Author Archive: RVPEditor

The Election, The Cubs and Football

By Scott Cernek, HARVEST HILLS CHURCH  By the time this column is printed in the paper, the election will be over, and we should have a new President-elect in our country. I am so ready to be done with having to endure the brutal television and radio commercials that are […]

 
 

Circle of Friends to release Christmas CD this month

Circle of Friends to release Christmas CD this month

Circle of Friends, part of the music ministry of St. John’s UCC in Monroe, will be releasing its first Christmas CD with a public concert on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 16529 W. Church Road, in Brodhead. Recorded in late August at Bethany Lutheran by […]

 
 

Brodhead Fire & Ice seeking entries

The Brodhead Fire & Ice Festival committee is seeking entries for their event.  The following events are open for entries: the Cindy Lou Who contest, the Frozen T-shirt Contest, the Best-Decorated Pet Contest, and parade entries for the lighted parade. Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….

 
 

Susan Welch Mitten Tree Project sets schedule for Christmas giving

Though this fall has been quite mild, we cannot deny that the cold and bitter days of winter will return. No one among us likes to see a child poorly dressed against such weather. No one likes to think of such children empty-handed during the season of giving. Pick up […]

 
 

‘Text to Protect’ program an option in Brodhead

Green County Crime Stoppers and Better Brodhead have partnered to raise awareness of an anonymous text line to report suspicious activity, allowing residents and law enforcement to work together in protecting our communities. Text to Protect enables the public to send anonymous tips through text messages to law enforcement to […]

 
 

Brodhead High School receives new Chromebooks

Brodhead High School receives new Chromebooks

Brodhead High School was awarded a grant through the Wisconsin Technology Initiative (WTI) to buy two computer carts and a set of 28 Chromebooks.  The high school received approximately $7,500 from this grant, which is funded by the TOSA Foundation.  The grant was actually written last school year and was […]

 
 

Huey helicopter dedicated as part of Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project

Huey helicopter dedicated as part of Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project

By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Members of the Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project (GCVMPP) committee held a helicopter dedication ceremony Sunday, Nov. 6. A Huey helicopter that saw combat has been restored and will soon be mounted and placed on permanent display at the park, located just outside of Monroe […]

 
 

Playoff Football

The year was 1983 and I was a Junior in college when my former high school football Coach asked me if I would come on staff at my alma mater and help him Coach the Varsity team. Football had been such a big part of my life as a high […]

 
 

Time to Get Ready for Winter Safety

Although we haven’t seen any good “frost on the pumpkin” yet, it has been getting cold at night. Now that we are in the month of November the inevitable will happen soon and we will see our first cold spell. This will bring that physical warning that you are either […]

 
 

Clinton Cougars Claim Second Round Play-Off Game

Clinton Cougars Claim Second Round Play-Off Game

The Clinton Cougar football team survived the second round of WIAA Division 5 playoffs by beating the Arcadia Raiders with a score of 14-7. The Cougars faced a very evenly matched opponent on both sides of the ball. Both teams spent most of the first half trying to make the […]