How do I drive this thing? Dedlan Belson, of Falls Church, Virginia, spent time in the driver’s seat of a fire truck during Community Heroes Night at the Iola Village Library. He was visiting his grandparents, Joel and Judy Edler, of Iola.
The Iola Ambulance Service participated in Community Heroes Night at the Iola Village Library. Talking about ambulances were (from left) Advanced EMT Eric Fowlkes, Rylen Myers, EMT Shaun Knorr, Kieren Myers and Wyatt Myers.
The Iola Village Library sponsored an outdoor Community Heroes Night on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Attendees included Pamela Parks (left), representing River Road Community Garden and Iola Children’s Garden, and Staff Sgt. Jerry Grawvander, of the U.S. Army National Guard.
Community heroes were celebrated at the Iola Village Library.
Lilly Lehman, of Iola, visits with Mitzi, a puppy from the Humane Society of Waupaca County, during Community Heroes Night at the Iola Village Library.
Several local organizations gathered in the library’s parking lot for Community Heroes Night Tuesday, Aug. 4.
There were representatives from Iola Police Department, Iola & Rural Fire Department, Iola-Scandinavia Community Fitness & Aquatic Center, Iola Community Garden, Iola Children’s Gardent, Matthew 25:35 Food Pantry, Wisconsin National Guard, Iola Lions Club and Iola Lioness Club.
Also attending were the Humane Society of Waupaca County and One Small Drop, the two charities local children were reading for this summer.
The event celebrated the end of this year’s Summer Library Program, “Every Hero Has a Story.”
