Around Town

BLOOD DRIVE: The Iola Lions Blood Drive will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from noon-5 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center. Make your appointment at www.redcross.org or call 800-733-2767.

LOCAL RUNNING CLUB: Iola-Scandinavia has had a local running club for years. Now research shows that more people are joining running clubs and fewer are going to the bar. A record-low 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, while run clubs and group fitness are booming. In the same report, a survey found people were four times more likely to want to meet others through a fitness group rather than at a bar. Courtesy All Healthy

WATERCOLOR LESSON: Caroline Rosenberger will be offering a painting course on a watercolor of a Misty Lake on Monday, Sept. 15, starting at 9:30 a.m. at Lessons From the Art. The cost is $25, and all supplies are included.

Around the State

HEALTH SERVICES: A Republican bill that seeks to stop Wisconsin from using public funds to support health services for immigrants who lack legal authorization to reside in the U.S. The bill — AB 308 — would prohibit state, county, village, long-term care district, and federal funds from being used to subsidize, reimburse, or provide compensation for any health care services for a person not lawfully in the country. Read the Wisconsin Examiner story here.

CHEESE FACTORY MIGRANTS: 43 immigrant workers who recently lost their jobs at a Monroe, Wisconsin cheese factory. The workers, some of whom labored for more than 20 years at W&W Dairy, were told in August they would have to submit to E-Verify screening and confirm their legal status to continue their employment after a new company, Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), bought the cheese plant. They walked off the job to protest. Read the Wisconsin Examiner story here.