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November 2017

Tue
07
Nov

Monticello HS FCCLA Collects Donations for Green Cares Food Pantry

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:56pm

Monticello H.S. FCCLA trick-or-treat was able to collect and donate 403 lbs of food and $100.00 to the Green Cares Food Pantry.  We would like to thank all who participated.

Tue
07
Nov

Summer Art Program Decorates Trash Can for Montesian Gardens

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:56pm

The Creative Art Room - Summer School 4-8th grade creatively painted and decorated the trash can for the Montesian Gardens this summer, which was greatly appreciated by the members and volunteers of the Montesian Gardens.

Tue
07
Nov

Village Of New Glarus 2018 Garbage & Recycling News

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:56pm

The Village of New Glarus will be changing garbage/recycling haulers starting in January, 2018. Due to cost efficiencies, the Village will switch from our current provider, Advanced Disposal, to Pellitteri Waste System. With this change in providers comes a change in the weekly pickup date from Friday to Monday, as well as a switch to automated pick-up of both trash and recycling. Pelletteri will be delivering the new trash carts in late December. Residents will continue to use their current recycling carts.

Tue
07
Nov

Green County Family Law Clinic Offers New Hours

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:52pm

Beginning with November, the Green County Family Law Clinic will be open the first and third Friday of each month. The clinic was open on November 3, and will be open on November 17th, from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The clinic is a no-cost service for people representing themselves in court. The clinic is staffed by Green County attorneys and other volunteers familiar with family law issues. It provides assistance for low-income people who are in need of assistance filling out the necessary paperwork for child support, child placement, custody and divorce cases in family court.

Tue
07
Nov

United Way Helps Local Families get Insured

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:52pm

United Way of Dane County is helping local families and individuals afford health insurance through its HealthConnect premium assistance program.
HealthConnect, now in its fifth year, eases the financial burden of having health care coverage for disadvantaged residents. The UW Population Health Institute reports that approximately 18,700 Dane County residents were uninsured in 2016.

Tue
07
Nov

DAR Quarterly Meeting

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:51pm

The Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is having a quarterly meeting on Tuesday, November 14th, at 1:00 p.m., in the downstairs meeting room of the First National Bank on the square in Monroe.  The public is welcome to attend the free program on some interesting Civil War stories.  Also, anyone interested in the DAR in southwest Wisconsin is welcome.  We are happy to answer questions regarding membership or activities.  Refreshments will be served. 
For more information call (608) 482-2483.

Tue
07
Nov

Check Your Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:47pm

We turned back the clocks November 5th, and with temperatures continuing to fall, Green County Health Department wants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
“As colder weather arrives, we start seeing more carbon monoxide poisonings,” said RoAnn Warden, Health Officer. “Now is the time for Green County residents to make sure their heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.”

Tue
07
Nov

Farmland Preservation Tax Credit Update for 2017

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:46pm

Do you claim the farmland preservation tax credit? Do you prepare taxes for agricultural clients?  DATCP is hosting two webinars for tax preparers and individuals who prepare tax claims under the farmland preservation program to review requirements for claiming the credit. The webinar will cover the basics of the Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Program, eligibility to claim the Farmland Preservation Tax Credit and which schedule to use when claiming.
Session 1: November 17th, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Session 2: December 6th, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Tue
07
Nov

Petition Period Opens for 2018 Ag Enterprise Areas

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:46pm

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will accept petitions beginning November 10 for agricultural enterprise areas to be designated next year.
Agricultural enterprise areas, or AEAs, are blocks of land that are primarily in agricultural use for farming and for businesses that serve the farming sector. They are created when at least five landowners and their local governments petition for an AEA designation and the department approves the petition.

Tue
07
Nov

Blackhawk to Host One-Stop Admissions

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 12:45pm

With the spring semester registration now open for all students, it’s a great time for anyone considering attending Blackhawk Technical College to investigate BTC’s One-Stop Admissions event on November 14, from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., at the Central Campus, 6004 S. County Rd. G, Janesville. 

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