Chicken Chew this year will be a tribute to a small village that produces a great festival. The 51st Anniversary of Chicken Chew will be June 23, 24, and 25 with lots of activities for everyone in the family. There will be tons of activities all three days of the event.
Dedication of the new Marquette Park on the Mont L’eau River has been postponed. Scheduled for Saturday, June 24, the dedication will take place later this summer.
Coming up Saturday, June 10th to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the voyage of Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet is an event featuring Marquette and Jolliet re-enactors, as well as Iron Bear Singers and Dancers. It will be held at Rendezvous Paddle and Sports in Montello.
The Class of 2023 at High Marq Environmental Charter School in Montello will take part in graduation exercises on Saturday, June 3rd, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place next to the Forest Lane Elementary School Garden (rain location: MHS Varsity Gym).
The Montello High School Class of 2023 will take part in their graduation ceremony this Saturday, May 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the high school varsity gym.
The class is led by Valedictorian Addisyn Urbaniak and Salutatorian Josey Gilbertson.
Newsies Jr., Disney’s tale based on a true story about the 1899 Newsboys strike in New York City will take to the stage at Montello Junior High School in the Community Room May 18-21.
Fifth grade students from Westfield Elementary completed the DARE program with Officer Doug Lloyd this spring. Students learned about peer pressure, bullying, drugs and alcohol, vaping, and using the DARE decision making model to help guide them through situations they may encounter. The program was completed last Friday where Officer Lloyd pu
