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The Thorp Courier

The parking lot at Thorp High School was filled with “trunks” bursting and ready to hand out treats to school children. This year’s event was held on Friday, October 26 at 1 pm, under the sponsorship of the Thorp PTO. The PTO thanked the local busi – nesses and organizations that donated their time, talent and trunks to make the event the best so far in its four-year history.+++ The 30th Annual Thorp Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thursday, November 14, at Abundant Life Church. Call to reserve your meal at 715-669-5093. Dine-In Noon-1 pm Take Out 11am – Noon. +++ The Thorp Schools held a pep rally on Wednesday, October 26, to celebrate students who have excelled in their fields of interest and have made it to state competitions. Among those recognized were Delaine Mathison, who performed with the Wisconsin Music Association High School State Honors Treble Choir and the Thorp Equestrian Team which placed 6th at State. +++ The two day Red Cross Blood Drive held in Thorp on October 25 and 26 collected 94 units, which exceeded the goal of 84 units. While there were no first time donors, Jerome Slowiak reached an amazing 17 gallons. +++ From The Thorp Courier Memory Lane 125 Years Ago (1897) About twenty Indians ac – companied by Squaws and papooses, all from Black River Falls, are camped about twelve miles north of here (Thorp). They are all hunting deer. Courier Sentinel

The WisDOT completed a speed study near the Cornell Cem – etery, where State Highways 64 and 178 intersect. The feeling is that many people exceed the 45 mph speed limit. The finding was that 85% of the traffic, over three days, was going 50 mph in the speed zone in question. The recommendation was for installation of a permanent dynamic speed display sign, alerting drivers of their speed. Such a sign is $4,000-$5,000 and the ques – tion is where is Cornell to find the funding. Another trouble spot in Cornell is where Highways 27 and 64 intersect. A blind spot is caused by the location of the Citizens State Bank. With the problem being identified as existing since 1949, no solution was offered. +++ On October 15, the Cadott Lions Club celebrated their 75th Anniversary. The Cadott Lions were sponsored by the Cornell Lions in 1947. Over the years, the Cadott Lions have been instrumental in the development of Riverview Park. The first project for the club was advocating for Highway 27 to be paved from Augusta to Ladysmith. +++ In the late 1800s to early 1900s, Czech natives came to the Cadott area for four reasons, with the main one being to acquire land, but also because of reli – gions freedom and political freedom. Many were draft dodgers, who didn’t want to fight for the prince of Habsburg. An early en –

ticement was the offer land for a cemetery and the future Bohe – mian Hall, which today is reportedly the only remaining building standing in Wisconsin, attached to lodges.

Bloomer Advance

The Bloomer Community has a lot to cheer on and celebrate as the Blackhawk Volleyball and the school’s Equestrian Team, were both headed for state competition. The Volleyball team was scheduled to play a WIAA Division 2 Semifinal match on Friday, November 4, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Equestrian Team competed the weekend of October 28 and placed 7th at the WIHA State Horse competition. +++ The Bloomer Beer and Wine Fest, a community event, donated $600 to the Bloomer School District to help bring negative lunch account balances to zero. +++ The Red Cross Blood Drive held at the Bloomer Moose Lodge on October 17, added 62 more units of blood that can be made available to patients in need.

O-W Enterprise Cindy Cardinal, in her Cardinal Tweets column, takes the res – idents of the Owen-Withee School District to a task for no one being in attendance at the school district’s annual meeting. The attendance consisted of the members of the school board, two newspaper reporters, and the person live streaming the meeting. +++ The Owen-Withee Theater Department put on the play, The Layover by Tracy Wells, on Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5. The Tribune-Phonograph The Colby School Board approved their 2022-23 district bud – get at $18,001,575, approved a tax levy of $3,329,877 and a mil rate of $7.04. This represented a budget reduction of 3.83% and a mil rate drop of $1 per thousand of evaluation. +++ The Abbots – ford Lions Club has been hit with a suspected fraud scheme. Two checks totaling $4,160.25 have been written and cashed from the club’s account. +++ The Marathon County Board is floating the idea of establishing a task force to look at ways the county could incorporate renewable energy into its operations.

The Sentinel & Rural News

A Health Fair designed to reach out to the Spanish speaking community was held on Saturday, November 5 from 10 am -1 pm, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Curtiss. The health fair is an event organized by the Neighbor2Neighbor program of the ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin. +++ The Owen-Withee Area Historical Society is now in possession of the old Owen City Hall building via a 99 year lease.

Mondovi Buffalo County News

Congratulation to the Cochrane-Fountain City girls cross country team that took the Division 3 team title. And to top it off, Cochrane-Fountain’s Wesley Pronschinske and Addy Duelman are the first-ever runners from the same school to win both the boys and girls individual title at a single state meet, in any divi –

sion. +++ Buffalo County has commissioned an employee pay – roll study in the quest to identify inequities and compare wages and fringe benefits paid to county courthouse workers. ++ Two Mondovi conservation focused farmers, Chad Rykal and Heather Mishefske, were featured in an all new episode of “Wisconsin Life,” which aired Thursday, November 3, on PBS Wisconsin.