Volume 16, Issue 4 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | June, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers Paid a visit to The Cheese Museum Mid-May!

Tourism secretary Anne Sayers popped into Monroe mid-May with stops in Paoli and Beloit. After greetings at Monroe’s Chamber of Commerce, she was given “the royal tour” of the Cheesemaking Center by Monroe Mayor Donna Douglas who is also the Center’s Executive Director. An enthusiastic Sayers commented following the tour that she “learned a lot” about cheesemaking in her short visit.

Volume 16, Issue 2 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | March/April, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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US Cheese Contest Wrapped up in February.

A Connecticut-based cheesemaker, who is originally from Monticello, took home the top prize at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. An Aged Gouda, made from the team at Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut, took first place. The gouda, named Europa, scored 98.739 out of 100, beating over 2,200 other entries in the competition.

 

The Eggebrecht Award: Dave and Glenda Buhlzer and Gary and Corie Grossen

The Eggebrecht Award, named for the late Contest Committee Chairman and “B-Team” founder Brian Eggebrecht, is presented each year to outstanding U.S. Cheese Contest volunteers. On February 22, 2023, Contest leaders presented the Eggebrecht Award to Dave and Glenda Buholzer and Gary and Corie Grossen.

Volume 15, Issue 10 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | Dec, 2022 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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Volunteer of the year!

The volunteer of the year award for 2022 went to Jeanne Schwartzlow (left).  The ‘Seppi’ award was presented to Jeanne by Asst. Director Deb Briggs.  Jeanne joins an impressive list of hard-working volunteers at the Center.

It’s fondue for the Kris Kringle elves

It was the day before Christmas Eve and while helping out in the cheese store I heard a heck of a commotion out in the parking lot. I walked out in the driveway and here is Kris Kringle driving a 1949 bright red two door suburban. She was decked out with laker pipes that had quite a rumble!! I asked him what the heck he was doing out this close to Christmas. He told me they were right on schedule and his elves were working hard and he and Mrs. Claus wanted to do something nice for them!

Volume 15, Issue 1 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | Jan, 2022 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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Argentine Students Experience Life in Cheese Country

NHCC turned up the heat on Thursday, Jan. 14 for 10 exchange students from Argentina, accompanied by Juda High School English teacher, Jane Brewer. They had lunch at the famous Baumgartner’s Cheese Store and Restaurant….with many eating grilled SWISS cheese sandwiches (no one “braved’ trying LIMBURGER!). The students informed Executive Director Donna Douglas that it was 105 degrees in their hometown of Buenos Aires, that day!

 

Volume 14, Issue 9 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | Nov, 2021 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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RAPT ATTENTION

Docent Virgil Leopold, left, a retired educator, kept a group of Rock County Home School students enthralled by the history of cheese when the group visited the National Historic Cheesemaking Center recently.

AN UNFORGETTABLE VISIT

When the Frank Johansson’s (center) from near Tallahassee, Fla., made a late afternoon stop on Halloween to the Cheese Center enroute to their sunny state home, Docents Ken Klassey, left, and Jim Glessner, right, gave them the royal treatment. Besides a comprehensive tour, the couple walked out with gifts from the Center and best wishes for a safe journey home!