April 2018

Be the first to see the Monticello Historical Society’s new exhibit, “Monticello of Yesteryear” on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Monticello Historical Museum, 204 N. Main Street.
The event will take place from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., and there is a suggested donation of $25.00 per person. Enjoy wine and cheese with fellow historians and museum supporters.

On Sunday, May 6th, the Friends of the Belleville Public Library are holding a fundraiser at Sugar River Lanes for the new library and community center.  Bowling begins at noon; $5.00 buys a game and shoes and $8.00 for two games. The euchre tournament begins at 1:00 p.m.  The $10.00 entry fee includes a light lunch afterwards.  There will be raffles:  six gift baskets plus a 50/50 raffle with the drawings at 5:00 p.m.  All afternoon you can browse and bid on silent auction items.  Bids close at 6:30 p.m. 

Whitney's Academy of Dance of Belleville currently has four competitive dance companies. The Senior Company consists of Ayisa Ceesay, Emily Elkins, Brooke Everson, Emily Flick, Demarious King, Callie Lahey, Heidi Wegehaupt and Eliza Woods. There are two Junior Company Teams with members Alana Bay, Ava Benash, Charlotte Fox, Haven Hatleberg, Bentley Hotchkin, Taylor Morgan, Anika Pederson, Brooke Roach, Natalie Wahl, Ali Zimmerman. New this year is our Mini Company Team, Liliana Forner, Cambree Moyer and Danaysia Robinson. 

Airman First Class Benjamin David Jackson, USAF, age 20, was killed in a motorcycle accident on April 13, 2018, in Misawa, Japan. Ben was born June 1, 1997, in Chesapeake, VA, and grew up in New Glarus, WI.
He graduated from New Glarus High School in 2016. Ben participated in several sports, including cross country, baseball and golf. He loved snowboarding with his brother and friends.