Articles from the December 16, 2021 edition
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Holiday Fun Around the Area!
It's that time of year! Over the past weeks there have been Holiday lights, Santa Claus sightings, Christmas Carols and so much to do! This year, New...
Missing
Melissa Trumpy has been missing since the end of October. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Green County Wisconsin Sheriff's Office at...
By The First Five Years
Mental health has become a critical part of our medical knowledge in recent years. As increases in research are completed, we learn more of how mental health affects many domains of our physical...
LaBarre is Grateful to be of Service to the Village of Monticello
Dear Editor, Thank you to everyone who lives, works, and visits Monticello and our safe and beautiful southern WI area. I’m grateful to be of service and realize your trust in me has helped me be a...
Wisconsin Republicans Need to Move Forward
Dear Editor, My wife recently made me happy when she told me that we could get a pickup truck when our older car bites the dust. I was excited at the thought of getting an electric pickup truck, but...
Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Dear Editor, In a lawsuit over a Mississippi anti-abortion law, Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Mississippi’s legal arguments are reasonable and logical. Roe v....
BARBARA K. WHITEHEAD
Barbara K. Whitehead, age 80 of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Pleasant View Nursing Home. She was born March 15, 1941, the dau...
DORA PEGEL
Dora Else Emma (Kenklies) Pegel, age 88, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2021, at the New Glarus Home, in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Dora Kenklies...
Belleville Schools November Students of the Month
Congratulations to our November Student of the Month recipients. Students are nominated by their teachers based on achievement, leadership, service,...
Learning the Art of Giving: Belleville Elementary Students Receive a Special Lesson in a Time of Adversity
When we are young, giving of ourselves is not something we often do naturally but once we learn to do it well, it's a hard thing to stop doing!...
Merry and Bright Belleville Lights
Beautify Downtown Belleville, along with numerous local businesses and sponsors, present: Merry and Bright Belleville! A community lights display at Belleville Community Park. The lights turned on at...
Holiday Decorations Contest
Is Clark Griswold your hero? Do you prefer a more traditional display of the holiday spirit? Does your neighbor’s house shine so bright that you wish you had black out curtains? If so, you should...
Monticello Recycling Center Holiday Hours
The Village of Monticello Recycling Center will be closed on Saturday, December 25, 2021, and Saturday, January 1, 2022. It will be open its regular hours on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, and...
Washington Center 4-H Installs Officers
The Washington Center 4-H club held their November meeting at the Monticello School Cafeteria. The new officers were installed. These people were...
Educational Spotlight
Pictured here are the students of Mr. Tyler Theden in our manufacturing class at Monticello Schools, using our vinyl cutter to make a sign for the...
Monticello Lions Award
Monticello Lion Roger Gempeler received the Ray Hempel Award at the Lions Christmas party/annual meeting on recently. Shown here is District 27-D1...
Grants Awarded by New Glarus Community Fund and New Glarus Excellence in Education Fund
At a recent reception at the Chalet Landhaus, over $27,000 was awarded to area organizations. This brings the total given since 1996 by the New...
Siegenthaler Elected to The Bank of New Glarus Board of Directors
Brenda Siegenthaler was voted onto a board seat for both The Bank of New Glarus and Bancorp of New Glarus, Inc., at the November 2021 Board Meeting. B...
Monticello Boys Victorious Over Albany and Black Hawk
On December 4th, the Monticello Ponies varsity boys basketball team played Cambria-Friesland at Just-A-Game Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Down by only 5 at the half, the Ponies kept pressing on in...
Bowling
Saturday Night Almost Alive 11/20/2021 Team Standings: “PLIDD” 22-6; Pearl Jammin 19-9; The Angry Swedes 18-10; We’ve Been Robbed 16-12; Roll, Drink, Repeat 16-12; The Outcasts 16-12; The Other...
New Glarus Girls Stay Undefeated
The New Glarus girls varsity basketball team hosted Barneveld on Tuesday, December 7th. Up by 20 at the half, the Lady Knights dealt Barneveld a 60-41 loss. “We talk about setting the tempo - and...
Monticello Girls Score Win Over Juda
On Thursday, December 9th, the Monticello Ponies girls varsity basketball team played at Juda. Monticello was victorious, winning by a score of 41-22. “Our pressure defense caused them to turn the...
Glarner Knights Drop Game to Blue Devils
The New Glarus Glarner Knights varsity basketball team hosted the Lodi Blue Devils on Friday, December 10th. Only down by 3 at the half, the Knights held tough in the second half but could not...
Raiders Wrestling Host Raiders Scramble
The Sugar River Raiders hosted their Raiders Scramble on December 11th. Evansville won the tournament, with 239.5 points, while Lancaster placed 2nd with 170 points, Monroe was in 3rd place with...
Sugar River Euchre
Red Mouse Shufflers Shane Kahl and Steve Vogt had a good night putting up 113 points to lead their team on to a 20-point win over the Norsk Cowboys. The Cowboys were down by 42 at one point, but...
