New Glarus received its twentieth consecutive Tree City USA award and a total of 29 trees were planted in New Glarus on Friday, May 1, as part of the village's annual Arbor Day tree planting.

Adult volunteers and New Glarus High School students, under the direction of Dan Ziegler, joined Village Forester Paul Jennrich in planting trees throughout the village.

This year's planting included a new landscape design for the front of the New Glarus Pool House in Village Park. Because of a generous donation from local residents Jill and Jeff Starz, a landscape design was developed and installed t...