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REFERENDUM MEETINGS: Public meeting on the School District of Iola-Scandinavia’s multi-million dollar referendum in April will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. In addition, District Administrator Chris Nelson will be at the Crystal Café from 9-10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, to field any questions residents may have.
IAT ANNUAL MEETING: The Ice Age Trail Portage/Waupaca Chapter will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Central Waters Brewery, 351 Allen Street, Amherst, starting at 10 a.m. Community designations for Iola and Scandinavia will be announced at the meeting.
SAVE THE DATE: Rib Fest will be held on Sunday, March 1, at Silver Lakes Lanes starting at 1 p.m. It is an annual fundraiser for the Iola-Scandinavia High School softball team. Tickets can be purchased at the elementary or high school offices or from any softball player.
Around the County
Around the State
SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES: Want to know more about the two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice? The Badger Project has articles on Chris Taylor of Madison here and Maria Lazar of Waukesha here.
Interesting Facts
While browsing the internet, some interesting facts emerge that are worth sharing. These are a few recently seen.
PEGGY NICKNAME: It might be puzzling how Peg became a nickname for Margaret. Well, blame it on the classic medieval pattern of rhyming nicknames. In Middle English, Margaret was commonly shortened to Meg or Mog. From there, medieval English speakers — famous for inventing playful, rhymed pet names that switched up the first letters of a name — spun off new versions. Playing with “m” and “r” names was especially common. Meg became Peg, and Meggy became Peggy. The Daisy nickname for Margaret is French, deriving from Marguerite, meaning daisy.
OLYMPIC EMPEROR CHAMPION: Which Emperor won every event he participated in? It was Roman Emperor Nero in the year 66 BC. Even though he fell off his chariot, he was declared the winner anyway. Back then, the Olympics also had musical events, and he showed off his acting and lyre-playing skills.
