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Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
Photo open house planned in Holmen
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PET OF THE WEEK: JoJo is an 8-year-old female terrier cross who is spayed and current with her distemper and bordetella vaccinations. This sweet, middle-age dog is an absolute doll in every sense of the word. She is social, fun and a pleasure to be around. When she gets really excited, she may even dance a little jig for you. JoJo enjoys taking walks and spending time outdoors. She does not care too much for the winter months, most likely due to her petite body and short hair. In fact, during winter, this little sweetie may even enjoy a sweater when going outdoors. JoJo may indeed do well sharing her home with other dogs and cats. JoJo may do well sharing her home with children, too. If she will be spending her life with human siblings, it may be best for JoJo to live with children older than toddler age. For more information on any of the animals at the Coulee Region Humane Society, call 781-4014 or stop by 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday or 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. |
Area photographers Doyle and Shirley Gates invite the public to attend a photo exhibit and open house from 4 to 7 .m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Art’s Barbershop, 424 S. Main St., Holmen.
The prints will remain on display through Dec. 5. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
Chili and pie supper set for Nov. 10
The Men’s Club of Onalaska United Methodist Church, just north of City Hall, will hold its annual Chili and Pie Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The menu include chili, chili dogs, cheese, homemade pies and a beverage. The cost is $6, $3 for children ages 4 to 11 and free for children younger than 3. Tickets can be purchased at the door, and the proceeds will go toward sponsoring youth activities and church-related projects.
Northern Hills Fun Fair set for Nov. 7
The Northern Hills Elementary Fun Fair will be Saturday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the school, 511 Spruce St. in Onalaska. All area children and their families are welcome.
Events for all ages include inflatables from the Big Event Co., games, seasonal crafts, bingo, face painting and a Butter Braid sale to benefit the fifth-grade spring field trip.
Many themed baskets and items donated from the community will be up for bid in both a silent auction and a chance auction. Some of the auction items include: La Crosse Symphony tickets, a one-hour massage, a teeth whitening service, photography gift certificates, a limo ride, restaurant gift certificates, La Crosse Community Theater tickets and more. Chance tickets will cost $1 or six for $5.
Lunch will be served. Tickets are 25 cents each at the door, with most activities requiring one to two tickets. Wristbands for unlimited inflatable use are $5. Proceeds go to the Northern Hills Parent Teacher Organization to support school activities and to purchase educational and playground equipment.
Women sought for rec volleyball nights
Area women interested in playing recreational volleyball are invited to join a weekly Monday night session in Onalaska.
Games will be played from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at Irving Pertzsch Elementary, 524 Main St. Participants may enter by the west side door.
The recreational volleyball season starts Oct. 12. Cost is $1 per session or $5 for the entire season.
Holmen offers senior exercise classes
Senior exercise classes are held at the senior center at Holmen Village Hall, with the 30-minute sessions held every Wednesday at 11 a.m., just before lunch.
The exercises are low-impact chair exercises. Some of the exercises are done while seated and others can be done standing, with the chair used as support.
The classes are a result of a collaboration between the village of Holmen, the La Crosse County Aging Unit and the Greater La Crosse Area YMCA.
The YMCA will also provide small weights.
Seniors do not have to register for the exercise sessions, but they do have to make lunch reservations. Reservations for lunch must be made the day before by calling 526-6316.
Civic group seeks cans for fundraiser
People who want to support Centering Onalaska can bring their empty aluminum cans to the collection cage recently set up behind the ATM machine in the Center 90 parking lot on Sand Lake Road.
Money raised will support the activities of Centering Onalaska, which include adorning the streets of Onalaska with Christmas decorations, lamp post banners and flower baskets.
Library to show classic movies
The Friends of the Onalaska Library is launching a classic film series called “Friends Film Festival … The Classics.” These are old movies that are considered classic that patrons and library staff have requested. The screenings, all on Wednesdays except for the last in the series, are free and open to all.
The schedule will be as follows, with all movies starting at 6:30 p.m.:
Nov. 11, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”
Nov. 18, “From Here to Eternity”
Nov. 24, “Rebel Without A Cause”
Dec. 2, “Casablanca”
Dec. 9, “The Maltese Falcon”
Dec. 16, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
Dec. 29, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Pop band Quietdrive coming to UW-L
The pop and punk band Quietdrive from Minneapolis will perform at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The group takes the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Valhalla, in Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Quietdrive has emerged as one of the hardest-working bands in the country. The band has performed more than 900 shows since 2005. It gained national attention by covering the 1983 Cyndi Lauper song “Time After Time” on its debut album, “When All That’s Left is You.” The song reached No. 23 on the American Top 40. The band is touring by highlighting its second album, “Deliverance,” released in October 2008.
Admission is $10 and $5 for UW-L students. For tickets or more information, call (608) 785-8898.
Archaeology center sets fall reception
The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-La Crosse will present its annual awards and feature a speaker on Chinese civilization at its fall reception. The event begins with a social at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the UW-L Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Dinner begins at 6:15, followed by the lecture and awards presentation.
Professor Emeritus James Stoltman will speak on “Current Archaeological Research into the Origins of Chinese Civilization.”
Tickets are $30 per person, and advance purchase is required. For more information, call (608) 785.8463.
Professional Championship Bull riders tour makes stop at La Crosse Center
It takes someone a little different, a little on the edge to physically tie themselves to a beast.
Welcome to the world of the Professional Championship Bull riders tour, which bursts into town at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, at the La Crosse Center.
“There is something about the danger that draws people to our sport,” said Robert Sauber, a former bullrider who runs the PCB.
“They may not want to see anyone get hurt, but people want to say they were there when the wreck happened.”
Reserved-seat tickets are $30.25, $22.25, $18.25, and $14.25 for children ages 5 to 12. Children younger than 4 sitting on the lap are free.
Day of show tickets go up $2. Tickets are available at the La Crosse Center box office and at www.ticketmaster.com.
Museum offers parents a break
The Children’s Museum of La Crosse has parents’ night out events planned over the upcoming months on Friday nights.
The nights are meant for children ages 3 to 11 and will includes supervised museum exploration and play, light snack, and games and activities.
Parents can drop off children starting at 5:30 p.m. and pick them up by 8 p.m. on these dates: Nov. 13, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 19 and April 9. Cost is $10 per child for museum members, $15 for nonmembers. Registration and payment in advance is required.
Alzheimers registry seeks participants
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute at the University of Wisconsin of Medicine and Public Health and Franciscan Skemp Healthcare are recruiting for the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention.
To be eligible for participation, people must:
Be between the ages of 40 to 65.
Have a mother who survived to 75 or greater and a father who survived to 70 or greater without evidence of dementia.
Information obtained from participants in the study will then be used to identify people for appropriate research projects designed to better understand the causes of Alzheimer’s disease and delay or prevent its onset.
In the past, research into slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease or preventing its onset was difficult because affected persons do not develop symptoms of the disease until their 70s.
For those who would like to learn more about the registry and possible participation, contact Sharon Schulz at 392-9505.
Book sale planned at UW-L library
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library is gearing up for one of its largest book sales ever in November.
The annual fall book sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11 and 12, in Room 121 of Murphy Library. Among the books are fiction, young adult, cookbooks, education and older titles.
Prices are 50 cents for paperbacks; $1 for hardcover; 25 cents for magazines; and $1 for multimedia. There is a collector’s corner with specially priced books. During the last two hours of the sale on Thursday, a bagful of books will be $4.
All proceeds go to the library’s endowment fund. Refer questions to the Collection Development & Curriculum Library at (608) 785-8509.
Archaeological programs at refuge
The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is holding programs on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 7, about the cultural history of those who lived here before Europeans arrived.
Both programs begin at 6 p.m. at the Refuge Visitor Center. For more information call (608) 539-2311.
Banks collecting for troops, Iraqi kids
Employees at the La Crosse and Onalaska offices of M&I Bank are collecting items for troops in Iraq through Operation Homefront as part of M&I Community Day, a nationwide mobilization of M&I employees to benefit the communities in which they work.
The collection of items for the military troops and school supplies for the children of Iraq runs through Nov. 20. The general public, as well as M&I customers and employees, are invited to donate items in the lobby of the M&I Bank offices in La Crosse and Onalaska during regular banking hours.
Items that can be donated include, beef jerky, drink mixes, shaving cream, disposable shaving razors, shampoo, books, puzzle books and school supplies to be donated to children in Iraq.
Children’s Museum offers parents a break
The Children’s Museum of La Crosse has parents’ night out events planned over the upcoming months on Friday nights.
The nights are meant for children ages 3-11, and will includes supervised museum exploration and play, light snack and games/activities.
Parents can drop off children starting at 5:30 p.m. and pick them up by 8 p.m. on these dates: Nov. 13, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 19 and April 9.
Cost is $10 per child for museum members, $15 for nonmembers. Registration and payment in advance is required.
New brochures cover car insurance issue
As new auto insurance laws begin to take effect in our state in the next year, the Wisconsin Association for Justice has released two brochures containing helpful information for Wisconsin auto insurance policyholders.
The first, “Understanding Auto Insurance," describes the basics about auto insurance and what is required of drivers in Wisconsin under the law as recently changed. The second, titled “What To Do If You Are In a Traffic Accident," informs them of proper steps to take to protect themselves by gathering necessary information at the time of the accident.
The brochures will be distributed to state legislators, news outlets and WAJ members across Wisconsin. The brochures are also available by contacting the Wisconsin Association for Justice office or view them online at www.wisjustice.org/consumerresources.
Bus tour planned to view swans
WINONA, Minn. n A swan watch bus tour is planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, for close-up views of migrating tundra swans and other waterfowl on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
The bus will depart from Winona for the six hour tour which will include a stop at Brownsville, Minn., where participants will be able to observe nearly 20,000 swans. Interpreters will be on-board to answer questions; binoculars, spotting scopes and brochures will be supplied.
There is limited seating and reservations are required. Cost is $20 per person which includes a hot lunch.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact Lisa Pember prior to Nov. 6 at (507) 452-4232.
Roller derby team seeks members
The La Crosse Skating Sirens, the area’s newest roller derby team, are seeking adult women to join the team or serve as referees.
No experience is required and all skating levels are welcome.
The Sirens are looking to expand their roster and are having open practices on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m. in the old rubber mill building on St. Andrew Street.
The Sirens, a nonprofit organization, are an all-woman, skater-owned, flat-track roller derby league founded in April 2009 by Melissa Larivee and Leslie Malekovic. The Sirens follow the guidelines and standards set forth by Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.
For more information, log onto www.SkatingSirens.com.
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