Around Town
HUNTING TREASURES: The Iola Conservation Club will host a one-day yard sale on Saturday, May 17. The gate will open at 8 a.m. to give everyone a full day to browse hunting, camping, fishing, archery, guns, and related treasures. Refreshments will be available.
JORGENS PARK PRESERVE FUNDRAISER: Join “A Day on the Lake Fundraiser” at Jorgens Park Preserve in Scandinavia on Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Galynne Goodill will perform from noon to 1:30 p.m.
RUMMAGE SALES: The Annual Iola Citywide Rummage sale locations are viewable on Google Maps here.
PTO PICNIC: On Friday, May 30, the year-end Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School will have the PTO Picnic. For lunch service, families of 4K students can come at any time. Other classes’ lunch times are as follows: Kindergarten 10:55 a.m., First Grade 11:05 a.m., Second Grade 11:15 p.m., Third Grade 11:30 p.m., Fourth Grade 11:40 p.m., Fifth Grade 11:50 P.M., and Sixth Grade noon.
Job Opportunities
IOLA COFFEE CO.: Looking for a barista, weekday hours and every other weekend.
Around the State
TOP 3 BUDGET ISSUES: Education, health care and childcare funding emerged as the top issues raised by members of the public during the Joint Finance Committee’s hearings on the state budget. Read the Wisconsin Watch article here.
GUN SAFETY: Republican lawmakers on Thursday stripped all gun safety provisions and funding for an anti-violence office from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. Read The Cap Times story here.
