Articles from the November 17, 2016 edition
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Honoring Area Veterans
Veterans Day Programs were held in all three school districts last week. Please see the photo gallery on this website for photos from the programs held in Belleville, Monticello and New...
Sugar River Senior Center Gets New Flag Pole and Flag
David Fahey, President/CEO of Middleton Community Bank, presented a check to Sugar River Senior Center Director Amanda Peterson to defray the...
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Geiger Looks at Life In "The Geiger Counter: Raised by Wolves and Other Stories"
"We all have so much in common. You wouldn't think it from the endless cavalcade of animosity and discord on the Internet, but we do," observes...
Honoring a Veteran on her 95th Birthday
On Saturday, November 12, Betty Gill celebrated her 95th birthday with friends and family. During the birthday celebration she was surprised by...
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...
HENRIETTA M. BEELER
Henrietta M. Beeler, age 89, formerly of Beloit, passed away on November 8, 2016, at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus, WI. She was born in Beloit on...
ARNOLD W. KEHRLI
Arnold Walter Kehrli, age 99 of New Glarus, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. Arnold was born on...
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Dear Editor, No one likes to think about death and dying, but it’s something everyone has to face eventually. There’s an incredible resource in our community that provides comfort, dignity and r...
Monticello Christmas Stocking Fund
Dear Editor, As the holidays approach, we want to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has so generously supported Monticello’s Christmas Stocking Fund throughout the year. We are thankful...
Halloween Food Drive Thank You
Monticello Residents, The Monticello High School FCCLA chapter would like to thank you for your support of our Halloween Food Drive to benefit Green Cares Food Pantry. We collected 699 pounds of...
Eighteen Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, November 8th, residents of eighteen Wisconsin communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and...
Quilts of Valor Presented to Members of Apparitions MC
Several weeks ago, the Quilts of Valor Foundation and Sugar River Quilts of Valor presented Veterans from the Apparitions MC with quilts. The mission...
Judd to be Featured on Wisconsin Public Television
Wisconsin Life is back with a brand-new season on Wisconsin Public Television, spotlighting the unique and varied ways that Wisconsinites contribute to our state. From artists to athletes, prodigies...
Thank You From the School District of Belleville
On Tuesday, voters in the School District of Belleville cast ballots for the first school-related referendum in our community in more than 20 years. The results were overwhelming. Sixty-eight percent...
Belleville Musicians Play in Honors Band
Ten students from the Belleville High School Symphonic Band participated in the Capitol Conference Honors Band festival in Lake Mills on November...
Belleville Food Pantry Says "Thank You"
On behalf of the Village of Belleville and Food Pantry Volunteers, we extend a huge thank you to all the businesses, churches, scout troops,...
Belleville High School Students-of-the-Month For October
Congratulations to the October Students-of-the-Month at Belleville High School. Each subject area nominated a student and provided a description...
Belleville Middle School Students-of-the-Month For October
Congratulations to Belleville Middle School's Students-of-the-Month for October. They were recognized at an assembly in the commons on Halloween...
BCHIP Announces Reindeer Rush
The Belleville Community Health Improvement Program (BCHIP) is announcing a new fun run, Reindeer Rush - 2016, to be held on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016. We welcome participants of all ages and...
Fifty-Five Turkeys Donated At Turkey Drop
Belleville Middle School and High School staff and Middle School and High School students once again assisted with the 5th Annual Turkey Drop on...
Belleville EMS Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 20, 2016, there will be a Vendor Fair and Bake Sale from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., held at the Belleville EMS building at 480 River Street, behind Town Mart. Start your holiday...
Income Survey for Village of Monticello Residents
Delta 3 Engineering, the Village of Monticello’s Engineer, sent out an income survey in late October for the Village’s Proposed Waste Water Treatment and Collection System Improvements. The...
Controlled Burning in the Village of Monticello
Controlled burning of dry leaves and other non-offensive, dry yard debris is allowed during the periods of April 1st through May 31st and October 1st through November 30th of each year between the...
Academic Co-op Receives Rural School Alliance Award
Congratulations to the Academic Co-op JAM (Juda-Albany-Monticello). JAM received the 2016 WiRSA Rural School Alliance Award....
Monticello Village Board Discusses Updating Ordinance Book
The Monticello Village Board met for their regular meeting on November 2, 2016. All board members were in attendance. The board discussed the process for selecting a new Police Chief. On November 17,...
