Edgar

COMMUNITY LIVING

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Edgar Public Schools reports that two people among 568 staff have COVID-19 as of Jan. 3. The school has had 54 people with confirmed coronavirus cases since school started on Sept. 1, 2021.

Dealing with grief

Edgar Public Schools will host a presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. by Lori Lenhard of Children’s Wisconsin on the subject of “Grief in Children and Adolescents.”

To register for the event, contact a school pupil service member, including Emily Gilmore, Jamie Koehler, Marisa Doll and Samantha Boivin.

The presentation is available both in person at the Edgar Public School library and over Zoom.

Coin drive

The Edgar National Honor Society and Edgar Middle School Student Council raised $1,628 to purchase Christmas gifts for local children last month.

Family fun

Edgar Elementary School will offer a Family Fun Night on Thursday, Jan. 20. The theme for the event is “make it and take it.”

On campus

Two Edgar students have been named to the dean’s list at UW-Superior for the fall 2021 semester. They are Makenna Guden and Calysta Hakala.

Woodland waddle

Edgar Area Trail Supporters will sponsor the annual Scotch Creek Woodland Waddle on Sunday, Feb. 13.

Proceeds from the event go towards maintenance of trails in the Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve in Edgar, including trail grooming for cross coun- try skis and snowshoeing.

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.

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.

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 nationwide.

“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 under-recognized 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.

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.

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.

Senior events

St. Stephen’s ELCA, Edgar, will host two senior events in January 2022. The first will be a bingo party on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1-3 p.m. with prizes, refreshments and snacks. A second event on Wednesday, Jan. 26, will feature board games. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Both events will be held in the church basement.

To request a ride or get more information, call Mark at 715-348-5802 or Colleen at 715-571-8277.

St. Stephen’s ELCA is handicapped accessible.

Poetry contest

Young writers between the ages of 9-18 are invited to send the Marathon County Public Library original, unpublished poems for a spring poetry contest. Winners will receive recognition and prizes. All entrants must be Marathon County residents.