Blossoms to The Monroe Times and Big Radio WEKZ for all the media coverage leading up to the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Reception and showing of the "Eine Kleine Kaserei" (a small cheese factory) documentary produced by Bob Leff. The event was a huge success and very well received by the many people attending. A bouquet of appreciation to those who so generously made the evening possible ... Turner Hall of Monroe, Fuzzy's Audio and the generous donations of many varieties of cheese from our area Master cheesemakers. - Donna Douglas, Director, National Historic Cheesemaking Center
Huge bouquets of blossoms to Greg and Emily Wild and the rest of the volunteers of Washington Church in Monticello for a fantastic Music Fest. Every year gets better than the last. Incredible music, fabulous food, and great fun and fellowship. Thanks to everyone who came this year, and make sure to tell your friends and family to come again next year. - Anonymous
A big blossom for Wisconsin Community Bank for making the sky sparkle on the 4th of July. What a service you provide to our community, not only on the 4th, but all year long. Thank you for all who made the fun at the park possible. What a great event for families and community friends to gather at. We can see why Monroe brings people back. - Anonymous
Blossoms to all those that supported and attended Green County's Relay For Life on June 24 and 25. More than $84,000 has been raised in the fight against cancer. A large bouquet especially needs to be given to Amy Sangermano, our Honorary Cancer Survivor, for sharing her story and wisdom. More blossoms are shared with the Brodhead School System and Jim Huffman for their efforts in helping us move the Relay to the Brodhead High School track this year. The Brodhead and Monroe communities, the Brodhead Chamber (especially Doug Pinnow, Patty Koller, Nancy Sutherland, and the Brodhead Chamber businesses) and so many others made our "Paint the Town Purple" very special this year. You are shining stars in a community "that takes up the fight" against cancer. Sincere appreciation is also given to our sponsors: Monroe Clinic, Baumgartner Cheese Store and Tavern, WEKZ, Ruda's, Bank of Brodhead and Speich Oil. - The 2011 Relay For Life Committee of Green County
A huge blossom and thank you to everyone who helped in any way to put on the fabulous fireworks show. It was a definite "Wow." Our community is so lucky to have such wonderful sponsors and individuals that make this and many other events all possible. - Sherry Anderegg
A barb to the confused "taxpayer" about changes to the Homestead and Earned Income Tax Credits to the state budget. Unfortunately for them, facts aren't determined by how long your entry is or how good your rhetoric is. The truth is, under the Republican budget, seniors and middle class families will pay more in taxes. It's as simple as that. - Concerned Senior Citizen
A barb to the Green County Fair. It's not like it used to be with lots of vendors. Now, it is not worth going to. Unless we just want cheese curds. The cost keeps going up, so there is the Janesville Fair and the Pecatonica, Ill.. Fair that have a lot more to see and the cost is either cheaper or the same. Under the bleachers, at the Green County Fairgrounds, used to be full of vendors plus other buildings. I have heard the cost is too high for the vendors. Another thing, Monroe can spend money on the new bridge for the trail on 8th Street. Not sure why - if it was for a safety reason, but you got people crossing on the four-lane bypass without the expense of a new bridge to the city and the taxpayers. We need better paying jobs in Monroe to keep people in the Monroe area, to help pay for all what the city comes up with. - Anonymous
A barb to The Monroe Times for not covering all the names of the people opposed to the alderman-at-large system, and some of the comments were much more harsh than my wife and mine were. There's going to be a committee meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to explain if we want this new permanent law or should we have an alderman representing each ward like we presently have, because my wife and I both feel we are more apt to know the person living in our ward rather than somebody living on the other side of town who would probably not understand the problems in our ward as good as someone living there. I would think the Times would have an editorial on this, voicing their own opinions because the comment was made that it would lead to a "good ol' boys" network. Also, a blossom to the city attorney for explaining the Open Meetings law. - LaVern Isely
A big prickly barb to Mayor Bill Ross, Chuck Koch, Neal Hunter, Mike Boyce, Tyler Schultz and Chris Beer for not listening to the people who made the effort to attend the Common Council Meeting on Tuesday. I cannot believe that Mayor Ross and Chuck Koch want to revisit this issue on Monday and Tuesday. Did you "good ol' boys" not like the outcome of the vote? Since you didn't listen to the people, you may not like the outcome of the votes at the next election. What then? Are you going to keep holding re-count elections until you win? Doesn't work that way. Try listening to what people want for once. - Anonymous
It makes a lot of sense that to be an alderman, you have to live in the City of Monroe but with this new law that the council is proposing, that is the worst scenario, all the Alderman could live in one ward. A barb to The Monroe Times and WEKZ for the poor way they covered this issue of having an aldermen-at-large system at the council meeting of July 5. I hope people attend the committee meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. and voice their opinions. - Somebody that might live on the wrong side of town
A huge blossom to the alderperson Bauman, Lefevre, Conway and Hanson for listening to the people they represent. At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, these four actually listened to what their constituents had to say. It's nice to know that the voice of the people is heard and that these council members vote with how their consituents feel rather than keeping their own agendas in mind. Kudos to them! - Anonymous
A huge blossom to Monroe Main Street for "Zoo on the Square." We got a tremendous positive response from all the children, parents, and others attending Market on the Square and experiencing the live animals from the Madison Zoo on Saturday, June 25. The music was great, the woodcarver was fantastic, and the live animals really drew a crowd Also, the carved animals around the Square are fantastic. Lots of people were having their pictures taken with them, and we hope all the downtown businesses benefitted from this as well. It would be great to see it happen again this summer. Thanks for a great day in Downtown Monroe!- Eileen Meyers, Market Manager and Kurt Kline, Market President
A huge blossom to all the great animals on the Square, they perked the square right up! And it's so enjoyable watching all those kids getting their picture taken with each one! What a great theme Monroe! Thank you! - Anonymous
Huge bouquets of blossoms to Greg and Emily Wild and the rest of the volunteers of Washington Church in Monticello for a fantastic Music Fest. Every year gets better than the last. Incredible music, fabulous food, and great fun and fellowship. Thanks to everyone who came this year, and make sure to tell your friends and family to come again next year. - Anonymous
A big blossom for Wisconsin Community Bank for making the sky sparkle on the 4th of July. What a service you provide to our community, not only on the 4th, but all year long. Thank you for all who made the fun at the park possible. What a great event for families and community friends to gather at. We can see why Monroe brings people back. - Anonymous
Blossoms to all those that supported and attended Green County's Relay For Life on June 24 and 25. More than $84,000 has been raised in the fight against cancer. A large bouquet especially needs to be given to Amy Sangermano, our Honorary Cancer Survivor, for sharing her story and wisdom. More blossoms are shared with the Brodhead School System and Jim Huffman for their efforts in helping us move the Relay to the Brodhead High School track this year. The Brodhead and Monroe communities, the Brodhead Chamber (especially Doug Pinnow, Patty Koller, Nancy Sutherland, and the Brodhead Chamber businesses) and so many others made our "Paint the Town Purple" very special this year. You are shining stars in a community "that takes up the fight" against cancer. Sincere appreciation is also given to our sponsors: Monroe Clinic, Baumgartner Cheese Store and Tavern, WEKZ, Ruda's, Bank of Brodhead and Speich Oil. - The 2011 Relay For Life Committee of Green County
A huge blossom and thank you to everyone who helped in any way to put on the fabulous fireworks show. It was a definite "Wow." Our community is so lucky to have such wonderful sponsors and individuals that make this and many other events all possible. - Sherry Anderegg
A barb to the confused "taxpayer" about changes to the Homestead and Earned Income Tax Credits to the state budget. Unfortunately for them, facts aren't determined by how long your entry is or how good your rhetoric is. The truth is, under the Republican budget, seniors and middle class families will pay more in taxes. It's as simple as that. - Concerned Senior Citizen
A barb to the Green County Fair. It's not like it used to be with lots of vendors. Now, it is not worth going to. Unless we just want cheese curds. The cost keeps going up, so there is the Janesville Fair and the Pecatonica, Ill.. Fair that have a lot more to see and the cost is either cheaper or the same. Under the bleachers, at the Green County Fairgrounds, used to be full of vendors plus other buildings. I have heard the cost is too high for the vendors. Another thing, Monroe can spend money on the new bridge for the trail on 8th Street. Not sure why - if it was for a safety reason, but you got people crossing on the four-lane bypass without the expense of a new bridge to the city and the taxpayers. We need better paying jobs in Monroe to keep people in the Monroe area, to help pay for all what the city comes up with. - Anonymous
A barb to The Monroe Times for not covering all the names of the people opposed to the alderman-at-large system, and some of the comments were much more harsh than my wife and mine were. There's going to be a committee meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to explain if we want this new permanent law or should we have an alderman representing each ward like we presently have, because my wife and I both feel we are more apt to know the person living in our ward rather than somebody living on the other side of town who would probably not understand the problems in our ward as good as someone living there. I would think the Times would have an editorial on this, voicing their own opinions because the comment was made that it would lead to a "good ol' boys" network. Also, a blossom to the city attorney for explaining the Open Meetings law. - LaVern Isely
A big prickly barb to Mayor Bill Ross, Chuck Koch, Neal Hunter, Mike Boyce, Tyler Schultz and Chris Beer for not listening to the people who made the effort to attend the Common Council Meeting on Tuesday. I cannot believe that Mayor Ross and Chuck Koch want to revisit this issue on Monday and Tuesday. Did you "good ol' boys" not like the outcome of the vote? Since you didn't listen to the people, you may not like the outcome of the votes at the next election. What then? Are you going to keep holding re-count elections until you win? Doesn't work that way. Try listening to what people want for once. - Anonymous
It makes a lot of sense that to be an alderman, you have to live in the City of Monroe but with this new law that the council is proposing, that is the worst scenario, all the Alderman could live in one ward. A barb to The Monroe Times and WEKZ for the poor way they covered this issue of having an aldermen-at-large system at the council meeting of July 5. I hope people attend the committee meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. and voice their opinions. - Somebody that might live on the wrong side of town
A huge blossom to the alderperson Bauman, Lefevre, Conway and Hanson for listening to the people they represent. At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, these four actually listened to what their constituents had to say. It's nice to know that the voice of the people is heard and that these council members vote with how their consituents feel rather than keeping their own agendas in mind. Kudos to them! - Anonymous
A huge blossom to Monroe Main Street for "Zoo on the Square." We got a tremendous positive response from all the children, parents, and others attending Market on the Square and experiencing the live animals from the Madison Zoo on Saturday, June 25. The music was great, the woodcarver was fantastic, and the live animals really drew a crowd Also, the carved animals around the Square are fantastic. Lots of people were having their pictures taken with them, and we hope all the downtown businesses benefitted from this as well. It would be great to see it happen again this summer. Thanks for a great day in Downtown Monroe!- Eileen Meyers, Market Manager and Kurt Kline, Market President
A huge blossom to all the great animals on the Square, they perked the square right up! And it's so enjoyable watching all those kids getting their picture taken with each one! What a great theme Monroe! Thank you! - Anonymous
