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Winona State University has announced three Marathon students are on the dean’s list for fall semester 2021. They are Quinton Alexander, Brooke Balz and Katrina Fredrickson.
To be named to the dean’s list, a student must be an undergraduate enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours for a grade) and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
The university also announced Brooke Balz graduated in fall 2021 with a bachelor of science degree in nursing Magna Cum Laude.
High school honor roll
Marathon High School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2021-22 school year.
High Honor Roll Seniors: Alexus Aguilar Hernandez, Emily Duberstein, Noah Fritz, Ethan Gacke, Noah Gage, Carlotta Galiano, Isaac Hackel, McKenna Haehlke, Alyssa Hall, Laci Hoeksema, Trinity Hornung, Astrid Howson, Brooke Jourdan, Jaden Koeller, Alexandria Kraimer, Vanessa Krueger, Elizabeth LaQua, Ella Mader, McKinnley Marks, Owen Marks, Abigail Plachetka, Jada Prihoda, Kayla Radtke, Kyle Rauen, Camryn Sapinski, Laila Smith, Chloe Sonnentag, Lindsey Sparr, Kendra Stoffel, Jonah Streveler, Julianna Thurs, Sofia Tylinski, Katelyn Underwood.
Juniors: Saul Beranek, Ian Blake, Ava Buchberger, Eowyn Dillon, Jaron Gage, Andrew Goergen, Brianna Hieronimus, Grace Kahon, Chloe La-Valley, Andrew Love, Madeline Martin, Korin Mroczenski, Ashley Phakitthong, Meredith Poremba, Kali Prihoda, Derek Scheiderer, Ashley Seliger, Griffin Treankler.
Sophomores: Ella Altfillisch, Kaitlyn Annis, Grace Barnet, Alisha Blenker, Paige Blount, Elizabeth Dzwonkowski, Caroline Fritz, Lily Gage, Andrew Glennon, Edmund Hall, Madison Heise, Marissa Kaiser, Emily Knoeck, Ava Krueger, Jorey Kunkel, Madisyn Lang, Payton Lawrence, Clayton Marcott, Mallory Ninabuck, Miles O’Keefe, Bridget Salber, Cassidy Seubert, Piper Skrzypchak, Jacob Smith, Jacob Sommers, Tyler Underwood, Derek Vesely, Grant Warren.
Freshmen: Addison Baeseman, Gwen Bergman, Kennedy Blake, Shilo Blake, Katie Cliver, Calyse Fieri, Aidan Hale, Kyla Heise, Jayden Henrichs, Braxton Jourdan, Clara Krasselt, Levi Krautkramer, Katie LeBlanc, Kiley Mader, Wilson Marks, Alexandria Matthiae, Addisen Molepske, Mason Mroczenski, Riley Ott, Danica Paszek, Chenpieng Phakitthong, Cody Radtke, Logan Rohland, Cayden Sapinski, Paige Sauter, Emma Scheiderer, River Stanecki, Alyssa Stowell, Isabella Vardon, Kyana Wise, Logan Witberler.
Honor Roll Seniors: Matthew Dzwonkowski, Nathan Hanke, Benjamin Robbins, Kory Sur- prise, Nicholas VanRixel, Allison Wokatsch, Marysol Zavaleta.
Juniors: Nicholas Bahr, Hannah Baldeshwiler, Emma DeBroux, Charlotte Gruetzmacher, Pierson Hamann, Grant Koch, Jersey Lobner, Parker Mathwich, Ahlexis Dru Nowak, Elizabeth Paul, Taylor Pawlowicz, Mason Seehafer, Brayden Sturm.
Sophomores: Luke Aschbrenner, Marcos Cruz Bloom, Brandon Gitzlaff, Ethan Hackel, Ethan Hale, Cooper Hoeksema, Casey Hollenbeck, Lauren Karlen, Lena Putnam, Reese Richter, Dylan Schreiner.
Freshmen: Thomas Bennett, Anna Chesek, Samuel Deckelman, Morgan Gore, Alexis Hall, Kane Hall, Myles Handrick, Morgan Hein, Aiden Lang, Katherine Paul, Alyssa Session.
History chats
Join the Marathon County Historical Society in February for an entertainment and educational hodgepodge of virtual History Chats programs.
In February, Historical Society staff will be sharing some of their local knowledge and research on a mix of topics, including some work that didn’t quite fit into their previous History Chats programs because of time, the topic or other reasons. They’ll finish off the month fielding your questions about their work.
All History Chats programs begin at 12:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live simultaneously via Zoom, the Historical Society’s Facebook page and its YouTube channel. If you can’t join them live, you can watch archived recordings anytime at the same places!
These programs, which are a collaborative effort between the Historical Society and the Marathon County Public Library, are free to watch and open to all ages, no registration required. Call the Historical Society at 715-842-5750 for more information.
The schedule for February includes:
n Feb. 10: Early Baseball in Marathon County. Gary Gisselman takes us back to the early years of baseball in Marathon County, from its introduction in the 1800s to the early success of Wausau Lumber Jacks teams.
n Feb. 17: Lost Pieces. Ben Clark pieces together some of the stories and tangents that ended up being removed from earlier History Chats, because they didn’t fit into the narrative of those topics. This week, these miscellaneous bits of local history get their own program.
n Feb. 24: Public Questions. Clark and Gisselman take the week to answer questions from the public. If you’ve ever had a nagging question about Marathon County history but never knew when or where to ask it, this is your chance! You can respond to our posts on our social media or email us directly (bclark@marathoncountyhistory. org).
Covid dashboard
Marathon School District has announced four cases of COVID-19 among 850 staff and students as of Feb. 3. This district has had 171 cases of coronavirus since the start of the 2021-22 school year.
Development days
Marathon Area Elementary School (MAES) will host Child Development Days for children ages two and onehalf to four years old on Thursday and Friday, March 3 and 4. The school asks all MAES and St. Mary’s incoming 5K students attend. The event will provide a vision screening, information on kindergarten, information on speech and language concerns plus a goody bag.
Call 715-443-2538 extension 1101 to schedule an appointment.
Mini-art exhibit
Throughout November 2021, the Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) offered free craft kits to adults containing various art supplies, then challenged folks to create a mini work of art using the provided supplies. Now, some of those works will be on display in a traveling mini art exhibit that will tour each of the nine MCPL locations this year. The mini art exhibit at MCPL’s Wausau headquarters will remain on display through the end of February.
Book club
Join the Marathon City Branch Library staff and other book lovers on Monday, Feb. 14, 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. for an engaging discussion of “Evvie Drake Starts Over” by novelist Linda Holmes.
Here is a synopsis of the book: recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher, is wrestling with why he can’t throw straight anymore. When Andy moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie’s house, the two make a deal: Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s late husband, and Evvie won’t ask about Dean’s baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken— and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more.
