February 2020

Hay Shakers Steve Sponem and Rick Skindrud shook 112 points out of the J&M Bar River Rats to stack up Kleeman’s eighth win of the half, taking over sole possession of first place. Whereas, the Harley Blue Express received their first loss of the half at the hands of the Riley Shufflers. Harley Blue went ahead early on, but the Shufflers kept it close. Down by 5 after seven games, the Shufflers won all four games of the last frame to win the match by 19 points.

In a game postponed a day due to a snowstorm that dumped more than 5 inches on the area, the Monticello Lady Ponies hosted the New Glarus Lady Knights on February 18th. New Glarus was leading at the half, 37-11, and cruised to a 60-30 win over Monticello.
Leading New Glarus with 24 points was Jaylynn Benson, while Brooke Watrud, Ellie Eichelkraut and Lily Himmelmann each scored 6 points and Morgan Thompson, Dylan Noll and Shealyn Klosterman-Havens all scored 5 points each.

The Monroe Cheesemakers co-op hockey team was knocked out of the first round of the WIAA Regionals by Reedsburg on February 18th by a score of 0-1. Reedsburg scored early on in the first period and held off the Cheesemakers until the end of the third.
Heath Bear had 23 saves on goal for the Cheesemakers.

The capital campaign for the new library in New Glarus received a matching grant for $50,000 titled ‘Love of Community’ from an anonymous donor. Any donations received until that amount is reached will be doubled.
The inspiration for the name of the matching grant, ‘Love of Community’, is based on research published in ‘Science Direct’ that indicates citizens have an increased sense of well-being in communities with public spaces, such as libraries.