Edgar

COMMUNITY LIVING

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Edgar High School basketball program alumni and friends are invited to play five-on-five games at the Edgar High School gymnasium on Thursday, Dec. 30. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Teams will be selected at 6:30 p.m. A raffle will be held to benefit the school basketball program.

Alumni pep band

Edgar High School band director Dennis Webb invites alumni to participate in pep band performances set for two Fridays, Jan. 7 and 14, at 6:45 p.m. during basketball game half-times. E-mail Webb at dwebb@gapps.edgar. wi.k12.wi.us so he can obtain sheet music and secure instruments, if needed.

Christmas services

St. Johns ELCA will hold services Christmas Eve on Friday, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec.25. The Christmas Eve services will begin at 7 p.m. preceded by a musical prelude at 6:30 p.m. The Christmas Day service will start at 9 a.m.

Book discussion

Join the Marathon County Public Library for a virtual reading and discussion with Wisconsin author and journalist Lawrence Tabak about his new book “Foxconned” on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7-8 p.m.

In 2018, the State of Wisconsin signed an economic-development deal with Foxconn, the China-based electronics manufacturer, nominally securing 13,000 jobs. Yet as Tabak shows, the deal is a disaster in every dimension. Disenfranchising American citizens of power, money and land, the Foxconn deal demonstrates all the ways that the pursuit of jobs can ruin American communities na- tionwide.

“Foxconned” tells this story not as a singular event, but as emblematic of a trend that shifts tax dollars from education, health care and infrastructure to corporate coffers. Governors and municipal leaders make huge bets on selected companies in the hope of political halos. Instead, it’s become one of the underrecognized forces of wealth transfer and income inequity ripping the fabric of civil society.

The discussion is free and open to the public, no registration required. This virtual event will be held via GoTo-Meeting. Click the “Attend” link on this page to join, and call 715-261-7230 for more information.

Skillz Club

The Edgar Boys Basketball Club will offer a weekly practice session for Edgar boys in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. The emphasis of this program will be fundamentals: dribbling, passing and shooting.

Practices will be held 3-5 p.m. on the following Sunday afternoons: Jan. 2, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. The club will meet Friday, Feb. 4, for Youth Night for an eight-minute show during a basketball game halftime and on Friday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

COVID dashboard

Edgar Public Schools has announced that two people out of 568 staff and students had confirmed cases of COVID- 19 as of Dec. 20. The school has recorded 51 cases of coronavirus since Sept. 1.

Fine arts

The Edgar Fine Arts Association has announced upcoming 1 p.m. 2022 Sunday shows in the Edgar Public Schools auditorium.

The “Ole and Lena Show” will return to Edgar on March 27. On April 24, the “New York, New York Dueling Pianos” show will offer an interactive, great time playing all of your requests and favorites.

Historical Society

Join the Marathon County Historical Society for a series of short, virtual chats in December about some of the great work they’ve done over the years Next year (2022) will mark the 70th anniversary of the Marathon County Historical Society and its efforts to collect, preserve, and keep alive the history of the people of Marathon County. 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. (Click the “Attend” button on this page to view on YouTube.) 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 of December chats includes: December 23: “Before the Historical Society” with Ben Clark. In some ways, the formation of the Historical Society in 1952 was the culmination of decades of historical programs and events. Learn how Marathon County decided it had history and that someone ought to do something to preserve it.

December 30: “Looking Ahead to 2022” with Sheryl Del Conte. To get people into the New Year, the Historical Society’s Curator of Events, Sheryl Del Conte, joins to give a peak at what’s coming up in 2022 for the Marathon County Historical Society.

Christmas Masses

St. John’s Catholic Church and Holy Family Catholic Church have announced Christmas Masses. There will be Masses on Friday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m. at St. John’s and at 7 p.m. at Holy Family. There will be Christmas Day Masses (Dec. 25) 9 a.m. at St. John’s and 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family.

Circle of Joy

The Edgar Circle of Joy food pantry is open to those in need of food in the Edgar Village Hall on the first Wednesday of the month, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and the third Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.