October 2015

Tue
13
Oct

Hardwood Trees for Planting Spring 2016

As you look at the beautiful fall foliage, recollect how it is created. The colors are created by trees. If you would like to create more foliage or diversify the color or just add to it, you can stop by the Green County Land & Water Conservation Department. The Department is offering 10 varieties of trees, and two varieties of shrubs for landowners interested in planting trees next spring 2016. The tree varieties are Bur Oak, Red Oak, White Oak, Swamp White Oak, Sugar Maple, Sycamore, Black Cherry, Basswood, White Pine and Harbin Pear.

Tue
13
Oct

Linda M. Roper

Linda Mae Roper, age 63 of Oregon, passed away on October 8, 2015, surrounded by her family at her home after a long illness. She was born on March 6, 1952, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to her parents, LeRoy and Lenore (Judd) Cockroft.

Tue
13
Oct

Elkins Canoe Trip - A Fundraiser to Support TBI Research

Sigurd F. Olson, a life-long teacher/writer/mentor, in 1946, wrote of the Quetico Superior Wilderness Area, “wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.”
Andy Elkins of New Glarus has been exploring by canoe his wilderness, the Quetico Superior Wilderness/Boundary Waters Canoe Area, consisting of 1,180,000 acres of wilderness, for many years.

Tue
13
Oct

Beautiful Fall Weekend for Harvest Fest and A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians

On Sunday, October 11, Harvest Fest was held at the Swiss Historical Village Museum. There were a number of demonstrations available for visitors to enjoy. The New Glarus Chamber of Commerce sponsored free horse drawn wagon rides from downtown to the museum.
The Tell Grounds was the site for A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians - Renaissance Faire on both Saturday and Sunday. The event is a celebration of the arts and history the Renaissance.

Tue
06
Oct

Don't Open Attachments in Fake 'State Court' Emails

If you have received an email claiming to be from the “State Court” about your required appearance, delete it and do NOT open any attached files.
There is no legitimacy to the email’s claim that you need to appear in court and the attachments to these emails contain malicious software that can infect your computer with a virus.

Tue
06
Oct

Belleville Falls to Pirates

The Belleville volleyball team traveled to Waterloo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to take on the third-ranked Pirates. Waterloo proved to be too much for the Wildcats, defeating Belleville 12-25, 10-25, 15-25.

Tue
06
Oct

Monticello Volleyball Edged by Juda, 3-2

At home against Juda on Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Monticello volleyball team was defeated, 26-28, 26-24, 23-25, 27-25, 14-16.
“This was a back and forth game all night as you can tell by the scores. Monticello is still improving every match,” said Head Coach Scott Smice.
Leading the way for the Ponies was Brie Graber with eight kills, Megan Lehr with seven kills, and Alayna Hummel with five kills. Brittany Disch contributed three blocks on defense. Jessie Garrison had two aces. Chandler Hansen tallied 29 digs while Marissa Peterson earned 15 digs.

Tue
06
Oct

NG Volleyball Dismisses Abundant Life Christian, 25-17, 25-14, 25-14

At home on Thursday, Oct. 1, the New Glarus Glarner Knights volleyball team dismantled Abundant Life Christian, 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
Leading the team in kills was Maddie Macht with 10 followed by Willow Lee with four.
Alex Nealis, McKinley Righter, Bridget Craker, and Julia Barnaby all had one block apiece.
Nealis earned four aces.
Vanessa Narveson tallied 16 digs while Macht totaled 13.

Tue
06
Oct

SRR Soccer Defeats Lodi and Monona Grove

On Monday, September 28, the Sugar River boys soccer team prevailed over Lodi, 3-0.
Kevin Zimmerman scored the first goal at 59:30, and teammate Nehemiah Noriega had the second one not long after Zimmerman. The third goal was made by Noah Leonard at 62:31 with an assist by Dylan Hustad.
Against Monona Grove on Thursday, Oct. 1, the Raiders were victorious, 6-1.
Two minutes into the game, Mike Jennrich scored the first goal on an assist by Andrew DeLorme.

Tue
06
Oct

Belleville Bobcats Wreath Fundraiser

The 23rd annual Belleville Bobcat Football wreath sale is underway! Your purchase of a wreath will help support the Bobcat Youth Football program. The funds raised in past years have helped keep the equipment up to date, pay for game day officials, assure field maintenance, and have allowed us to keep the cost per player at a reasonable rate.

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