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Monticello Village Hall received a flurry of phone calls last Wednesday, December 5th, after a Facebook post from Tim Kolasch, a village resident and veteran.

Kolasch posted to Facebook after noticing that the flags in the village had not been lowered as a show of respect for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018. A Presidential Proclamation was ordered by President Donald Trump on December 1, 2018. That was followed by a Proclamation by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Wednesday, December 5, 2018, was declared a National Day of Mourning.

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