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Community Calendar

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Here’s a rundown of activities going on in the Holmen and Onalaska area starting July 10, 2009:

Holmen meetings
All village meetings at Village Hall, 421 S. Main St., unless otherwise noted.

  • July 13 — Holmen School Board, 7 p.m., board room at district offices, 1019 McHugh Road.

  • July 27 — Holmen School Board, 7 p.m., board room at district offices, 1019 McHugh Road.

    Onalaska meetings

    All city meetings at City Hall, 415 Main St., unless otherwise indicated.

  • July 13 — Onalaska Board of Education, 7 p.m., board room at high school.

  • July 14 — Onalaska Common Council, 7 p.m.

  • July 15 — Onalaska Community Development Authority, 7:30 p.m., Onalaska OmniCenter.

  • July 27 — Parks and Recreation Board, 5:15 p.m.

  • July 27 — Onalaska School Board, 7 p.m., board room at high school.

  • July 28 — Plan Commission, 7 p.m.

    Town meetings

  • July 20 — Onalaska Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Town Hall, Midway.

  • July 28 — Onalaska Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, Midway.

    Clubs and organizations

  • Mondays — Onalaska Rotary Club, 6 p.m., Seven Bridges Restaurant, Onalaska.

  • Wednesdays — Holmen Rotary Club, 7 a.m., Holmen Village Hall community room.

  • July 12 — Holmen Knights of Columbus, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Holmen.

  • July 11 — Cowboy action shooting hosted by the Western Wisconsin Wild Bunch, 10 a.m., Holmen Rod and Gun Club, Highway T, Holmen.

  • July 13 — Writers Group, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Valley View Mall.

  • July 13 — Friends of Holland Sand Prairie, 7 p.m., Holland Town Hall.

  • July 14 — Onalaska Area Business Association, noon, Seven Bridges Restaurant, Onalaska.

  • July 15 — Holmen Athletic Booster Club, 7 p.m., Holmen High School LMC.

  • July 15 — Survivors of Suicide support group, 7 p.m., Room 141, Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St, La Crosse.

  • July 17 — Coulee Region Riders Club gymkhana, 6 p.m., CRRC grounds on Briggs Road, south of Holmen.

  • July 20 — Dementia Care Giver Support Group, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, 2501 Shelby Road, La Crosse, 788-5700.

  • July 20 — Onalaska Area Jaycees, 7 p.m., Coulee Golf Bowl.

  • July 22 — Brice Prairie Conservation Association, 7 p.m., at the clubhouse, W8582 Hwy. Z.

  • July 22 — Onalaska Knights of Columbus, 7 p.m., Father Bach Room, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Onalaska.

  • July 26 — Coulee Region Bonsai Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, West Wing Conference Room No. 3.

    Close to home

  • July 10-11 — Theater production, “Babes in Arms,” 7:30 p.m., Claude C. Deck Performing Arts Center at Onalaska High School, tickets available at the door for $7, $6 for students and senior citizens.

  • July 11 — Clearwater Farm open barn, 9 to 11 a.m., 760 Greens Coulee Road, Onalaska, $2 or $5 per family.

  • July 12 — Coulee Region Gospel Choir’s sixth annual Summer Gospel Extravaganza, 4 p.m., Sand Lake Wesleyan Church, N5761 Highway SN, Holmen.

  • July 14 — Movie screening, “Doubt,” 6 p.m., Onalaska Public Library Meeting Room A, free.

  • July 14 — Onalaska area community dinner, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by Gospel Extravaganza concert, Onalaska United Methodist Church, 212 Fourth Ave. N., free and open to all.

  • July 15 — Disney day at the pool, 1 to 4 p.m., John Chapman Aquatic Center, Holmen.

  • July 15 — DJ Free Beer and Naked Karaoke, 8 p.m., TGI Fridays, Onalaska, 779-1545.

  • July 16 — 13th annual Holmen Area Fire Department brat and hot dog fundraiser, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Holmen Fire Station, 710 S. Main St.

  • July 16 — Starjammers Karaoke, 8 p.m., Seven Bridges Restaurant and Lounge, 910 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, free, 783-6103.

    Out & about

  • July 10 — Catfish Days with catfish, bike tour, fishing, music and fireworks, Trempealeau, (608) 534-6335.

  • July 10 — Ticket kickoff for Brooks & Dunn and Lynyrd Skynyrd Army Concert Tour, with tickets on sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at many Kwik Trips, including on Rose Street in La Crosse and on Hwys. 16 and 35 in Onalaska, and at Fort McCoy, $40.

  • July 10-11 — Live music, The Memory Brothers, 8:30 p.m., River Jack’s, 1835 Rose St., La Crosse, 781-7000.

  • July 10 — Live music, Moon Boot Posse, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, $3, 782-9069.

  • July 10 — Live music, Tony Zobeck, Peaberry’s Coffeehouse, 40 Copeland Ave., La Crosse.

  • July 10-11 — Live music, Double Take, Maple Grove Country Club, W4142 Hwy. B, West Salem.

  • July 10-11 — Live music, Big Daddy Cade and the Bluesmasters, 8 p.m., Piggy’s, 501 Front St. S., La Crosse, free, 784-4877.

  • July 10 — Live music, Meat Puppets, Porcupine and Ralphed, 7:35 p.m., Warehouse, 328 Pearl St., La Crosse, $15, 784-1422.

  • July 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31, Aug. 1 — Theater production, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” 7:30 p.m., The Muse Theatre, 1353 Avon St., La Crosse, $20-$22 with $10 student rush ticket, (608) 397-3752.

  • July 11 — Trailfest, 3:30 to 7 p.m., in parking lot of Human Power Trailhead next to the weather ball on Highway FA in La Crosse, donations accepted.

  • July 11 — Catfish Days with catfish, bike tour, fishing, music and fireworks, Trempealeau, (608) 534-6335.

  • July 11 — Live music, Kies and Kompanie, jazz, 8 p.m. to midnight, Starlite Lounge, 222 Pearl St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 11 — Live music, Lost Marbles, 10 p.m., Nighthawks Tap Room, 401 S. Third St., La Crosse.

  • July 11 — Live music, Flashback with The Whistle Jacks, 5 p.m., Fox Hollow, Barre Mills, $8.

  • July 11 — Live music, Fayme Rochelle and Luke Jorgenson CD release party, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, $3, 782-9069.

  • July 11 — Live music, The Grilled Cheese Experience, 9 p.m., Double Deuce, La Crosse.

  • July 11 — Hixon House Ice Cream Social, with music, games, food, storytellers, juggler and music by Grand Picnic and Joyful sound, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hixon House, Seventh and Badger streets, La Crosse, entrance to grounds is free and $2 off house tour admission, 782-1980.

  • July 11 — Catfish Days with catfish, bike tour, fishing, music and fireworks, Trempealeau.

  • July 12 — Villa Louis War of 1812 at Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien, Wis., with living history camp, battle, fireworks.

  • July 12 — Christian concert with Michael Robert and opening by Cross Over, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Colonial Bowl and Banquet Center, 1415 W. Wisconsin St., Sparta, donations.

  • July 12 — Gertrude Salzer Gordon Jazz in the Park concert series with Great River Big Band, 7 p.m., Riverside Park, free.

  • July 12 — Organ recital, Daniel Laginya, 3 p.m., Shrine Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, donations.

  • July 13 — Live music, Adam Palm’s Summer Jam, 9 p.m., George Street Pub, 1728 George St., La Crosse, 783-9051.

  • July 13 — Live music, John and Mike Caucutt, 8 to 10:30 p.m., Houghton’s, 1002 Jackson St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 13 — Live music, Shawn’s Open Jam, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, free, 782-9069.

  • July 13 — Movie screening, “The Chorus,” 6:30 p.m., La Crosse Library, 800 Main St.

  • July 14 — Live music, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, with the Canadian Brass, 7:30 p.m., Somsen Auditorium, Winona State University, Winona, Minn., $25, $17 for students and senior citizens, (507) 457-1715.

  • July 14 — Live music, Dan Berger and Abbey Lane, 7 to 11 p.m., North Side Oasis, 620 Gillette St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 14 — Live music, Paulie, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, free, 782-9069.

  • July 14 — Hip-hop show, 10 p.m., JB’s Speakeasy, 717 Rose St., La Crosse, $3, 796-1161.

  • July 14 — Trivia competition, 7:30 p.m., Hooters, 300 S. Third St., La Crosse, free, 782-9464.

  • July 15 — Happy Twirlers Square Dancers, Les La Lone, Interstate Fair in West Salem.

  • July 15-19 — La Crosse Interstate Fair, exhibit judging events, livestock animals and a small animal barn, magician, ventriloquist, family kids acts and local entertainment, local dance troupes, family stage entertainment, horse pull, Super Farmer Olympics, rooster crowing contest, country bands and go-kart racing, educational and commercial exhibits, stock car race, carnival rides, on Highway M just north of Highway 16 in West Salem, free parking and admission.

  • July 15 — Live music, Dave Kiral, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Harry J. Olson Center, La Crosse, $4, 786-4749.

  • July 15 — Live music, La Crosse Concert Band’s “Return to Riverside Concerts,” 7:30 p.m., Riverside Park, La Crosse; rain location is Lincoln Middle School.

  • July 15 — Live music, Adam Palm and Joe Gantzer, 10 p.m., Del’s, Bar, 229 N. Third St., La Crosse.

  • July 15 — Live music, Dave Kerska, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Mirage Sports Bar, 4329 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse, free, 788-7465.

  • July 15 — Live music, Cathy and the Cabana Boy, 6 to 9 p.m., on the deck at River Jack’s, 1835 Rose St., La Crosse, 781-7000.

  • July 15 — Live music, Mitch’s Open Jam, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 16 — Live music, Kies and Kompanie, jazz, 5 to 8 p.m., Starlite Lounge, 222 Pearl St., La Crosse.

  • July 16 — Live music, Dave Orr’s Damn Jam, gear provided, 10 p.m., Nighthawks Tap Room, 401 S. Third St., La Crosse.

  • July 16 — Live music, Minnesota Beethoven Festival with American String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minn., $25, $17 for students and seniors, (507) 457-1715.

  • July 16 — Live music, Adam Palm, 7 to 11 p.m., Cruz-In, W5450 Keil Coulee Road, La Crosse.

  • July 16 — Live music, Harmony in the Neighborhood Concert Series featuring Stardust GTO with Therese Roellich-Bernadot and Greg Bergh, 7 to 8 p.m., South Side Neighborhood Center, 1300 S. Sixth St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 16 — Live music, Nick Shattuck, Del’s Bar, 229 N. Third St., La Crosse, (608) 385-2505.

  • July 17 — Live music, Minnesota Beethoven Festival with American String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minn., $25, $17 for students and seniors, (507) 457-1715.

  • July 17 — Live music, The Moon, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse.

  • July 17-18 — Live music, Good Times, Maple Grove Country Club, W4142 Hwy. B, West Salem.

  • July 17-18 — Live music, Rode Hard, 8:30 p.m., River Jack’s, 1835 Rose St., La Crosse, 781-7000.

  • July 17 — Live music, Becky Schlegel with Brian Fesler, country and bluegrass, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Bluff View House Concerts, N7916 Bluff View Court, Holmen, suggested donation of $12, 526-9051.

  • July 17 — Live music, Stoney Ridge, classic rock and country, 7 to 11 p.m., American Legion, 731 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska, free, 783-3300.

  • July 17-18 — Live music, Mississippi Blue, 8 p.m., Piggy’s, 501 Front St. S., La Crosse, free, 784-4877.

  • July 17-18 — Artist demonstrations throughout the day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Gallery La Crosse, 320 Main St., La Crosse, 782-4278.

  • July 18 — Family Resources’ Children’s Summer Festival, 9 a.m. to noon, Myrick Park, La Crosse, 784-8125.

  • July 18 — Youth Outdoor Fest, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Pettibone Lagoon, La Crosse, free, with demonstrations, raffle prizes, food, fishing, and canoeing/kayaking, 789-7533.

  • July 18 — Railfair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Copeland Park in La Crosse, with flea market, swap meet and tours, $5 and under 12 free, (608) 582-476.

  • July 18-19 — 19th Annual Old Towne North Caledonia Street Flea Market/Craft Show, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday)in the 1000-1200 blocks of Caledonia Street.

  • July 18 — Live music, The Northwood Bar-B-Que Boys, blues, 10 p.m., Nighthawks Tap Room, 401 S. Third St., La Crosse, free.

  • July 19 — Mediterranean Festival, sponsored by St. Elias Orthodox Christian Church, noon to 5 p.m. South Side Oktoberfest grounds, dinner includes lamb or chicken kebab, spanakopita, salad and rice, vegetarian option available, beer and pop available, ethnic bake sale, silent auction, children’s games, jugglers, stiltwalkers, clowns, music, Village Dance Troupe, Mediterranean, Balkan and Slavic dance instruction. Dinner only is $10 in advance, $12 at the door, 782-8641.

  • July 19 — Second Annual Riverside Jazz Party and Art Show in Riverside Park/ Band Shell and North park area, La Crosse, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with five regional and military jazz groups joining the Great River Big Band for a day of contemporary and traditional jazz along with trumpeter and vocal artist Byron Stripling, free; artists will display and sell their artwork; rain site is UW-L Cartwright Center.

  • July 19 — Live music, Minnesota Beethoven Festival with Minnesota Orchestra, 4 p.m., Winona Middle School Auditorium, Winona, Minn., $25, $17 for students and seniors, (507) 457-1715.

  • July 24-26, July 31-Aug. 2 — Theater production, “Cotton Patch Gospel,” 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sundays), Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts, West Salem, $15, $13 for students and seniors, 786-1220, ext. 4.

    Miscellaneous

  • FOOD PANTRIES:

  • Onalaska/Holmen Emergency Food Basket at 735 Sand Lake Road in Onalaska is open from 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

  • The Oak Grove Family Learning Center food pantry at W7980 Hwy. Z, Onalaska, is open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays when school is in session.

  • The Onalaska Schools Food Pantry distributes food from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on the first Friday of the month at door B of Irving Pertzsch Elementary, 524 Main St.

  • TLC Center, noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, N6307 Holmen Drive, Holmen.

  • LA CROSSE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITY

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (call 785-9999 for an appointment).

  • Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (no appointment needed).

  • First and third Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon (no appointment needed).

    To submit an item for the Community Calendar, mail information to P.O. Box 140, West Salem, WI 54669, fax to 786-1670 or send us notice by e-mail to wsm.news@lee.net.
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