February 2016

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Belleville Kiwanis Econo-misers Winter Red Cross Blood Drive, January 26, 2016

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:42am

Dear Editor,
We would like to thank all those involved in the successful conclusion of our Winter Red Cross Blood Drive, including St. Mary’s of Lourdes Church, the Post Messenger Recorder, Culver’s of New Glarus (who provided “pint for pint” coupons for the donors), the Belleville Public Works Department, the volunteers, and especially the donors.
Several donors achieved new goals. Marie Venden reached the nine-gallon mark. Others who received special recognition were Scott Babler, five gallons; Daniel Bohms and Marci Hensel, two gallons; and Bob Sarbacker, one gallon.

Tue

Feb

Alvin Ott Scholarship Presented

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:24am

Alicia Blum, a 2015 graduate of New Glarus High School, is the recipient of the Alvin Ott Scholarship Fund in the amount of $1,000. Alicia is attending the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, where she is preparing for a career in either Elementary Education or the Medical Field.

Tue

Feb

A Winter Blast from the Past

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:23am

The photo shows the hand shoveling done from the New Glarus Township Line along what is now CTH W, all the way to Dayton; and then from CTH W along the old railroad track to Belleville. It took about three weeks plus, until the bulldozer was able to get up to the northern part of Green County after opening all the roads around Monroe.

Tue

Feb

Monticello Community Club Holds 18th Annual Chickaree

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:21am

The 18th Annual Monticello Community Club Chickaree was held on Sunday, January 31st, in conjunction with the Monticello Lions Club Fisheree. This year volunteers cooked over 600 chicken halves.

Tue

Feb

Science Olympiad Team Competes at UW-River Falls

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:20am

Congratulations to Belleville's Science Olympiad team on their accomplishments at their second invitational competition, which was held at UW-River Falls. Fifteen Belleville students competed in 27 events against 30 other schools in their division and 62 high school teams overall. We made some last minute replacements due to illnesses and everyone did a great job at working together to help our overall team score.

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New Glarus Referendum

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:18am

The voters of New Glarus will be voting on a no-tax-impact referendum for the school district to deal with maintenance needs, safety/security, and space issues on February 16. The exact language of the referendum question on the February 16 ballot is as follows:

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