February 2020

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, February 28, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Zwingli United Church of Christ, 416 E. Lake Avenue, Monticello.

At this time we are taking names and donations to add to the current list of honorably discharged Veterans, and men and women who are currently actively serving in the military, from the area who would like to have their names added to the Memorial. Please go to www.wipost460.com to download a donation form, or send an email to wfenster@charter.net to request a form or call (608) 455-5700 and leave a message.

On Wednesday, February 19, the Belleville High School Forensics team competed at the sub-district meet at Monona Grove. Based on their performance, the entire Wildcat Forensics team (20 entries) will advance to the district meet on March 16, 2020, at Janesville Craig High School. The team's coaches are Mrs. Alsteens and Mrs. Jenkins.
Top performers with perfect (25 out of 25) scores included: Alex Steckelis - Radio; Jordyn Thomas - Farrago; Alan Woller - Impromptu.

The New Glarus Glarner Knights hosted Marshall on February 18th. New Glarus took an easy 30-17 halftime lead, but Marshall battled back in the second half and outscored the Knights 36-26. A Connor Siegenthaler 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left in the game propelled the Knights to their fourth consecutive Capitol South Conference title. The final score was New Glarus 56, Marshall 53.