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UW-La Crosse has announced Kara Krautkramer, Marathon, is a December 2021 graduate earning a bachelor of science degree in biology.
Birth
A daughter, Everest, was born to Christa and Julius Venzke, Marathon, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital. The infant weighed six pounds, 11 ounces and measured 19 inches at birth.
Reading challenge
Marathon Area Elementary School students recently participated in a Green Bay Packers third quarter quarter Tundra Tales Reading Challenge.
The top two classrooms were Mrs. Schneider’s first grade class, which received a first place cheesehead trophy, and Mrs. Trawicki’s second grade class, which received a second place cheese cap trophy.
Contest reading sheets can be turned in after spring break on Monday, March 28.
St. Anthony’s
Ruth Hoenick will present a silent retreat on spiritual art Friday through Sunday, March 25-27, at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center, Marathon City.
The weekend will be spent “exploring heart and soul” through visual arts and creative writing. No art or writing experience is necessary.
Ruth Hoenick is a spiritual companion in the Slinger/ Hartford area and facilitates retreats throughout the United States. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. Hoenick is chair emeritus of the board of directors at the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh and retreat coordinator.
Participants should bring a journal and old magazines, if they have some, plus comfortable clothing. The retreat registration begins at 3 p.m. on Friday with supper at 6 p.m. The retreat concludes after the noon meal on Sunday.
Little treasure
Create a one of a kind sari silk bracelet for yourself or to give as a gift with March’s Little Treasures grab and go kit.
These bracelets use recycled sari ribbon yarn to create a beautiful soft bracelet that you can embellish or just leave plain. The offering is free and available at the Marathon City Branch Public Library. The library will provide the basic supplies and instructions, from there it’s up to you.
Call the Marathon city library at 715-443-2775 for more information.
Garage sales
Marathon City community garage sales will be held Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. For more information, contact garage sales organizer Carol Salber at 715-581-4444 or go to carol.salber@ yahoo.com.
Rib Falls HCE
The Rib Falls HCE met March 9 at the home of Donna Kaldunski. The meeting started out with a tour at Skinny Sticks Maple Syrup Farm. Chris and Mitch Hoyt explain the processes of collecting sap from the trees to bottling syrup to sales. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Creed I. Roll Call involved the question: “What was your favorite subject in school?” The secretary’s report and treasurer’s report was given and approved as read. Pennies for Friendship were collected. Members were reminded Daylight Savings Time started March 13.
The Community Project for May is to bring a non-perishable food item for Circle of Joy.
The club’s next meeting will be Wednesday, April 20, at the home of Arlyn Heise. A guest speaker will talk about scams. The club sang “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.” The Happy Birthday song was sung for Arlyn Heise, while she opened her Secret Pal gift.
Themeetingwasadjourned with Creed II. The hostess gift was won by Diane Obermeyer. Refreshments and dessert were served. Members tried to make as many words as possible from the letters in the word “maple.” All received prizes.
Conference art
The Center for the Visual Arts has announced this year’s Marawood Conference Art Exhibit. This is an annual competitive exhibit that features artists from schools within the conference.
Marathon High School all-conference winners are Gwen Bergman, “Koi Fish Pond”; Charlotte Gruietzmacher, “The Beauty and Flaws”; and Sofia Tylinski, “Cruella.”
This show will be on display until Saturday, March 26, at their location on the 400 Block in Wausau.
Easter egg hunt
The Marathon City Police Department and Marathon Fire Department will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Spirituality Center, Marathon City.
The hunt will take place at the Marathon Fire Station in the event of inclement weather.
Showcase
The Marathon Public Schools music department plans a showcase on Sunday, April 3, at 3 p.m.
History chats
Join the Marathon County Historical Society in March for a series of short history programs all about local and state maps. Maps don’t always get the credit they deserve, even though they are some of the most interesting and helpful resources out there. So for March, the Historical Society is returning to a month of History Chats dedicated to maps and the remarkable stories that they can tell us.
All History Chats programs begin at 12:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live simultaneously via Zoom, the Historical Society’s Facebook page and its YouTube channel. If you can’t join them live, you can watch archived recordings anytime at the same places.
These programs, which are a collaborative effort between the Historical Society and the Marathon County Public Library, are free to watch and open to all ages, no registration required. Call the Historical Society at 715-842-5750 for more information.
The schedule for March includes: March 24: Topographical map from the U.S. Geological Survey, 1899. Gary Gisselman presents a series of maps showing the unique topographical features of Marathon County.
March 31: Railroad Map of Wisconsin, 1883. On some older maps of Marathon County, you can find small communities whose potential was never realized and that no longer exist. Ben Clark explores one of these small communities and the group of French refugees who took up farming in the Town of Texas.
