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Harvey M. Colrue Jr. August 19, 1931 – January 27, 2022 Harvey M. Colrue Jr. was called home on Jan. 27, 2022. He was born Aug. 19, 1931, to Harvey M. Sr. and Pearl (Nagreen) Colrue in Ogdensburg, Wisconsin. He grew up on the Colrue farm on Colrue Road moving to his Uncle Walter’s farm in […]
Iola-Scandinavia High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is collecting plastic bottle caps of all sizes and colors. These caps will be recycled into a mural that will be featured in downtown Iola. Caps should be rinsed/washed and then dropped off at the ISHS office.
This academic year welcomes five new teachers in the Iola-Scandinavia School District. Annie Krueger, Middle School English and Spanish teacher, graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, taught four years in Utah and four years in Marshfield. She grew up near Chicago, Illinois. Brooke Manley, Middle School/High School science teacher, is the former Brooke […]
Run jointly by the Scandinavia Public Library, Sturm Memorial (Manawa) Library, and the Waupaca Area Public Library, all located in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, the Whale of a Tale Book Group focuses on reading long, classic books together. The group is open to readers everywhere! From Feb. 24 through April 21, the book to be read […]
The Waupaca County Beekeepers meet tonight in the Iola Community Center. Bee there are bee square event for local beekeepers! Heck with Groundhog Day, it’s also National Sled Dog Day. Mush! Waupaca Community Arts Hub will be featured Guest Chef at Sliced Pizza Co. in Scandinavia on Feb. 5 between 1-3 p.m. For every 14-inch […]
Weave a basket with Cherokee wheels. One step at a time, you will learn material preparation, measuring, marking, upstaking, start-stop weaving, simple rims, Cherokee wheels and lashing. The class will be held on Saturday, Feb. 12, starting at 9 a.m. at Lessons from the Art in Iola. Cost is $30. A new basket class will […]
A blood drive will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center from noon to 5 p.m. The blood drive is locally spo0nsored by the Iola Lions Club. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-733-2767 or visiting redcrossblood.org. The Rapid-Pass online health history can be filled out at redcrossblood.org/rapidtest. Additional […]
The recent 2021 Iola Historical Society’s Taste of Norway Oct. 2 event attracted an estimated 500 people. Revenues were $1,057 for sales, $130 for 50:50 split from the Iola Lion’s Club, $1,379 from the raffle, $389 cash donations, and $20 from book sales. The pedestrian flow in the machine shed was a little congested, as […]
Courtesy Iola-Scandinavia School District Recent funding projects by the Thunderbird Booster Club have totaled $10,262. These projects include: Hudl contribution $2,000, cross country & track tent/canopy (with I-S logo) $2,378, Pep Band t-shirts $584.13, ISFAC Anniversary Breakfast & Support $400, 3D printer for Middle School/High School art student $2,000, DECA: $800, and Spanish Trip $2,100. […]
