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Green County Cheese Days seeking vendors Organizers of the annual Green County Cheese Days are continuing to accept applications for the commercial vendor and Maker’s Market areas planned for the 2020 festival. Commercial vendors will again be located in the Monroe Public Library parking lot. Examples of commercial vendors include, but are not limited to: independent distributors or direct sales (like Avon, Lularoe), flea market, resale, factory close-out, cellphone accessories, antiques, cleaning products, sunglasses, services, home improvements, nonprofits promoting their mission, pre-packaged food items to be consumed later (such as fudge, cheese, preserves and dip mixes). Due to trademark restrictions, items using the festival name are not allowed. Maker’s Market vendors (formerly arts and crafts) will be located in the city parking lot at the corner of 11th Street and 15th Avenue, behind Baumgartner’s Cheese Store & Tavern. This area is for fiber artists, hob-
byists, woodcrafters, photographers, painters, etc., who design and make what they sell. Examples include, but are not limited to: apparel, fashion accessories, jewelry, home goods, bath and body, repurposed or up-cycled vintage or salvage, restored furniture, etc. The following are not allowed: food items for consumption by people or pets and items using the festival name due to trademark restrictions. Setup, booth pricing and show hours are consistent for both vendor areas. Setup can either be done on Friday, Sept. 18, after 6 p.m. or on Saturday, Sept. 19, before 9 a.m. All booths are priced at $175 for spaces that are approximately 12-by12 feet. Show hours are Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For complete guidelines, applications and booth maps, go to www. cheesedays.com and click the Vendors tab. Or call the Cheese Days office at 608-325-7771 for more information.
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Green County Cheese Days is scheduled from Sept. 18 through Sept. 20 this year. Visitors will enjoy three days of full-flavored, family fun celebrating cheese making, dairy farming and Swiss traditions. It all happens on the Historic courthouse square in downtown Monroe.
State granted federal disaster declaration due to COVID-19 pandemic Gov. Tony Evers announced Saturday that Wisconsin has been granted a major disaster declaration for the entire state of Wisconsin as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration provides access to public assistance programs for all 72 counties and the state’s federally recognized tribes. “I am grateful for the swift action of the federal government in reviewing our request for a major disaster declaration,” Evers said in a news release. “The assistance granted will help ensure Wisconsin can gain access to critical assistance as we continue our work to respond to this pandemic.” Evers earlier last week requested that the federal government provide these programs to support the state’s response: public assistance, direct assistance, hazard mitigation (statewide), and certain individual assistance programs; crisis counseling, community disaster loans and the disaster supplemental nutrition program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified the state that it is granting the request for public assistance to help provide reimbursement for emergency protective measures taken by state and local governments in their response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The declaration also authorizes direct federal
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assistance, which means when the state and local governments lack the capability to perform or to contract for eligible emergency work and/or debris removal, the state may request that the work be accomplished by a federal agency. The governor’s additional requests for assistance remained under review. “The state will work with communities across Wisconsin to ensure federal disaster assistance is received as quickly as possible,” Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Dr. Darrell L. Williams said in the news release. “We are thankful that our partners at FEMA helped to get a quick response to this request so we can ensure critical assistance programs are available to communities that are in need.” The major disaster declaration covers assistance to public entities and will cover eligible projects submitted by counties, cities, townships, tribes and certain private, nonprofit organizations. Local governments in the declared counties are now eligible for federal assistance and should contact county emergency management directors for more information. Under the program, FEMA provides 75 percent of eligible costs, while the remaining 25 percent is the responsibility of state and local agencies. 371176