Athens Senior Card Group
Athens Senior Card Group
The Senior Citizens card group met on May 2 for weekly card playing at the Athens Area Fire and Ambulance Hall. Two games of Sheepshead were played. David Perrodin won first place and Steve Klockziem came in second in the first game. Steve Schaetzl won first and Pat Frank came in second in the second game.
Low score went to Sally Stubbe. Newcomers are encouraged to come play Sheepshead every Thursday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Athens fire hall.
VFW Post 8257
The monthly meeting of Athens VFW Post 8527 was held May 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was said by the 11 members in attendance.
A $100 donation was made to the upcoming Marathon County Law Enforcement Ceremony hosted by the Village of Athens Police Department. A $100 donation was also made to the upcoming Trinity Lutheran Church Youth cancer walk.
Announcement was made of this year’s Memorial Day program on May 27 beginning at 8 a.m. at the village square. All are invited to join the area veterans.
Attendance door prizes were given to Rick Schaetzl, Marv Reuter and Melissa Gilles.
The next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at the fire hall back room. New members are always welcome.
Book club
The Athens Book Club will meet at the Athens Branch Library on Tuesday, May 14, at 2 p.m. to discuss “A Flicker in the Dark” by Stacy Willingham. Incidents 20 years apart in which girls go missing rattles a Louisiana woman. Call 715-257-729 for more information.
Board game night
All ages are welcome at a monthly board game night at the Athens Branch Library, 203 Alfred St. Games will be available to choose from and participants are welcome to bring in their own games to play. The next session will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m on Thursday, May 16. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required. For more information, call 715-257-7292.
E dgar Book club
The Edgar Book Club will meet on Tuesday, May 14, at noon to discuss “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova, which tells the story of a Harvard professor who grapples with her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Call 715-352-3155 for more information.
Power of attorney basics
Adults can learn power of attorney basics on Wednesday, May 15, from 4-5 p.m. at Edgar Branch Library (224 S. Third St., Edgar). The event is free, and no registration is required. Call 715-352-3155 for more information.
Bake and Book Sale
The Edgar Womens Club will hold a Bake and Book Sale on Thursday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Edgar Village Hall. Donations of books may be brought and put in community room on side table. Proceeds go to Edgar High Schoo scholarships.
M arathon Book club
The Marathon City Book Club will meet on Monday, May 13, at 5:45 p.m. at the Marathon Branch Library to discuss “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” by Terry Ryan. The novel is about a mom in the 1950s who enters a variety of contests to keep her family afloat financially. New members are always welcome; stop at the library to pick up your copy. Call 715-443-2775 for more information.
Lions Club River Float
The Marathon Lions Club will host their Third Annual River Float on Saturday, June 8. Online registration runs from May 1-26. Visit Marathon Lions Club #10539 Facebook page for the link to register. Once online registration closes, registration will only be available on the day of the float, which is June 8, from 9 a.m. to noon in Rib Falls.
Attendees will drop their canoes, kayaks or inner tubes off in Rib Falls at the check-in site and then proceed to Lions Park in Marathon where transportation will be provided back to Rib Falls. The float begins at 10 a.m. with the last drop off at 1 p.m.
Food will be provided for all registered participants at Arrow Tap in Marathon from noon to 4:30 p.m. Send any questions by message via Facebook page.
S tratford Stratford HS Honor Rolls
High Honors
Seniors: Cassandra Cano-Aguilera, Abbigail Dennee, Brandon Drexler, Peyton Drexler, Rachel Fischer, Matthew Folz, Brandon Gebelein, Hannah Gilbert, Payton Glenn, Addison Grabow, Ashley Hollatz, Sailor Kauffman, Koehler Kilty, Riley Kroening, Brianna Landwehr, Dylan Leffel, Aliya Manecke, Ashton Martin, Juliana Molina, Saliza Pilsner, Nathan Remus, Brady Schmidt, Ashlyn Solinsky, Sadie Weigel, Carissa Weis, Kressa Wenzel, Henry Zaleski, Landon Zawislan.
Juniors: Jesse Bauer, Addison Bauman, Cooper Bosmans, Drew Bruesewitz, Gavin Cepress, Trenton Cournoyer, Kassedey Downey, Aidan Hadlock, Ethan Heeg, Matthew Kolb, Claire LaPointe, Abbigail Lewerenz, Carter Lueck, Keirstyn Mannigel, Mckenzie Novotny, Mason Oertel, Laney Pankratz, Laurenz Plattner, Emma Roeper, Emerson Roy, Jett Schoenherr, Maggie Schwabe, Breleigh Skaya, Paige Spindler, Maci Stueber, Jack Tubbs, Mette Utzon, Walker Weis, Derek Wiese, Garrett Zuelke Sophomores: Trygve Aschenbrenner, Alaina Bangart, Alyssa Bargender, Brady Berg, Coltan Breit, Amanda Budtke, Ryan Christopherson, Colin Cournoyer, Lily Dabbert, Hailey Fecker, Hayden Fecker, Eire Fisher, Erika Frick, Mason Hollatz, Mathias Kaiser, Alexa Krieg, Gracie Krummel, Dawnyel Martin, Kaylie McHugh, Sylvia McMeeken, Gavin Meyer, Cody Randow, Calvin Rasmussen, Jack Remus, Isabelle Schill, Gracie Schmidt, Robin Serwe, Riley Spindler, MyKayla Stueber, Brody Thomer, Tria Tubbs, Brooks Vanderhoof, Hailey Wiesman, Lucy Zaleski, Emily Zuelke.
Freshmen: Olivia Ballerstein, Madelyn Berdan, Joshua Bosmans, Tyler Budtke, Carely Cano-Aguilera, Nathan Cordes, Amber Drexler, Connor Finke, Gavin Gawlikoski, Camryn Gresham, Kolton Haupt,Aaron Knetter, Connor Kreft, Dylan Lewerenz, Carly Pankratz, Chloe Post, Emmercyn Schiller, Brianna Sherden, Avery Skaya, Dylan Strasser, Christopher Stuttgen, Carter Trowbridge, Jovanni Verdone, Mario Verdone, Jenna Weigel, Alexis Wiesman, Lila Yoder. Honors Seniors: Carlie Berens, Braden Bloom, Ryan Brubaker, Madelyn
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Danielson, Lucas Gudgeon, Austyn Johnson, Xsavior Knapp, Makenzie Kuehnhold, Gavin Leonhardt, Libby Schade, Alexzandria Stargardt, Mekhia Terry, Cole Tichy.
Juniors: Cristina Cano-Aguilera Kayla Casperson, Alec Chapel, Xander Curtice, Cree DeFoe, Andrew Dickinson, Kaden Foster, Taylor Gawlikoski, Lydia Junemann, Vance Kielman, Lillyan Kildahl, Brandon Knetter, William Kraus, Dylan Lange, Cayden Leonhardt, Perla Martinez Gonzalez, Reid Miller, Scott Robus, Kalyn Schueller, Alex Trowbridge, Mason Wavrunek, Jasmine Weiland, Caleb Wrensch, Daisy Yoder.
Sophomores: Jonathan Avin-Melgarejo Thomas Bangart, Carley Ehrike, Maddie Fischer, Lucas Forrest, Drew Gage, Parker Glenn, Aleydi Martinez-Torres, Matthew Mueller, Jaegar Ormond, Kaylee Ostricki, Seth Ostricki, Gracie Rehm, Madelyn Stein, Zander Zawislan
Freshmen: Ali Bohman, Manny Carrion, Ava Dehlinger, Ella Dennee, Carter Foster, Jaela Jochimsen, Bailey Knapp, Dakota Knetter, Savana Kops, Owen Lueck, John Mews, Rhyan Millard, Devin Moore, Kaden Ostricki, Hayden Polzin, Breleigh Shanks, Jaden Weis, Ava Wenzel, Jacob Woodford.
Power of attorney basics
Adults can learn power of attorney basics on Thursday, May 23, from 4-5 p.m., at the Stratford Branch Library (213201 Scholar St., Stratford). The event is free, and no registration is required. Call 715-687-4420 for more information.
Book club
The Stratford Book Club will meet Wednesday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at the Stratford Branch Library to discuss “Things I Wish I Told My Mother” by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson. The novel tells the story of a mother and daughter on vacation in Paris who unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end. Call 715-687-4420 for more information.
Marathon
C ounty Plant Swap in Edgar, Marathon
Plant lovers can swap the old for the new during a free Plant Swap event from May 1318 at the Edgar Branch Library (224 S. Third St.) and the Marathon City Branch Library (515 Washington St.). For more info, call 715-443-2775.
Windchime making
In this Grab & Go! program, children will be able to create a wind chime using just a few supplies but with more material to make it your own. The event is free and available at all Marathon County Public Library locations while they last, starting May 1. Call 715-2617220 for more information.
