Articles from the January 12, 2023 edition
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New Chiefs in New Glarus
A Swearing In Ceremony was held for new Police Chief Jeff Sturdevant at the January 3, 2023, New Glarus Village Board meeting. A number of friends,...
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Honoring MLK Jr.'s Vision Offers a Chance to Support Our Community's Needs
As Martin Luther King Jr. accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, he shared this vision: "I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can...
The Bank of New Glarus Announces Promotions
The Bank of New Glarus is excited to announce the promotions of Julie Flannery to Vice President of Compliance and Karen Rivera to Loan Operations...
Scouts Earn Woodworking Badge
Belleville Boy Scout Troop #61 have worked for a couple of months making wooden boxes with tile inlay, earning them the Woodworking Badge. The...
Pope Honored to be Part of Live-Saving Ceremony
Dear Editor, I was honored and humbled to be invited to participate in an important and unique event in New Glarus recently when the first of what may become an annual Recognition of Life-Saving...
Student News
Schenkel Named to Dean’s List at UW-Whitewater Cassie Schenkel, Monticello, has made the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List for the 2022 fall semester. To be named to the Dean’s...
CAROL M. DIEKROEGER
Carol Mae (Hoesly) Diekroeger, 93, passed away on December 30, 2022, at Congregational Home in Brookfield, WI, where she had lived for several years....
KEVIN E. LEGLER
Kevin E. Legler, 62, of Evansville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 2, 2023, at home. He was born on December 4, 1960, to Ivan and...
DORIS M. LAHEY
Doris M. Lahey, age 77 of New Glarus, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at her home. She was born on May 3, 1945, in Farley, IA, the daughter...
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...
Masonic Lodge Presents Scholarships
New Glarus Masonic Lodge #310 presented scholarships to four recent Belleville graduates, Risandi Bartle, Gina Salmela, Trevor Syse and Madelyn...
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...
Welcome Table Community Meal Returning to Zwingli
Zwingli United Church of Christ in Monticello is bringing back their Welcome Table Community Meal for 2023. The last Monday evening of each month, join your friends and neighbors for a free meal and...
Monticello Lions Club Presents Scholarships
Lions President Troy Pettis and Lion Linn Lederman, who is a member of the scholarship committee, distributed scholarship checks to the recipients...
Kleeman's To Host Meat Raffle for Candy Cane Hill
Kleeman’s Bar & Grill will be hosting a meat and cheese raffle on Saturday, January 14th, at 1:00 p.m., at its bar located at 116 5th Avenue in New Glarus. Anyone and everyone is invited to attend....
New Glarus High School First Trimester Honor Roll 2022-2023
12th Grade Highest Honor Roll: Sophie Atwell, Samuel Copeland, David Donnell, John Douma, Easton Dreyfus, Margaret Emond, Lola Endicott, Tenley Faber, Dylan Fritz, Abigail Gobeli, Allison Gobeli,...
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...
Kuenzi Awarded White Clover Medal
Congratulations to Bill Kuenzi of New Glarus AMVETS Post 69 upon being presented with the White Clover Medal, and certificate of appreciation. Mr....
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...
The New Glarus Männerchor and Jodlerklub Presents Silvesterchlausen
The New Glarus Männerchor and Jodlerklub, in partnership with the Swiss Center of North America, will be celebrating the centuries-old Swiss...
Lady Knights Improve to 12-0
The New Glarus Lady Knights faced the Lady Warriors of Black Hawk at home on Tuesday, January 3rd. Up by 11 at the half, New Glarus held Black Hawk to just 11 points in the second half to claim...
Glarner Knights Score Two More Wins
On January 3rd, the New Glarus Glarner Knights played at Barneveld. Ahead by 10 at the half, the Knights cruised to a 69-51 victory over their hosts. Leading New Glarus with 15 points was A.C. Strok,...
Ponies Fall to Vikings
The Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Pecatonica on January 6th. Down by a single point at the half, the Ponies battled throughout the second half but ended up losing to the Vikings....
Lady Wildcats Lose to Jefferson and Cambridge
On Tuesday, January 3rd, the Belleville Lady Wildcats played at Jefferson. Down by 2 at the half, Belleville couldn't keep up with Jefferson's...
Wildcats End Week With a Win
The Wildcats played at Monticello on January 3rd. Belleville led 44-7 at the half and cruised to a 70-18 victory over the Ponies. Leading the...
