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The Fireworks Celebration in Iola will be held on Sunday, July 3, at Taylor Field/Ingval Olson Park. Rain date has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 5. The event is sponsored and funded by the Iola-Scandinavia Chamber of Commerce. Activities commence with Iola-Scandinavia Class of 2022 versus the Class of 2023-24. This will be followed by […]
Congratulations to these local I-S School District staff for their years of service: Valerie Olson, 40 years; Jill Willems, 30 years; Alan Bauer, Bill Myers, and Mark Wester all 25 years; Kristen Bertsch, Casey Danielson, Julie Maus, and Amy Wiersma, all 20 years; Annette Davy, 15 years; Jeannine Harbridge, 10 years; and, Megan Driebel and […]
Pie in the Park, a fundraiser for The American Legion Sheveland-Taylor Post 14 and sponsored by Crystal Café and Iola Sentry Foods, will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the park in downtown Iola. Purchase a slice of pie, pie a la mode, or a whole pie. Country […]
The Iola Lions’ Leos 9-May 20 Pin Bowling Fundraiser at Silver Lake Lanes have been announced. A total of $335 was raised. Funds will be used by the Leos for the 2023 Kids Easter Party. Cheryl Winters won the 50/50 raffle and she donated the funds back to the Leos. There were 23 bowlers from […]
The Lady T-Birds softball team will take on Horicon High School at 6:30 p.m. in the sub-State championship game on Thursday, June 9. Registration for Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School is now open. VBS will be held June 19-23 from 5:30-8 p.m. Contact Julie in the church office for more information. One Ten […]
David Stokes will present “Unhuggable: Animals Nobody Loves” at the Iola Village Library on Tuesday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. Stokes is a Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education Teacher of the Year and an “Aldo Leopold” award winner. Using live creatures and animal artifacts, songs and short stories, David gets down with his audiences, and […]
Crafting Bee is back at the Scandinavia Public Library! Bring your project to work on at the library 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 whether you are a novice […]
Last weekend at State middle school track last Saturday was a big day. Jensen Rice set new Wisconsin middle school state record in the 200-meter, came in second in the 100-meter hurdles and 6th in the triple jump. Congratulations! Iola Lions will host an American a Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, June 8, at […]
The Iola Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 31, in the Machine Shed on the society’s campus on Depot Street. The board will meet at 5:50 p.m. followed by a membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., Dr. James Maus will share his fondest recollections and memories of a […]
Memorial Day Services for Iola will take place at Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Iola, with the parade starting at 11 a.m. and service to follow. Featured speaker is Waupaca County Veterans Service Officer Jesse Cuff. New names added to the Memoriam Monument count 27, and five Gold Star names will be added to the Gold […]
