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The broken pipe was temporarily repaired with sleeves and new pipe, visible here. A permanent fix is expected in a month or two. Photo by Dane-Iowa Wastewater.

Kristie Gander, left, Executive Director of Kids Ranch, accepts a $400 check from Shari Diehl, Optimist Club Member, at the April 1 Optimist Club Meeting.

Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation presents checks to local fire departments to purchase gear bags and patient lifters. In the photo, left to right, are Ryan Mussack, Sauk Prairie EMS; Kelli Kirch, Sauk Prairie EMS; Dean Darling, Sauk Prairie EMS; Bailee Muth, Merrimac Fire & Rescue; Shelli Muth, Merrimac Fire & Rescue; Todd Wuerger, Sauk Prairie Healthcare; Belle Koch, Sauk Prairie Healthcare; Dylan Shaker, Prairie du Sac Fire Department; Jim Pugh, Sauk City Fire Department; Dan Ederer, Sauk City Fire Department; McKenzie Pugh, Sauk City Fire Department.

During their monthly June meeting, the Sauk Prairie Earthlings celebrated two of their graduating members in recognition of the many awards they have achieved over their many years with the Earthlings club. Pictured, at right: Evan Louis; left, Avery Bussan.

Artist Christl Iausly is sharing her wildflower artwork in the Community Room Gallery at the Spring Green Library in July. Iausly’s wildflower art is created by hand using self-collected flowers, leaves, twigs and more—most collected from her own gardens. She dries and presses these natural elements and creates original designs with them mounted on handmade papers. Every design is unique. Some include calligraphy. She works in a large studio in her home which is blessed with lots of light. Her natural supplies are stored in labeled bins ready to be easily accessed when needed. She derives great pleasure there. Also included in Iausly’s show are hand-woven wheat ornaments in the traditional style of her native Germany. Christl Iausly’s wildflower artwork is available for viewing during regular library hours when the community room is not in use. Please ask for the gallery key at the circulation desk.

Watch for Laura Druckrey’s pottery in the Glass Case Gallery at the Spring Green Library in July. Druckrey said of her work, “I discovered my passion for pottery as a sophomore while attending Wisconsin Lutheran High School in the city where I was born and raised: Milwaukee. That passion continued through college, where I pursued ceramics as an independent minor and earned degrees in early childhood education and Spanish. After graduation, I began working in Milwaukee Public Schools while earning a third teaching license, this one in bilingual education. Teaching and studying left little time for the wheel, but I never lost my love for it. “After teaching for 11 years in MPS, I married and moved to Spring Green. Raising four children, teaching in the River Valley School District and coaching soccer meant setting pottery aside once again. A few years ago, I returned to the wheel and began selling my work at the Spring Green Farmers Market. Although family life and teaching full time have limited my time in the studio, my love for pottery has never faded, and I look forward to creating and sharing my work again in the future. I specialize in making unique pieces, so no two are identical. My pieces in this exhibit consist of work from when I started in 1992, to my most recent where I began naming them. I hope you enjoy it.” Druckrey’s pottery is available for viewing during regular library hours.