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The Iola Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, May 31, due to Monday being a holiday. The group will have its business meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Machine Shed followed by a membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Business topics to be discussed include summer projects review and planning. A program yet to be determined […]
Scott Erickson has been named at Teacher of the Month for the Iola-Scandinavia School District. Congratulations! Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School staffing for the 2022-23 school year will be as follows: 4K – Mrs. Johnson; 5K – Mrs. Fechter and a new hire; 1st grade – Miss Thurs and Mrs. Zdroik; 2nd grade – Mr. Myers and […]
Iola’s Steve Olson was the winner of the Iola Lions’ Snow Melt Contest. Congratulations! Iola-Scandinavia Students of the Month are Preston Poehlman for the middle school and Lisa Wilke for the high school. Congrats State Sen. Joan Ballweg will have a Listening Session on Monday, May 16, from 3-4 p.m. at the Waupaca Public Library. […]
Mark your calendars! Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Rummage Sale, May 19-20 7 a.m.-5 p.m., May 21 7 a.m.-noon. LittleWolf Gallery business hours update: It’s an Art and Birthday Week for LittleWolf Gallery! Donovan is turning older, wiser, and better looking. It will be closed on Thursday, Cinco de Mayo, for a field Trip to Leigh […]
A Brat & Bake Sale sponsored by Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Outreach Committee, will be held on Saturday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Iola Sentry Foods. A Meat Raffle will be conducted on Sunday, May 29, at Northland Sports Bar and Grill, 1-2:30 p.m. A watercolor class instructed by Carolyn Rosenberger will […]
The Scandinavia Public Library invites all crafters to Crafting Bee! This informal group is designed for hand crafters of all types to work in an atmosphere of creativity and mutual support. Assistance is available for a wide variety of crafts as well So, whether you knit, crochet, cross stitch, quilt, bead, draw, or scrap, and […]
Miss Benson’s Beetle will be the book choice for the May reading for the Scandinavia Public Library’s book group. Join Librarian Sue Vater-Olsen to discuss Rachel Joyce’s novel Miss Benson’s Beetle. “It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson–a sensible schoolmarm and lonely spinster–is just trying to get through […]
Mystery Book of the Month Club in May for the Iola Village Library will be reading Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere. You can place a hold yourself or come in and talk to a librarian to get a copy for you and join the book club. infosoup describes the book: “In Shaker Heights, a placid, […]
Ruth E. Gundersen September 24, 1935 – April 7, 2022 Ruth E. Gundersen, age 86, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Care Partners in Hortonville, Wisconsin, where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born on Sept. 24, 1935, in Iola to Rudolph and Lillian (Anderson) […]
Saturday, April 23, the Iola-Scandinavia Track & Field team will be hosting a brat fry at Sentry Foods from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. It’s going to be a great day to stop down, grab some lunch and support the team! Can you have chickens in the Village of Iola? No, according to Betty Aanstad, […]
