September 2015

Tue
15
Sep

St. Francis to Hold Annual Dinner

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Belleville, is hosting its annual church dinner on Sunday, October 4, 2015, in the St. Mary of Lourdes Hall located at 227 Frederick Street.
Carry out orders and drive through pick up will be available at the St. Francis of Assisi Church located at 338 S. Harrison Street.
The dinner features Roast Pork, Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Applesauce, Coleslaw, Dinner Rolls and Homemade Pies and will be served family style. Serving time is from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Tue
15
Sep

Road Rally 2015 Update

I don’t think I could have fit one more thing into this weekend!!!! Whew!!! Ironman held me up when I headed into Madison today, and on the way back!
I was helping with a church breakfast so don’t get any ideas that you are headed to Madison when you join on us on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 8:00 a.m., as you line up at The Station in the order you arrived.

Tue
15
Sep

Attorneys to be Recognized

The Green County Bar Association is proud to recognize the following lawyers in our community on their membership in the Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society with a ceremony to be held at the Green County Justice Center, Branch 1, 2841 6th Street, Monroe, WI 53566, on Monday, September 21, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. Timothy J. Burns, Monroe, and Michael T. Gengler, Monticello, are part of the group of 398 lawyers who earned membership in the Pro Bono Honor Society by providing at least 50 hours of qualifying free or low cost legal assistance to help low income residents in 2014.

Tue
15
Sep

Robert J. Troller

Robert (Bob) John Troller died at Agrace Hospice Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2015 following a recent stroke. He was 88.

Tue
15
Sep

Therese Yvonne Goecks

Therese Yvonne Goecks, age 81 of Monroe, and formerly New Glarus, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the Monroe Manor. Therese was born on August 19, 1934, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
On March 9, 1957, she was united in marriage to Leroy Goecks. Therese worked for over twenty-five years as a CNA at the New Glarus Home. She collected porcelain dolls, and was a movie buff, especially enjoying westerns and thrillers. Therese also enjoyed trips to the casino in Dubuque with her best friend, Sharon Knouse.

Tue
15
Sep

Master Gardeners

The Green County Master Gardeners will be holding their monthly tour on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., at the Barham Gardens-Aronia Berry Farm, located at 275 County Road K, Blanchardville, WI.
Our hosts this month will be Kim and Roberta Barham of the Barham Gardens-Aronia Berry Farm.
The Green County Wisconsin Master Gardeners Association was formed in Green County in 2004 to provide Master Gardeners with opportunities for professional development and community service.

Tue
15
Sep

Ribbon Cutting Held for Hometown Pharmacy

Pharmacist Judith Edge cuts the ribbon at the Belleville pharmacy's grand reopening on Main Street.

Tue
15
Sep

A Beautiful Day for the Eighth Annual New Glarus Family Festival

Sunday, September 13, was a beautiful sunny day and the Village Park was full of people enjoying the 8th Annual New Glarus Family Festival.
The festival sponsored by Grace Church, offered a free Car Show, lots of games and activities for families.
There was also lots of musical entertainment including a performance by American Idol favorite Danny Gokey.

Tue
15
Sep

Fatal Accident Near Monticello

On Thursday, September 10, 2015, at 4:49 p.m., the Green County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a vehicle vs. semi collision on STH 69 north of Hefty Road, Town of Washington.  Green County Sheriff’s Deputies, Green County EMS, Monticello Fire, Monticello Police, Wisconsin State Patrol Reconstruction Unit, and MedFlight were dispatched to the scene. Investigation revealed that Victor G. Ingalsbe, 47, Oklahoma City, OK, was traveling southbound on STH 69 operating a 2016 Semi and trailer.  A passenger in the semi unit was Norman L. Karraker, 53, Wichita Falls, TX.  Kenneth S.

Tue
08
Sep

Monticello Crushes Albany, Loses to Juda

On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Monticello volleyball team was defeated by Juda, 25-16, 25-14, and 25-16. Earlier that week they defeated Albany, 25-14, 25-21, and 25-13.
“We have a young team with limited varsity experience; we graduated nine seniors from last year’s team and have three freshmen and a sophomore on varsity this year competing for playing time,” said Head Coach Scott Smice. “So we are going to have growing pains but expect us to contend every night. We should improve every night we take the floor.”

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