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Representatives from around Green County put on their cheesy gear for a photo opp to celebrate the awarding of $25,548 for a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. The grant, written by Green County Tourism, is for the mobile/digital Cheese Passport to Green County Swiss-consin. From left, Sally Roe (Monticello Chamber), Jordan Nordby (Main Street Monroe), Noreen Rueckert (Green County Tourism), Drew Nussbaum (Wisconsin Department of Tourism), Annie O’Connor and Cortney Barry (New Glarus Chamber) and Marcey Ciaccio (Monroe Chamber). Locals and visitors are invited to sign up for the passport and accumulate points for prizes, simply by stopping in at participating locations. Go to eatdrinkyodel.com/cheese for information.