Stratford
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The Stratford VFW is holding a breakfast from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, to raise money for The Never Forgotten Honor Flight.
There will be a variety of baskets for the VFW Auxiliary raffle. The VFW also hopes to raffle off a Green Bay Packers football at the breakfast again this year.
New library hours
In order to better serve the public, the hours of operation of the nine Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) locations will change starting on Jan. 12.
The MCPL Board of Directors unanimously approved the new branch hours in October of 2019.
The following are the Stratford library’s new weekly hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 1-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
Screenagers
Stratford High School will present Screenagers, a video for parents and their childrenthat discusses the balance needed of screen time, at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in the high school gym. Punch, cake and baked goods will be provided for attendees.
VFW blood drives
The following is the 2020 schedule for Stratford Community Blood Drives from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the VFW Clubhouse: Feb. 25, April 28, June 23, Aug. 25 and Oct. 27.
People are encouraged to walk in the door of the VFW Clubhouse to donate blood, and then they’ll be be treated to a meal.
St. Joe’s Spelling Bee
St. Joseph Catholic School in Stratford will hold an allschool (fifth and sixth grade) spelling bee at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, in the school cafeteria.
The top five winners will advance to the spelling bee competition on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Athens.
Contining Education
Stratford Continuing Education is offering a Gentle Yoga class on Wednesdays from Feb. 5 through May 6 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Stratford.
Advanced sign up is required. People wanting more information and who want to sign up for the class can visit www.stratfordclasses.com.
Resource Center
Play & Learn is held at 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday through May in the Resource Center inside the Marathon County Branch Stratford Library.
Play and Learn is free for familes who live anywhere to attend. It provides an opportunity for parents to meet other parents and find out about community resources available.
Play Sheepshead
All area Sheepshead players are welcome to play games from 1-4:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Stratford Community Hall.
Steak feed
The Stratford VFW hosts its monthly steak feed on the first Tuesday of each month from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Stratford VFW Clubhouse.
Family Story Time
Stratford-area parents and their young children can attend Family Story Time at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday from Jan. 15 until May 27 at the Marathon County Stratford Branch Library.
Puppet Workshop
Children can make a sock puppet, learn and practice some puppetry techniques and have an opportunity to watch others put on puppet shows during a free puppet workshop from 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Marathon County Public Library’s Stratford Branch, located at 212301 Scholar St.
All supplies are provided and people wanting more information on this event can call the Stratford library at 715-687-4420.