ATHENS

Senior Card Group

The Senior Citizens card group met on April 24 for weekly card playing at the Athens Area Fire and Ambulance Hall.

Two games of Sheepshead were played. Steve Klockziem won first place and Rick Schaetzl came in second in the first game. Sally Stubbe won first and Alvira Hendrichs came in second in the second game.

Low score was Henry Faber. Newcomers are encouraged to come play Sheepshead every Thursday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Athens fire hall.

Honor rolls

Trinity Lutheran School Third Quarter Highest Honors (All A’s) 7th Grade: Lauryn Hartwig High Honors (More A’s than B’s) 8th Grade: Jordyn Gross, Brooklyn Hein, Kelly Mathey, Nick Paul.

7th Grade: Alex Ellenbecker, Jadyn Rueth.

6th Grade: Ethan Salber. 5th Grade: Libby Christopherson. Honors (All B’s or Higher)

7th Grade: Abe Sayre 6th Grade: Chayce Gruna 5th Grade: Will Paul

Family Story Time

Children of all ages and their parents or caregivers are invited to the Athens Branch Library for Family Story Times. During this 30-minute program, library staff will read books, sing songs, and offer other literature-based activities. The next Family Story Time is Wednesday, May 7, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Book club

The Athens Book Club will meet at the Athens City Branch Library on Tuesday, May 13, at 2 p.m. to discuss “Next Year in Havana” by Chanel Cleeton A freelance writer returns to her grandmother’s homeland to fulfill her last wish to have her ashes scattered in Havana and discovers her family history amidst Cuba’s tropical beauty and dangerous political environment. Call 715-257-7292 for more info.

Family Story Time

Children of all ages and their parents or caregivers are invited to the Edgar Branch Library for Family Story Times. During this 30-minute program, library staff will read books, sing songs, and offer other literature-based activities. The next Family Story Times will be Tuesday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 20, from 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Book club

The Edgar Book Club will meet at the Edgar Branch Library on Tuesday, May 13, at noon to discuss “The Souls of Lost Lake” by Jaime Jo Wright. Wren Blythe loves life in the Northwoods, but when a girl goes missing, her search uncovers a shocking link to the legendary murderess Ava Coons. Decades earlier, Ava grapples with her own dark past. To save the innocent, both must confront a lurking evil. Call 715-3523155 for more info.

Honor rolls

Edgar High School Third Quarter Highest Honors 12th Grade: Emery Borchardt, Zander Chenier, Nele Frahm, Tegan Knetter, Chloe Mellenberger, Kendra Mucha, Isaac Reemtsma, Emma Riehle, Ty Schnelle, Chet Severson, Carlie Stahel, Addisyn Trawicki.

11th Grade: Ella Baumgartner, Maverick Butt, Kaitlyn Hartnady, Wade Kohel, Addyson Nowak, Samantha Schmidt, Micah Schulz, Dillan Sondelski, Tucker Streit.

10th Grade: Brehna Buffington, Caius Higgins, Isabella Kaiser, Annie Kolodziej, Samantha Schneider.

9h Grade: Madelyn Jacobs, Ashley Krause, McKenzie Mueller, Addyson Nowak, Adeline Peterson, Paige Strasser, Emmitt Vanornum.

High Honors 12th Grade: Paula Dreier, Emma Hartway, Lillian Schroeder, Mia Stencil, Madilyn Wendtland, Aubrey Behling, Jarvis Kofent, Paola Corcobado, Austin Schreiber, Oliver Olmsted, Corey Koeppl, Lucy Kolodziej, Fletcher Weiland, Alyson Kolano.

11th Grade: Dominic Contreras, Brandalyn Halvorsen, Lucas Stahnke, Preston Erickson, Callie Behling, Ethan Koeppl, Gavin Mauer, Alexis Hein, Mya Quirk, Dawson Bornheimer, Savannah Koepke, Alex Schneider.

10th Grade: Kennen Vanornum, Carson Nowak, Makita Ellenbecker, Naquene Ellenbecker, Rylee Heil, Tyler Schmidt, Levi Seliger, Anthony Trawicki, Rachel Burke, Natallya Radke, Izach Myszka, Claire Deal, Jorja Knetter, Alyssa Kolano, Wyatt Klockziem, Hailey Schreiner, Laura Mucha, Sawyer Weiland, Kaden Bargender, Reid Kohel.

9th Grade: Anabel Blocker, Shiloh Karlen, Abbigail Halama, Trevor Apfelbeck, Paige Reinders, Vanessa Czech, Tenley Mauer, Brendan Imhoff, Eva Butt, Eli Kramer, Flynn Olmsted, Elijah Yessa, Adam Borchardt, Kaylin Dietsche, Landon Lukasko, Maddyson Schafer. Honors 12th Grade: Dakoka Ellenbecker, Elijah Slack, William Hackel, Isaac Halama, Laura Davis, Colby Schwoerer, Ashlynn Baeseman, Alainey Young, Kasen Ristow, Wyatt Powers, Tyler Murkowski, Dylan Apfelbeck, Brock Mauer, Riley Mueller.

11th Grade: Lavivianne Fischer, Darin Iczkowski, Kaylee Krueger, Hayden Westfall, Jourdan Berg, Chloe Rogers, Izabelle Reif.

10th Grade: Isaac Socha, Anaycka Brodhagen, Isaiah Kraft, Johnathon Szymanski, Mariana Martinez, Owen Kingsley, Jeremy Malouf, Grace Hargraves, Tyler Halvorsen, Paige Bricker.

9th Grade: Lillyanna Dvorak, Carina Seubert, Siara Schroeder, Kendyl Apfelbeck, Mason Manecke, Paxton Mueller, Alexander

Woller.

Free plant swap

Plant lovers can swap the old for the new during a free plant swap event from May 12-17 at the Marathon City Branch Library. Everyone is welcome to take or leave a plant, and plant care instructions are always helpful. A table will be set up right outside the library entrance. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required. For more information, call 715-443-2775

Book club

The Marathon City Book Club will meet at the Marathon City

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Branch Library on Monday, May 12, at 5:45 p.m. to discuss “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride. When a skeleton is unearthed in the close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters – living on the margins of white, Christian America – closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed. Call 715-4432775 for more info.

Spring cleanup

The Village of Marathon City will be conducting a spring cleanup for its residents on Saturday, May 3. This will be held at the municipal garage located at 104 Chestnut Street from 8 to 10 a.m. Information regarding fees and what is accepted can be found on the Marathon City website.

STRATFORD

Book club

The Stratford Book Club will meet at the Stratford Branch Library on Wednesday, May 21, at 1 p.m. to discuss “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters. The only child of affluent and protective parents, Norma, troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination, searches for the truth, leading her to the blueberry fields of Maine, where a family secret is finally revealed. Call 715-687-4420 for more info.

Honor rolls

Stratford High School Third Quarter High Honors 12th Grade: Jesse Bauer, Addison Bauman, Cooper Bosmans, Drew Bruesewitz, Cristina Cano-Aguilera, Kayla Casperson, Alec Chapel, Trenton Cournoyer, Xander Curtice, Cree DeFoe, Andrew Dickinson, Kassedey Downey, Kaden Foster, Taylor Gawlikoski, Aidan Hadlock, Ethan Heeg, Collan Johnson, Emiliano Juarez-Cordova, Lydia Junemann, Vance Kielman, Lillyan Kildahl, Matthew Kolb, Dylan Lange, Claire LaPointe, Cayden Leonhardt, Abbigail Lewerenz, Carter Lueck, Keirstyn Mannigel, Perla Martinez Gonzalez, Mckenzie Novotny, Mason Oertel, Laney Pankratz, Scott Robus, Emma Roeper, Emerson Roy, Jett Schoenherr, Kalyn Echueller, Maggie Schwabe, Breleigh Skaya, Maci Stueber, Emma Syring, Alex Trowbridge, Jack Tubbs, Mason Wavrunek, Jasmine Weiland, Walker Weis, Derek Wiese, Caleb Wrensch, Daisy Yoder, Garrett Zuelke.

11th Grade: Trygve Aschenbrenner, Alaina Bangart, Thomas Bangart, Alyssa Bargender, Brady Berg, Amanda Budtke, Ryan Christopherson, Lily Dabbert, Hailey Fecker, Hayden Fecker, Eire Fisher, Lucas Forrest, Erika Frick, Parker Glenn, Mason Hollatz, Mathias Kaiser, Alexa Krieg, Gracie Krummel, Allie Leonhardt, Dawnyel Martin, Aleydi Martinez-Torres, Kaylie McHugh, Sylvia McMeeken, Gavin Meyer, Mason Miller, Seth Ostricki, Cody Randow, Calvin Rasmussen, Jack Remus, Isabelle Schill, Gracie Schmidt, Riley Spindler, MyKayla Stueber, Brody Thomer, Tria Tubbs, Brooks Vanderhoof, Jacob Weiland, Hailey Wiesman, Lucy Zaleski, Zander Zawislan, Emily Zuelke.

10th Grade: Olivia Ballerstein, Elaina Bartels, Madelyn Berdan, Joshua Bosmans, Tyler Budtke, Carely Cano-Aguilera, Nathan Cordes, Amber Drexler, Connor Finke, Gavin Gawlikoski, Camryn Gresham, Kolton Haupt, Bailey Knapp, Aaron Knetter, Connor Kreft, Dylan Lewerenz, John Mews, Kaden Ostricki, Carly Pankratz, Chloe Post, Emmercyn Schiller, Brianna Sherden, Avery Skaya, Dylan Strasser, Christopher Stuttgen, Jovanni Verdone, Mario Verdone, Jenna Weigel, Alexis Wiesman, Jacob Woodford.

9th Grade: Emma Berens, Noah Bornbach, Sophia Delo, Andrew Dennee, Addison Drexler, Declan Fisher, Austin Foster, Samantha Frick, Eliza Hauke, Henry Heeg, Theodore Hiebl, Kennedy Hoernke, Ashton Hollatz, Lillian Kaiser, Liv Knoeck, Tyler Lange, Bryce LaPointe, Morgan Linzmaier, Megan Marten, Miguel Martinez Gonzalez, Madaline Ostricki, Alexis Pribnow, Sawyer Rasmussen, Blake Roeper, Kaeden Schill, Abigail Schmidt, Morgan Schmidt, Wynn Schoenherr, Brayden Schwantes, Jayelynn Shanks, Reese Spindler, Adam Stack, Michael Stein, Chloe Stueber, Isaac Tan, Jake Thomer, Briseida Trejo, Brooke Varsho, Julia Zawislan. Honors 12th Grade: Gavin Cepress, Alizabeth Griepentrog, Brandon Knetter, Samantha Mielke, Reid Miller, Emily Rundle, Paige Spindler, Haley Woodford.

11th Grade: Hardol Arcos Perez, Liliana Bartels, Coltan Breit, Colin Cournoyer, Carley Ehrike, Drew Gage, Matthew Mueller, Jaegar Ormond, Madelyn Stein, Baylee Winkler.

10th Grade: Ali Bohman, Ella Dennee, Carter Foster, Barbara Garcia Arcos, Dakota Knetter, Madalyn Kraus, Owen Lueck, Rhyan Millard, Austin Niehaus, Hayden Polzin, Breleigh Shanks, Garrett Smazal, Carter Trowbridge, Brody Weber, Jaden Weis, Ava Wenzel, Kaylynn Winkler, Lila Yoder.

9th Grade: Joseph Cable, Timothy Cavadini, Jayden DeFoe, Dante Grammatikopoulos, Callie Heiden, Deegan Leonhardt, Nathan Lucio, Daniel McMeeken, Emma Mews, Blake Reuter, Isaiah Sanchez, Matthew Schoenfuss, Benny Trejo, Jason Weiland. Stratford Middle School Third Quarter High Honors 8th Grade: Hudson Ballerstein, Cooper Berg, Ameilya Cable, Kathryn Cordes, Cassandra Davidson, Addie Gawlikoski, Tyler Goldbach, Kinslee Jochimsen, Courtney Knetter, Sierra Kreft, Eva Ostricki, Charlotte Peirce, Noah Post, Aaliyah Sanchez, Emelia Sauter, Brye Shaw, Lauren Sherden, Meg Tichy.

7h Grade: Lucas Bornbach, Lily Cournoyer, Kaden Daul, Kyler Daul, Stella Delo, Killian Fisher, Janika Helsten, Trinity Hoernke, Christian Kaiser, Isaiah Kaiser, Peyton Leonhardt, Peter Sauter, Taylor Schonfeldt, Jordan Shinn, Owen Shook, Jackson Spindler, Drew Stroetz, Hannah Wavrunek, Megyn Wavrunek, Theodore Wenzel, Avery White, Jenna Wiesman, Lucas Winch.

6th Grade: Ashlyn Aschenbrenner, Abigail Ballerstein, Isaac Berdan, Evan Blanchard, Eli Bluhm, Arianna Bores, Lyndee Cable, Austin Dennee, Parker Hernandez, Mason Johnson, Kendyll Kirsch, Lucy Kolb, Cole Krieg, Eva Lee, Hailey LeMay, Jordyn Linzmeier, Grace Mews, Clayton Pankratz, Oliver Pinkert, Addison Pribnow, Rylee Rindfleisch, Molly Schwantes,Quinn Skaya, Jevin Spindler, Reid Spindler, Ava Streveler, Madyson Tackes, Lilyanna Weichelt, Hazel Weigel, Sophie Weigel, Colt Weis, Brynn Wiesman. Honors 8th Grade: Drew Bluhm, Zachary Brooks, Adolfo Cano-Aguilera, Nathan Cavadini, Ella Gage, Shana Grewe, Hank Hernandez, Owen Hernandez, Audrey Kaiser, Olive Kauer, Carter Kawlewski, Lily Lee, Amelia Lueck, Jasmyn McHugh, Robert Northup, Kloey Paschel, Peyton Polzin, Caden Stueber, Jenna Sweeney, Ivan Trejo, Anika Weber, Cooper Wiesman.

7th Grade: Wesley Bruesewitz, Silas Cavadini, Carson Esser, Reese Gillette, Kiana Haupt, Dalana Martin, Makayla Miller, Aaron Niehaus, Oliver Plaszcz, Kaylee Reckner, Adria Redetzke, Karson Schreiner, Ella Schultz, Eli Stanton, Isabel Tan, Penelope Weiks.

6th Grade: Dominic Grammatikopoulos, Jeannette Lloyd, Braelynn Marron, Tanner Masanz, Sarah Michanowicz, Jeremy Molina Contreras, Nolan Peirce, Blake Redetzke, Caed Reuter, Jack Sanders, Vaughn Schultz, Violet Yoder.

MARATHON COUNTY

Family Trivia contest

All ages are invited to the Marathon County Library’s Wausau Headquarters (300 N. First St., Wausau) on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Marathon County Family Trivia. Compete against others answering questions such as: What was Wausau’s original name? What famous folk hero is buried under Rib Mountain? And what popular cheese was invented in Marathon County? It’s time to put your Marathon County knowledge to the test.

This event is free and open to the public with no registration required. For more information, call 715-261-7230.