Submitted by Zach Johnson, Viking Middle School

BALDWIN-WOODVILLE, WI – Nearly one hundred talented middle school cast and crew members invite you to witness their portrayal of this iconic family. Watch and laugh along as Gomez works to hide the truth from his lovely bride Morticia, Wednesday navigates young love, and the rest of the Addams family works to feign normalcy when the Bienke family arrives for dinner. The music and plot will hopefully leave viewers warm-hearted and having had a few good laughs.

“These kids have worked tirelessly on choreography and line delivery,” says director Chandra Lamb. “Comedy is not easy to land, especially for young performers; we hope the community will be able to witness the hard work they’ve put in and laugh with us along the way.”

Highlights of the show includes Kingston Arndt as Gomez, Louisa Willink as Morticia, Rhyan Nichols as Wednesday, Grant Halstead as Uncle Fester, Gracie Kusilek as Grandma, Braelynn Sobottka as Pugsley, Kallie Schutz, Adam Olson, and William Bedford making up the Beineke family, and Eli Lium as butler Lurch. There also will be significant understudy use this year by Kailee Wilson and Carly Rassbach.

The directing, technical, and creative team involved in producing The Addams Family entails Chandra Lamb (Director/Choreographer), Eric Becker (Director/Backstage), Heather Kittelson (Assistant Director/Choreographer/Costumer), Amanda Arnold (Assistant Director/Choreographer), Adam Bassak (Technical/Stage Director), Rob Skamfer (Technical Director), Morgan Trunkel (Set Design), and Zach Johnson (Assistant Director/Backstage).

Based on the family created by Charles Addams himself, with the book adaptation by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa – Viking Middle School’s adaptation of The Addams Family is set to open on Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 PM, with subsequent performances on Friday, March 15th at 7:00 PM and Saturday, March 16th at 2:00PM.

Tickets for the show are $8 and will be available on Wednesday, February 28th at bwsd.ludus.com. A limited amount of tickets will be available for cash only purchase forty-five minutes before the show. We look forward to seeing you at The Baldwin-Woodville High School Performing Arts Center and appreciate your support of the arts in our community!

EDGAR, WI – The path to Madison for wrestlers is alway paved with tough opponents and hard matches. Every wrestler wants to get there and will do whatever it takes to make it there. But what most people don’t see is the amount of work it takes to get there. It isn’t just practice in season, it’s the work put in outside of the season that makes the biggest impact.

Spring Valley/Elmwood freshman Sam Schmitt has been putting in the work, which was clear as he advanced from the WIAA regional meet to the sectionals.

It isn’t often that freshmen advance in the state tournament unless they have been putting in the work.

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Submitted by Melody Wiinmaki B-W High School Counselor

BALDWIN-WOODVILLE, WI – Baldwin-Woodville had Snowball week Feb 13-16 with daily competitions between classes.

Tuesday, Feb 13 was a Basketball Musical Chair event hosted in the West Gym at the end of the school day.

Wednesday, Feb 14 was a Blizzard Volleyball tournament that involved four teams competing on two courts.

Thursday, Feb 15 was the Lip Sync Competition which was held in the Auditorium highlighting the talents of students from all four grades (Juniors were awarded 87 points total to the Sophomore and Seniors 91-point tie).

Friday, Feb 16 the day ended with the Pepfest and Tailgating Party at the high school for the SCC Boys’ Basketball away game.

Submitted by Jerry Thompson, Crain-Ottman American Legion Post 207

ELMWOOD, WI – The Crain-Ottman American Legion Post 207 announces Scholarship and Education opportunities for Elmwood Juniors and Seniors.  Post 207 will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating Senior who is planning on furthering their education beyond high school.  Requirements: 1) Have a 3.0 GPA and 2) At the time of application, a parent, grandparent, brother or sister must be a member of Post 207, or a deceased member of Post 207.

Legion Post 207 and Auxiliary Unit 207 are also sponsoring one or more Junior boys to participate in the Badger Boys State Program this June 9th to 15th at the UW Eau Claire Campus.  Badger Boys State is a program which teaches its participants civics and leadership.  Students of all backgrounds, identities, and socioeconomic status are encouraged to participate.  The Legion and Auxiliary sponsorship covers all the costs.  Any Junior boy who attends Badger Boys State will also receive a $1,000 Scholarship upon graduating from High School and enrolling at UW Eau Claire for college.

Applications for these educational opportunities must be submitted to the Elmwood High School by March 1st.  For more information, or to request an application form, please contact Crain-Ottman Post Commander Jerry Thompson at Crain-OttmanLegionPost207@outlook.com.

SPRING VALLEY, WI – Coming into play last week the Spring Valley boys’ basketball team had the chance to secure at least a tie for first place if not first place outright. All the team had to do was win both games against the other two teams vying for the same opportunity. In the end, it didn’t work out the way the Cardinals wanted to, dropping both games and falling to third place in the conference with a 10-3 mark. 17-6 overall record.

The Cardinals did earn a number three seed in the WIAA Regional bracket, meaning they will host a second round WIAA playoff game, facing the winner of the #6 McDonell Catholic vs. #11 Boyceville game played next Tuesday, February 27. The game in Spring Valley will be played on Friday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. If the Cardinals win, they would face the winner of the #2 Cameron vs. #7 Shell Lake or #10 Colfax game on Saturday, March 2, in a location to be determined yet.

Elk Mound 66, Spring Valley 58
The Cardinals played well in the game, consistent throughout, shooting 45% in the game from the floor. The biggest difference was that Elk Mound shot better in the second half than in the first. Valley had forged a 29-22 halftime lead, but the Mounders outscored the Cardinals 44-29 in the second half for the win.

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