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Around Town Save your glass jars! The Iola Village Library needs glass jars for craft projects. Make sure they are properly cleaned The Portage/Waupaca County 35th Annual Ice Age Trail Hike-A-Thon will be Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Iola Winter Sports Club, County Road MM from 8:30-11 a.m. Cost is $5 per person, $15 for […]
Trick or Treat hours for Iola-Scandinavia has been set as 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Residents who wish to have Trick or Treaters come to their door should have their porch lights on.
Around Town Bev C. is retiring after 20-plus years of service as bakery manager at the Iola Sentry Foods, formerly Iola IGA. Happy retirement! Job Opportunities Part-time and full-time care assistants, second shift 2-10 p.m., Nest Senior Living at The Oaks and Willows, Iola. New bakery manager, Iola Sentry Foods. Stop in the store for […]
The BABA Championship Game Scandinavia Vikings vs. Antigo Polar Bears will be held in Scandinavia on Sunday, Sept. 4, starting at 2 p.m. The Vikings will be seeking their third title! The Iola Village Library is another place in town you can have documents notarized at no cost. Make sure to bring your photo ID. […]
By Scandinavia Public Library Now on the StoryWalk® in Scandinavia’s Jorgen’s Park Preserve you can read “The Rabbit Listened” by Cori Doerrfeld ─ a very special story for all ages about overcoming heartbreak and taking the time to listen. This story has been chosen for the StoryWalk® in memory of Quinten Rohloff (2001-2021), grandson of […]
Roger W. Olson January 31, 1940 – August 28, 2022 Roger W. Olson, 82, of Lake Barrington, Illinois, peacefully passed at his home on Aug. 28, 2022. He was born in Iola, WI on Jan. 31, 1940, and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He survived by his wife Jeanette, his brother Richard and numerous nieces, […]
Around Town Congratulations Scandinavia Vikings on beating Clintonville today 10-4 and advancing to the Grand Championship this weekend! Business hour changes ScandiHus in Scandinavia will continue to be open on Monday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Remember, crepes are served daily until 2 p.m. This is the last week Shivers in Iola will be open for […]
Class registration for those needing a Hunter Education Safety Certificate will be Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Iola Conservation Club, N7721 County Highway J, Iola. Cost of the course is $10. If you already have a DNR Customer Identification number, bring that along. If you don’t, call the DNR at 888-936-7463 or […]
The Iola Historical Society will meet on Monday, Aug. 29, in the Machine Shed at 222 Depot Street, Iola. The business meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. and the membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. The focus of business will be about the Taste of Norway. At 7 p.m., there will be a visit to the […]
By Scandinavia Public Library Join librarian Meredith to discuss Ruth Hogan’s novel “The Keeper of Lost Things.” Anthony Peardew is the Keeper of Lost Things. Once a celebrated author of short stories, now in his twilight years, Anthony has sought consolation from the long-ago loss of his fiancée by lovingly rescuing lost objects—the things others […]
