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March 11 The Town of Harrison Board will convene for a meeting at Northland Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m., addressing community matters. Simultaneously, the School District of Iola-Scandinavia will hold a board meeting at the Elementary School Library starting at 7 p.m. At Scandinavia Municipal Center, the Friends of Scandinavia History group will gather at […]
Around Town CHARLIE VATER ON YOUTUBE: Check out State Distant Champion Charlie Vater’s skiing video here. Great representation by the Iola Winter Sports Club skiers and teams. STATE REPS PER DIEMS: Reimbursements to our state representatives for 2023 were recently released. Rep. Kevin Petersen spent 103 days in Madison and was reimbursed $11,054.70 and State […]
Around Town ROSEMALING ARTISTS GATHER: The local rosemaling club will meet and paint at ScandiHus on Saturday, March 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. Please stop in and have a delicious coffee or yummy crepes/waffles, watch us paint, and ask questions. BOOK CLUB: Book of the Month for the Scandinavia Public Library is “The Book Woman […]
Around Town BOYS REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL: The I-S High School Boys Varsity Basketball team will go to Edgar for the WIAA Regional Semi-Final game at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6. Pi DAY: March 14 is Pi Day at the Crystal Café, where you can get a piece of pie for $3.14 per slice from 10 a.m.-7 […]
Around Town SCOTCH DOUBLES WINNERS: Winners of the Scotch Doubles Tournament at Silver Lake Lanes are Jeff and Ellen 1st, Jay and Kay 2nd, Julie and Lew 3rd, and Sarah and Mike 4th. Congratulations! CANCELLATIONS: Odin & Freja’s Place has informed us that, “Unfortunately both live music events this weekend are being rescheduled at the […]
Around Town REFERENDUM MEETING: A Community Referendum Meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. For information on the referendum go here. LUTEFISK DINNER VOLUNTEERS: The Iola Winter Carnival is looking for volunteers to help organize and run the Lutefisk dinner for 2025. If you are interested, […]
Contends CUP app was incomplete with missing information PRESS RELEASE On Monday, Feb. 19, Christa Westerberg of Pines Bach LLP filed an appeal against the Waupaca County Planning and Zoning Committee for its decision to approve a sand mine permit to Faulks Bros. on the Iola Car Show grounds. The Committee had reversed its earlier […]
Around Town READ-IN: The Scandinavia Public Library will have a Read-In on Friday, Feb. 23, from 1-4 p.m. WINNERS: Marge Mesar and Teckla Whittaker are Silver Lake Lanes Valentine’s Day Certificates winners. Congratulations! NEW STICKER FOR EVs: The State Department of Transportation is sending owners of electric vehicles a new sticker for their license plate. […]
February 19 On Presidents’ Day in the Iola-Scandinavia area, the Scandinavia Public Library will be closed. The day kicks off with the Naomi Circle meeting at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church starting at 1:30 p.m. Later in the evening, the Iola-Scandinavia High School JV/Varsity Boys Basketball team will host Laona-Wabeno at 5 p.m. Simultaneously, the Iola […]
Around Town SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM: There are three informational meetings scheduled about the forthcoming Iola-Scandinavia School District referendum. They are Feb. 19 at the Iola Lions Club meeting, and Feb. 29 and March 18 at the high school. Also being investigated are Coffee with Chris sessions at local businesses. COACH RESIGNATION: Emily Draska has given […]
