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BOYS REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL: The I-S High School Boys Varsity Basketball team will go to Edgar for the WIAA Regional Semi-Final game at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6.

Pi DAY: March 14 is Pi Day at the Crystal Café, where you can get a piece of pie for $3.14 per slice from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

FIRST PLACE: Congratulations to the I-S High School Polka Band for their starred first place at Solo/Ensemble last Saturday. They are going to state in Stevens Point on May 4.

WATERCOLOR CLASS: Local artist Carolyn Rosenberger will hold a watercolor class on Monday, March 11, at Lessons From the Art Academy in Iola. A rustic old barn will be the subject of the watercolor. The session starts at 9 a.m. and there is a cost.

RAFFLE TICKETS: The Scandinavia Volunteer Fire Department is conducting its annual Spring Fundraiser Raffle. Tickets are $20 each and only 500 tickets will be sold. The drawing is April 27. There are 10 prizes to be won. Get tickets from firefighters or at Silver Lake Lanes.

Around the State

WAKE BOAT RISKS: An article concerning the negative effects of wake boats – 18-25 foot boats with deep V-shaped hulls and engines over 350hp – on shorelines, aquatic plants and animals, and transfer of invasive species can be read here.

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