[ April 21, 2012; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Date: Sat – 04/21/2012
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Monona Community Center, 1011 Nichols Road

Join the Dairyland Walkers, a Chapter of the American Volkssport Association, for a fun an educational walk around Monona. There are two routes, a 6K and 10K walk, that will take you through Monona, stopping by some of the historic landmarks and city [...]

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By Heather Gates

Last week, members and friends of The Natural Step Monona (TNS Monona) celebrated our fifth anniversary with a potluck and party. Each year, I write a new poem to share, and, after reciting this one to the crowd, member Penny DePaola suggested it should be our next column. I hope you’ll celebrate our milestone.

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Great ideas come out of The Natural Step Monona’s Study Circles and Study Arcs. In spring 2010, the idea came up for a local voter guide. Last year we published our first, with 100% of candidates responding. We thank the candidates who responded this year for helping educate the voters of the City of Monona as they prepare to exercise their democratic right to vote.

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An event for those who want to go out and change the world but can’t find a babysitter.

By Melissa Zietz

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[ January 31, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] January 31, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00
Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road

Groups that have chosen to take on water conservation and management projects during the Year of Water will share their plans, ask questions of experts, and get more ideas and help from community members about how to implement their good deeds for Monona. This fall/winter [...]

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[ April 25, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Please join us for a very special screening of the film Green Fire at the Monona Library.
April 25, 2012, 6:00 pm in the Media/Community Room.

Middle school-aged people on up will enjoy Green Fire: the first feature length documentary film ever made about famed conservationist Aldo Leopold. Emmy-Award winning narrator Peter Coyote lends his talent [...]

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[ March 28, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] SAVE THE DATE: Please join us for a potluck in celebration of The Natural Step Monona’s Fifth Anniversary! We’ll have special activities to entertain children, so please bring them, too! There will be:

Great food. Great people. Great conversation.

Details: Wednesday, March 28 at 6:00 at the Monona Senior Center at 1011 Nichols Road. [...]

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[ January 19, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Please join us January 19 for:

Great food. Great people. Great conversation.

At this potluck we’ll be creating the questions to ask of candidates for our second annual Monona Voter Guide (for April’s aldermanic elections).

Details: Thursday, January 19 at 6:00 at the Monona Senior Center at 1011 Nichols Road. Bring a dish to share (you don’t have to [...]

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[ April 28, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Saturday April 28, 2012

Do you want to get outside, do something good for your community, and maybe even meet some new friends while doing so? Join The Natural Step Monona and the City of Monona in cleaning up Schluter Park this Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

We’ll be picking up trash, raking [...]

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You got a lot of livin’ to do! Discuss the state of the globe and see award-winning films at Green Tuesdays & Thursdays Films & Lectures. Participate in Energ!ze Monona forums to help Monona become energy independent (with the help of a great line-up of presenters). Get in on the Year of Water projects, including the Water Conservation Challenge!

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