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The Marshfield Area Retired Educators Association (MAREA) held a meeting on April 18 at Country Aire. The meeting was called to order by president Cindee Loos.
Following the Pledge to the Flag, minutes were placed on file. Visiting exchange students were introduced along with two host mothers, Tammy Kirsch and Jill Mielke.
The following are the committee reports: Under community action, Kathleen Hasenohrl will deliver the May Food Pantry donations to Soup and Socks.
Regarding health issues, Kathleen Hasenohrl shared information on sustainable eating and shared a handout ranking foods based on their environmental impact. She shared that it appears that what is good for the body appears to be good for the planet too.
Under legislative issues, Doreen Schultz spoke of the importance of letting our elected officials know of our desire for clean water, increased use of solar and geothermal energy.
Regarding membership, Trina Tiffany encouraged members to contact recent retirees in their district, inviting them to join the organization. Potential membership lists were distributed.
Under Pension, Carol Subera stated that we should be receiving notification from ETF regarding the May pension change.
Regarding Public Relations, Carol Ballerstein reported seventeen Easter cards were sent to members.
Under Scholarship, Ruby Pinter reported 13 scholarship applications were received from five area schools. The June 9 brat fry sign up sheet was distributed. All profits go toward the two $500 scholarships awarded by MAREA.
Regarding the WREA Foundation, Dorothy Dietsche circulated the WREA Foundation donation box.
Under Education Committee, volunteers are needed.
The following is old and new business, Carol Ely was thanked for serving as greet- er and bringing treats for the meeting.
Grace Dietel-Ensign spoke about writing her published autobiography, mainly written as a legacy to her family. The book is titled, “My Extraordinary Life.”
April birthday song sung for members. Meeting adjourned to four area exchange student speakers.
Fabuki Omura, Japan, spoke about how everything surprised him when he arrived in the U.S. He stated trains are used for transportation in Japan, including transportation to school.
He said suicide is the main social problem in Japan attributed to pressure to get accepted into a good college. Fabuki attends a private boys school in Tokyo and stated our teachers are friendlier and he loves American food and the beautiful stars in the sky. He attends Stratford High School Noor Alvi, Pakistan, told MAREA members about her southeast Asian country receiving independence in 1947.
Muslim is the main religion and students receive family pressure to become doctors or lawyers. Noor wore a traditional Pakistan dress to the meeting and has 10 million in her city. She said she was shocked to come to the small town of Edgar where drivers drive with much more caution.
She shared Pakistan’s view of the U.S. Cricket is the main sport. Noor stated there are many more choices in the U.S. education curriculum and less stress. There are no ACT or SAT tests in Pakistan because each college has their own entrance exam. Noor stated there are no nursing homes in Pakistan and family is valued more there. Wearing the head scarf is optional in Pakistan. Medical doctor is the highest status and many want to become doctors. Noor attends Edgar high School.
Camila Adan, Argentina, does not like Wisconsin cold weather. Both parents are accountants. Camila likes our educational system which has less rules about hair and clothing. She wears a uniform to school in Argentina. Camila shared information about the political problems in her country. Camila attends Marshfield Senior High School.
Sarah Simonsen, Denmark, lives with her mother and has an older sister. She stated in the U.S. we have to drive far to go places and in Denmark many other countries are close by.
She said Denmark has a woman prime minister and many use a bike for transportation. She stated Denmark is the second safest country in the world. In Denmark 57 percent of income is paid for taxes. All education is paid by these taxes along with receiving pay while attending college.
Simonsen said health care is paid by these taxes as is a percentage of child care and elderly care. Sarah stated Denmark citizens have gratitude about the financial aid given via taxes. There are 13 political parties in Denmark but only two main parties. There is even a vegan party in Denmark. Sarah is attending Edgar High School.
Graduation
Stratford High School’s Class of 2022 will graduate at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 27, in the high school gym.
Bloodmobile
A bloodmobile will be held from 3:30-6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at the VFW clubhouse in Stratford.
The following Tuesday blood drives will take place at the VFW clubhouse in Stratford: June 28, Aug. 23 and Oct. 25. No appointments are needed for people to donate blood.
Middle School honor roll
Stratford Middle School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2021-22 school year.
High Honors Grade six: Emma Berens, Noah Bornbach, Jayden DeFoe, Sophia Delo, Decian Fisher, Austin Foster, Dante Grammaatikopoulos, Henry Heeg, Theodore Hiebl, Ashton Hollatz, Liv Knoeck, Tyler Lange, Bryce LaPointe, Morgan Linzmaier, Nathan Lucio, Megan Marten, Emma Mews, Madaline Ostricki, Sawyer Rasmussen, Isaiah Sanchez, Kaeden Schill, Abigail Schmidt, Morgan Schmidt, Matthew Schoenfuss, Wynn Schoenherr, Brayden Schwantes, Jayelynn Shanks, Reese Spindler, Chloe Stueber, Isaac Tan, Jake Thomer, Briseida Trejo and Julia Zawislan.
Grade seven: Madelyn Berdan, Joshua Bosmans, Tyler Budtke, Nathan Cordes, Ava Dehlinger, Ella Dennee, Amber Drexler, Connor Finke, Camryn Gresham, Kolton Haupt, Jaela Jochimsen, Dakota Knetter, Connor Kreft, Dylan Lewerenz, John Mews, Carly Pankratz, Hayden Polzin, Chloe Post, Lucas Sauter, Emmercyn Schiller, Brianna Sherden, Avery Skaya, Dylan Strasser, Christopher Stuttgen, Carter Trowbridge, Mario Verdone, Jenna Weigel and Alexis Wiesman.
Grade eight: Brady Berg, Coltan Breit, Amanda Budtke, Ryan Christopherson, Colin Cournoyer, Lily Dabbert, Carley Ehrke, Hailey Fecker, Hayden Fecker, Eire Fisher, Lucas Forrest, Mason Hollatz, Mathias Kaiser, Alexa Krieg, Gracie Krummel, Aleydi Martinez-Torres, Kaylie McHugh, Sylvia McMeeken, Jaegar Ormond, Seth Ostricki, Cody Randow, Calvin Rasmussen, Jack Remus, Isabelle Schill, Gracie Schmidt, Robin Serwe, Riley Spindler, Brody Thomer, Tria Tubbs, Brooks Vanderhoof, Jacob Weiland, Hailey Wiesman, Derek Williams, Lucy Zaleski and Zander Zawislan.
Honors Grade six: Aiden Bean, Emerie Bredl-Hryndej, Joseph Cable, Timothy Cavadini, Andrew Dennee, Addison Drexler, Eliza Hauke, Callie Heiden, Kennedy Hoernke, Lillian Kaiser, Deegan Leonhardt, Hilari Machorro-Patricio, Daniel McMeeken, Christian Molina, Alexis Pribnow, Joshua Robus, Blake Roeper, Benny Trejo, Riais Varela, Brooke Varsho, Jason Weiland and Harrison Zirbel.
Grade seven: Olivia Ballerstein, Carter Foster, Ava Gillette, Madelyn Kroening, Owen Lueck, Rhyan Millard, Kaden Ostricki, Breleigh Shanks, Addisyn Thompson, Jovanni Verdone, Jaden Weis and Brennan Zimmerman.
Grade eight: Hardol Arcos Perez, Masyn Bredl-Hryndej, Cayda Carter, Esmeralda Castellanos, Drew Gage, Emilee Gebelein, Parker Glenn, Allie Leonhardt, Javen Lyons, Mason Miller, Matthew Mueller, Austin O’ Neil and Kaylee Ostricki.
Book Club
The public is welcome to attend a lively discussion about the book titled, “The Henna Artist” by author Alka Joshi at the Marathon County Public Library’s Stratford Branch on Wednesday, May 18, at 1 p.m.
The May Book Club will be held outside if the weather is nice, or virtually if not. People can call the Stratford Library at 715-687-44209 for more information on the May Book Club.
