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The Monticello Lions will be celebrating their 40th anniversary at the annual meeting and Christmas Party on December 2nd at T & D’s in Monticello. They were chartered October 30, 1978. Their sponsoring club was the New Glarus Lions Club. They had 24 members when they were chartered. Lion Maynard Hefty was the first President. There are four chartered members that are still members. This includes Lion Maynard Hefty, Lion John A. Stenbroten, Lion Ernest Gempeler and Lion Jim McNeill.

Today we have 54 members, which includes six women. For 40 years the Lions have supported the school...