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Around the Towns: April 12, 2012
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Beloit

Area students to be honored by Sen. Kohl

BELOIT - Sen. Herb Kohl will attend a luncheon to honor the achievements of southwest and southcentral Wisconsin students and teachers Sunday, April 15 at the Eclipse Center, 1701 Riverside Drive.

On March 1, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation and the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation announced the recipients of $1,000 Initiative Scholarships, Excellence Scholarships and Fellowships. The April 15 luncheon will recognize the accomplishments of the area's outstanding students and educators.

Area students honored will be: Andrew Goodman, Brodhead High School; Michael Sinclair, Darlington High School; and Jenni Stretsbery, Monroe High School. In all, there are 20 teacher Fellowship recipients, 23 Excellence Scholarship recipients and 18 Initiative Scholarship recipients that will be honored.

Monroe

'Cheese is our culture' is new Cheese Center slogan

MONROE - The National Historic Cheesemaking Center's board and membership last week chose a new slogan they hope will catch the public's attention and brand the organization's goals and achievements.

"'Cheese is our culture' says what we're all about," said board member MaryAnn Hanna. "We've been looking for a 'brand' for quite a while, one that will tell people in four short words what the center and museum here, not to mention Green County, are all about."

In addition to acting as an information source for visitors and area residents, the center also contains a museum that chronicles the history of cheesemaking in the area that spans more than 100 years.

The center began its 18th season on April 1 and will be open through the end of October from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. It is located on the corner of Wisconsin 69 and 21st Street in a restored railroad depot.