Edgar
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A video-based and instructor led HeartSaver course in CPR and AED will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edgar Fire Station. People who attend the course will receive an AHA CPR certification card valid for two years.
For more information, call 715-218-1030.
Edgar fine arts
The Edgar Fine Arts Association has announced that it will cancel its Ole and Lena show scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, March 27, but has booked Elvis impersonator Fred Heidmann as a replacement.
Special Olympics
Edgar native Lance King has been selected to represent Team Wisconsin in the upcoming Special Olympics U.S.A Games. Weiks’ Pub & Grill, town of Rib Falls, is his local sponsor.
On campus
Meagahn Telschow, Edgar, has been named to the dean’s list at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the fall 2021 semester at Drake.
High school honor roll
Edgar High School has announced its second quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 school year.
Highest Honors (4.0) Seniors: Austin Fahey, Lydia Huehnerfuss, Jace Kohel, Karlin Lipinski, Samantha Myszka, Valerie Myszka, Haylee Schreiber.
Juniors: Reagan Borchardt, Kendalyn Dahlke, Justin Davis, Merve Dobur, Ashley Erickson, Carver Higgins, Natalie Krause, Laura Lepak, Robert Lienkamp, Ella Morse, Rachel Schneider, Morgan Schnelle.
Sophomores: Brett Baumgartner, Karter Butt, Cael Higgins, Brooke Imhoff, Autumn Schreiner, Teegan Streit, Morgan Streveler, Makayla Wirkus, Maycie Yonker.
Freshmen: Aubrey Behling, Emery Borchardt, Tegan Knetter, Emma Riehle, Chet Severson, Elijah Slack, Carlie Stahel.
High Honors (3.5-3.99) Seniors: Jordan Bunkelman, Stetson Lemmer, Skylee Manecke, Malia Hoesly, Mattison Butt, Haylee Schlichting, Owen Baumann, Isabella Huehnerfuss, Parker Schutte, Alexander Thompson, Sophia Larson, Danielle Schreiner, Rebecca Hagen, Noor Alvi, Everet Brehm, Sasha Huehnerfuss, Dylan Hable, Madison Borchardt, Ashton Schuett.
Juniors: Olysta Baumann, Leah Davis, Brooklyn Schwoerer, Ethan Sondelski, Gretchen Brewster, Katrina Mata, Colin Mellenberger, Sondra Pilgrim, Amber Skrzypcak, Alexa Lang, Kira Slack.
Sophomores: Kloie Radke, Kirsten Ehrike, Harrison Graveen, Preston Dahlke, Alexis Schara, Kohlbe Weisenberger, Natalie Thompson, Marcus Huehnerfuss, Valerie Czech, Amelia Gajewski, Erica Socha, Meygan Dahlke.
Freshmen: Isaac Reemtsma, Addisyn Trawicki, Isaac Halama, Laura Davis, Oliver Olmsted, Madilyn Wendtland, Alyson Kolano, Avery Maurer, Mia Stencil, Zander Chenier, Emma Hartway, Blaze Radtke, Kendra Mucha, Brody Burke, Alaina Singkofer.
Honor (3.0-3.49) Seniors: Jaxon Graveen, Wade Schwoerer, Ayden Weisenberger, Jesse Jisko, Cassandra Gruna, Kalvin Kingsley, Grant Simcock, Peyton Dahlke, Blake Tarter, Maria Hackel, Logan Gagas, Sameera Naaz, Kylie Miles-Kroening, Daniel Lepak.
Juniors: Xavier Genrich, Benjamin Kraft, Payton Thornton, Carson Furger, Avery Normington, Brady Stencil, Jessica Mucha, Keghan Hartway, Kylie Mueller.
Sophomores: Emily Murkowski, Sawyer Reif, Jade Tarter, Corey Schilling, Braden Finck, Taylor Lemmer, Malana Koehler, Shelby Dvorak, Mackenzie Quirk, Morgan Urmanski, Hailey Federwitz, Abigail Borchardt, Jazmin Landwehr.
Freshmen: Austin Schreiber, Chloe Mellenberger, Corey Koeppl, Riley Mueller, Fletcher Weiland, Tyler Murkowski, Brock Mauer, Ty Schnelle, Colby Schwoerer.
Covid dashboard
Edgar Public Schools announced Feb. 14 there are two COVID-19 cases among 689 students and staff. The school has had 117 coronavirus cases since Sept. 1, 2021.
Fun night
Edgar Elementary School will hold a Family Fun night of shuffleboard in the high school gymnasium on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Community service
The Edgar High School FCCLA is seeking project ideas for a community service day in March for groups of 14 students. If you’d like to recommend a project, contact teacher Kristine Federwitz at kfederwitz@gapps.edgar.k12.w1.us.
Pre-school screening
Edgar Elementary School will hold preschool screening and four-yearold registration days Wednesday and Thursday, March 16-17, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
All children who plan to attend fouryear- old kindergarten in the fall need to attend the preschool screening and 4K registration days. This screening is to register your child for 4K and help identify any children who may be in need of some type of assistance prior to entering school. Screening and registration will take approximately 45 minutes and will include the areas of health and developmental history, readiness concepts, motor skills, and speech/language development.
If you have any concerns with your child who is under 3 years old, staff from the Birth to Three program will be available to screen your child. This screening will take approximately 30 minutes and will include observations of early developmental skills and tasks and the completion of a health and developmental history.
Information letters will be sent out in mid-February to all parents of children ages three and four. If you do not receive a letter, or if you know of someone new to the district, or have any questions, call the elementary office at 715-352-2727 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Radio history
The Marathon County Historical Society’s popular History Speaks lecture series is now virtual. This month, History Speaks will feature a live streamed presentation “The History of Wisconsin Public Media” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, by Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager at Wisconsin Public Radio. He’ll present the history of Wisconsin Public Media. Reyer will also touch upon the impact and importance of deciphering in the media between “fake news” and reliable information. Weston native Rick Reyer began his career at Wisconsin Public Radio in 1989 in Green Bay as the first business development representative outside of Madison. After a stint in Madison in the early 1990s, Reyer came back to his home community to open the central regional bureau at UWMarathon County, now UW-Stevens Point at Wausau, in 1995.
St. Stephen’s
St. Stephen ELCA will have an Edgar community senior event on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1-3 p.m. Board games and cards will be played.
For more information or to request a ride, call Mark at 715-348-5802 or Colleen at 715-571-8277.
Non-profitdonationLindsey Safford, Jessica Frahm and Lynn Luetschwager from Forward Bank present Mindy Heiden from Edgar Child Care Center with a check for $117.20 on behalf of customers participating in the Charitable Money Market Account (CMMA) program. In 2021, the bank donated $367,000 to 367 non-profit organizations. Forward Bank currently has offices in Athens, Colby, Greenwood, Marshfield, Medford, Park Falls, Phillips, Stanley, Thorp and Withee.
