Around Town
SAVE THE DATE: The Iola Citywide Rummage Sale will be held May 14-17. The sale covers rummage sales in the Iola-Scandinavia area. The cost to be on the map is $10. Go here for the form to register. The Waupaca Citywide Rummage Sale will also be held on those dates.
TRADING POST CLOSING: The small store near the Iola-Scandinavia School District’s pine woodlands on Highway 49 south of Iola is closing after 12 years of operation. Harry and Kathy Lorge purchased the business in 2014 from Gerald and Sharon Jorgenson. It is having an inventory reduction sale. Unsold items will be transferred to Lorge’s Timeless Vintage and Consignment shop in Little Chute.
Job Opportunities
SCANDIHUS: The Scandinavia business is hiring. You must be 16 years of age. Email your resume and availability to scandihusllc@gmail.com.
SLICED PIZZA CO.: The pizzeria is hiring pizza chefs and delivery drivers, both part-time and full-time. Send resume to Slicedpc@gmail.com.
Around the County
PETERSEN RETIRING: Former Iola-Scandinavia State Rep. Kevin Petersen of Waupaca has announced he is retiring from the Assembly after serving 20 years. His current term will be his last.
BUYERS’ GUIDE CEASES PUBLICATION: Publisher Patrick Wood has announced that the Waupaca Buyers’ Guide, New London Buyers’ Guide, and Clintonville Shoppers’ Guide will cease publication. Final issues are to be distributed from March 31-April 1. Wood cites declining revenues and absorbing “significant financial losses”. Wood emphasizes that MultiMedia Channels will not be shuttering its weekly newspapers serving the county.
Around the State
STATE SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES: A thorough look at Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazae and Chris Taylor can be read here. Taylor is endorsed by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Lazar is endorsed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker and the state’s six Republican members of Congress. You can read Wisconsin Public Radio articles on Lazar here and Taylor here.
STATE-RUN GROCERY STORE: Radio personality Dan O’Donnell posted on X: “The Socialist Caucus (yes, it’s a real thing) in the Wisconsin Legislature has introduced a bill spending $100 million in taxpayer dollars on state-run grocery stores.” It’s Assembly Bill 1221, introduced on March 19 by Representatives Madison, Hong, Clancy, Phelps, Cruz, Sinicki, and Prado. It has been referred to the Committee on State Affairs. This bill creates the Wisconsin Public Food Administration Authority. The bill provides that the mission of the authority is to ensure universal access to affordable, nutritious food by supporting local governments in the development and operation of public grocery stores and operating a statewide public food distribution network that lowers costs, stabilizes prices, supports workers, and prioritizes food-insecure communities.
