🌱 Traditional Spoon Carving, with Nicholas WazeeGale — Driftless Folk School and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Traditional Spoon Carving, with Nicholas WazeeGale — Driftless Folk School at Mystic Acres LLC
• Brewer Game at Kickapoo Area SD
• Baseball: V at Kickapoo Area SD

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
• Friday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 82 and low of 48 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Viola

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Traditional Spoon Carving, with Nicholas WazeeGale — Driftless Folk School →
  Mystic Acres LLC, 12878 Co Hwy I, Viola
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Brewer Game →
  Kickapoo Area SD Viola, WI 54664
• Baseball: V →
  Kickapoo Area SD Wauzeka-Steuben High School
  5:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Softball: V →
  Kickapoo El Stoddard Elementary School
  4:00 pm
• Softball: MS →
  Kickapoo Area SD Viroqua High SchoolRoou (SB) Field
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Softball: V →
  Kickapoo Area SD Viroqua High SchoolPark Bowl Softball
  10:00 am

Monday May 18

• Baseball: V →
  Kickapoo High School
  5:00 pm
• Softball: V →
  Kickapoo High School
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Gays Mills Farmers Market →
  Lion's Club Park and Shelter, 401 Main St, Gays Mills
  1:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Senior Cookout/Graduation practice
  La Farge SD La Farge, WI 54639
  11:00 am
• MS Track @ Viroqua →
  La Farge SD La Farge, WI 54639
  4:15 pm
• Baseball @ DeSoto →
  La Farge SD La Farge, WI 54639
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Congratulations 2026 graduates🎉!
  Graduation comes with big changes—new job, new place, new responsibilities. It’s also a good time to review your insurance coverage and make sure it… (Nextdoor )

• GPAC Staffing posted a job opening for Production Supervisor, dairy manufacturing in La Farge. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Viroqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Viola here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Viroqua

• Healthcare workers receive awards for work in helping service members, families (wiproud.com)
• State Rep. Johnson touts BadgerCare Public Option bill at Cashton farm (vernonreporter.com)
• All-WIAC announces 2026 baseball awards and teams (madison.com)

Sparta

• National Nurses Week to Be Celebrated (monroecountyherald.com)
• What Virginia Supreme Court decision means for midterm elections and more headlines (monroecountyherald.com)

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