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By Iola-Scandinavia Chamber The first phase of Chet Krause Legacy Park is taking shape on the back of Shivers and JR’s Sport Shop. Half of the mural has been placed on the building with the help of volunteers from the area. The entire project will be dedicated December 2023 in honor of Chet’s 100th birthday. […]
Carvel “Cubby” Monroe Voie Carvel “Cubby” Monroe Voie, age 93 of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday Sept. 29, 2022. He was born at home, on Smokey Valley Road, Township of Scandinavia, to the late Chester and Anna (Bobbe) Voie. He married on Dec. 22, 1951, to Betty L Balthazor at the Scandinavia Lutheran Church. […]
Members of the Homecoming Court at Iola-Scandinavia High School are the following: Elle Charles, Lillian Fuhs, Riley Gambsky, Marin Hoyord, Mason Jarosh, Ian Koss, Jacob Lashua, Mason Kraemer, Will Meyer, Jaelyn Sivertson, Malea Tesson, and Chloe Timdal. On Friday, Oct. 7, the Homecoming Queen will be crowned at 2 p.m. Homecoming Week is Oct. 2-8. […]
Watch Norwegian pastry making, lefse making, and Lost Arts artisans ply their crafts at the Annual Taste Of Norway & Lost Arts Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Iola Historical Society at 210 Depot Street just west of downtown Iola. The Annual Fall Craft & Gift Show will be hosted on the […]
By Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office Fentanyl is hard to detect. You can’t see it, taste it, or smell it. A tiny amount—as little as two grains of salt—is enough to kill someone. The number of fentanyl overdose deaths in Wisconsin grew by 97 percent from 2019 (651) to 2021 (1,280). How to recognize an overdose […]
Around Town Achilles Tenderloin & Old Wolves, LittleWolf Gallery, Iola, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 5-8 p.m. Don’t forget the Lions Blood Drive, Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center. This Saturday is the Taste of Norway and Lost Arts Fair on the Iola Historical Society grounds, Depot Street, […]
Shirley A. Munson July 17, 1936 – September 23, 2022 Shirley A. Munson, 86 formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Glencoe Regional Health Services in Glencoe, Minnesota. Shirley Arlene House was born July 17, 1936, to Lawrence and Effie (Peterson) House in Deer River, Minnesota. She graduated with the Class […]
