July 2021

The New Glarus Fire Department’s Annual Firefest will be held on Saturday, July 31st.
From 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m., there will be fire truck rides for all ages, kids waterfights and plenty of kids activities.
The concession stands are open from 11:30 a.m.-Midnight. The food stand includes Hoesly’s Meats brats, hot dogs and walking tacos, and the beverage stand features beverages to quench any thirst.
At 2:30 p.m., the adult open water fights start. Three person teams, register by 2:00 p.m. at Firefest.
Down From the Hills will be playing from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

The woolly alder aphid is now in season. If maple trees or alder shrubs are about, you've seen them, little tufts of cotton-like material seemly floating about, but they are winged insects that fly. They produce strands of waxy material from their abdomens, which has the liking of cotton or wool.
These guys are sap-drawing aphids. The waxy material deters others who might feed on the aphids. The material has some sugary honey dew about so the aphids and masses are sticky.

Beginning October 24, 2021, all customers with the area codes 262, 414, 608, and 920 will need to dial the area code and telephone number in order to connect their local and long-distance calls. This will apply to all calls that are currently dialed with seven digits.

Dear Editor,
Gerrymandering affects our state infrastructure, which includes roads, drinking water, stormwater, bridges, power utilities, and broadband. Infrastructure doesn’t stop at political boundaries established by gerrymandering. Because gerrymandered boundaries were drawn to have those districts favor staying in control of one political party, that party gets to determine what parts of our infrastructure get repaired, expanded or upgraded and if and how those projects are funded.