Monticello has always been a community with a big heart. That big heart shined bright this past Saturday when the Wittenwyler brothers opened up their farm for the every two-year Monticello Empty Stocking benefit, which has been a great fundraiser for the past two decades.

Mark Wittenwyler said the very first fundraiser was for Jim Holz, a local resident who was badly injured in a traffic accident. That event went over so well those involved decided they would do an event such as this each year. Various community leaders have always stepped up to head up the yearly event. "Mary Gafner w...