Edgar
COMMUNITY LIVING
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The Edgar Farmers Market is open Fridays 2-6 p.m. at the intersection of Third and Birch Streets.
Birth
A daughter, Elise, was born Aug. 24, 2022, at the Wausau Aspirus Birthing Center to Milissa and Luke Myszka. The infant weighed nine pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20.5 inches at birth.
Free breakfast
Edgar School District has announced it will participate in a new Universal Free Breakfast Program sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. All students qualify and there is no application for the family to complete.
While breakfasts will be free, lunches will not. Low income families are encouraged to apple for the Free or Reduced Meal Program offered through USDA.
For more information, contact Edgar food service director Rebecca Larson at 715352-3321 or at rlarson@gapps. edgar.k12.wi.us.
Pastries with parents
Edgar Elementary School will hold two pastry with parents events in September. One will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for four year old kindergarten. A second event will be held Friday. Sept. 23, 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for four and five year old kindergarten.
Family fun
Edgar Elementary School will host a family fun night on Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-7 p.m. The theme will be “soccer.”
Senior events
St. Stephens ELCA, Edgar, will hold bingo games for seniors Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the church basement. Refreshments will be served. For more information or a ride to the event, contact Mark at 715-348-5802 or Colleen at 715-571-8277.
Marion conference
St. John the Baptist Parish, Edgar, will host the 2022 Marian Conference on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The speaker for the conference is the Rev. Samuel Martin from Holy Name Parish in Wausau.
For more information, call Nancy at 715-352-3011 or at evangelize@stjohnedgar.org.
Grief support
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edgar, and Holy Family Parish, Poniatowski, will hold grief support meetings on Thursdays from Sept. 29 to Oct. 27 6:30p.m. to 8 p.m. To register, call the St. John parish rectory at 715-352-3011.
Harvest supper
St. John (“High Steeple”) Lutheran Church, town of Wien, will host an annual harvest supper on Saturday, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free delivery service is available in Edgar, Athens and Stratford.
The meal will include roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots and corn, cranberries, bread and fresh apple pie.
Orders to go must be placed by Friday, Sept. 20 at 715-3522888. Orders can be phoned in starting Friday, Sept. 30.
History chats
Join the Marathon County Historical Society in September for a series of short but engaging virtual chats about local history.
September marks the end of the second full year of the Historical Society’s popular History Chats, and so to mark the last month of programing before starting on year three, they are highlighting some interesting “lasts” in Marathon County’s history.
All History Chats programs begin at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays and will be streamed on YouTube and Facebook. They are also available on those locations as recorded programs if you can’t catch them live.
These programs and the Historical Society’s History Speaks programs, are a collaborative effort between the Historical Society and the Marathon County Public Library. They are free to watch and open to all ages, no registration required. Call the Historical Society at 715-8425750 for more information.
The schedule for September includes: Sept. 22: “The Last White Pine is Cut.” It is not too much of an exaggeration to say that without the great white pines that were plentiful across the Wisconsin River Valley, the communities of Marathon County would look much different today. Gary Gisselman takes a look at the so-called “last virgin white pine” cut in Marathon County, and how it ended up at Marathon Park today.
Sept. 29: “The Last Trolley Ride.” For decades, the people of the Wausau-Schofield area traveled around by electric street car. These trolleys changed the landscape of the area and how people lived their lives, but eventually came to an end. Ben Clark explains the story of Wausau’s trolleys, and the formal ceremony in which they were replaced forever by buses.
Author talk
Award winning children’s author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh will join the Central Wisconsin Book Festival sponsored by the Marathon County Public Library for a virtual event filled with stories, art and fun on Sunday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Tonatiuh is both Mexican and American. He grew up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and graduated from Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College in New York City. His artwork is inspired by Pre-Columbian art, particularly that of the Mixtec codices, and his aim is to create images and stories that honor the past, but that are relevant to people, especially children, nowadays.
Duncan will speak about a selection of his picture books, including “Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth.” He will say what inspires him to create books, show how he makes his illustrations and explain the book making process.
The talk is free and suitable for school-age children and families. This is an online virtual event through Zoom, so you can join us from anywhere, including the comfort of home. Call the Marathon County Public Library headquarters in Wausau at 715-261-7220 for more information.
Medical equipment
The Edgar American Legion in Edgar has good, used medical equipment that can be loaned out. If you are in need, call Sylvia Fergot at 715352-2221.
Fall clean-up
The Village of Edgar will host a fall clean-up day on Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 a.m. to noon at the village’s maintenance yard at 202 Thomas Hill Rd.
No televisions or computer monitors will be accepted. There is a fee for accepting car and truck tires.
Items accepted without charge are hood ranges, bikes, exercise equipment, metal bath tubs, hot water heaters, propane tanks, furnaces, copiers, printers, computer cords or components, auto batteries, radiators, wires, Christmas lights, fans, light fixtures, small heaters, vacuums, refrigerators, freezers, riding lawn mowers, washer/dryers, stoves, treadmill, a/c units, gas grills, push mowers, de-humidifiers, charcoal grills and microwaves.
For more information, call 715-2183372.
Card parties
Do you miss the good old days of playing cards at the kitchen table after milking? Do you wish that you could play cards with a group of people again? UW-Madison Division of Extension Marathon County, in conjunction with Marathon County Farm Bureau, will be offering quarterly card parties. The get togethers will be held Oct. 12, Jan. 11, 2023, and April 12, 2023, starting at 7 p.m. It will be held at Homestead on 52, 162765 Hwy 52, Wausau. There is no cost to play. There will be food and drink available for purchase. No experience is necessary. The games that will be played will depend on the expertise of those that attend.
No registration is required. Contact Heather with any questions or visit our website at https://marathon. extension.wisc.edu/2022/08/04/ quarterly-card-parties/ . .
Battle of the Badges
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department is hosting the eighth annual Battle of the Badges softball tournament fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, at the Edgar Softball Complex.
2021’s tournament enabled employees at the sheriff’s office to donate $20,000 to the Wisconsin Fire and EMS Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids. The goal for 2022 is to give a $20,000 donation to the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Museum of Valor. To date, the softball tournament has donated $68,000 to various organizations since 2014. For more information, send a question to battleofbadgesmarathonco@ gmail.com.
Free Screening
The Marathon County United Way will hold a free blood pressure screening every second Monday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Stark’s Floral, 109 W. Redwood St, Edgar. For more information, call 715352-2577.
Farmers Market
The Edgar Farmer’s Market is held every Friday from 2-6 p.m. during the summer at the intersection of Third Ave. and Maple Street.
Vacation Bible SchoolPictured are youth attending Vacation Bible School July 25-29 at St. John “High Steeple” Lutheran Church in the town of Wien under the theme, “God’s Wonder Lab.” The mission project was purchasing 140 catechisms in the Ukraine language for refugees through the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Photo courtesy of Dean Pehlke.
