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MUZZLELOADER FUN SHOOT: There will be a Muzzleloader Blanket Fun Shoot on Sunday, March 16, starting at noon, at the Iola Conservation Club, N7721 County Road J, Iola. Entry fee is $5. Blanket prize of $15 value pertaining to the muzzleloader era. Traditional sidelock or flintlocks only, open sights and no scopes.
BADGER FOOTBALL: Iola-Scandinavia’s Korz Loken is “in the mix” for being in the Badger Football Class of 2027, according to Badger247.
SPORTS EQUIPMENT SWAP: A spring sports equipment athletic swap will be held on Tuesday, March 25, in the I-S Elementary School gym. Items particularly needed for upcoming ISRA sports season: Baseball – cleats, bats, helmets, gloves; Softball – cleats, bats, helmets, gloves; T-Ball – cleats, bats, helmets; and Soccer – cleats, shin guards, soccer socks. Questions on the swap can be directed to Erikka Flowers at 763-242-4994 or email at e.flowers@rocketmail.com.
SKI CHALLENGE: The Iola Norseman Challenge will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Iola Winter Sports Club. Start time is 9:15 a.m. There will be 10k Classic, 20k Skate, and high school races.
BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK: Have your student bus riders show your appreciation for their bus driver during Bus Driver Appreciation Week.
Job Opportunities
IOLA COFFEE CO.: Daytime staff needed Mondays 7 a.m.-noon, Tuesday noon-5 p.m., Thursday noon-5 p.m., and weekends.
Around the County
PLEA DEAL: A plea deal has been reached for a father charged in the 2021 death of his 2-year-old son in an incident with a skid steer on the family farm in the town of St. Lawrence. Read the WTAQ story here.
REPUBLICAN DINNER: The annual Waupaca County Lincoln-Reagan-Trump Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 8, at Crystal Falls Banquet Hall in New London. Guest speakers are: Brad Schimel, State Supreme Court candidate; Tony Wied,8th District U.S. Representative; James Tesauro, former Blackhawk helicopter pilot; and Brad Galaszewski, field enterprise director of Turning Point Action. Tickets are $40 each at www.waupacacountygop.com or pickup at Sandbur Corners on County Road E.
Around the State
STATE FEDERAL FUNDING: The State of Wisconsin received more than $110 billion in federal payments, grants, contracts and other funding in fiscal year 2024, according to The Capitol Times.
