October 2018

Several Belleville residents want to, “make a strong statement for Belleville,” by placing several American flags on each light post along Main Street.
Bob and Meredith Smith have purchased several flags in honor of their military careers, Bob’s father and Meredith’s grandfather and other family members and friends who served in the military.
“We hope others will honor the veterans in their families,” said Smith. “In fact, we challenge every family in Belleville to buy at least one flag to represent their family.”

Farmers and forest landowners will want to plan ahead and sign up early for USDA conservation funding. Angela Biggs, USDA−Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist in Wisconsin, announced farmers and forest landowners interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) need to apply by November 16, 2018, for funding in 2019. Applications are being taken at all USDA Service Centers in Wisconsin.

Two teams (Jones’ Plumbing and S’Wisco Taphaus) failed to exceed the hundred point barrier last week. Jones’ Plumbing could only solder together 341 points to the Pranksters’ 431 points, leaving 90 unrepaired leaks by the Pipe Benders with none of their work reaching anything close to a 100 psi rating. Chris Hook and Jordy Schmitz were the Norsk Pranksters’ magicians in this match pulling 116 points out of the hat (tying for this week’s high score) while each of the remaining three Prankster couples also pulled more than 100 points out of the hat.

The Belleville volleyball team played at Wisconsin Heights on October 9th, losing in four, 25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 22-25.
Rachael Heittola had 15 kills, 4 blocks and 2 aces. Jade Halvensleben had 7 kills, 2 aces and 7 digs. Ava Foley had 7 kills, Brooke Everson and Jenna Shrader both had 3 blocks, Erin Kittleson had 16 assists, Abby Winterburn and Sophia Grady each had 5 assists and Sydney Gentilli had 18 digs.
On October 11th, Belleville hosted New Glarus, and won in three, 25-17, 25-6, 25-14.