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Marathon Venture Academy accounces the following students have achieved Citizen Scholar Status for Trimester 1 of the 2020-21 school year.
Sixth grade: Sawyer Berens, Isabella Bowe, Sawyer Burish, Owen Chrouser, Kayla Cihlar, Lacey Cihlar, Abigail Falkowski, Aubrey Fieri, Kayla Freund, Brooklyn Hartway, Landon Hilgart, Carlee Holte, Addison Knoeck, Quillan Kunkel, Madison Matthiae, Allison Podjaski, Ripley Skrzypchak, Morgan Sorge and Greenly Treankler.
Seventh grade: Isabella Berenz, Mya Buchberger, Leah Dodson, Adelyn Harris, Ethan Huebsch, Treyten Hornung, Brianne King, Halle Laabs, Emma Love, Christopher Marcell, Gavin Matthiae, Reed Mc-Cain, Brayden Pinter, Claire Riesgraf, Markus Sleiter, Danica Staus, True Thurs, Madelyn Volkman and Mya Yach.
Eighth grade: Addison Baesman, Shilo Blake, Katie Cliver, Calyse Fieri, Clara Krasselt, Wilson Marks, Alexandria Matthiae, Addisen Molepske, Danica Paszek, Chenpieng Phakitthong and Isabella Vardon.
Bank remodeling
People’s State Bank plans to remodel its Marathon location at 314 Main Street, with work beginning in early January 2021 and wrapping up in late spring.
The 2,500 square foot remodeling project will provide better flow for customers and employees, an ADA-compliant bathroom and will create two additional offices for customer interaction.
“We’re creating more private spaces where our employees and customers can have conversations,” said Peoples State Bank President & CEO Scott Cattanach. “It shows a commit- ment to our customers from Marathon and the surrounding area, offering an updated and redesigned space to enhance their banking experience.”
The bank plans to be open throughout construction, although there may be a bit of dust or construction noise in the background. A temporary teller line will be installed in the lobby, so customers won’t have to navigate through the construction. Customer drive through service will not be impacted.
“This upgraded and remodeled space will be great, not only for our customers, but for bank employees as well,” said Marathon Branch Manager Kaci Sessions. “In addition to the added office space, the workflow for our customer service representatives will also improve.”
“We are excited about the project that Peoples State Bank has proposed for the Marathon City location,” said Marathon Village Administrator Andy Kurtz. “Their continued investment further demonstrates the commitment of Peoples State Bank to Main Street revitalization and the community.”
Peoples has hired The Redmond Company, a wellrespected bank design and contracting company, for the architecture work and will hire local construction companies for the remodeling project.
Virtual Book Club
The Marathon County Public Library Virtual Book Club will discuss “Close to Home” by Lisa Jackson on Monday, Jan. 25, 1-2 p.m. on the GoTo-Meeting platform.
Little Red Raiders
Marathon area youth are invited to participate in a Virtual Little Red Raiders basketball program scheduled for four Saturdays in January. The lessons will be held on Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30. They will be for three age groups: 5K-2, 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; grades 3-5, 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.; and grades 6-8, 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The program will teach basketball fundamentals, including shooting, ball handling, dribbling and passing. The lessons will be broadcast over Raider TV at https://www. marathon.K12.us/community/ raider.tv.cfm.
Coaches for the program will be Adam Jacobson and Jeff Schneider. No fees will be charged for this year’s program. No t-shirts will be offered.
History Chats
Marathon County Historical Society History Chats will continue with new topics, including one focused on Marathon City.
Ben Clark and Gary Gisselman host these chats every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. on different chapters of history from across Marathon County. They are presented in conjunction with the Marathon County Public Library. Each session begins with a short presentation (10-15 minutes) followed by answers to audience questions.
