June 2018

The Single Oak Farm Country Garden Stroll, 1051 State Road 92, Verona, will be held on Sunday, June 24th, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Come and enjoy an afternoon at a country garden with bars and cookies and beverages as you wander about. Homemade pies will be auctioned off and silent auction items will be available for your bidding. If you’d like to donate a pie and/or silent auction item, it would be greatly appreciated.

The Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee is proud to support 10 local students through its scholarship program. The program recognizes students who are residents of Dane County and pursuing post-secondary educations in an agriculture-related field. Recipients of this year’s $1,000 scholarships are Emily Matzke, Sauk City; Dylan Herbrand, Dane; Faith Majors-Culp, Oregon; Grace Link, Deerfield; Gaelan Combs, Verona, Kim Keller Mount Horeb, Hailey Schulenberg, Mount Horeb; Devin Brown, Belleville; and Alison Kinnaird, Cambridge.

This year, for the first time, Belleville will host Bastille Day Lakefest, an event that combines Belleville Lakefest and the Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk annual events. Bastille Day Lakefest is a unique festival that will celebrate Lake Belle View, the Community Park amenities, Main Street and the town’s French Heritage. The festival will offer nature shows, promote health and wellness and encourage community connections. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Belleville Community Health Improvement Project and the Belleville Community Assistance Program.

The boys were the 8th grade 4-on-4 champions at the Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Father/Son Camp held on June 8-9.  Also part of the winning 4-on-4 team were the boys' fathers, Rod Clark, Mark Douma, and Tim Loomans.