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The 103rd Annual Lutefisk Supper and Norwegian Bake and Craft Sale will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Hosted by Northland Lutheran Church, this supper celebrates the rich Norwegian heritage of the many families who helped settle the rural rolling lands of the Iola area. Norwegian church members will once again bring […]
By Iola Historical Society Watch Norwegian pastry making, lefse making, and Lost Arts artisans ply their crafts at the 2021 Taste Of Norway & Lost Arts Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 2. The event is free, with the Taste of Norway & Lost Arts demonstrations running from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event […]
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for Sunday, Oct. 31, in the Iola-Scandinavia area are 3-5 p.m. If you wish to participate in Trick or Treating as a Village Resident, please turn on your outside light for people to know that you are willing to have trick or treaters at your residence. If you choose not […]
The Iola Historical Society will hold its board and membership meetings on Monday, Sept. 27, in the Machine Shed. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and feature discussion of the Oct. 2 Taste of Norway & Lost Arts Fair. The program will Look at What’s New […]
Kathy Ann Soik September 21, 1967 – September 13, 2021 Kathy Ann Soik, 53, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. She was born on Sept. 21, 1967, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the late Ronald and Nondas (Anderson) Soik. She loved spending time in her beautiful flower gardens, being with her […]
A cash raffle fundraiser to benefit expansion is being held by the Iola Village Library. Tickets are $20 each and the drawing will be held on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. You need not be present to win. First prize is $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $500, and 4th $250. Tickets are available at the […]
Cynthia “Cindy” L. Wasrud July 5, 1973 – September 14, 2021 Cynthia “Cindy” L. Wasrud, age 48 of Waupaca, Wisconsin, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. She was born in Waupaca on July 5, 1973, to the late Arden and Mona (Raether) Niemuth. Cindy graduated from Weyauwega-Fremont High School in […]
Gale A. (Cowboy) Peterson August 28, 1929 – September 11, 2021 Gale A. (Cowboy) Peterson, age 82 of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. He was born on Aug. 28,1939, in Waupaca, Wisconsin, to the late Edwin and Irene (Duten) Peterson. In his younger years he was with the National Guard as […]
Joni D. Kucksdorf August 18, 1959 – September 3, 2021 Joni D. Kucksdorf, age 62, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. She was born on Aug. 18, 1959, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to the late Melvin and Marceil D. (Senecal) Frahm. On June 14, 1980, she married Larry Kucksdorf at St. Paul’s […]
Audrey H. (Behrent) Tessen October 14, 1937 – September 5, 2021 Audrey H. (Behrent) Tessen of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Sept. 5, 2021. Audrey was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully at the age of 83 at the Thedacare Hospital in Waupaca. Our mother, Audrey, was one of the most loving, thoughtful […]
