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Viking Village Foods, with the help of numerous area sponsors, will host the 13th Annual Reedsburg Great Steak Challenge on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Viking Village Foods parking lot.

It’s a milestone year for Sacred Heart Church’s Fall Festival.

Due to COVID-19, the festival is changing a bit. Normally there would be in-person activities, such as a car show and dunk tank, and food. However, in light of community health concerns, this year’s festival will feature only a raffle and online auction.

Reedsburg Public Library’s Youth Services Department is excited to announce a fall programming schedule that begins the week of Sept. 14. Available programs include Storytime for Families, Babygarten Lapsit, After School Book Club, Family Fun Night, Teen Time and the newly created Multilingual Monday.

Recognizing that in the days of physical distancing (and good weather) there is no better learning venue than the great outdoors, Reedsburg Public Library’s Miss Jess and Miss Maxine have constructed a StoryWalk, which is now in City Park until Thursday, Sept. 3.

The Reedsburg Park and Recreation Department will open designated city owned land for archery hunting this fall.

A Reedsburg resident is among this summer’s graduates from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.

Ian Held earned an associate degree in applied science to become an IT systems administration specialist.

WITC distributed more than 600 degrees following the spring and summer sessions.

A Reedsburg native made the Honor Roll at the University of Kansas for the spring semester.

Ian Rogers was one of more than 7,500 students acknowledged in results that were released late last week.

Rogers is studying in the college of liberal arts and sciences.

Be advised that meetings may be postponed or adjusted due to COVID-19.

Meetings are at Reedsburg City Hall unless otherwise noted.

For complete details, including agendas, visit www.reedsburgwi.gov.

Arts committee, 12:15 p.m. Sept. 1.

COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be keeping people away from a new exhibit at the Pioneer Log Village in Reedsburg.

For years, the American Library Association’s Celebrity READ Campaign posters have promoted reading in libraries across the country. Well-known personalities such as Danica Patrick, the Jonas Brothers, Stephen Hawking and Yo-Yo Ma have been photographed while reading their favorite book. Now Reedsburg Public Library staff becomes stars too!