Memorial
The Belleville Wildcats varsity boys basketball team hosted Catholic Memorial on December 28th. The Wildcats trailed by 17 at the half and unfortunately lost the game. The final score was Belleville...
Brodhead Stuns Belleville
The Belleville Lady Wildcats basketball team hosted Brodhead on December 27th. While the Wildcats were only trailing by 5 at the half, the Lady Cardinals scored 42 points in the second half to secure...
Raiders Compete at Annual Lourdes on the Water Classic
The Sugar River Raiders varsity wrestlers participated in the 2022 Lourdes on the Water Classic on December 29th and 30th, held in Oshkosh at the Kolf Sports Center on the UW-Oshkosh campus. Blake...
