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Pictured, from left: Sauk Prairie Optimist Club member Heather Cole; December Sauk Prairie Optimist Student of the Month Annika Staedter;; Annika’s mother, Polly Staedter and High School Assistant Principal Share Been at the December 6 Optimist meeting at the 6:8 dining room. There will not be another December meeting but there will be three meetings in January: January 3 and 17 from 7-8 am at 6:8 and January 31 at noon at the Bank of Prairie du Sac. If you would like to come to the noon luncheon meeting, please contact Ellen Paul at 608-963-8451. All are welcome at any meeting!

Penelope Steiner is the Sauk Prairie Optimist December Middle Level Leader and the daughter of Timothy and Sarah Steiner. Penelope was nominated by teacher Scott Smith. In his nomination statement he said, “Penelope is an outstanding student who displays an exemplary attitude toward learning and life. Penelope comes to class each day with a positive spirit and a focused mindset and is always willing to help her fellow students. Penelope is a role model for her classmates. Her commitment to learning along with her friendly demeanor embody the spirit of a model student. Penelope is a true leader, and she makes Sauk Prairie Middle School a better place on a daily basis.” Penelope is involved in Show Choir, Middle School Musical, Sources of Strength, and Mentors. Outside of school her activities include dance at Center Stage Dance, Pool Sharks and the High School Marching Band. Her plans after high school are to attend UW-Madison to be a geneticist. Pictured, from left: Heather Cole, Sauk Prairie Optimist member, Middle Level Leader’s father Tim, sister Evangeline, and mother Sarah Steiner, December Middle Level Leader Penelope Steiner and Middle School Principal Tricia Rodey at the December 6 Optimist meeting at the 6:8 dining room.

Mother and son, Julia Dellaria-Terrill, left, and Drew Dellaria, right stopped by the Sauk Prairie Solar Schools sales site at the Back Room Gallery, 603 Water St. in Sauk City on Saturday December 2, during the Holly Jolly Grinchmas event. For purchase were handmade ornaments and holiday crafts as well as baked goods and candy stocking stuffers, and Santa’s Trail mix in jars. Goods will now be available at ReTwist-T, 515 Water St., in Sauk City. Sauk Prairie Solar Schools are a citizens group working with the school district in fundraising to put solar panels on Leola Hall, Sauk Prairie High School and Bridges Elementary, as well as the District Administration Building. The group has also launched a Sponsor a Solar Panel project. Please visit the Sauk Prairie Solar Schools Facebook page.

Pictured, from left: Sauk Prairie Optimists Vicki Gullickson, Cliff Thompson and Dan Odden in the holiday spirit at the Bank of Prairie du Sac Open House December 1. The club sold baked goods and their famous Terri Lynn nuts. The Sauk Prairie Optimist Club would like to thank all those who bought from the sale and purchased nuts prior to the sale also. Proceeds from both go to supporting youth in the Sauk Prairie community. A special thanks goes to the Bank of Prairie du Sac for hosting the sale.

Sauk Prairie High School Activities Director Josh Boyer and Athletic Trainer Greg Beier holding the new portable Automated External Defibrillator purchased with funds from Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation.