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Senior Citizens
The Senior Citizens card group met on Oct. 13 for weekly card playing at the Athens Area Fire and Ambulance Hall.
Two games of Sheepshead were played. Butch Boris won the first game and Sally Whaples took second place. Sally Stubbe won the second game and Norbert Lake placed second. Andy Hoef received low score.
Newcomers are encouraged to come play Sheepshead every Thursday from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Athens fire hall.
Aluminum can drive
The Athens public schools athletic department has an aluminum can collection available for people to donate their cans year round at the Heartland Cooperative C Store, located at 900 Pine St. in Athens.
Dale and Tracy Westfall transport the donated alumninum cans to a scrap yard to get money to help support Athens public school athletic teams.
Athens Lions Club
Athens-area residents are welcome to attend the Athens Lions Club’s monthly meetings, which are held at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month, alternating between Balz Inn and Landmark Bar.
Anyone with questions can call Athens Lions Club member Steve Sondelski at 715218-1496. New members and guests are always welcome at the monthly meetings.
Athens fitness
The fitness center for Athens School District residents to use is open from 6-8 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays inside Athens High School.
Athens School District residents wanting to use the fitness center must sign a liability waiver in the high school office prior to utilizing the fitness center.
Edgar Women’s Club
The Edgar Women’s Club met on Oct. 11 at the Edgar Village Hall. Eleven members attended.
Judy Berg, president, conducted the meeting. Club members will hold a Bake Sale on Nov. 4 at Nicolet Bank beginning at 9 a.m.
Club members will hold their Christmas party on Dec. 6 at the Edgar Family Restaurant. A $19 gift exchange will be held.
Library news was Book Club is held the first Tuesday of each month. Club members filled Halloween treats for the Home Schoolers at the library.
The traveling prize was won by Cathy Myszka.
New members are welcome to join the club at its next meeting on Dec. 6 at Edgar Family Restaurant.
Edgar Story Time
Parents and caregivers are invited to come to the Edgar Branch Public Library the first and third Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for Family Story Time.
The event is open to the public with no registration required. Call the Edgar Branch Public Library at 715-352-3155 for more information.
Edgar free breakfast
Edgar School District has announced it will participate in a new Universal Free Breakfast Program sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. All students qualify and there is no application for the family to complete.
While breakfasts will be free, lunches will not. Low income families are encouraged to apply for the Free or Reduced Meal Program offered through USDA.
For more information, contact Edgar food service director Rebecca Larson at 715352-3321 or at rlarson@gapps. edgar.k12.wi.us.
Medical equipment
The Edgar American Legion in Edgar has good, used medical equipment that can be loaned out. If you are in need, call Sylvia Fergot at 715352-2221.
Rib Falls HCE
The Rib Falls Home and Community Education (HCE) met on Oct. 12 at the home of Debbie Hilmerhausen. Dessert and refreshments were served, with a fall theme.
The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and Creed I. Roll call was taken and the following questions were asked to members: How has a national or world event changed your life? If you could magically change something in your life, what would it be? All members were present along with one guest.
The secretary and treasurer reports were given and approved as read. Membership dues were collected.
This month Judy Baeseman celebrated her 55th year as a Rib Falls HCE member. In appreciation, she gave each member a gift of One Wise Ole Owl to Another. Gloria Kreager reported on the WAHCE State Conference.
The next Rib Falls HCE meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the home of Gloria Kreager.
The song sung was Shine on Harvest Moon. The meeting was adjourned with Creed II.
Deb showed Rib Falls HCE members some free hand drawsings/paintings of peo;ple that a relative painted. For entertainment, HCE members played The Price is Right and Thanksgiving Bingo, with all everyone receiving prizes.
Knoll Fitness Center
The Knoll Fitness Center, which is attached to Stratford High School, is open from 4:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Monday thru Sunday, but the fitness center is closed from 12:30-1:30 p.m. each weekday for cleaning; it’s not closed an hour on Saturdays and Sundays for cleaning.
Stratford School District residents need to visit the high school office to get their keyfob updated before they’ll be able to gain access into the Knoll Fitness Center.
Extension series
Marathon County UW Extension is offering a mini webinar titled, “Maintaining Your Festive Houseplants” at noon on Thursday, Oct. 27.
The public can access the webinar by visiting https:// hort.extension.wics.edu/ events/.
STH 97 construction
The following construction work on STH 97 between Stratford and Marshfield from now until November includes: Crews will finish making deck repairs on the bridge near CTH T and grading the intersection. Crews will begin restoration work at the intersections of CTH AAA/Galvin Avenue and CTH C.
Nine Mile trails
All trails in Nine Mile County Forest Recreation Area in Rib Mountain closed for the season on Oct. 15, to all mountin biking and horseback riding. The trails will open again between May 1 and May 15, 2023, contingent upon spring trail conditions.
Mountain biking and horseback riding activities remain open in the other Marathon County Forest Units and Big Eau Pleine County Park. Mountain biking is also still available at the Sylvan Hill Bike Trails and the Ringle Landfill bike trails.
Food historian
Jessica B. Harris, a culinary historian, educator and New York Times best-selling author, will speak at UWStevens Point campuses Oct. 25-26. Her evening presentations are free and open to the public.
Harris wrote “High on the Hog,” an award-winning book that was the basis for an acclaimed Netflix series by the same name.
She is considered a ranking authority on foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. A masterful storyteller and acclaimed scholar, she uses narrative history to engage readers and audiences. She was author, editor or translator of 18 books, including 12 cookbooks.
Harris will speak at 6 p.m. on these dates, topics and locations: Tuesday, Oct. 25, “Hawkers to Caterers to Restaurateurs: Pathways to Wealth in the African Atlantic World” at James F. Veninga Theater, UW Center for Civic Engagement, UWStevens Point at Wausau; Wednesday, Oct. 26, “Same Boat Different Stops: Culinary and Cultural Connections in the African Atlantic World” at Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, UWStevens Point. Registration is required for the free event at bit.ly/ jessicabharrisuwsp.
Voter ID
Ahead of the Wisconsin Fall election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds voters how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting.
Valid identification for voting purposes includes a drivers license, identification card, military or student ID card, etc. There is no separate “voter ID.” A federally compliant REAL ID card is not required for voting purposes. Anyone unsure if their identification meets the requirements should visit the Wisconsin Elections Commission website to check.
To obtain identification to show at the polls for voting, begin online. A list of required documents to bring to a DMV Customer Service Center is available at wisconsindmv. gov. If the required documents needed for an ID are not readily available, DMV has a process called the Voter ID Petition Process, to obtain the necessary information, This process, available free of charge, may be used to quickly obtain a receipt valid to take to the polls for voting while the remaining documents or verifications are obtained.
Anyone with questions related to obtaining an ID to vote should call the DMV’s toll-free Voter ID hotline at (844) 588-1069. Questions regarding voter eligibility, poll locations, voter registration information or other election information can be directed to the Wisconsin Elections Commission at elections.wi.gov.
People can start their application now at wisconsindmv. gov or at a local DMV Customer Service Center. To find a DMV, check hours, services and wait times, visit wisconsindmv. govcenters.
