Iola’s Eric Bestul Waupaca music teacher

Courtesy Waupaca Community Arts Hub The Arts HUB is excited to welcome our newest music teacher! Eric Bestul comes to us from the Iola area and will be teaching on Mondays. Eric is a multi-instrumentalist and music teacher who has toured the U.S. and Europe with a multitude of bands playing everything from country to […]

Field of Flowers watercolor class March 7

Local artist Carolyn Rosenberger will be instructing a class on Monday, March 7, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Lessons from the Art, downtown Iola. We will be putting rice paper on our watercolor paper to add extra interest and amazing textures as we paint wildflowers with a beautifully colored background. Cost of the class […]

Handwoven Wren House Class March 12

Weave your own wren house in a March 12 class at Lessons from the Art, downtown Iola. Home is where the birds are! In this class from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., you will be weaving a birdhouse, which will look adorable in your backyard or sitting on your porch. It makes a great gift. […]

New Red Cross Lifeguarding Course dates

New dates have been announced for the Red Cross Lifeguarding Course at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center. The dates are April 22-23, May 6-7, May 13-14, and June 3-4. Pre-Course work is required prior to these dates as this is a blended learning class. Email welcht@iola.k12.wi.us or call 715-445-2411 ext.1501 for more information on […]

DECA students going to Atlanta

Three Iola-Scandinavia High School students will be off to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the DECA International Career Development Conference in April. The students are James Peck, Will Tappa, Jessica Schmoldt, and Cameron Harbridge. This past week, 16 students attended the DECA State Career Development Conference in Lake Geneva., Wisconsin. They competed in prepared events, […]

News tidbits from around I-S

I-S High School: Congratulations to the FCCLA students who participated in the Region 3 Regional competition on Monday evening in Stevens Point. Both teams have moved on to state competition in April! Ella Gullixon, Marin Hoyord and Makayla Much presented our “Chapter in Review” and received a Gold rating. Alyssa Tap and Miranda Wegener presented […]

Town of Iola Board to meet Feb. 28

The Town of Iola Board will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public Comments Old Business New Business: Town website Approval of Town […]

Iola Historical Society to meet Feb. 28

Presentation on sewing machines The Iola Historical Society will hold its monthly board and membership meetings on Monday, Feb. 28, in the Machine Shed, Depot Street, Iola. The board meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting commences at 6:30 p.m. Jerry Johnson will present a program on the “Wonderful Vintage Sewing Machines World”.

Farm Implement Transfer bill passes State Senate

Press Release Legislation making the process of transferring farm implements after death more efficient has been passed by the State Senate. The legislation is authored by Sen. Joan Ballweg. Currently, beneficiaries who are receiving farm implements are required to go through probate, an often lengthy formal legal process. All equipment used to continue production is […]