GET YOUR CALENDARS OUT: DATES TO KNOW FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN MARATHON
Thanksgiving is somehow upon us, and after we make it through a week of supreme gratitude and rabid American consumerism, it’s truly the holiday season in Marathon....
SWITLIK SPEEDSTERS RACK UP LAPS IN SCHOOL JOG-A-THON
Stanley Switlik Elementary’s annual running fundraiser may be called the Jog-A-Thon, but on the morning of Nov. 5, the school’s youngsters exploded off the start line in...
CASTAWAY RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT CORAL RESTORATION WITH I.CARE
Lionfish are, without any bias whatsoever, delicious. They’re also a disaster for our marine environment. So when you can eat a delicious fish and double your impact...
MARATHON CITY COSTUME CONTEST NETS $1,257 FOR COMMUNITY THEATRE
On Nov. 8, city of Marathon leaders and staff presented local nonprofit Marathon Community Theatre with a $1,257 donation from the city’s annual employee Halloween costume contest....
SAMMY’S LAST SHIFT: BELOVED BARTENDER TO TRADE BAR KEY FOR BADGE IN PURSUIT OF...
Gary Leo, known to his devoted patrons and friends as Sammy, poured his final drink as a Brass Monkey bartender in the early morning hours of Nov....
IN PICTURES: PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS PAY TRIBUTE TO VETS IN MARATHON
Marathon’s patriotic celebrations for Veterans Day began with the city’s youngsters on Nov. 8, as Stanley Switlik Elementary presented its Red, White and Blue Day. Hosted by...
SPECIAL OLYMPICS LIFTERS CINDY AUGUSTIN & ALEX CHAVALA ARE STATE CHAMPS
Escorted by the lights and sirens of Marathon Fire Rescue and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Marathon High School’s newest gold medalists in Special Olympics weightlifting entered...
MARATHON TECH WHIZ GIORDANI PRIETO EARNS FIRST IT PATHWAY SILVER AWARD
Marathon High School honored sophomore Giordani Prieto on Nov. 1 as the first Monroe County student to receive the IT Pathway Silver Award, along with a $700...
IN PICTURES: THIRD ANNUAL JOY ON THE ROCK FESTIVAL FILLS MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK
Fun and fellowship were on the agenda for Marathon New Life Church’s Joy on the Rock festival on Nov. 2. Now in its third year, the free...
MARATHON HIGH’S ‘DRAGON’S LAIR’ BRINGS HIGH-STAKES FANTASY ‘SHARK TANK’ TO THE STAGE
Picture “Shark Tank” with fairytale characters, and you’ve got the basic idea for Marathon High School’s newest show.
Oh, and one other small detail: If nobody buys in,...
