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April 2017

Wed
26
Apr

Willy Ruef's Legacy

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:35am

What started as a two show, one year performance of the <i>Heidi</i> play, held in conjunction with New Glarus’ 120th Anniversary in 1965, turned into something much bigger by the time the second performance was completed and the cast did their curtain call.

Wed
26
Apr

Tree Planting for Earth Day in Monticello

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:34am

Monticello students celebrated Earth Day with a program in the Octagon shelter and by planting five trees.

Wed
26
Apr

Polka For the Swiss held Sunday, April 23rd

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:26am

Polka for the Swiss, the Swiss Center of North America's annual fundraiser was held at the New Glarus Hotel on Sunday, April 23, 2017.
There was Polka with the Zweifel Brothers and Swiss heritage music including alphorns and a few jodels. There was plenty of food including raclette, fondue, and other goodies for everyone to enjoy.
There was also a Silent Auction and Wine Pull to help raise money for the nonprofit Swiss Center of North America.

Wed
26
Apr

State Superintendent Visits New Glarus School District

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:26am

The State Superintendent's Advisory Council on Rural Schools, Libraries, and Communities held a meeting on April 12th, in the New Glarus High School Library Media Center.
New Glarus District Administrator Jennifer Thayer and State Superintendent Dr. Tony Evers opened the meeting with a welcome and introductions. The business portion of the meeting included discussions about the state's biennial budget, teacher licensure, the re-authorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and a UW-Madison research initiative related to rural schools.

Wed
26
Apr

New Glarus Trees in Bloom

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:25am

The trees along 1st Street in New Glarus are in bloom, making a beautiful day even nicer.

Wed
26
Apr

Blackhawk Creates Skills Today – Careers for Tomorrow Camp Series

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:24am

Is your son or daughter going to be the next Minecraft developer? Should Hell’s Kitchen Chef Gordon Ramsay get ready to be replaced? This summer, Blackhawk Technical College is offering a new, innovative summer camp series titled Skills Today – Careers Tomorrow for students in grades 7-10.

Wed
26
Apr

Martial Arts Tournament Held in New Glarus

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:23am

The Monroe Martial Arts and New Glarus Tae Kwon Do school hosted a tournament on Saturday, April 22.  Thirty-plus Tae Kwon Do schools from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin were expected to attend. There was be board breaking, forms, and point sparring events; multiple age levels, colored belt levels, and Black Belt levels.

Wed
26
Apr

Sugar River Track Competes at Waterloo

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:19am

The Sugar River track team competed in a Capitol Conference Quad with Columbus, Lodi and Waterloo, in Waterloo on April 18th.
<strong>Boys Results</strong>
Dalton Fahey placed second in the 100-Meter race, with a time of 11.47. Coming in at fifth place was Eddie Fraire, with a time of 11.97. Nick Schult (12.10), Julian Lutz (12.12), Drew Pickett (12.34), Demarious King (12.53), David Murray (13.01), Eric Zielinski (13.62) and Robert Chenoweth (14.86) also competed in this race. Fahey, Fraire, Lutz, Pickett, King, Murray, Zielinski and Chenoweth set new PRs.

Wed
26
Apr

Belleville Softball Scores Come From Behind Win Against Waterloo

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:18am

The Belleville softball team played against Black Hawk on April 17th. They won, 12-8.
“It was not pretty on either side, with a lot of misplayed balls, walks and errors,” said Coach Connie Wunschel.
Maddie Weber made her second varsity start at pitcher, pitching three innings and leaving the game with a 6-5 advantage. Weber faced 19 batters, striking out three. Cassidy Heller took over at the mound, getting her very first save. Heller struck out one. Heller also led the team in hitting, going three for four with three runs scored and one RBI.

Wed
26
Apr

New Glarus Over Monticello

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 7:17am

On April 17th, the New Glarus softball team hosted Monticello, winning 17-8.
Monticello came out swinging and scored three runs in the first inning, and New Glarus answered with five runs of their own in the bottom of the first. Both teams scored twice in the second inning. The Ponies put three players across the plate in the fourth inning, and New Glarus then scored four runs. It was shaping up to be an exciting game, but then New Glarus ran away with it and scored five more runs in the last two innings. No other information was furnished.

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