MONROE — The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department is making plans for its annual July 4th Celebration to be held in Twining Park on Sunday, July 4.
There will be a fire truck for kids to sit in, Kiwanis pony rides from 1-4 p.m.; Lion’s Club petting zoo 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and carnival games from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City Band concert will be at 8 p.m.
The City of Monroe Fireworks will be shot off at around 9:30 p.m. and concluding with The Wisconsin Bank & Trust Sky Concert fireworks display. Spectators can come to the park to watch fireworks this year. The department wishes to Thank Wisconsin Bank & Trust for the donation for the Sky Concert, as well as Colony Brands and the Cliff & Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund of the Monroe Fund for their donations to the fireworks also.
The co-ed slow-pitch tournament will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the co-ed volleyball tournament from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teams can still register for the tournaments by contacting Matt Skibba at 329-2466.
The Parks and Recreation Department is looking for volunteers to help out in the carnival. All volunteers get a free July 4 t-shirt.
For Carnival games, shifts are 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., 12:45 to 3 p.m. and 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. Children volunteering to work carnival games should be accompanied by an adult. Anyone interested in volunteering for any of these shifts can contact the Park and Recreation Department at 329-2465.
Sponsors for July 4th t-shirts are:
• Badger State Ethanol
• Monroe Behring Senior Center
• Fuzzy’s Audio & Video Co.
• Colony Brands & Affiliates
• Coplien Painting
• Chrome Fireworks & Displays LLC
• Cliff & Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund of the Monroe Fund
• Dearth Automotive
• Koning Maple Lane Event Center
• Lanz & McArdle Insurance
• Monroe Engraving
• Monroe Kiwanis
• Monroe Lions Club
• Monroe Morning Optimists
• Precision Drive & Control
• Rural Insurance Co. — Mike Hutchison
• Schultz Inter-State Ag
• Toy Haus
• Whitney Tree Service
• Jonny B Enterprises
• Big Radio-WEKZ
• Tim Young/American Family Insurance
• Fehr Graham Engineering& Environmental
• Sloan Implement
• Heartland Graphics
• Stone Mill Construction LLC
• Edward Jones, Knights of Columbus
• T.U.G.S. (Talking-Understanding-Growing-Supporting)
• Vince’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
• Wisconsin Bank and Trust
Carnival Land and Sponsors:
• Magic Unicorn Throw Sponsored by Colony Brands
• Wheel of Pets Sponsored by Morning Optimists
• Dinosaur Dig Sponsored by Woodford State Bank
• Patriotic Aim Sponsored by VFW Post 2312 & VFW Auxiliary
• Pick a Sucker Sponsored by Morning Optimists
• Tip the Trolls Sponsored by Culvers of Monroe & New Glarus
• Toy Story 1 Golf Game Sponsored by Monsignor Thomas Campion Charitable Fund
• Super Hero Knockdown Sponsored by Lions Club
• Face Painting & Tattoos Sponsored by Colony Brands
• Elsa Snowball Fight Sponsored by Knights of Columbus
• Toy Story 2 Football Toss Sponsored by Cliff & Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund
• Feed Peppa the Pig Sponsored by Sons of Norway
• Fill up Minnie’s Buckets Sponsored by Kiwanis Club
• Toy Story Plinko Sponsored by Cliff & Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund
• Petting Zoo Sponsored by Lions Club
• Pony Rides Sponsored by Kiwanis