A huge thank you to Angela (Babler) Neff, owner of New Glarus Bakery and 1994 graduate of Monticello High School. Angela made a generous donation to Monticello Schools to cover negative lunch balances for students.
My name is Lindsey Pence and my parents are Brian and Donna Pence. I have had the pleasure of growing up in Monticello, Wisconsin, and getting the experience of a rural farming community. I am currently a sophomore at Monticello High School. I am involved in FFA and FCCLA, along with many other clubs. I am an active member in many of these organizations and have competed in speaking competitions throughout my years as a member. In some of these competitions I was able to advance by making it to state level.
In a special Monticello Village Board meeting, held on Thursday, May 25, the board appointed Szvon Conway as new Police Chief for the village. Conway is pictured with Village President Teresa Dunlap.
The New Glarus eighth grade class traveled to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on May 19th. Special thanks to the New Glarus Youth Activities Committee, the New Glarus PTO, and Culver's for their generous donations to help fund the annual trip. Also, thanks to the families and other local businesses for their donations to make this trip possible.
New Glarus Area Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is planning its annual community open house and run/walk for Saturday, June 10th.
The event provides an opportunity for those of all ages to learn more about emergency medicine, enjoy fun activities and good food, and meet the people who respond to calls for help in the New Glarus community.
It’s also an important annual fundraiser to support the work of EMS, and every dollar raised goes to support the ambulance service and the equipment it needs to provide around the clock care, 365 days of the year.
Kinderchor rehearsals begin on Monday, June 5th, at 6:30 p.m., at the New Glarus Home Campus. We meet outside under the shelter near the Multi-Purpose Room and Chapel. Enrollment fee is $15.00 per member. Children ages 5 and up are welcome to participate. Sign up at rehearsal.
The road construction on River Street has begun! River Street is officially closed from County D to Main Street. You may only drive on this portion of River Street if your house is physically located on River Street in this section. Please find an alternate route; driving in the closed portion can result in a citation of about $200.
Bryon E. Riese, age 53 of rural Belleville, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison. He was born on December 19, 1963, in Monroe to his parents, Edward and Donna (Koller) Riese.
Dear Editor,
Much of the defense of the Republican healthcare legislation centers around the idea that health insurance will improve if subjected to free market forces. There are multiple problems with viewing health insurance as a free market: (1) insurance in general is different than markets for most other things people buy, (2) healthcare is too complicated for consumers to evaluate, (3) for a free market to work, you couldn’t have the ‘moral hazard’ of providing care to the uninsured.