The Big Pic | Coming together for MGEF Members of the Monona Grove High School football team assist younger students at a carnival game during the first Spring Carnival in Cottage Grove on Saturday, May 12. The event was a fundraising event for the Monona Grove Education Foundation. Girls on the Run, MG Staff and administration, and PTO members also volunteered during the event. Proceeds from the event will be divided equally between MGHS, Cottage Grove School, Taylor Prairie School and Glacial Drumlin School for the creation of endowment funds. More information about the education foundation can be found online at www.mononagrove.org/faculty/mgef. Photoby Gina Covelli
Abiding Shepherd Spring Carnival | 5.18 Abiding Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove will be hosting its first annual “Spring Carnival” on Saturday, May 19, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. This free event will feature a variety of food, family-friendly activities and entertainment, including a performance by the Christian band, Koine. Families in Cottage Grove and surrounding communities are invited to stop by to join the festivities the whole family will enjoy. Abiding Shepherd will be accepting non-perishable food items for the Cottage Grove Food Pantry. Arsenic and Old Lace | 5.18 MGHS Drama Club presents “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy play, May 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and May 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $4 students/seniors and $7 general admission and purchased at 221-7666 Ext. 5229, or online at www.seatyourself.bix/mghs, or purchased at the door.
20th Annual Monona City Wide Garage Sale | 5.17 The Monona Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 20th Annual Monona City Wide Garage Sale Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19. Looking for hard to find items, hidden treasures, everyday items and bargains? Stop by for two full days of garage sale exploration at individual, neighborhood and organization sites throughout the community. Rain or shine. Sale addresses listed at www.monona.com and on our Facebook page. Maps available call 222-8565.
