November 2017

EWEniversity, a program for sheep producers, will be offered by Dane County UW-Extension for six weeks starting on February 5, 2018, in Mount Horeb. The six-week course will run weekly from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., on Mondays. The program is intended for producers new to sheep, those thinking about starting a sheep business, or experienced shepherds just looking to refresh their information and network with other producers.

Fall is almost over. It’s time to think spring. Then think spring tree planting. The Green County Land & Water Conservation Department is offering 11 varieties of trees and three varieties of shrubs for landowners interested in planting next spring. The tree varieties are: Bur Oak, Red Oak, White Oak, Swamp White Oak, Sugar Maple, Butternut, Sycamore, Apple, White Pine, Tamarack, and Norway Spruce. Shrubs available are: Arrowwood, Highbush Cranberry, and Witch Hazel. The trees and shrubs are bare root, and range in height between 1’-4’, depending on species.

The Monroe Avalanche Co-op hockey team played at Brookfield on Saturday, November 25th, losing 1-7.
“Unfortunately we were down five players for today’s games, so by the end of our varsity game our guys were gassed,” said Coach Josh Smith. “Brookfield is also a good team and they played a more physical game than we are used to. We improved every period, but unfortunately we couldn’t come back from our mistakes.”
The team’s single point came near the end of the third period, on a PP by Cade Janecke, assisted by Colton O’Connor and Hayden Roth.

The New Glarus girls basketball team hosted Columbus on November 21st, winning 57-54.
The first half the lead changed several times, and Columbus was up by one at the half, 30-29. There were 50 fouls called during the game, and both teams shot a lot of free throws. Morgan Hustad hit two big free throws with nine seconds left in regulation to give the Knights the win.
Leading New Glarus with 19 points was Julia Barnaby. Willow Lee added 16 points and Morgan Hustad and Jaylynn Benson added 9 points each.