November 2019

Twenty-seven Green County area residents were recently recognized for earning their Master Gardener Certification at the recent annual meeting of the Green County Master Gardeners Association. The main functions of the group are to serve the needs of all horticulturists in the Green County area, provide continuing education for its members, provide community services through volunteer activities, exchange gardening ideas, promote responsible and sound gardening practices and to provide a link between the community and University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension.

Members of the Friends of the Chalet and artist Chuck Bauer highlighted recent art restoration projects at the Wine Walk Event this fall. Mr. Bauer, a local artist, has been assisting the Friends with identifying appropriate pieces for restoration, procuring estimates from a Chicago company, Restoration Division, and assisting with transport and framing of the pieces. He has personally funded a number of the restorations and framing. Grant monies from the New Glarus Community Foundation were also used on two of the pieces..

When Grande Cheese in Juda needed to take down a house that was in the way of planned expansion, the company offered to let Habitat for Humanity of Green County take any items that could be reused. So, on Saturday, November 16, a troop of six volunteers arrived with their tools helping themselves to doors, kitchen cabinets, a furnace, hot water heater, ceiling fan and other miscellaneous items which will be used in rehab projects or more likely sold in their Monroe store.

With just one week left to play until the mid-winter tournament, Pranksters Tommy Schulenberg and Rodney Latham were able to pull 113 points out of their hat of tricks (this week’s high score), coercing the Mounties to vanish behind a 46-point loss. John Scheidegger and Tracy Haag attempted to pull the same feat on the Riley Shufflers when they steamed into the station with 111 points for the Harley Blue Express.