November 2019

Have you ever wondered where all of the one-room schools were located in Green County, what they looked like, who attended them, who taught at them, or what happened to the buildings after the last of them closed in the 1960s? Matt Figi, Monroe, published a book in 1996 about the Enterprise School that he attended in Clarno Township. The book included 19 photos of the groups of students, a list of the teachers who taught there from the 1860s until the school closed in 1964, and a history of the school.

The New Glarus at Monticello boys basketball game on December 2nd and Deerfield at Belleville boys basketball game on December 3rd will both be broadcast live on Big Radio, 93.7 FM.
You can also live stream bigradio.fm or via the Tune In radio app. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.

A free Bluebird House Building Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m., at the New Glarus High School Commons, located at 1701 2nd Street in New Glarus. The Town of New Glarus Parks Commission is sponsoring this workshop as part of its ongoing educational outreach program. The workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about attracting wild birds to their property.

Fall is here! The trees are turning colors. When looking at the colorful trees, we should be considering next year’s colors too. The Green County Land & Water Conservation Department is offering nine varieties of trees and two 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, Shagbark Hickory, American Plum, White Pine, and Norway Spruce. Shrubs available are Serviceberry and Black Currant.