MONDAY, JANUARY 14
•Amcore Bank Ambassador Club, 1:30 p.m., program features Charles Wellington and his early American Indian flute collection, Amcore Bank community room, Monroe.
• Monroe City Band Stage Band, beginning rehearsals for the March 29 Cabaret night, 8 p.m., Monroe High School bandroom.
• Monroe Public Library, toddler time, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
• Al-Anon, serenity meeting, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic (hospital building), Monroe.
• Albany Historical Society, membership meeting and wrap up of 2007 Farm Technology Days at the Blumer Family Farm by Keith Blumer, 7:30 p.m., at the Museum, 119 N. Water St., Albany.
• Albertson Memorial Library, preschool storytime, 9:30 a.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: (608) 862-3491.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, New Glarus.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, Brodhead.
• Green County Barbershop, rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., St. John's United Church of Christ, Monroe.
• Monroe Noon Optimists, noon, Turner Hall, Monroe.
• Monroe Public Library, library book club discusses "The Attack" by Yasmina Khadra, 7 p.m., library, 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• New Glarus Public Library Board of Trustees, monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Board Room, New Glarus. Information: (608) 527-2003.
• Rock County Genealogical Society, business meeting and presentation by Wisconsin Veterans Museum on "Wisconsin Veterans, Oral History," 6:30 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mt. Zion Ave., Janesville. Information: (608) 757-5383 or www.rootsweb.com/~wircgs
• Small Business Development Center at Highland Community College, opening a business seminar, 6 p.m., room 210, Building H, HCC campus, Pearl City Road, Freeport. Information (815) 599-3654.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Monroe Chapter 1453, weigh-in 11 to 11:15 a.m., meeting 11:15 a.m. to noon, St. Clare Friedensheim, 2003 4th St., Monroe. Information: 325-9223 or 426-1939.
• Turner Hall of Monroe, Squeezebox Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Ratskeller Restaurant, Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
• Friends of Badger State Trail, meeting, 7 p.m., Turner Hall of Monroe. Information: (608) 897-8300.
• Monticello Public Library, storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and 2 yrs olds with caregiver, 10 to 10:30 a.m., 512 E. Lake Ave., Monticello. Information: (608) 938-4011.
• Monticello Public Library, review of "The Master Butcher's Singing Club" by Louise Endrick, 7:30 p.m., 512 E. Lake Ave., Mnoticello. Information: (608) 938-4011.
• Stateline Women's Connection, luncheon, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Ludlow Mansion, 1421 Mansion Dr., Monroe. Information: 966-3535 or 325-6315.
• U.S. Senator Russ Feingold staff, office hours, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., New Glarus Village Hall, community room, 319 2nd St., New Glarus.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
• lbertson Memorial Library, Afterschool Book Club, discusses "Pictures of Holis Woods" by Patricia Reilly Giff, 3:30 p.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: (608) 862-3491.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Early Birds meeting, 10 a.m., Crossroads Community Church Monroe campus, 2003 10th St., Monroe.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. John's United Church of Christ, Monroe.
• Kiwanis Club, meeting, noon, World Buffet, 145 71/2 St., Monroe.
• Monroe Public Library, picture book stories for children ages 3 to 6, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• Morning Optimists, meeting, 6:30 a.m., Swiss Alps Restaurant, Monroe.
• Parish Mobile Food Pantry of Green County, food distribution, 3 to 4 p.m., parking lot of St. Vincent De Paul, Monroe. Information: Rita Koster, St. Victor Church, (608) 325-9506.
• Smith Masonic Lodge #31, Master Mason Degree, 6 p.m., lunch follows. Information: (608) 328-4370.
Friday, January 18
• American Legion Post 84, Friday night fish fry with specials-chicken and dressing, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Call 325-4244 for banquet and meeting reservations.
• Belleville Public Library, storytime, 10 a.m., 130 S. Vine St., Belleville. Information: (608) 424-1812.
• Brodhead Memorial Public Library, preschool story time, 10 a.m., 902 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead. Information: (6080 897-4070.
• Le-Win Jaycees, Winterfest: chili supper 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 316 W. Main St.; Scavenger hunt, 7 p.m., Park District office; indoor skating, Skate Station; tricycle races, 9:30 p.m. Iron Horse Tap, Lena, Ill.
• Monroe Public Library, closed for staff in-service, Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• New Glarus Public Library, preschool storytime, 10 a.m., 319 2nd St., New Glarus. Information: (608) 527-2003.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
• The Argyle, St. Joseph CCW, business meeting, program, brunch, begins at 9:30 a.m., Dowling Hall.
• Care Net Pregnancy Center of Green County, Sanctity of Human Life celebration, 3 p.m., Living Word Church, 3825 S. County Road T, Brodhead.
• Lena Area Church Cooperative, winterfest breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m., Lena United Methodist Church,118 W. Mason St., Lena, Ill.
• Le-Win Jaycees Winterfest, pancake breakfast 7 to 11 a.m., Lena United Methodist Church; Dress-a-Snowperson contest by noon at Lena Citizens State Bank; volleyball tournament begins 8 a.m. at Le-Win High School; snowmobile ride at noon, at Coache's; Jaycees bed races 1:30 p.m. downtown parking lot; euchre tournament 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church Hall; fruit pie contest judging 2 p.m., American Legion Hall; winterfest dance, 8 p.m. to midnight, Coach's; cracy cakes contest 8 to 9:30 p.m., Coach's, Lena.
• Monroe Avalanche Peewee, Squirt and Mite teams, invite faculty and staff of area school districts to watch the teams play ice hockey, Monroe Squirts vs Sauk Prairie Squirts at 1:15 p.m., Monroe Mites vs Dubuque Mites at 2:30 p.m., Monroe Peewees vs Dubuque Peewees at 3:45 p.m., at StateLine Ice and Community Expo arena, Monroe. Information: (608) 325-1718.
• The Roller Den, roller skating parents night (parents free with paid children, 7 to 10 p.m., 1506 31st Ave. (County K), Monroe. Information: (608) 325-2534 or www.myrollerden.com/promotions.htm.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m. Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic/Hospital.
• Le-Win Jaycees Winterfest, family day at Lake LeAquaNa, draft horse sleigh rides 1-3 tp.m., family sledding 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. hill next to the beach; dog sled demo 2 to 4 p.m., parking lot by campground registration office; Quilts of the Museum 1 to 4 p.m. at Lena Historical Society Museum; Soup tasting noon to 3 p.m., American Legion Hall, Lena.
• River Valley Trading Company, community card-making class on hand-made valentines, 1 to 4 p.m., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. RSVP to Denise, denibenoit@yahoo.com or call (608) 482-4053.
• Turner Hall of Monroe, dance 'n'dine with Don Peachey Band, 2 to 6 p.m., Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org
•Amcore Bank Ambassador Club, 1:30 p.m., program features Charles Wellington and his early American Indian flute collection, Amcore Bank community room, Monroe.
• Monroe City Band Stage Band, beginning rehearsals for the March 29 Cabaret night, 8 p.m., Monroe High School bandroom.
• Monroe Public Library, toddler time, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
• Al-Anon, serenity meeting, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic (hospital building), Monroe.
• Albany Historical Society, membership meeting and wrap up of 2007 Farm Technology Days at the Blumer Family Farm by Keith Blumer, 7:30 p.m., at the Museum, 119 N. Water St., Albany.
• Albertson Memorial Library, preschool storytime, 9:30 a.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: (608) 862-3491.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, New Glarus.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, Brodhead.
• Green County Barbershop, rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., St. John's United Church of Christ, Monroe.
• Monroe Noon Optimists, noon, Turner Hall, Monroe.
• Monroe Public Library, library book club discusses "The Attack" by Yasmina Khadra, 7 p.m., library, 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• New Glarus Public Library Board of Trustees, monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Board Room, New Glarus. Information: (608) 527-2003.
• Rock County Genealogical Society, business meeting and presentation by Wisconsin Veterans Museum on "Wisconsin Veterans, Oral History," 6:30 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mt. Zion Ave., Janesville. Information: (608) 757-5383 or www.rootsweb.com/~wircgs
• Small Business Development Center at Highland Community College, opening a business seminar, 6 p.m., room 210, Building H, HCC campus, Pearl City Road, Freeport. Information (815) 599-3654.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Monroe Chapter 1453, weigh-in 11 to 11:15 a.m., meeting 11:15 a.m. to noon, St. Clare Friedensheim, 2003 4th St., Monroe. Information: 325-9223 or 426-1939.
• Turner Hall of Monroe, Squeezebox Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Ratskeller Restaurant, Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
• Friends of Badger State Trail, meeting, 7 p.m., Turner Hall of Monroe. Information: (608) 897-8300.
• Monticello Public Library, storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and 2 yrs olds with caregiver, 10 to 10:30 a.m., 512 E. Lake Ave., Monticello. Information: (608) 938-4011.
• Monticello Public Library, review of "The Master Butcher's Singing Club" by Louise Endrick, 7:30 p.m., 512 E. Lake Ave., Mnoticello. Information: (608) 938-4011.
• Stateline Women's Connection, luncheon, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Ludlow Mansion, 1421 Mansion Dr., Monroe. Information: 966-3535 or 325-6315.
• U.S. Senator Russ Feingold staff, office hours, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., New Glarus Village Hall, community room, 319 2nd St., New Glarus.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
• lbertson Memorial Library, Afterschool Book Club, discusses "Pictures of Holis Woods" by Patricia Reilly Giff, 3:30 p.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: (608) 862-3491.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Early Birds meeting, 10 a.m., Crossroads Community Church Monroe campus, 2003 10th St., Monroe.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. John's United Church of Christ, Monroe.
• Kiwanis Club, meeting, noon, World Buffet, 145 71/2 St., Monroe.
• Monroe Public Library, picture book stories for children ages 3 to 6, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• Morning Optimists, meeting, 6:30 a.m., Swiss Alps Restaurant, Monroe.
• Parish Mobile Food Pantry of Green County, food distribution, 3 to 4 p.m., parking lot of St. Vincent De Paul, Monroe. Information: Rita Koster, St. Victor Church, (608) 325-9506.
• Smith Masonic Lodge #31, Master Mason Degree, 6 p.m., lunch follows. Information: (608) 328-4370.
Friday, January 18
• American Legion Post 84, Friday night fish fry with specials-chicken and dressing, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Call 325-4244 for banquet and meeting reservations.
• Belleville Public Library, storytime, 10 a.m., 130 S. Vine St., Belleville. Information: (608) 424-1812.
• Brodhead Memorial Public Library, preschool story time, 10 a.m., 902 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead. Information: (6080 897-4070.
• Le-Win Jaycees, Winterfest: chili supper 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 316 W. Main St.; Scavenger hunt, 7 p.m., Park District office; indoor skating, Skate Station; tricycle races, 9:30 p.m. Iron Horse Tap, Lena, Ill.
• Monroe Public Library, closed for staff in-service, Monroe. Information: (608) 328-7010.
• New Glarus Public Library, preschool storytime, 10 a.m., 319 2nd St., New Glarus. Information: (608) 527-2003.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
• The Argyle, St. Joseph CCW, business meeting, program, brunch, begins at 9:30 a.m., Dowling Hall.
• Care Net Pregnancy Center of Green County, Sanctity of Human Life celebration, 3 p.m., Living Word Church, 3825 S. County Road T, Brodhead.
• Lena Area Church Cooperative, winterfest breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m., Lena United Methodist Church,118 W. Mason St., Lena, Ill.
• Le-Win Jaycees Winterfest, pancake breakfast 7 to 11 a.m., Lena United Methodist Church; Dress-a-Snowperson contest by noon at Lena Citizens State Bank; volleyball tournament begins 8 a.m. at Le-Win High School; snowmobile ride at noon, at Coache's; Jaycees bed races 1:30 p.m. downtown parking lot; euchre tournament 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church Hall; fruit pie contest judging 2 p.m., American Legion Hall; winterfest dance, 8 p.m. to midnight, Coach's; cracy cakes contest 8 to 9:30 p.m., Coach's, Lena.
• Monroe Avalanche Peewee, Squirt and Mite teams, invite faculty and staff of area school districts to watch the teams play ice hockey, Monroe Squirts vs Sauk Prairie Squirts at 1:15 p.m., Monroe Mites vs Dubuque Mites at 2:30 p.m., Monroe Peewees vs Dubuque Peewees at 3:45 p.m., at StateLine Ice and Community Expo arena, Monroe. Information: (608) 325-1718.
• The Roller Den, roller skating parents night (parents free with paid children, 7 to 10 p.m., 1506 31st Ave. (County K), Monroe. Information: (608) 325-2534 or www.myrollerden.com/promotions.htm.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m. Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic/Hospital.
• Le-Win Jaycees Winterfest, family day at Lake LeAquaNa, draft horse sleigh rides 1-3 tp.m., family sledding 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. hill next to the beach; dog sled demo 2 to 4 p.m., parking lot by campground registration office; Quilts of the Museum 1 to 4 p.m. at Lena Historical Society Museum; Soup tasting noon to 3 p.m., American Legion Hall, Lena.
• River Valley Trading Company, community card-making class on hand-made valentines, 1 to 4 p.m., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. RSVP to Denise, denibenoit@yahoo.com or call (608) 482-4053.
• Turner Hall of Monroe, dance 'n'dine with Don Peachey Band, 2 to 6 p.m., Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org
