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Around Town 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 […]
Around Town SCHOOL REFERENDUM: Community meetings concerning the School District of Iola-Scandinavia’s multi-million-dollar referendum will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and Wednesday, March 18, at the high school. The meetings will start at 6 p.m. CHICKEN ORDINANCE: The Village of Iola Ordinance Committee met on Feb. 3 and looked at chicken ordinances from Monroe, […]
School Bus Driver Appreciation Week is Feb. 9-13. Communities across Wisconsin are pausing to recognize the tireless efforts of the state’s more than 12,000 school bus drivers, who collectively log over 144 million miles annually to safely transport hundreds of thousands of students to and from school each day. These dedicated professionals do far more […]
Around Town Business Hours SCANDIHUS: Serving food until 2 p.m. every day (if you order later than 1:30 p.m., it will have to be to go). Hours this week are as follows: Monday 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday 7 a.m.- 2 p.m., Wednesday 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday 7 a.m.- 2 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.-2 p.m., […]
Around Town SKI JUMPING: Iola’s ski-jumping tradition returns Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Winter Carnival. Watch future Olympians leap from various jumps starting at noon. Admission is free. Raffle tickets will be available, with the drawing held in the chalet at 3 p.m. Join the excitement at the Central Ski Jumping Competition! CHILD DEVELOPMENT DAYS: […]
Around Town WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Watercolor artist Carolyn Rosenberger will instruct students on painting a winter scene on Tuesday, Feb. 10, starting at noon at Lessons from the Art. Cost is $25, and all materials are included. To register, email Carolyn at carolynrosenberger@gmail.com. HELVETIA TOWN CLERK: Doug Hines has served the township for over 30 years […]
Around Town BOOK CLUB: Book of the Month for the Scandinavia Public Library’s Book Club is “All the Beauty in the World” by Patrick Bringley. The book will be discussed on Tuesday, Feb. 24, starting with Fika at 3:40 p.m. Copies of the book are available to pick up at the Scandinavia Library, or you […]
Around Town IOLA UTILITY BILLS: There has been some commentary on Facebook concerning Village of Iola Utility payments not being received when they have been deposited at the box at Depot Street Station. Some residents complained that they had received an interest penalty on their next bill because they hadn’t paid the previous bill. According […]
Around Town VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Iola Norseman Challenge is this coming Sunday, Feb. 1. You can register in the chalet, on the day of, and there should be an online sign-up out soon. Don’t want to race but want to be a part of the action? This is a great opportunity to volunteer and help make […]
