December 2018

Many people want to give back to the community but may not have a lot of time to volunteer. In only about an hour, volunteer blood donors can help save lives and feel instant gratification.
The community is invited to give back and help save lives by donating blood on Friday, December 28th, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the New Glarus Bible Church, 207 6th Street, New Glarus.

Want to get involved in your community? The New Glarus Area Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is seeking interested parties to sit on the EMS Executive Board as Community Advisory Board members.
Applicants must reside within the area that the EMS services. Those municipalities are the Village of New Glarus and Town of New Glarus and portions of the Town of Primrose, Town of York, Town of Mount Pleasant, Town of Perry and Town of Exeter.

The Monticello Lions/Lioness Club recently presented a donation to Green Cares Food Pantry. This was the proceeds from a raffle held at the Lions/Lioness annual meeting and Christmas Party held on December 2nd. Also, 161 lbs of food was collected.

Monticello Village Hall received a flurry of phone calls last Wednesday, December 5th, after a Facebook post from Tim Kolasch, a village resident and veteran.
Kolasch posted to Facebook after noticing that the flags in the village had not been lowered as a show of respect for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018. A Presidential Proclamation was ordered by President Donald Trump on December 1, 2018. That was followed by a Proclamation by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Wednesday, December 5, 2018, was declared a National Day of Mourning.