Town of Scandinavia Board Jan. 12 minutes

The Scandinavia Town Board met on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Scandinavia Municipal Center and via web conference. Supervisor Bryan Fuhs was not present. Frank Bauer made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion was seconded by Gary Marx. Motion carried. Frank Bauer made a motion to accept Clerk’s minutes. Motion was seconded by Gary […]

Town of Scandinavia Board meets Feb. 9

The Town of Scandinavia Board will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Agenda Approval of the Agenda Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Planning Commission Report Road Issues Old Business: Ron Gavin Junk/Salvage Yard, Wisconsin DOT Proposed Highway 49 project has been scheduled for 2022, Humane Officer, Scandinavia Firetruck Purchase, […]

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Mike Harbridge, current president of the Iola-Scandinavia School Bord, will face Rick Meyers, who brings with him Iola Village Board experience, in the spring election. Tony Neumann is unopposed for a seat on the school board previously occupied by Shannon Hardel, who declined to run for reelection. Andrew Williams PhD, son of Keith and Pat […]

Iola Lions to meet Feb. 7

The Iola Lions Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 7, at the Crystal Café. Anyone interested in Lions and the organization’s work in Iola-Scandinavia is invited to attend. The social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Agenda includes Lions Advanced Projects with guest and check presentation.

Harvey M. Colrue Jr. obituary

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 […]

Save your bottle caps for FCCLA

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.

5 new teachers in I-S School District

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 […]

Whale of a Tale Book Group forming

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 […]

Things happening around Iola-Scandinavia

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 […]