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2009-10 Weill Center season line-up includes Garrison Keillor, Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats
The Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2009-10 season, filled with music, song, acrobatics, drums and dance.
Why do Scandinavians write such great crime fiction?
Having read close to 30 Scandinavian crime novels over the last several months, I can come to only one conclusion: Scandinavia is a bleak, ungodly, extraordinarily violent place to live.
Bombardier Talent 2 Trains to Serve on Franconia E-Netz Starting 2011
Bombardier Transportation will supply another 22 Bombardier Talent 2 trains to Deutsche Bahn AG valued at just under 100 million euros .
Salary, benefits caps for school employees repealed
The 2009-11 state budget abolishes school districts' ability to cap salary and benefits package costs.
Fyr Bal was a resounding success this year. A big congratulations to 'Weed.' Malcolm D. 'Weed' Vail Jr.
Stevens Point DAR marks year of service with awards
The Stevens Point Chapter NSDAR held its annual awards luncheon May 20 at the Stevens Point Country Club.
This past week Scandinavians and Scandophiles across the world helped bring in the season with local Summer Solstice Celebrations.
Celebrity Chef Chat: Casseroles, from 1 to 500
Her rsum includes 27 cookbooks and a stint on the French chef's "Baking with Julia," but Beatrice Ojakangas is no food snob.
Olsen's Scandinavian Foods in Ballard soon will close
Len Tangen, right, chats with Anita Osterhout, a co-owner of Olsen's with her sister, Reidun.
Ephraim: Fyr Bal activities under way; Chieftan chosen
It's the long-awaited Fyr Bal weekend, and there's a lot going on throughout the village, including trolley rides from the north end to the wetland preserve all day Saturday.
People of Scandinavian heritage will celebrate the longest day of the year, Midsummer from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 21 at SAC Park, 438 Lake St.
Rediscovering the past of the Hansen house has become a passion for George Evenson, president of the Door County Historical Society and county historian.
La CROSSE, Wis. -- After finishing in second place at last year's Wisconsin state track and field meet, both Cuba City junior Katie Langmeier and Belmont senior Kassi Kamps were denied gold again Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
New museum preserves Eleva's rich history
The late Billy Kolden of Eleva always said he "lived history." And he did. Kolden called one room of the Eleva Historical Museum - which he founded in downtown Eleva - home up until his death in 2006.
Stratford set to host annual Heritage Days
The 21st annual Heritage Days, a celebration of ethnic ancestry providing enjoyment for the entire family, will be held June 11 to 14 in Stratford.
Track: Iola-Scandinavias Melum seeks redemption at state
Rachel Melum doesn't go to state for third-place medals. She goes to La Crosse to win it all.
'Operation Gunnysack' honors couple
'We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.' Carsten and Dora Jorgens, a rural Scandinavia farming couple who loved the community they were a part of, and the land they resided and made a living on -- lived by these simple, yet definitive words paraphrased by Winston Churchill.
Schools districts brace for proposed cut in state aid
Iola-Scandinavia School District administrator Joe Price described Friday morning's announcement about cuts to school funding akin to seeing a train coming down a tunnel.
New London Merchants edged by Scandinavia
Matt Bruette went 2-for-2 at the plate, but the New London Merchants dropped a tough 3-1 decision to Scandinavia on Sunday.
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